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SEO Trends for 2010

I recently read an article about next year’s SEO trends in Website Magazine by Brian Lewis. I will try to do the best I can by relaying the message to you. There are 4 key areas that will likely impact our search tactics for 2010. - Enhanced Marketing - Refined Measurement - A greater role of social and rich media - Industry Developments ENHANCED MARKETING: Landing page testing will become a priority. There will be a greater use of visitor experiential tools. Which will help you… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on December 3, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

10 Mistakes Start-Up Companies Make

Owning a business and working for oneself seems to have a lot of perks, right? Why wouldn’t everyone want a flexible schedule, no boss, freedom to make their own decisions, etc? It’s not as easy as it seems. A lot of people don’t make it through their first year of business with their start up company. Here are 10 common mistakes people make when starting their own business that lead to failure. 1.Not doing your homework: Before getting into an industry make sure you know the in’s and o… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on November 13, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Tips To Make Your Message Heard

Get Profiled: Create facebook, twitter, and myspace accounts ASAP. This will help to create a following of people who want to hear about your company. Start special interest groups and fan pages that you can use to talk about your products/services and build a bigger audience. Make Yourself A Star: With the lowering prices of digital video cameras and sites like youtube and blogtalkradio you can build your credibility and became an online star. Becoming an online star will help yo… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on September 14, 2009 at 10:25pm — No Comments

HOW TO INCREASE SALES THROUGH YOUR WEBSITE

I’m sure we’d all like to sell more through our websites. Turning visitors into customers isn’t rocket science, but can be costly if you’re throwing ideas on the wall to see what sticks. I’ve compiled a few tips from several various articles on increasing sales through your website. Set the hook: Everyone enjoys a good deal. We’ll jump at anything these days to save a buck or two. Why not offer your visitors the same opportunity? By offering visitors purchase incentives on the main page… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on September 13, 2009 at 9:39pm — No Comments

MEDIAPLUG was mentioned in a book

I was pretty excited when the book entitled "How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Web Site Design Business" contacted me and wanted to included a case study about MEDIAPLUG. Maybe I should actually read the book and see what they have to say... Just wanted to share with SmallerIndiana.

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Added by Will Hardison on September 8, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Good-Bye Corporate America

Goodbye Corporate America Ok, not that I ever was really involved too much in Corporate America, but I still wave my hand and say good-bye. I’m making the switch and following a dream that I’ve had for several years now. I’m launching my own apparel line. I’ve collected sneakers for years, and at one point in high school I had over 100 pairs. I also ran an online sneaker store selling rare and hard to find Nike’s and Air Jordans. I got lucky. I had a friend at Nike who would send me samples of… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on July 23, 2009 at 12:19pm — 10 Comments

Twitter Tip To Find Clients

Twitter Tip #1 Have you been looking for clients, others with related interests, or a soul mate on twitter, but can’t find them? Relax. I’ve got you covered, unless you’re actually looking for a soul mate on twitter. You’ve got other issues to work out. I am going to walk you through an easy process to help you find potential clients and other tweetsters with the same interests as you. 1. Fire up your favorite internet browser and log on to www.search.twitter.com 2. Enter a word or phrase you… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on June 14, 2009 at 9:59pm — 1 Comment

Growing Your Business Is Like Farming

Growing Your Business Is Like Farming Speaking from first hand experience, I can tell you that growing your business is like farming. It takes time, dedication and self-discipline, a lot of failure, and most importantly patience. Farmers do not plant seeds one day and expect to be picking corn… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on June 10, 2009 at 9:11am — 4 Comments

Track Your Marketing Efforts

An Inexpensive Way To Track Marketing Ever find yourself throwing multiple marketing ideas on the wall to see what sticks? Do you ever really figure out what sticks? Its ok if you don’t, most people don’t. In fact, I have been approached too many times by people who are disappointed in marketing efforts. Conversations usually go something like this: Person: “We’ve spent so much on marketing and none of it works. We’ve done radio, TV, and print marketing and we can’t get anyone to buy our produ… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on June 8, 2009 at 11:07am — 4 Comments

A fun way to grow your business, The North Indy Networkers!

The North Indy Networkers have been going strong for almost 8 months now. We are a group comprised of Rainmakers, BNI members, Smaller Indiana gurus, Chamber members (Carmel, Indy, Fishers, Noblesville) that get together twice a month to network and to have a good time. The first meeting was held at Blue Martini on 96th St last July, we tried out a few other places, and finally made Major’s Sports Café on 116th and Keystone our home for our once a month networking socials. They have really been… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on May 26, 2009 at 12:43pm — 2 Comments

Here is what you missed last night!

We had another great event last night at Majors. Roughly 25 Smaller Indiana members who are in the North Indy Networkers group got together at Major's Sports Cafe in Carmel. We always get together on the third Wednesday of every month at 5PM. Its a casual social with networking… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on February 19, 2009 at 4:13pm — 4 Comments

HIGH LIFE

I thought Miller's One second High Life commercial was BRILLIANT! I think we watched it at my house about 4-5 times. It was great. If you missed it, here it is. Continue

Added by Will Hardison on February 2, 2009 at 7:58am — 2 Comments

North Indy Networkers Event!

WOW! What a great turnout we had last Wednesday at the North Indy Networkers event! I believe the unofficial count was around 35 people. We are pushing 200 members in the group now! Give us another month and we will outgrow 1 event a month. Don't worry I am working on a plan for mor… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on January 26, 2009 at 2:38pm — No Comments

7 things about me

You will also find this post inside the 7 things about me group. Ok, here we go. Arik Flanders, no relation to Ned Flanders, wanted to know more about me. Some of this stuff I really don't ever tell anyone until they really get to know me, so this is like a 6 month skip in our relationship if you are reading this. 1. I was born in Raleigh, North Carolina where I lived in a small town (smaller than Fishers) Fuquay Varina until I was 4. We then moved to Dallas, Texas when the Cowboys were actual… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on January 23, 2009 at 9:22am — 4 Comments

Making Friends in Social Media

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Added by Will Hardison on January 22, 2009 at 2:35pm — 1 Comment

4,000 Member Party

I had a great time last night at the 4,000 member party. I didn't get home until midnight. Some of us took the party over to Scotty's Brewhouse on 96th st. What I liked: 1. Meeting people face-to-face and actually having a conversation with them in person. 2. Having people randomly come up to me and introduce themselves with "I've been wanting to meet you in person" 3. The creativity that some members used to help others recognize who they were. I was so close to wearing my orange sweater and… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on January 21, 2009 at 9:18am — 2 Comments

Two new fun networking groups!!

Networking can sometimes be a bit overwhelming. Not everyone enjoys w… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on January 10, 2009 at 10:45am — 4 Comments

Testimonials, go getcha some!

You have a great product or service and you’ve got clients, but are any of them helping you sell to future clients? Most likely they are. If they were happy with your product/service they most likely shared their positive experience with several of their friends, and if you’re lucky your client’s friends have checked out your website, and if you’re really lucky they’ve e-mailed or called inquiring about your product or service. Lets go back to when they visited your website. Did they see… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on December 18, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Who would you buy from?

First impressions in business are essential. Remember, you only get one chance to make a first impression, so don't blow it. Where am I going with this? Well, at the time of the first impression, potential customers are more than likely handed your business card or are visiting your website. Don't you want to make sure that those two visual extensions of your company scream "PROFESSIONAL. I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING. BUY FROM ME. WE LOOK LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS EVEN IF WE WORK OUT OF OUR HOUSE!"? Exac… Continue

Added by Will Hardison on December 9, 2008 at 8:28pm — 5 Comments

Your Favorite Ornament And The One Where You Have No Idea What You Were Thinking

It is that time of the year! Christmas! Lights are being displayed, trees are going up, and stockings are being hung...with the season comes Ornaments. My girlfriend and I put up our own tree the other day for the first time with mom's hand me down ornaments. Now I know we all have that favorite ornament and that other ornament that screams "What was I thinking when I got this", so I figured we should share them! My Favorite:

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Added by Will Hardison on December 5, 2008 at 12:01pm — 1 Comment

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