BONUS Extra ‘Ask the Expert’ Chat Session this week

November 3, 2010

This week, we are having TWO ‘Ask The Expert’ Chat Sessions in our special Facebook Group Chat platform. These sessions are a great way for you to ask questions you have always wanted the answer of or just watch the interaction between the special expert guest and others asking questions of them. The sessions go [...]

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Which National Basketball League (NBL) Franchises are doing social media well?

November 1, 2010

I’ve been a basketball fan all of my life. Having played, coached and even worked for a while in Australian basketball, I would love to see the sport do well on the already-crowded sporting landscape in Australia. But, as every real basketball fan will tell you, the sport is definitely not still riding on the [...]

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“This Facebook Business” Webinar Series for Small Business in November

October 25, 2010

Are you wondering whether Facebook could help your small business? Or maybe you are convinced you need to be involved but don’t know where to start? Then you are going to get a lot out of my webinar series [What's a webinar?] in November – three consecutive Wednesdays (10th, 17th, 24th November) where I will [...]

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Want a FREE Facebook Page? Check out our new Facebook App

October 20, 2010

After many hours of coding, being disappointed, obsessing, swearing and finally rejoicing – our new Facebook App: Easy Page Creator is here. The application builds you and your small business a FREE Facebook Page – that’s right, 100% free. And you can usually take charge of your new Facebook Page within 24 hours of giving [...]

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Who is Where doing What? The latest demographics of social media users.

October 15, 2010

Often when I speak at seminars and forums, small business owners will ask me how they are supposed to know where their target market are and which social media platforms they are using? Unfortunately, it’s not always as black and white as being able to say, “Well, if you own a graphic design business, your [...]

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How Your Small Business Can Use The New Facebook Groups

October 12, 2010

Facebook Groups are back. The original groups application had become clumsy and basically superceded by the Facebook Pages. But the new, revamped version of Facebook Groups which has just been launched is a very different thing, with a few really valuable applications for small business. In Facebook’s own words: . The new design offers you [...]

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The fastest and easiest way to get a great Facebook Page for your small business

October 11, 2010

There is no doubt that a compelling and engaging Facebook Page can be an amazing (and free) boost to the online marketing effort for your small business, and there are some great ones out there. There are also some very ordinary ones which may be doing more harm than good for their owners. Done the [...]

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The Bowditch Group’s New Facebook Page

September 23, 2010

Yesterday, I did a webinar on using Facebook as a Marketing Tool for The Brew and Small Business September. Before I recorded the webinar yesterday, I decided that a little spruce-up of The Bowditch Group’s Facebook Page was in order. The old format had been there a long time and some of the services I [...]

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Working from home – the good, the bad and the ugly

September 16, 2010

Guest post by Leah Klugt from Inkblot Design Studio There are a range of issues, emotions and benefits that come from working for yourself at home. Repeat after me: ‘I WORK from home, that’s right WORK from home’ . The RESPECT factor As soon as people find out that you have a home office, or [...]

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Small Business Client Spotlight: Wizid Australia and its owner, Peter Holz

September 15, 2010

Today’s featured business in the Small Business Client Spotlight is Wizid Australia and its owner, Peter Holz. Wizid is a full service event management company that specialises in producing wristbands, lanyards, tickets, sweatbands, cards and credentials right though to full access control systems. Their office is in the Tuggerah Business Park on the Central Coast [...]

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The New Twitter Starts Rollout Today

September 15, 2010

The new Twitter paltform begins its rollout today. The changes are dramatic but at first glance, the old Twitter timeline wont seem that much different. You will still see all of the tweets of people you follow as you always have, but underneath each one there will be a lot more information about the user, [...]

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SmallBizTV Episode 4: Friday 10th September 2010

September 10, 2010

The fourth episode of SmallBizTV is proudly sponsored by Inkblot Design Studio and is about Search Engine Optimisation (with tips from Glenn Murray and his brilliant ebook, SEO Secrets – The DIY Guide to Topping Google, increasing your sales conversions, and the 7 ways to kill your brand. We are also looking for sponsors of [...]

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