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Leonardo Da Vinci Shares Ideas on Creativity

Submitted by Susan on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 22:19
Leonardo Da Vinci Teaches Creativity at VWN Tri-City Luncheon
I got the opportunity to interview Leonardo Da Vinci at the Tri-City Valley Women’s Network about Creativity.

So many people these days are trying to reach people online and it’s getting very competitive. We all want to stand-out and not be cliché.

Everyone Should Use LinkedIn! Uses, Tips, Resources

Submitted by Susan on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 16:39

I've been involved in several presentations lately on using LinkedIn.  Everyone should use LinkedIn and it's never to late to start growing your network.

LinkedIn Has a Variety of Uses

  1. It is a great way to connect immediately after you meet someone with a follow-up email to become part of your online rolodex.

Gary Vaynerchuk Says "99.5 % Of Social Media Experts Are Clowns"

Submitted by Susan on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 16:47

It's always fun to hear Gary V talk about social media.  I'm not in total agreement with his statement that  "99.5 Percent Of Social Media Experts Are Clowns".  I think its only about 80%!  At any rate, this reinforces the fact that social media is just yet another platform to share your message.  There are techniques and tools to better use social media tools, but it all stems back to good business sense.  Is there a strategy behind the product?  Are you solving a problem for your end user?

Everything You Want to Know About Twitter ALL in One Place!

Submitted by Susan on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 14:24
Our clients are always asking us to how to get started on twitter and build a following.  One of my favourite blogs just posted The Ultimate Guide to Twitter.  This provides a collection of articles from basic set-up, how to's through to advanced twitter strategies.  Enjoy!

Do URL Shorteners Reduce SEO Benefits in Backlink Strategies?

Submitted by Susan on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 15:12

Do URL Shorteners like Bit.ly or TinyURL Reduce SEO Benefits?


With the increase usage of URL shorteners and their great benefit in tracking marketing campaigns, I wondered what impact they have on SEO.

Google counts backlinks in its measure of popularity for search engine ranking.  So one can wonder - will NOT having your own domain in the backlink actually reduce your score for rankings with Google?