Online Marketing
Google Local Business Listing
October 7th, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Google,How To,Marketing,Online Marketing | 1 CommentGoogle has a feature that will let you list your local business on Google. it’s an easy, step through process that will list your site with a Google Map reference. You should look into grabbing your listing at Google before it gets hijacked. Here is an article that explains the process of hijacking your Google [...]
Investigate These Online Opportunities Before You Get Scammed
September 29th, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing,Online Marketing,Passive Income | No CommentsSeveral months ago I was introduced to Ad Surf Daily (ASD). You sign up, paying a monthly fee of course (they call it an "ad investment"), and simply click on links to "earn" your advertising investment back, and….of course, more $$$$$. Now, being online for as long as I have been, I knew this was [...]
Your Invitation to Cyberspace, Taking Your Business Online
July 21st, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Events,Marketing,Online Marketing,Seminars | 1 CommentI love publishing. I published a small business newspaper in the early 90s’, The Business Resource. I was crushed when it became clear I couldn’t go on with it any longer. That’s when, by a fluke, I ended up at McGraw-Hill in their New Media Division. When they closed our offices in March 2003, I [...]
Mikogo Shares Your Desktop
July 2nd, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Info Technoloy,Marketing,Online Marketing | No CommentsOne step towards taking your business more into cyberspace is the ability to communicate over the web. I’m a Skype user, which allows me to IM my clients and associates, as well as make Skype to Skype calls. Skype also has what they call, extras. Extras extend the functionality of the software. One extra, Mikogo, [...]
Free Business and Learning Expo
June 3rd, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Events,Networking,Online Marketing,Passive Income,Product Creation,Webinars | No CommentsI’ll be spending the next three days at the Business and Learning Expo. This is an opportunity for you to discover more about other small business owners and how they are taking their businesses global through the Internet. I’ve been participating in online expos for several years now and love meeting solopreneurs from all over, [...]
Online Marketer Shares Internet Freebies
May 9th, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Info Technoloy,Online Marketing,Passive Income,Public Relations,Regional News,Webinars | 1 CommentCyberspace Holds a World of Productivity Freebies for Businesses Online Marketer Helps Entrepreneurs Tap Into Wealth of Web Tools By LIZ WIEDEMANN San Diego Business Journal Staff Online resources offer small business owners access to “the free stuff,” according to Debra Simpson, and everybody likes free stuff, she says. Simpson is owner of Magic In [...]
Create Passive Income with Amazon
May 7th, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Online Marketing,Passive Income,Webinars | No CommentsLearn To Become An Amazon Associate Monday, May 12, 2008 3pm Pacific Time / 6pm Eastern Time Looking for a passive stream of income? Looking for products to sell? Want to make your site work for you? This is your chance to LEARN how to become an Amazon Associate. To LEARN how to create product [...]
Microsoft’s Office Live, Small Business Event
April 17th, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Events,Info Technoloy,Marketing,Online Marketing,Strategic Planning | 1 CommentOn Tuesday, April 15th Microsoft held "Vision to Venture", an event bringing together women from all over San Diego County to share ideas about starting and growing your small business. Microsoft introduced their Office Live Small Business service for budding entrepreneurs, or solopreneurs as I like to refer to us! There were four excellent speakers. [...]
Vision to Venture Update
April 15th, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Info Technoloy,Marketing,Online Marketing | 1 CommentMicrosoft Office Live Small Business is providing some great tools for the solorpreneur. Not only can you manage your projects, you can develop your contact database, email marketing, resource center, and you can host your site over there too. Now you can set up your first site at Microsoft’s Office Live and when you’re ready, [...]
Women Business Owner Event
April 14th, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Events,Info Technoloy,Motivation,Networking,Online Marketing | No CommentsDid you know that women are starting up businesses at a much faster rate than men? However, many female entrepreneurs still struggle to succeed. Susan Solovic, author of "Girls’ Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business" and co-founder of SBTV, notices that many women are afraid to say "I want to make money" because they might [...]
760 Media Looks To Deliver Online, A Small Business Interview
February 8th, 2008 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing,Online Marketing,Podcasts,Public Relations,Regional News | 1 CommentShow Notes I had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Donnelley of 760 Media Inc. to discuss marketing and branding for solopreneurs and small business owners. Some of the interesting aspects he covered had to do with branding, and developing a brand for your business. Another upcoming trend we discussed were Web 2.0 and [...]