Comments for Resource Nation Blog - Small Business Articles, Resources and Advice http://www.resourcenation.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:52:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Top 11 Marketing Taglines of 2008 by Nadia Ibanez http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/top-11-marketing-taglines-of-2008#comment-351 Nadia Ibanez Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:03:22 +0000 http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/?p=144#comment-351 Good point Chris. We meant the Top 11 Marketing Taglines Presented in 2008...thanks for the catch. Good point Chris. We meant the Top 11 Marketing Taglines Presented in 2008…thanks for the catch.

]]> Comment on Top 11 Marketing Taglines of 2008 by chris http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/top-11-marketing-taglines-of-2008#comment-349 chris Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:55:51 +0000 http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/?p=144#comment-349 I mean seriously. I have T Shirts from elementary school that have the hooters tagline. def. over 15 years old. a 3 second search on google shows results from 05 with easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl, the redbull tagline is def from red bulls infancy. I mean seriously. I have T Shirts from elementary school that have the hooters tagline. def. over 15 years old. a 3 second search on google shows results from 05 with easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl, the redbull tagline is def from red bulls infancy.

]]> Comment on Top 11 Marketing Taglines of 2008 by chris http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/top-11-marketing-taglines-of-2008#comment-348 chris Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:51:12 +0000 http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/?p=144#comment-348 too bad over half of these have been around way before 2008. e.g. 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. what about apple. i'm a mac and i'm a pc, for example. that started in 2008. 7 of your 10 have been around since 2007 at the min. please research articles more than watching tv one night. too bad over half of these have been around way before 2008. e.g. 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

what about apple. i’m a mac and i’m a pc, for example. that started in 2008. 7 of your 10 have been around since 2007 at the min.

please research articles more than watching tv one night.

]]> Comment on Top 11 Marketing Taglines of 2008 by StephanieInCA http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/top-11-marketing-taglines-of-2008#comment-347 StephanieInCA Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:29:09 +0000 http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/?p=144#comment-347 Here's the thing: Jingles are a valid, and often extremely effective, method of advertising. But they only work for top-of-mind sort of products and if the jingle actually gets you to remember some kind of relevant information. I think $5FL succeeds on these counts, but there are certainly others that fail miserably. (Toyota, I'm looking in your direction: http://urbzen.com/2008/11/20/five-dollar-footlong-vs-saved-by-zero/ ) Here’s the thing: Jingles are a valid, and often extremely effective, method of advertising. But they only work for top-of-mind sort of products and if the jingle actually gets you to remember some kind of relevant information. I think $5FL succeeds on these counts, but there are certainly others that fail miserably. (Toyota, I’m looking in your direction: http://urbzen.com/2008/11/20/five-dollar-footlong-vs-saved-by-zero/ )

]]> Comment on 5 Small Business Internet Marketing Myths by Jason Lancaster http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/5-small-business-internet-marketing-myths#comment-343 Jason Lancaster Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:22:06 +0000 http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/?p=140#comment-343 Van, Thank you. I also enjoy the moment when you show a business owner the volume of internet search queries for their product or service. If they aren't aware of the existence of an online market, they're usually amazed and excited. If they are aware, they're usually motivated to work harder to get more of the available business. As you say, just about anything can be sold online. Many business owners doubt this statement, however, and for good cause. The definition of "sold" to most business owners is the moment when the product/service and money change hands. In that strict sense, many items can't be sold online. However, if you expand the definition of "sold" to include the act of furthering the process of consummating a sale - i.e. "selling" - than it's easy to declare that anything can be sold online. Considering very few items are purchased without at least some consideration, that's reason enough to promote every business online (at least to some degree). Good comments - keep em' coming! Van,

Thank you. I also enjoy the moment when you show a business owner the volume of internet search queries for their product or service. If they aren’t aware of the existence of an online market, they’re usually amazed and excited. If they are aware, they’re usually motivated to work harder to get more of the available business.

As you say, just about anything can be sold online. Many business owners doubt this statement, however, and for good cause. The definition of “sold” to most business owners is the moment when the product/service and money change hands. In that strict sense, many items can’t be sold online.

However, if you expand the definition of “sold” to include the act of furthering the process of consummating a sale - i.e. “selling” - than it’s easy to declare that anything can be sold online. Considering very few items are purchased without at least some consideration, that’s reason enough to promote every business online (at least to some degree).

Good comments - keep em’ coming!

]]> Comment on 5 Small Business Internet Marketing Myths by Van Theodorou http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/5-small-business-internet-marketing-myths#comment-342 Van Theodorou Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:23:52 +0000 http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/?p=140#comment-342 Hey Jason, Good post. I have a friend who had an "ugly" website, and he did close to a million dollars on it and it wasn't even user friendly. Though, he did upgrade and his converison has gone way up but it shows you that pretty doesn't always win. I know business owners who don't think their targer market is online but when I show them keyword research, they start to have a different point of view. Its amazing when you meet others having success online and see what they're selling and you go...are you serious???? People ask me what can I sell online, I pretty much say.. almost anything sells on here. Van Hey Jason,

Good post. I have a friend who had an “ugly” website, and he did close to a million dollars on it and it wasn’t even user friendly. Though, he did upgrade and his converison has gone way up but it shows you that pretty doesn’t always win.

I know business owners who don’t think their targer market is online but when I show them keyword research, they start to have a different point of view. Its amazing when you meet others having success online and see what they’re selling and you go…are you serious???? People ask me what can I sell online, I pretty much say.. almost anything sells on here.

Van

]]> Comment on 10 Unique Home-Based Business Ideas by Van Theodorou http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/10-unique-home-based-business-ideas#comment-340 Van Theodorou Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:08:35 +0000 http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/?p=118#comment-340 Some new ideas I haven't heard of. I have a few online businesses and subscribe to some of the better online marketers but you definitely came up with a few ideas I have yet to hear. Some new ideas I haven’t heard of. I have a few online businesses and subscribe to some of the better online marketers but you definitely came up with a few ideas I have yet to hear.

]]> Comment on Clever Tools to Improve Your Online Marketing Efforts by Chris Bradley http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/clever-tools-to-improve-your-online-marketing-efforts#comment-338 Chris Bradley Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:28:10 +0000 http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/?p=130#comment-338 Another good resource is Jerry West and Seorevolution.com Another good resource is Jerry West and Seorevolution.com

]]> Comment on Clever Tools to Improve Your Online Marketing Efforts by Jason Lancaster http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/clever-tools-to-improve-your-online-marketing-efforts#comment-335 Jason Lancaster Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:28:04 +0000 http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/?p=130#comment-335 I like most of what's been said here, but I would submit that Google's Webmaster Tools: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/about.html are the most important tool a site owner can use to boost their organic ranking on the internet's most important search engine, as well as gain some useful insight for paid search campaigns. Still, a very comprehensive post. I like most of what’s been said here, but I would submit that Google’s Webmaster Tools:

https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/about.html

are the most important tool a site owner can use to boost their organic ranking on the internet’s most important search engine, as well as gain some useful insight for paid search campaigns. Still, a very comprehensive post.

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