Posts by realtimewebmkg
Social Media Fail. Is your online business socially awkward?
We all know someone who is awkward social situations. At parties, they hang out on the fringe. When they do find someone who will talk with them, they have a difficult time thinking of something appropriate or interesting to say. Being socially awkward as an individual may not keep one from success, but being socially…
Read MoreForbes advises small business owners to seek help from web professionals
Forbes advises small business owners to seek when attempting to grow their online presence Forbes Magazine recently ran an article (Pozin, Ilya, “Leave It to the Experts”) warning owners about the pitfalls of trying to do their own small business web marketing. The article encourages these small business owners to focus their time on core competencies (i.e. running…
Read MoreWhy Facebook won’t let people see your page posts in their feed
So, you have written the perfect Facebook post for your business page and can’t wait for the 1000 people who liked your page to see it. You can almost count the cash from the sales your are going to make. The problem is, most likely less than 2% of the people who liked your page will…
Read MoreInvesting in Your Brand
Start by investing in a compelling message and building your own special brand The mistake many of us small business owners make is that we assume we are somehow doing enough by investing in a website and maybe a dash or two of social media promotion. We make the same mistake when we only invest…
Read MoreSEO is not the Solution to Every Problem
SEO is Only One of the Many Tools Needed for Effective Market Penetration I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail. Abraham Maslow, Toward a Psychology of Being As small business owners we have all received that call from an SEO…
Read MoreHolistic Approach to Web Design
Never forget the big picture when it comes to designing your website Imagine if you will, the most awesome car you can think of. The car you think of may be one that will impress people, one that will go extremely fast and look sexy, or maybe you are one who covets luxury cars, picturing…
Read MoreSmall Biz Websites without Online Marketing Strategy Getting Crushed
Don’t let your small business get crushed on the web Ignore this Fact at Your Own Peril – An Effective Online Marketing Strategy is a MUST for any Small Business that has an Online Presence. Build it, yet fail to market it, and they WON’T Come. It used to be enough to build a…
Read MoreDon’t Let the Mobilegeddon Zombies Eat Your Ranking
Don’t Let the Mobilegeddon Zombies Eat Your Website’s Rankings Mobilegeddon will not eat your brains .. but it may eat your ranking. Picture ©2013 Dime Store Zombies. Used by permission. NOTE: This is not meant to be a technical article, but is written in layman’s terms to help small business owners understand the effect Google’s…
Read MoreThe Big Business of Small Business on the Web
Does it sometimes feel like your business is stranded in the desert? The good news for small businesses today is that anyone can afford to put their business on the web. The bad news for small businesses is that ANYONE can afford to put their business on the web! There are so many inexpensive ways…
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