Twitter valued at USD11bn

by Robert Tyson

How can it be that Twitter barely makes a profit at the moment but could float on the stock market this year for a reported $11 BILLION? Well, analysts tell us that valuation is driven by a few things… 1. Twitter has a big audience - 500 million users with strong growth forecast. 2. Twitter has a [...]

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Why Creating An App Is The Worst Idea You’ve Ever Had

by Robert Tyson
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Everyone these days has a smartphone or tablet, right? And ‘apps’ (software applications built specifically for those smartphones and tablets) are hot aren’t they? They must be – people are constantly glued to those suckers… So what could be a better marketing strategy than building an app for your business? Well… a TON of things actually… Let [...]

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The State of Small Business in 2013 [Infographic]

by Robert Tyson

This survey of 3,000 small businesses across the globe by email marketing software provider AWeber finds that small business is cautiously optimistic about 2013. Most notably perhaps, 67% planned to increase their marketing spend in 2013. Does this chime with your outlook? Data and infographic by AWeber Website owner? Google+ is a complete no-brainer for [...]

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5 Golden “Work Smarter, Not Harder” Priorities For Your Small Business

by Robert Tyson

Do you ever get the feeling you’re working harder rather than smarter? If so, I have just the thing for you… I want to share with you FIVE golden marketing priorities for your small business… And I promise you that if you apply them throughout this year then you will see radically improved results from [...]

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[Infographic] Facebook: Best Days To Post, Segmented By Industry

by Robert Tyson

Facebook Post Data Segmented By Industry infographic designed by Linchpin Infographic Design Website owner? Google+ is a complete no-brainer for you. Connect with me there now…

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“What Should Go Into My New Website?”

by Robert Tyson

A reader contacted me yesterday asking: “Can you please tell me what exactly should go in my new web site… this is my third attempt to redo it… Totally losing interest at this time and frustrated.” Phew. Big question – BUT here are the THREE most important parts of what I would say… 1. You [...]

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Facebook tests selling access to your inbox for $1 fee

by Robert Tyson
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According to a new report from Yahoo!: ‘Facebook says it is testing a service that will charge users $1 to guarantee that messages they send to people they are not connected to arrive in users’ inboxes, rather than in an often-ignored folder called “other.” …now, users will be able to pay $1 to route their messages [...]

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This Proven Tactic Will Boost Sales No Matter What Your Industry

by Robert Tyson
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Here’s a marketing strategy that ANYONE can easily use to boost sales but few small businesses really take advantage of. The best thing is: to use it, you won’t need any technical knowhow at all. It’s simply a shift in approach. And though you can use it any time of year, let me explain by [...]

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3 Powerful Automated Tools That Make Small Business Marketing Easier

by Robert Tyson
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In this post I’m going to tell you about three automated marketing tools that can make your life A LOT easier, by helping you to generate business round the clock, no matter what you’re doing. There’s a good reason why marketing automation has been on my mind this week more than most: I’m delighted to [...]

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WordPress: The Emerging Monopoly In Content Management Systems

by Robert Tyson

I came across this neat infographic the other day and it supports a lot of what I’ve been saying recently about WordPress becoming THE platform for small business websites. There are numerous reasons for this but some highlights for me: 1) There are now over 19,000 free plug-ins available. Plug-ins allow you to extend the [...]

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