Stefan Drew Associates

LinkedIn Tagging Adds A More Social Element to Business Networking

For professional networking I believe nothing beats LinkedIn.  Where Facebook and Twitter have their place, and can work wonders for some business types, for me it is LinkedIn every time. 

The good news is LinkedIn just got better.

 

Not only is LinkedIn the most comprehensive and up to date database of business professionals and companies available on the Internet .. it now allows you to tag other LinkedIn members in your updates.

SEO Secrets: Internal Links are a SEO Essential

How to use internal links to boost your website search engine ranking (SERPS)

 

Internal links that are based on accurate anchor text are a simple way to increase your position on the Search Engine Results Pages (SERPS). They aren't quite as powerful as Incoming Links but the beauty of internal links is that you have total control of how many , where they point and the anchor text.

 

Hear Me Speak on How to Get Free Media Coverage

Learn how to get free PR in newspapers, magazines, on radio and TV.  Become the journalists "go to" person for your area of expertise. 

 

 

Wouldn't it be great if you could get your message out to millions of people each month at no cost whatsoever .. in fact sometimes you might even get paid for your opinion .. I do.

Hear Me Speak on How to Get Free Media Coverage

How much more profit could you were regularly in the huge media as the expert in your field?

 

What a question .. you'd potentially make much more money if people knew you were a were the expert that had all the answers to their problems. 

 

Well on Thursday April 18th I'm going to explain how that is possible.  In fact I'm going to show you some of the massive media coverage I've had from the world media .. and I'm going to show you how I did it!

How to produce a business website at nil cost .. without coding skills

Designing and producing a website used to be an expensive process that required the skills of a web designer. 

 

Not now.

 

The two websites opposite use simple software, that most people can learn very quickly, to produce high quality websites.  In fact the one on the right is called WordPress and is the power behind over 20% of new websites.

Scoop.It for sharing and learning

Today the web is about information and fun.

The problem is we are often too busy to produce new web pages ... and we neglect to help our customers find topics that wil help them.

So what is the answer when time is short?

Get my Free Advice at Rugby Expo

Next Thursday I'm making a rare exception to the rule that I don't do free workshops and seminars (except for charities).  

I'm at the Rugby Expo event all day and will be "on stage" for a session entitled

How to market  your business

without spending money.

The event is free .. but you do need to register your attendance at http://www.rugbybusinessexpo.co.uk 

 

Poor SEO Offer from Webdesigner

SEO is essential to your website success but sometimes what a web designer offers is worse than useless

 

To understand the context of this post you need first to read Do I need SEO

 

Here is what the webdesigner offered in the way of SEO

KeyWord Tools: Keyword Tools to Help you Optimise Your Website

Keyword tools are essential if you are doing SEO 

 

Here are a few that perform well

http://www.keyworddiscovery.com/

http://www.wordtracker.com/

https://adwords.google.com/o/Targeting/Explorer?__c=1000000000&__u=1000000000&ideaRequestType=KEYWORD_IDEAS This one is easier to use if you open a free Adwords account.

Work as a Team with Team Viewer

Online meetings, team work, training and presentations are all possible with this nifty piece of software

 

Everything from training sessions to remote sales presentations are possible with this free software (free for personal use .. free trial for business use).  You can also set up international meetings with up to 25 participants with Team viewer.