http://www.small-business-forum.net/ en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:05:13 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.small-business-forum.net/images/misc/rss.png http://www.small-business-forum.net/ http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3475-new-thing.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:59:30 GMT well, new for me......i learned how to shorten my facebook url today....on here YouTube - #1 - "Creating a Unique Facebook URL" - We Teach Facebook
he seems to have a big facebook site going on to educate facebook users.....its we teach facebook...
now i have anice short fb addy...

www.facebook.com/greenoakantiques ]]> Internet Marketing greenoak http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3475-new-thing.html http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3473-i-love-internets.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:56:26 GMT we are planning a fall event....and the advertizing is going to be to 1500 customers who have signed up for our emails .800 facebook fans ... we are planning a fall event....and the advertizing is going to be to 1500 customers who have signed up for our emails .800 facebook fans and maybe 50$$ in facebook ads....so sweet and incrediblery cheap...as compared to our big events with 2000$ snail mail, counting cards and stamps to 4000 customers... and 5 or600$$in newspaper ads...
we are thinking this will be a smaller event than our other 4....but worth a try for sure.... ]]> Internet Marketing greenoak http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3473-i-love-internets.html http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3431-facebook-page-website.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:03:11 GMT I was shocked today to discovered a pretty well-put-together restaurant in Chicago only has a Facebook page instead of a designated website. I... I was shocked today to discovered a pretty well-put-together restaurant in Chicago only has a Facebook page instead of a designated website. I personally don't like that and think it looks bad on them, what do you guys think? ]]> Internet Marketing Paper Shredder Clay http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3431-facebook-page-website.html http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3415-groupon.html Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:12:20 GMT I just heard about this thing. After reading their website, I started asking around about it and it seems that a lot of people are participating and... I just heard about this thing. After reading their website, I started asking around about it and it seems that a lot of people are participating and love it. Does anyone know any businesses that have used it? I can't figure out what their fees are - I'm curious about that too.

If you haven't heard about it, you might want to check it out. According to their website, a local business makes a very generous offer in the form of a coupon and they send it out via e-mail to their members. Nobody gets the deal, unless some certain min. is reached so everyone is motivated to e-mail it to their friends etc. It seems too good to be true from both the business point of view (Generating lots of new customers) and even the consumer side (the offers are usually 50% off or more). A recent one was that if you paid $25 - you got a $50 certificate at the Gap.

Anyone have experience with this on either side? ]]> Internet Marketing Steve B http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3415-groupon.html http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3409-how-disable-facebook-places.html Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:19:34 GMT Some of you may have seen that Facebook now has something called Places. Basically it's a way for you to check in to a specific place and let your friends know you're there. Some may like the services and others may not.

The default settings are for your friends to see when you "check in" to various places. Not a big deal unless you choose friends poorly. However defaults are also set to allow friends to check you in to places (whether you're actually there or not) and to allow applications your friends use to share data about you.

For those of you who prefer not to have your physical location shared this article from Lifehacker shows you how to disable Facebook places or at least make the settings a bit more private.

Just out of curiosity how many like the idea of sharing your physical location? Facebook is hardly the only site/application doing this. It's something many companies want to know and expect to make money from in the years ahead.

Personally I have no interest in sharing that information. If I want you to know where I am, I'll tell you I'm heading there before I go. If I don't tell you then I probably don't want you to know where I am. I know a lot of people like being able to share this kind of information and I can understand their reasons so I'm not knocking anyone for liking this kind of service. More curious if you do and why. ]]> Internet Marketing vangogh http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3409-how-disable-facebook-places.html http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3396-dont-forget-update-your-facebook-custom-pages-changes-dimensions.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:22:26 GMT If you don't know yet, Facebook has changed the dimensions of the custom FBML pages from 720px wide to (I think) 520px.

It's a pain in the butt,especially if you have a lot of graphics, but if you haven't updated your dimensions, your pages are likely all cut off and looks weird now. ]]> Internet Marketing eborg9 http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3396-dont-forget-update-your-facebook-custom-pages-changes-dimensions.html http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3360-now-what-facebook.html Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:48:52 GMT Login | Facebook we have 799 fans on our facebook....its so new and different ...i know its a great tool ... but i feel like a loose cannon and really dont know the guidelines for using it.... right now im going for 2 or 3 posts a week.... and they seem to like pictures... i hope for content about them but its hard to get away from me me me....its hurting my blog tiome...but t he fans are so much more local on facebook, it feels right spending the time on it instead fo the blog...altho i love the blog too...... i know FB is a good thing with my tARGET CUSTOMER....the customers talk about it in the store some...
any good examples out there for me to look at? or wild ideas for me?
ann ]]> Internet Marketing greenoak http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3360-now-what-facebook.html http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3359-windows-problem.html Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:37:12 GMT i got a new laptop with the new windows in it.....we have about 4 email addresses....in the old windows they all merged together, just by time ... i got a new laptop with the new windows in it.....we have about 4 email addresses....in the old windows they all merged together, just by time ....in the new windows they come in merged but also seperately , under each address....and if i look at one it dissappears from the main place they enter and is there only in the seperate lists........so if i have to look at something the second time, to reply or whatever, i have to remember which email name it came to....its driving me crazy and dh cant find a fix for it....
also if i want to check if i sent something or if it went thru i have to remember which email it was in.....they are all about the same so the guessing is hard....and its a big hassle...
its a very bulky and time wasting process....any hints on this? thanks
ann ]]> Internet Marketing greenoak http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3359-windows-problem.html http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3349-marketing-consultant-evaluating.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:32:14 GMT I have a meeting scheduled this weekend with a marketing consultant and I’m looking for some guidance as to what I should be looking for and... I have a meeting scheduled this weekend with a marketing consultant and I’m looking for some guidance as to what I should be looking for and questions to ask.

First a little background. Our company leads small group travel to Italy. Our groups are about 10 people in size and the trips are centered around a theme such are food and wine, classic car races, girls getaways, opera, etc. So far most of our clients have come from word of mouth advertising and we’re very happy with how the business has grown. We have also done a little advertising in newsletters with some success and we also have our own email newsletter that keeps growing.

We feel we need some professional help to help us take the next step to increase our customer base. We’ve located a consultant that previously worked in the marketing department of a company similar to ours (but bigger) but which focuses on cycling tours, something we don’t. The business model is the same. We feel that his previous experience might make him more qualified to assist us over a general marketing firm.

Since we’ve never worked with a marketing consultant what should we be asking him? What should we be looking for so that we aren’t just sold a bunch of BS? How do we evaluate him?

Any input would be appreciated.


Thanks
Doug ]]> Internet Marketing DOT http://www.small-business-forum.net/internet-marketing/3349-marketing-consultant-evaluating.html