This book shows you how to get up to speed with online marketing and go where your market is so you can effectively promote your business on a limited budget. The book explains in a straightforward style all there is to know about promoting small businesses online, and covers all the major online tools available, including websites, search engine marketing, email marketing, blogging, podcasts, online video, social networks, virtual worlds, and social bookmarking. Get Up to Speed with Online Marketing shows readers how to use each medium to their best effect on a limited marketing budget, if not for free! This straightforward, step-by-step guide to online marketing shows you affordable and effective ways to: Create a website Get found on Google Get your email marketing right Create content your market will value with blogs, podcasts, video and images Promote your business with social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter Develop a coherent online marketing plan Manage your online marketing workload Measure your results

ONLINE MARKETING – CAN YOUR SMALL BUSINESS AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT IT? Traditional advertising doesn’t always work these days – and it’s expensive. People screen out TV ads, magazine ads, and billboards. Instead they’re spending time on Facebook, watching YouTube, reading and writing blogs, listening to podcasts and flicking through Twitter. As a small business owner, how do you get the word out about your product or service? By going where your market is. And that’s online. This book explains in a straightforward, easy-to-follow style all there is to know about promoting small businesses, online covering all the major online tools available including: Websites Search engine marketing Email marketing Blogging Podcasts Online video Social networks e.g. Facebook and MySpace Virtual worlds e.g. Second Life Social bookmarking It will show readers how to use each medium to their best effect on a limited marketing budget, if not for free!

Create and maintain a successful social media strategy for your business Today, a large number of companies still don't have a strategic approach to social media. Others fail to calculate how effective they are at social media, one of the critical components of implementing any social media strategy. When companies start spending time and money on their social media efforts, they need to create an internal plan that everyone can understand. Maximize Your Social offers a clear vision of what businesses need to do to create—and execute upon—their social media for business road map. Explains the evolution of social media and the absolute necessity for creating a social media strategy Outlines preparation for, mechanics of, and maintenance of a successful social media strategy Author Neal Schaffer was named a Forbes Top 30 Social Media Power Influencer, is the creator of the AdAge Top 100 Global Marketing Blog, Windmill Networking, and a global social media speaker Maximize Your Social will guide you to mastery of social media marketing strategies, saving you from spending a chunk of your budget on a social media consultant. Follow Neal Schaffer's advice, and you'll be able to do it yourself—and do it right.

A COMPREHENSIVE CRASH COURSE FOR MASTERING TODAY'S MOST IMPORTANT MARKETING PLATFORM Online marketing has evolved far beyond just websites and banner ads. Your business’s credibility now rests on the ability not to just embrace digital platforms but to coordinate a broad spectrum of media in every campaign. Manager's Guide to Online Marketing explains how to do this and more by planning and executing effective cross-channel digital outreach using the latest, most sophisticated tools and strategies. It provides in-depth coverage of essential online marketing tools and techniques, including: Content marketing and blogging Social media marketing Web analytics Search Engine Optimization (SEO) E-mail marketing Online Public Relations Briefcase Books, written specifically for today's busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page: Clear definitions of key terms and concepts Tactics and and strategies for effective online marketing Tips for executing the tactics in the book Practical advice for preventing errors Caution signs to avoid common and uncommon mistakes Examples of successful online marketing tactics Specific planning procedures, tactics, and hands-on techniques

Whether you’re running an online business or looking to expand the web presence of your brick-and-mortar company, you'll need surefire marketing techniques if you want to attract more customers and make the kind of money you deserve. Following on the success of Internet Riches, top e-business entrepreneur and coach Scott Fox shares the powerful but simple marketing strategies that will propel your business to a whole new level of success. Combining inspiring stories with step-by-step instruction, e-Riches 2.0 reveals how to: • build a fan base around yourself, your product, and your business • build your email list • use the latest e-market­ing tools, including blogs, online video, email newsletters, search engine marketing, podcasting, keyword ads, auto­responders, affiliate programs, RSS feeds, Twitter, social bookmarking, and social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace • energize your online copywriting skills • pitch a news story...then be ready to convert visitors once it brings them to your site Packed with inspiring stories, insider secrets, and cutting-edge tools, this practical, money-making guide is your ticket to online success.

Strategies for grabbing-and holding-an audience's attention online The definitive resource for PR and marketing professionals, this sequel to Steve O'Keefe's best-selling classic Publicity on the Internet (0-471-16175-6) provides detailed, how-to instructions on planning, designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and measuring the results of online campaigns. Throughout the book, the author enlivens his coverage with inspiring and instructive vignettes and case studies of successful campaigns. Steve O'Keefe covers everything the reader will need to get up to speed on search engine optimization, newsletters, news rooms, e-mail marketing, e-mail merge software, syndication and affiliate programs, and building in-house publicity operations. Companion Web site features customizable Word and HTML templates, weekly live discussions groups, and valuable resource listings.

Launch effective real-time communications to win in today's always-on world Gone are the days when you could plan out your marketing and public relations programs well in advance and release them on your timetable. "Real time" means news breaks over minutes, not days. It means companies develop (or refine) products or services instantly, based on feedback from customers or events in the marketplace. And it's when businesses see an opportunity and are the first to act on it. In this eye-opening follow-up to The New Rules of Marketing and PR, a BusinessWeek bestseller, David Meerman Scott reveals the proven, practical steps to take your business into the real-time era. Find out how to act and react flexibly as events occur, position your brand in the always-on world of the Web, and avoid embarrassing mistakes and missteps. Real-Time Marketing and PR will also enable you to: Develop a business culture that encourages speed over sloth Read buying signals as people interact with your online information Crowdsource product development, naming, and even marketing materials such as online videos Engage reporters to shape stories as they are being written Command premium prices by delivering products at speed Deploy technology to listen in on millions of online discussions and instantly engage with customers and buyers Scale and media buying power are no longer a decisive advantage. What counts today is speed and agility. While your competitors scramble to adjust, you can seize the initiative, open new channels, and grow your brand. Master Real-Time Marketing and PR today and become the first to act, the first to respond, and the first to win!