http://www.petbusinessva.com Virtual Assistant and Online Marketing Advice for Petpreneurs Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:26:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of weeks ago Danielle Chonody from The Circle of Pet Sitting Excellence interviewed me to discuss fresh new tips that pet sitters can use to get new clients using social media.  Here is what she said about our interview... Last week I interviewed Joan Fernandez from PetBusinessVA.com and learned ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/social-media-tips-for-pet-sitters/ I want to share a little secret with you guys that makes my life so much easier when it comes to social media. Are you ready? Here it goes...Ping.fm. Ping.fm is a FREE service that makes updating your social networks a snap. You can update your status in over 35 ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/save-time-using-social-media-ping-this/ Last week, I discussed the advantages and disadvantages on using a Facebook profile/fan page as your company's webpage. Well, people can also do a search within Facebook and find your profile or fan page.  Optimizing your Facebook fan page can help increase the chances of this happening. Search Engine Land ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/increase-your-facebook-fan-page-ranking/ I read an article written by Hubspot.com about using Facebook as your company's website and then I thought....hhhuuuummmm...it might be a good idea. But then I thought about it a little bit more and realized that it is important for a company to have a legitimate website outside of just ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/using-facebook-as-your-pet-biz-website/ Nowadays everyone has a blog site. For this reason, you have to make sure you promote your blog effectively so that your rankings go up and people can find your website in the search engines. Darren Rowse from ProBlogger.com made a great video on how to he promote his blogs. ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/how-to-use-social-media-to-promote-your-blog/ Usually, social media networking sites have more than one purpose. I always knew Twitter had a lot to offer...more than just tweeting. Mashable's website ~ The Social Media Guide ~ discusses things you can do on Twitter other than tweeting... 1. Share files on Twitter using www.filesocial.com ~ Files need to ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/other-things-to-do-on-twitter-besides-tweet/ I learned about the Heartselling Model from Sharla Jacobs a couple of months ago and it really works. As a always, I just want to share this information with you guys. :) The 5 elements of the Heartselling Model are: Connect (Fire) - Connection comes from the fire element. Your heart is ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/heartselling-model-to-attract-more-clients-thanks-sharla/ Do you still have doubts about social media sites? Well, think no more! Therese Kopwida, from PetsitUSA shared this video with her subscribers and now I want to share it with you. The stats in this video about social media are unbelievable. I saw this video last week and fell ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/social-media-revolution/ If you want your pet business to succeed and grow you have to delegate. As business owners we like to think that we can do it all, but in reality we can't. Delegating is a skill that every business owner should have. Keep reading if you want to learn how ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/how-to-delegate-effectively-an-important-skill-to-have/ Word-of-mouth marketing is very important for a pet business. I found this great article on the Small Business Trends website ~ 16 things you can do yourself to create word-of-mouth for your business. I summarized the 15 things that are important to me when it comes to dealing with my ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/word-of-mouth-marketing-16-things-you-can-do/