http://www.petbusinessva.com Virtual Assistant and Online Marketing Advice for Petpreneurs Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:53:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently got certified as a Social Media Specialist (Yayy!!) and I learned so much more about the big picture of social media.  One of the lectures gave me great insight on how a Tweet Plan can help us organize ourselves on creating quality tweets ahead of time and scheduling ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/a-tweet-plan-plan-your-quality-tweets-ahead-of-time/ Hubspot created a great ebook that includes case studies and tips on how small businesses are using social media. It is short, but includes helpful information. Enjoy!!! Small Business Social Media Marketing eBook View more documents from HubSpot Internet Marketing. http://www.petbusinessva.com/free-ebook-generating-small-biz-customers-with-social-media/ So you jumped in the band wagon and decided to use social media as a marketing tool for your pet business. Yay!!!  Very smart on your part. Now, you want to include your regular customers to your Twitter account and your Facebook fan page. How can you do this?  There ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/are-your-customers-active-in-social-media/ Chances are that when you first start using Twitter you have NO IDEA on what to do next. You probably asked yourself questions like: Who do I follow?,  What should I tweet about?, How is Twitter going to help my business grow?, HOW DO I INTERACT WITH TWEEPS? (In the ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/engage-with-people-on-twitter/ Last year I wrote a post about the Social Media Revolution video that included crazy/amazing/unbelievable stats about social media. The stats have been updated. Here is the new video... Enjoy!!! Oh, you still don't see how social media can help your business? Social media is not a FAD!!!! http://www.petbusinessva.com/social-media-revolution-part-2-pet-business/ Mari, Mari, Mari...it is all about Mari when it comes to Facebook.  Who am I talking about?  I'm talking about Mari Smith!!! Mari Smith is a Relationship Marketing Specialist and Social Media Keynote Speaker, Trainer and Consultant. She helps independent professionals, entrepreneurs and business owners to accelerate their ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/facebook-fan-pages-increase-your-fanbase/ One of the top questions that my clients asks is "How can I save time with social media and still see results?".  My answer to them..."Easy!. If Deepak Chopra can tweet so can you."  I also let them know that there are social media management tools out there to simplify ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/save-time-with-social-media/ I love to share good information that I see around the internet and this article is one of them. Having good testimonials for your pet business is very important. You should ask your clients for them and post them on your website or on your free product squeeze page. I ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/6-questions-you-should-ask-for-great-testimonials/ I ran into this guest blog entry written by one of my favorite online marketing gurus, Shama Kabani. Shama is the author from The Zen of Social Media Marketing, which  is now available on Amazon. Shama makes really good points on how you should NOT...and I repeat...should NOT quit ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/quitting-twitter/ As a pet business owner you have numerous ways of having effective marketing for your business.  I'm an online geek so online marketing is my favorite! A very important aspect of online marketing is list building.  Collecting email address for your free product or newsletter will help your pet business ... http://www.petbusinessva.com/integrate-list-building-into-your-online-marketing/