http://wendy.kinesisinc.com Small Business Marketing Strategies, Ideas, and Musings by Wendy Maynard, Marketing Maven Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:05:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am leaving up this old blog since I know a lot of people still come here to look at all of the articles. However, I am writing on a new blog - for new articles please visit me at http://www.MavenDiary.com See you there! Best, Wendy http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2010/02/12/wendy-has-a-new-blog/ You may notice that I haven't posted on this blog in a while. Well...I have still been writing blog posts, just not here. For my latest and greatest, please visit me on the Kinesis Blog (http://www.KinesisBlog.com). As Kinesis continue to pick up steam, I simply haven't had time to write in ... http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2009/09/29/where-the-heck-has-wendy-been/ The Internet offers many, many opportunities to make money by selling your products and services. Some people choose to sell a low-priced single ebook with just a clever sales page. But they are only going to make a little bit of money by doing this. And once the customer makes a ... http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2009/05/18/internet-marketing-strategy-its-still-about-the-relationships/ When you walk into an ice cream store and look at all of the flavors, it can be a bit overwhelming. So, you ask for a taste. And they give you a little bit of ice cream on a tiny spoon to help you decide. Don't you ... http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2009/05/10/tiny-spoon-marketing-give-em-a-free-taste-and-theyll-come-back-for-more/ To those of you who are using Twitter, here is a list of Alt Codes that you can use in your Tweets to spice 'em up. To use these Alt Code Characters, here's what you do. When you are in your Twitter window, Switch on the Number Lock on your keyboard. Press and ... http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2009/05/08/twitter-alt-codes-a-robust-list/ Ok - I am very excited. Here is my very first, brand, shiny new online video. It's short and sweet, and it's a little scary to appear in this new media. But I am looking forward to doing more in the future. http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2009/05/05/the-maven-tips-her-toe-into-online-video/ Welcome to all the new readers who discovered me through TheMetroMom! I am so excited to have you as part of the Maven Community. Here are some tips to help you begin to write your blog: Your blog is about the reader. Always remember this: It's not about you. Always ask yourself ... http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2009/05/01/tips-for-new-bloggers-to-get-started-and-keep-going/ I'm really excited to be one of the speakers at the upcoming Metromom Online Success Telesummit! And I hope you'll join me. I'm one of the 18 experts giving information on how to maximize your time and energy with easy-to-implement online marketing strategies. Discover the very best tactics for growing your business ... http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2009/04/29/metromom-online-success-telesummit-join-me/ Our mindset is as big of a factor in our business success as anything else that we are doing to grow our companies. Every successful person will agree. Unfortunately, some of us have what I call a "scarcity mentality." This is an underlying belief system that is undermining our success. By starting ... http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2009/04/23/mindset-affects-success-how-to-shift-our-thinking-into-ongoing-abundance/ The Internet is abuzz with Susan Boyle. Susan Boyle is a forty-seven year old woman. She’s frumpy and awkward, with an odd dress, no make-up, and bushy eyebrows. She's unemployed, lives alone with her cat, and has never even been kissed. Susan is not the typical person we expect to do ... http://wendy.kinesisinc.com/2009/04/15/susan-boyle-i-dreamed-a-dream/