Video: Google+: Early Impressions
Donna Maria shares early impressions of Google+, especially as it impacts small and handmade entrepreneurs.
Why haven't you reserved your name as a dot com?
Donna Maria shares the importance of reserving your name as a top level domain, and elsewhere as a vanity URL.
4 Great Improvements to the INDIE Social Community
Donna Maria shares what she’s doing to make the INDIE social community an even more fun place to learn, share, and grow.
Announcing Private INDIE.com!
Donna Maria announces the launch of PrivateINDIE.com, an exclusive website for members of IBN.
How Indies Can Use FaceBook Places And Other Location-Based Tools To Increase Sales
Donna Maria shares tips for small businesses to use FaceBook Places and other location-based social tools.
Four Ways To Tame The Social Media Beast
Donna Maria shares proactive steps to help you streamline your social media activities.
Podcast: My Interview With Brian Solis: Social Media For Indies
Donna Maria interviews Brian Solis on how Indies can use social media to advance their business interests and improve their bottom line.
10 Things That Make A Blog Stink
Some things make a blog great while other things make a blog stink. Luckily, the things that make a blog stink are not only easy to recognize, but also easy to fix. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say my blog is great, I am pretty sure it doesn’t stink. But it used…
The Illusion Of “Free”
Donna Maria offers commentary on the meaning of “free” when it comes to social networking sites and media hosting.
3 Easy Ways To Enhance Your Credibility On FaceBook
Donna Maria shares 3 things small business owners can do to interact professionally and expand their sphere of influence on FaceBook.
The Importance of Customizing Your FaceBook Landing Page
Donna Maria shares why you may wish to consider customizing your FaceBook landing page so your new visitors will know what you want them to do, and feel welcome and excited about joining your community.
The Importance of Owning Your Core Marketing Outlets and Content
Donna Maria reminds small business owners not to rely on third parties like Twitter, FaceBook, Posterous, YouTube, etc., for their core marketing outreach.
Should You Join a Competitor’s FaceBook Fan Page?
Yesterday was another fun FaceBook Friday! If you missed the previous FaceBook Friday about ways to attract people to your Fan Page, you can read it here.) This week’s question was aimed at getting a sense of what small and independent business owners consider when decided whether or not to join a competitor’s FaceBook Page.…
Reclaim Your Life! A Small Business Owner’s Guide To Using FaceBook Efficiently and Effectively
UPDATE: 1/29/10: While this is an informative post, I discovered that it is against FaceBook’s Terms Of Service to have more than one FaceBook account, so I deleted the personal account. Last September, I shared my new FaceBook social networking strategy, designed to help me stay connected to business colleagues and friends, as well as…
How To Increase Your Product Sales And Visibility Through Site Parties
I hosted IBN’s first Site Party on Cyber Monday and had a great time doing it! The best news is that our featured Indie, Charlene Sevier, sold 11 pieces of her beautiful handmade jewelry in under 60 minutes! As you may recall from this post announcing the party, Charlene makes combines a passion for beads…
Join Me For Our First Indie Site Party!
I am pleased to announce IBN’s first online Indie Site Party on Monday, November 30 — Cyber Monday — at Noon New York time!! Our first party will be hosted at our social networking site and will feature IBN member Charlene Sevier, The Bead Dreamer, of Newport News, Virginia. Indie Site Parties are just like…
Indies On Assignment: Assignment No. 1: Beef Up Your Brand!
In the 1980’s, a popular commercial for a chain of fast food restaurants featured two elderly ladies praising the “bigness” and “fluffiness” of a hamburger bun. A third lady looks more closely and hollers, “Where’s the beef?” The circus-like music in the background reminds of us how ridiculous it is to praise a flashy hot…
Eye Contact: Optimizing The I to Eye Connection
This is a guest post by Luci Weston of Here We Are With Luci, sharing topics and solutions to make your life better, brighter, and easier. If you would like to submit a guest post for my blog, please read the guidelines here. Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook offer new ways to socialize that are simple,…
3 Reasons Why I Still Publish An Email Newsletter
There is no shortage of expert commentary and analysis on whether or not email is dead when it comes to business communications tools. On October 12, Jessica Vascellaro of the Wall Street Journal said email is dead. On the same day, Kit Eaton of Fast Company said email is alive and kicking. Because I have…
What FaceBook's New Tag Feature Means For Small Business Owners
Tagging and small business success.
How to “Ignore” FaceBook Friend Requests Without Burning Bridges
It’s important to maintain the relationship.