Magic In Word Blog http://www.magicinwordsblog.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:10:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Cross The Digital Divide, Syndicating Your Content on Facebook http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/marketing/cross-the-digital-divide-syndicating-your-content-on-facebook/ http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/marketing/cross-the-digital-divide-syndicating-your-content-on-facebook/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:27:49 +0000 Debra Simpson http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/?p=270 Debra M Simpson's Facebook Profile

Cross The Digital Divide on Friday, August 8th at 3pm Pacific time when we’ll spend 30 minutes discovering how to syndicate our content in Facebook.

If you have a blog, you have the heartbeat to sharing your message with the world, in my humble opinion. Now, add a Facebook page and you have the beginnings of a megaphone on the Internet.

In this 30 minutes you’ll discover how to:

  • Post to your blog once and share it several places
  • Share your photos and videos
  • Use widgets to keep your website or blog visitors "in the know"
  • and maybe a few more tidbits….

So, sign up to Cross The Digital Divide with me on Friday, kick your shoes off, grab a beverage of your choice and learn how to spread your passionate message across the Internet.

]]> http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/marketing/cross-the-digital-divide-syndicating-your-content-on-facebook/feed/ Ten Steps to Being Everywhere in Social Media http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/social-networking/ten-steps-to-being-everywhere-in-social-media/ http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/social-networking/ten-steps-to-being-everywhere-in-social-media/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:17:56 +0000 Debra Simpson http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/uncategorized/ten-steps-to-being-everywhere-in-social-media/ Sharing an article on social networking tips and tools. If you need help, contact me and we’ll put a plan together.

Maintaining a strong social presence can be difficult with so many services out there. There is, however, a solution. Read this guide on tips for how to streamline your social media world so that you don’t spend hours each day updating.

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One of the common questions I’m asked is how to come up with content for a blog. One of my strategies is to use YouTube. I also use YouTube for viral marketing.

Tomorrow I’ll show you how to search YouTube and grab the code you need to post video to your website. I’m also here to answer your YouTube questions. So grab a beverage of your choice, pull up the conference room, put your feet up and let’s cross the digital divide together.

I’m inviting you to Cross The Digital Divide with me tomorrow at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern to chat in my online classroom  about You Tube.

I look forward to sharing with you, and answering your questions about how you can promote your business online. If you’d like to ask a question prior to our webinar, feel free to contact me directly.

]]> http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/marketing/cross-the-digital-divide-with-youtube/feed/ New Communication Theory and the New Roles for the New World http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/social-networking/new-communication-theory-and-the-new-roles-for-the-new-world/ http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/social-networking/new-communication-theory-and-the-new-roles-for-the-new-world/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:48:01 +0000 Debra Simpson http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/uncategorized/new-communication-theory-and-the-new-roles-for-the-new-world/ I just finished a project with a local marketing firm. It’s my impression that some of our terra firma marketing firms need to know more about social networking. This blog posts really conveys what social media could be. I’m passing this on…

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]]> http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/social-networking/new-communication-theory-and-the-new-roles-for-the-new-world/feed/ Twitter took off from simple to ‘tweet’ success http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/social-networking/twitter-took-off-from-simple-to-tweet-success/ http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/social-networking/twitter-took-off-from-simple-to-tweet-success/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:41:01 +0000 Debra Simpson http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/uncategorized/twitter-took-off-from-simple-to-tweet-success/ Story on Twitter in tomorrow’s USAToday.
You may have seen Jack and Biz Tweet during the photos/interview
All about the success of a simple idea

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]]> http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/social-networking/twitter-took-off-from-simple-to-tweet-success/feed/ Cross The Digital Divide Into Social Networking http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/marketing/cross-the-digital-divide-into-social-networking/ http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/marketing/cross-the-digital-divide-into-social-networking/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:23:48 +0000 Debra Simpson http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/?p=265 Cross The Digital Divide with Debra SimpsonJoin me today, in my online classroom and learn about Social Networking.

I know you’ve probably been hearing a bit, or a lot, about Social Networking. Some of the more well known social networking sites are Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and now new tools are coming online. Microblogging tools like Twitter, Plurk and sites where you can create your own social networks, like Ping.

Whoa, a lot of new words, right?  I know.  It can be overwhelming.  As most of you know, I spend pretty much all day on the Internet. Social networking has become an integral part of my overall marketing strategy.

I’m inviting you to Cross The Digital Divide with me this afternoon at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern to chat in my online classroom  about Social Networking.

This is the time to get some of the answers to your questions about what Social Networking is and how you might use it to promote your business online.

I’ve invited my Facebook, Twitter and Plurk buddies too. So, grab a beverage of your choice, put your feet up, and join the conversation.  Cross the digital divide……

I look forward to sharing with you, and answering your questions about how you can promote your business online.

]]> http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/marketing/cross-the-digital-divide-into-social-networking/feed/ You Want Numbers, You Got It. http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/uncategorized/you-want-numbers-you-got-it/ http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/uncategorized/you-want-numbers-you-got-it/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:16:35 +0000 Debra Simpson http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/uncategorized/you-want-numbers-you-got-it/ I’ve been playing with both Plurk (http://www.plurk.com/user/Debra) and FriendFeed. I found a great synopsis of traffic data for Plurk and FriendFeed. I thought I’d share it with you!

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]]> http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/uncategorized/you-want-numbers-you-got-it/feed/ Cross The Digital Divide With Free Friday Webinars http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/webinars/cross-the-digital-divide-with-free-friday-webinars/ http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/webinars/cross-the-digital-divide-with-free-friday-webinars/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:44:03 +0000 Debra Simpson http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/?p=263 Cross The Digital Divide With Free Fridays and Debra SimpsonIt’s Friday and you know what that means…meet me in my online classroom were we’ll discuss how you can create passive income by selling Amazon products. Whether you have a website, or not, you can make money while you sleep with Amazon.

If you’ve already been in my online classroom, all you need to do is tap the happy face and log into my room.

If you haven’t been in my online classroom before, just sign up on the Cafe Page and you’ll receive the instructions on how to Cross The Digital Divide.

I hope to see you there, because it’s never to early to start marketing on the web.

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Recently I was pitched an internet advertising program. I pay, let’s say for example, $100 for advertising. I then am able to create an ad that rotates in turn to the visitor of the ad site. I can earn back my ad expenditure if I just click on 24 other member sites, in the rotation, and stay on each site for 15 seconds. To actually earn money, I have to bring others into the advertising program.

Traffic Swarm does the same thing, only free. If you sign up, you get to create your ad, which runs in a rotation. You then earn advertising credits by clicking on the other ads and staying on the site for 20 seconds. I click to earn my credits. You’re lucky if your site, coming up in rotation, is a site I’m interested in.

So how do you target your traffic? Are you blogging yet? Are you involved in social networking? You may want to consider visiting my Cross The Digital Divide free webinars to help you learn how to spot the scam from the legit on the net. Or check out the Resource Library and Article Library for info that helps.

If you try Traffic Swarm, let me know what you think by commenting.

]]> http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/marketing/traffic-or-targeted-traffic/feed/ Conquering The Digital Divide, Introduction To Blogs and Blogging http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/how-to/conquering-the-digital-divide-introduction-to-blogs-and-blogging/ http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/how-to/conquering-the-digital-divide-introduction-to-blogs-and-blogging/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:04:53 +0000 Debra Simpson http://www.magicinwordsblog.com/?p=261 Introduction to Blogs and BloggingFriday, June 27th, I’ll be talking about Blogs and Blogging at the Free Friday Webinars in our ongoing effort to Conquer The Digital Divide. The webinar starts at 3pm. If you haven’t been to one of my webinars before, you’ll need to sign up here. 

Are you wondering about blogs? Did you know that you’re reading a blog right now? Are you wondering what the advantages of a blog are for your business? These are some of the questions I’ll be answering during this 30 minute webinar.

If you have specific questions, use my contact us form to share them with me ahead of time and I’ll be sure to incorporate them into my presentation.

So, grab a drink of your choice, log into my online classroom, turn the speakers up and take some time to Conquer The Digital Divide.

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