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5 Effective Ways Of Branding Your Online Business

Branding yourself online is just as important as offline branding. If you have a physical store, then you might be ahead of the game. But, there is still a lot of work needed to properly brand your online business. These are five things you can do to brand your business and most do not cost much or any money. They have been effective with branding other businesses, so the methods are tested and accurate.

Good Domain Name
The first step to branding your online business is getting a good domain name. The domain name should be easy to remember and it should accurately describe your business. Getting a domain that is the same as your business is often the best, but this is not always possible.

Shorter domains tend to be the best for branding. Also, pick a unique name. Getting (Read more....)

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Make Money On Esty

Finally a place that you make money off your hobby!  Have you heard of EBAY? Everyone has heard of Ebay.  Ebay and Esty are a like, but Esty is a niche market for makers of handmade products and craftsto market and sell their goods to a vast network of buyers who demand unique, genuine products. Esty has attracted over 400,000 sellers who collectively have sold over 30 million items, generating more than $180.6 million in revenue. How to Make Money Using Etsy--written by Tim Adam has successfully been selling his products all over the world through his Etsy shop since 2007. He provides his (Read more....)

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Make Money With Social Media

InHow to Make Money with Social Media, Jamie Turner and Dr. Reshma Shah (the authors) explain how to develop an effective Social Media Campaign and Strategy. They cover the basic concepts about social media marketing in general.  They discuss why social media marketing is critical to Internet success for any business.  This book covers key questions and provides information that social media marketers have questions about.  

Sidarta Tanu writes some of the basic points this book covers: 

1. Branding -It will do half of your work if you have a powerful brand (like Apple, Nike, Harley Davidson). People will naturally be drawn to you.
2. Social media (Read more....)

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Are Blogging Sites Threatened By Social Media?

Are Blogging Sites Threatened By Social Media? Author: TJ Philpott- It seems that recent past indicates a decrease in the number of blogging sites found on the internet. Many reports infer that the increase in social media use is an indication that people are replacing their blogging efforts and visits with social media use. The questions are raised as to whether in fact the blog platform itself is being pushed aside in favor of social media sites. On the surface it seems these questions may be valid but a closer look reveals that comparisons between blogs and social media sites may not be entirely justifiable or accurate. Current claims are that social media use is (Read more....)

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