Well I believe each one of them is right. Whatever you believe is the truth and that truth is what will expand for you. Your mind will search for supporting information to document where your brain wants to be on this subject (or any subject for that matter).

I’m one of those believers in social media playing a role in marketing and communities. Is it everything – NO. Is it dieing – NO. But it does play a role and a very important one at that – take a look at this post by Blonde 2.0

People, in my opinion, want to be a part of community and get their information in various ways and get others experiences as well. That all rolls up into Social Marketing.

Right now if you have clients that want to engage with you be sure you have an offline way to do that (that is perhaps the strongest way to build that relationship). But if they are in a different state, country or continent (hello we are going global, right?) then you should have an online strategy to build the relationship. I PREACH this again and again – have a strategy! Don’t just jump out there and try a bunch of stuff (facebook, myspace, blogging etc…..) you’ll get overwhelmed.

As a business owner get with someone who knows what in the heck social media is and how to adopt a strategy for your company or for you if you want to build a relationship with others online.

Geo-targeted means that those who are looking in your local area for products and services. Guess how people find you these days – the yellow pages (uh…..No, think again) it’s Google silly (as people look at me and think boy he must be stupid)! Internet marketing in Santa Rosa is Alive and Well – just underutilized and misunderstood.

Here is a link to one GURU’s crazy experiences. He is one of the best known in the industry and he was going to give the business owners FREE consulting time. But they wouldn’t even call him back (wow I’ll take that $500/hr time for free).

Is your business dying online and you didn’t even know it? Or maybe you know it but are afraid it will cost too much money or time to fix it?

Well, I will offer my time for free – here is my number (707) 953-2126. That is my personal cell phone. But I’m not going to worry, no one will call me anyway. It’s sad more businesses will never realize additional new earnings and growth…..

Internet Marketing is E-volving (pun intended) and we’ve heard about the economy through every news outlet known to humans.

So what is the answer? More and more I am hearing about businesses, small through large, and individuals looking to get noticed online. Is it the answer? I believe it absolutely is.

Where can you go and get hundreds, if not thousands, of people searching everyday in your local area? Google! Two days ago I was talking to a friend and he stated that Google is now a VERB.

The media can exacerbate things and create panic – read the latest news about the economy. But the media is also allowing people to understand the power of the internet and how you can bring traffic to you from anywhere in the world. Even if you are in your pajamas doing internet marketing in Santa Rosa out of your 1 bedroom apartment.

The E-womens Network is doing an event in San Rafael on Friday, October 3rd for anyone who wants to harness the power of the internet and get noticed online. This is an event that will allow you to learn how to use tools right away that will get traffic from the world to your doorstep!

If the town you live in isn’t beating down your door to buy your products, why not find some other buyers? Stop thinking just locally and start thinking globally! They even ship lobsters across the United States now!

Want to know how popular the internet is becoming? Wow, now it’s in commercials. Do you think some people are scratching their heads asking “what’s so good about that?” I would love to hear what you think.

Oh by the way I am know doing a weekly show on KSRO. What in the heck should I call it? I will post a clip of a show and you can tell me. Here is the Vid….

Remember Internet Marketing in Santa Rosa is not going away it will just keep growing, and growing and growing…..Will you miss it or will you Dominate it?!

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www.e-volvenow.com – If you are not using the most cutting edge internet marketing traffic strategies that involve web 2.0, blogs, articles, video, email marketing campaigns, list building techniques and many other methods in an integrated online and off line synergistic marketing effort YOU JUST LOST and your Competitors are BEATING YOU!

But I don’t know how. But I’m not sure what to do. But it’s too expensive. But I don’t need to because I have a (insert product name here) and I get all of my traffic from people in my store. But, But, But……STOP. As I always like to say, get the Buts out of the way.

Ask yourself this question “When was the last time I looked in a phonebook?”. Google and other search engines are now the Yellow Pages of the world. “But that’s only for products that have a National appeal” you say? The answer – Absolutely Not.

How do I know this? Let me ask you this question “How can a local restaurant owner make over $95,000 in 2 months, with a $50 advertising budget, without cooking a single meal or having customers come to his restaurant?” True story. How can this story be yours?

So what next?

1. Learn what is available to you in your local area. Internet Marketing is not as difficult, expensive or irrelevant as you think. How do you find someone? Google your local area and the term “internet marketing” or “seo” or “internet advisor” i.e internet marketing santa rosa
2. Watch what is happening on the search engines. Go google yourself or a word that people would search for when looking for the products or services you provide. Where are you in the Search Results? If you are not to be found you have just lost potential customers
3. You can do a lot of research to determine what to do next or do what I suggested in topic #1 above. People call me all the time and I give them fre.e information on what they can do and I give them access to low cost and even fre.e resources to get them started. And I don’t make a single dime.
4. TAKE ACTION. Without this last step you’re finished. Hang up the hat, take down the shingle, call it a day, whatever….because you will be out of business soon. My formula for success is: Desire-Action = Frustration, But Desire+Action = An opportunity to LEARN.

The world has evolved, have you? If you do not evolve, where will you be in the next 6 months or 6 years? Internet marketing and search engine optimization is changing how we do business right now and those who adapt, evolve and take action will win. The question is, Will You?

E-volveNow.com will allow you to not only rank on Google and the other search engines we will allow you to DOMINATE!