Add your business to Twitter Directories

twitterIf you are venturing into the insta-information world of Twitter make sure you add yourself to the Twitter directories that are gaining popularity. Most of them are categorized so that you can be found by Tweeple interested in businesses like yours.

Twitter is a superb way to build a following, drive traffic to your website, and communicate instantly with your audience.

Did you know Twitter is used by the Red Cross for 1st response communication in a crisis (think Twitter on phones)? If you run a business that has ‘openings’ (massage, hotel, hair stylist) you can use Twitter to fill last minute slots… and Twitter has been successfully used as a ‘togo’ system for restaurants.

Want to find out more? Contact us to discuss Twitter.

Go get your permanent Facebook address before it gets taken!

imagesStarting today you can have your own nice url for both your Facebook Profile and your Facebook fan Pages. Your new profile address will look like this:

www.facebook.com/username

instead of what is currently www.facebook.com/people/Your-Name/585946540

Note usernames are up for grabs on a first come first served basis so go to www.facebook.com/username to lock your username in now before someone else does!

Website Success Secrets - The 7 Keys [video]

I recently presented to the Hanover Chamber of Commerce: 7 keys to website success. Lucky for you we caught it all on tape and have released it here for your viewing pleasure.

Topics covered are:

  1. Getting visitors to act on your website
  2. Search Engine Optimization
  3. Blogging for Business
  4. Twitter
  5. Video/YouTube marketing
  6. LinkedIn
  7. Facebook

You can find all the videos here, and let us know what you think!

How to get new clients through Google without a website

I just came back from a client ‘meeting’ who runs a massage therapy practice. We are currently building her website and in the meantime had recommended that she add her business listing to Google Maps Local Search listing. What she told me today astounded me.

“My new client came to me because of all the good reviews I had on the Google Maps. After reading them all she had a sense that I could go beyond massage and help her with her specific problems.”

Wow.

If you are not listed on Google’s Local Search listings go do it… now. And have your best clients leave some reviews. If you missed our video on how to do it, you can find it here.

Two great ways to control your email [video]

1. Gmail for business

Whether you’re in the midst of a website redesign and server shift or just trying to figure out what to do with your daily mountain of spam, email reliability and functionality are top priorities for your business.  In order to maximize the utility, efficiency, and dependability of your company’s email system, TCW has a radical suggestion that will save you headaches and, probably, money: relegate Outlook to the corner where you keep your smoke signals and your morse key.  Start using Gmail.

The benefits of Gmail are hard to overstate.  Fast, reliable, and accessible wherever you might be, Google’s web-based email client provides impressive file space (5GB+), integrated applications for company collaboration (calendar, Google documents, Google sites, etc.), and outstanding spam filtration.  But–and you may not know this–Gmail offers all of these features while allowing you to set your incoming and outgoing email address to match any address that you own.  So you get the benefits of a constantly updated, cutting-edge webmail service with the professional look of yourname@yoururl.com.  We at The Complete Website use Gmail for all of our company email.  And, best of all, Gmail is free.

2. A server-based spam/virus solution
For those who choose not to go with Gmail, TCW offers Barracuda Spam Firewall for your server-based email system.  Preventing spam and viruses from ever reaching your email client, Barracuda instead sends a regular summary of activity, allowing you to approve or block emails with a simple click.

Call TCW’s Tech Team at —- ext. 1 to get set up with the most respected spam firewall in the industry.

  • $35 setup fee; plus:
    • $15/mo for 1 user;
    • $27/mo for 2 - 5 users; or
    • $43/mo for 6 - 10 users.

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