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Here are some simple and basic tips that we can apply to become successful,

1. Let go off the Past, Act and Apply in the Present and Shape up the Future
2. Utilize your failures as a guidance towards success
3. Do not try. Trying is quitting when you are almost there. Just do it.
4. Make a list of your dreams. No matter how hard it might be to achieve just sit down and write all your dreams down.
5. Make a list of your goals and think how you can achieve them
6. Use negative feedbacks and criticism to your advantage and better yourself
7. If you want to be successful in someone else’s game ( if you have a boss ), play by their rules
8. Make a list of your value. What do you value most and build your success upon them
9. Keep personal time separate from business time
10. Your success depends on your achievements.

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Tags: Business, Internet, Life, News by Ritu B - 2 Comments »

Let’s talk about marketing a little today. This post is directed towards product and service marketing but if you tweak the information here a little, I am sure it can be applied in blogging as well.

Without a marketing strategy it is hard to gain the exposure you deserve. Whether it’s a blog or a billion dollar company, a marketing strategy is critical to tap into your target market and create the anticipation and desire among the readers and buyers. Without an effective strategy your business is like a cake without icing, it’s got the substance but no flavor to it.

That being said, I just wanted to focus on one most important aspect of marketing - Personalized marketing and it’s benefits. Let’s explore how personalized marketing can gain momentum for your business or firm. [Read more →]

Tags: Business by Ritu B - 1 Comment »

This concept of “link journalism” is interesting, like a more succinct version of blogging or Twitter. Link journalism is basically what Drudge does at the Drudge Report, and it’s proving a popular and powerful medium. Basically, it’s just watching the news and reporting what’s important or interesting by linking.

Sort of puts a new slant on that old “media doesn’t tell you what to think, just what to think about” tack. Of course, you’d have to trust the link source, not in the presumably mechanized, unbiased way Google collects links for Google News, but in an I-trust-his-bias type of way.

Drudge has gotten so powerful that he’s being credited with blowing Prince Harry’s cover in Afghanistan, even though the original stories were published in Australia and Germany and nobody noticed. They noticed when Drudge pointed them out, though. So that’s a credit.

In a way, Craigslist started as a kind of link journalism, just succinctly pointing to what’s going on. He sent out a list of hot spots via email in the beginning. Now, it’s a full blown classifieds business.

Tags: Blogging, Business, News, Social Networking, Technology by JasonLeeMiller - 1 Comment »

What is one thing that we need to do in order to be known? What is the secret to building contacts? How do we get to know people whose interest are similar to ours? How do we find people who can help us boost our business and/or traffic? You guessed it right - Network!

Networking doesn’t mean keeping tabs on everyone you’ve met since you were 5 years old. Networking is something that you do in order to build your contacts and resources that might benefit you and others in one way or the other. Some people are born with networking talents, they get out there and make friends easily whereas for some it is a learned act. I have learned networking the hard way. After running two small businesses both in the real world and on the internet and seeing two of my blogs die, I think I have learned some lessons on how to network to gain the most out of it.

Whether you are a born networking genius or a person trying to learn the ropes, we all know networking is the key to success and is critical to any business and the same goes for your blog, whether you run it as a business or hobby. Here are some tips on networking that I have found quite useful which has helped me gain contacts that are both influential and helpful when it comes to my blogging career.

#1. The key to effective networking is to figure out how you can help others before you ask for help. Remember when you start giving you start receiving, it might not be an immediate gain but with time it will happen. Lend a helping hand and when you are in need there will be a flood of people willing to help you out in a heartbeat.

#2. Keep track of your network. You might have come to known 50 bloggers in a month who belong to your networking circle. Not all 50 bloggers will be as effective or active within that circle. So try and group your network. Make a list of contacts that you are actively engaging in conversation or are sharing emails. These are the most valuable gem within your networking circle. So group your contacts according to their activity and interest level with you or your blog/business. Do not eliminate or get rid of other contacts though. You never know who you might need. [Read more →]

Tags: Blogging, Business by Ritu - 11 Comments »

Success to some can come easy and to some it’s years and years of hard work. Sometimes the best thing that can motivate us towards reaching our goals can be as simple as words by someone else. The other day I picked up an old book ” Jump Start Your Brain ” by Doug Hall. Although old the the content in the text is something we can apply forever. As I was reading I came across some quotes that might be just the thing we need to discover the secrets to success. Although simple, these quotes provide very powerful meaning and insight and what we should do in order to reach the peak of success.

All quotes by Richard Saunders

Every shot you don’t take is a guaranteed miss

This one is a no brainer. If you have an idea make sure to put it in action. If you take a shot, it’s either a hit or a miss. If you don’t, it’s a guaranteed miss.
Put that idea in paper and in action, trust me, with determination you will get where you want.

When familiar people try to solve familiar problems, they tend to develop familiar solutions

You want to be a one man army? Fine! But sometimes the best way to get things done and find a solution is to team up with people that are passionate about your idea and work together. Come on now, you can share a little bit of that money by partnering up, can’t you? ( by the way, I am available ). Go ahead and find somebody to work with you, two minds are better than one and four eyes will certainly see better than two. [Read more →]

Tags: Business, Productivity by Ritu - 4 Comments »

Why do you think a lot of start up companies and web services have started integrating blogs as their major source of marketing? Because their blog becomes their own media, a way for them to personally connect to their targeted customers. I feel that anybody who offers a service, be it a freelancer or somebody who just sells stuff on ebay needs to have a blog. A blog serves a purpose for you as it becomes your own media. Think about it, if Jeremy from Shoemoney wants to offer service or sell something, do you really think he needs to spend a dime to advertise? I don’t think so. His blog alone will bring him enough customers and again most of them being blogger themselves, if they write about it on their blogs, it becomes viral marketing.

So why is your blog your own media? Because,

1. You Have Your Own Audience

With your blog you already have established your audience - your readers. If your blog attracts good traffic and has a lot of subscribers you already have a certain number of people you will be exposing your service or product to. It provides a sense of attachment to the consumers ( readers ) since they know you as a blogger and have been connecting with you personally by means of comments. So, your service or product already has potential customers lined up for you.

2. You Are The Spokesperson

If I have a product to sell , I wouldn’t want anybody but me to speak about it. This is another benefit of having a blog as it is your media and you are the spokesperson. The readers you have been connecting to through your posts and articles will be willing to listen to what you have to offer. They like what you write, how you express. So when you speak about your product or service to them through your blog, it’s most likely that they will get more information about it from you than anybody else.

3. You Already Have A Targeted Market

When you started your very own blog, you probably didn’t think of a targeted market unless your blog has a certain niche it is build upon. But as you keep blogging you will see you have gained readers ( customers ) from a certain demographics. This allows you to instantly have a targeted market ready for your service. But again, if you blog about computers and programming , don’t go selling John Deer tractors, that certainly won’t work. [Read more →]

Tags: Blogging, Business by Ritu - 4 Comments »