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Small Business Blogging on a Budget

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: January 26, 2012

Whether you own a brick-and-mortar store or a web-based business, blogging is a great way for small businesses to reach out to customers, engage target audience and market products or services. While many small businesses understand the concept of blogging and are aware of the benefits, blogging is often viewed as requiring lots of effort [...]

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6 Steps to Successful LinkedIn Marketing

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: February 9, 2011

LinkedIn has build a reputation as one of the most effective business-oriented social networking sites. With over 90 million members in more than 200 countries, LinkedIn has something for everyone. And as LinkedIn is adding one new user per second, it’s becoming increasingly important for anyone to get on the bandwagon. Why is LinkedIn a [...]

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Refocus Your Social Media Marketing Game Plan

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: January 19, 2011

During 2010, many small businesses have adopted social media marketing into their businesses. We’ve seen many start to jump in and experiment with various campaigns on Twitter, Facebook and geolocation networks, such as Foursquare. It’s been fun playing but businesses need to get serious because social media of 2011 is all about results. And if [...]

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Small Business Guide to a Winning LinkedIn Strategy

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: November 18, 2010

LinkedIn has evolved from a little known website used as a place for job seekers to a more and more popular networking hub which has gained a positive reputation for helping businesses gain clients. LinkedIn can be used for some many reasons such as business development, sales, marketing, hiring, recruiting, advice, job hunting and much [...]

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Difficult Clients Are Still Your Clients

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: July 29, 2010

We all have clients and as with anything in life they come in all shapes and sizes – some clients are great, some are just everyday-type clients. Unfortunately, sometimes we find ourselves knee-deep in a relationship with a client that we wish we’ve avoided. The topic of dealing with bad clients (or “clients from hell”) [...]

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4 Golden Rules for Social Media Marketing Success

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: July 22, 2010

Social media marketing is exploding as brands are now realizing the potential behind getting involved in building online communities through blogging & social networks participation. By now, many small and large businesses have already tapped into and profited from social media. So what the best social media marketing strategy for a small business? How do [...]

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Core Surfaces Website Design & Implementation Completed

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: July 8, 2010

I’m happy to announce that I’ve completed the design and implementation of Core Surfaces website. This has been a great project for a couple of reasons. Branding & Web Design Initially, Brian Putnam has asked me to handle branding design for his newly started company. I really enjoyed that project and managed to develop a [...]

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3 Reasons Why a Blog is the Best Social Media Tool for Small Businesses

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: May 20, 2010

It is no longer a question of whether or not businesses should be participating in social media – it’s just a question of how they can use the new online communities to help them get the word out. This is where the confusion comes in. Social media is where the customers are – and you [...]

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