Episode 18 – Robby Slaughter and Productive Networking

Robby Slaughter of Slaughter Development, an Indianapolis based productivity firm stopped by and shared some networking productivity strategies for small business owners.  We talked about how to decide if you are in the right room, open a conversation, and make networking a part of your ongoing marketing activities. To hear our short conversation check out the podcast now. Click here to listen to the interview....

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Animoto – Cool Image Display

At Roundpeg, we are always looking for new tools to add features to the websites we design for clients.  The criteria: Easy to use – Even though our skill set has grown and we can usually figure out how something works, we won’t use plugins and features which are not easy to use.  Why?   Because most of our small business clients come to us for web sites which they can maintain.  It doesn’t do any good to end up with a simple website, with the most interesting feature something we can not edit Free is great!  But not all our tools are free.  We often try free...

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Great Web Copy Begins with a Word

Everyone wants the key to success. The one right way to do something. Unfortunately when it comes to web design, like many other marketing strategies, there is no one right answer.  Especially when you are working to please multiple audiences. One of the great challenges of web design is creating a site which serves the needs of the search engines and the real people who visit your site, and hopefully buy something along the way.   How do you find a balance between the needs of these two very  different audiences? Your task is to develop content which is interesting and eye catching to...

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What Makes Someone Attractive?

No today’s post is not about makeovers or dating advice.  It is about being attractive on line! About a year ago, I read a post by  Jim Connolly.  In it he talked about Equality and Attraction. Essentially he was talking about what makes people attractive.  While he was focused on internet marketing, I think his comments are relevant in many areas of marketing.  He said: You attract sales, leads and referrals by being attractive. In the online world, this means making your site or blog as valuable to your ideal profile of client / customer as possible. You do this by focusing on...

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Episode 16 – Team-Building Activities for Small Businesses with Deseri Garcia

Deseri Garcia of Vida Aventura is a coach, trainer, motivator, leader, and most of all, Des is my friend.  When the weather is nice, we have walking one-on-ones.  Instead of sitting in a coffee shop or office, we put on our walking shoes and hit the Monon for an hour.  The experience is productive in so many ways. But the weather has turned cold, and so we had to move our conversations indoors.  So when Des stopped by recently, I  thought it would be fun to record our conversation for my podcast More than a Few Words. In this segment, Deseri talks about Team Building, and what small...

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