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I received David Frey’s ezine today and I had to share it with you(not before I personally contacted David and asked for written permission ).

Plus it goes so well with my new service (you can click here to read more about that!    So here goes!

A lot of people are using Twitter now
days and some people have gone onto
become superstars on Twitter.

Personally, I use Twitter for fun and
enjoyment. I like to connect with people
and it allows me to do that.

After having been on Twitter for over a
year now and watching what other Twitter
superstars do,

I’ve noticed how some of the most
successful Twitter masters are doing it.

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My Top 5 Twitter Superstar Tips
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Here’s my 5 top Twitter Superstar tips
that anyone who wants to win the Twitter
game can do…

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Twitter Tip # 1 – Tweet Often!
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The biggest people on twitter (that
aren’t celebrities) tweet often.

If you want to make a name for yourself
on Twitter then expect to send out 16 -
20 tweets a day.

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Twitter Tip # 2 – Tweet Quotes
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For some reason, people love to retweet
quotes more than any other type of
content.

So gather quotes and tweet’em often. I
actually paid someone to harvest over
1,000 quotes from quote sites to tweet
on Twitter!

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Twitter Tip # 3 – Get a Great Background
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People want to follow those with slick,
attention getting, graphical
backgrounds.

Okay, my background at David_Frey is
pretty darn bland. But my background at
MLMCoachTV is a lot more exciting!

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Twitter Tip # 4 – Tweet Top 10 Lists
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People LOVE Top 10 lists. Don’t ask me
why, they just do.

So just go to Google and type in the
words “Top 10 (word)” and you’ll get a
lot of great results you can tweet.

- “Top 10 Songs”
- “Top 10 Richest People”
- “Top 10 Homes”
- “Top 10 Women”
etc. etc. etc.

You get the idea.

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Twitter Tip # 5 – Automate
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You can’t be tweeting all day so
automate some of your tweets.

I have my quotes being automatically
tweeted to my MLMCoachTV account.

Thers’s a lot of services out there that
will automate your tweets for no cost.

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Here’s How to Become a Twitter Superstar
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Want to become a Twitter Superstar?

Learn from the masters by going here…

http://www.TheTwitterMasters.com

(paste the link into your browser)

Here’s some of what you’ll discover in
the Twitter Masters Interview Series…

1. How to use Twitter to turn your
offline clients into your online
evangelists

2. Learn how a business owner/mother of
4 uses Twitter to strategically drive
more business and subscribers

3. How to build a Twitter name and get
promoted within a week by “Twitter
Celebs”

4 Hands-Off Twitter tools to manage your
time and get business done efficiently

5. Discover his secrets to raising over
$16,000 in under 12 hours for child
hunger, using only Twitter and how you
can apply the tools

and much more…

Go to…

http://www.TheTwitterMasters.com

(paste the link into your browser)

Have a great week!

David

P.S. Last week I took my kids out on a
Daddy/son night and a Daddy/daughter
night. It was soooo much fun. I had a
blast and so did my kids.

Schedule time to make memories with the
people that you love the most in your
life. If you don’t schedule it, it
probably won’t happen!

How Do I Make Time for Social Media Marketing?

If you’ve been online for the last year, you know how important social media marketing is for your business growth. You also may know that social media marketing takes time, and who has the time?

What if I told you that there is a way to ‘make more time’ in your business schedule for social media marketing? OK, you can’t really ‘make more time’, the secret to making it feel like you’ve made more time is actually found in ‘outsourcing’, specifically to a Social Media Marketing Assistant.

How do I know when it’s time to outsource?

When you’ve reached a point in your business where you do not have the time to personally market your business via the vast array of social media outlets, then its time for you to find a social media marketer. As a social media marketing assistant, I will help you manage your accounts, still allowing you to personally communicate with your target market. As a business owner, you know how important it is to stay in touch with your followers and fans, while still maintaining a balance in your business.

As a social media manager and publicity assistant, I can be the extra hands and eyes for you and your business social media marketing needs. I welcome you to contact me to set up your free 30 minute SKYPE consultation.

Don’t waste anymore of your precious time trying to balance your business marketing, let an experienced social media manager today!

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Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye V.A. works with serious authors, speakers, life coaches and virtual assistants. Having worked with professional business owners since 2006, Stephanie understands the complex marketing needs of online business owners.

Spike says “Listening is not enough”

I stumbled upon a great blog called “Brains on Fire”. At first I thought “what kind of business blog post is this?” It didn’t take but a moment for me to see that it was indeed a great blog post! I love the fact that he reminds us that we have to ‘listen’ past the words being said, but ‘hear’ what’s not being said! Take the time to build a relationship with yourself out of the equation..its not what you customers can do for you, but what you can do for them. I think this type thinking can take time especially if we spend too much time with ‘gurus’ who told us to ‘be the leader’ of our customers/clients.

Doesn’t that type of thinking make the conversation all about ‘me’?

Social Media Marketing is crucial to your businesses growth, you already know this!  What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term “social media”? I immediately think of “TIME”! Who’s got the time for more marketing??

Since marketing is a tool you use to get your products and services out to your consumer group, you really have to take the time to setup a clear marketing plan that includes your favorite social media outlet.

Just keep in mind, that although you can successfully outsource your marketing efforts to a social media marketing manager, you need to be involved on a personal level with at least one specific social media outlet on a regular basis. This is great way to build real relationships!

Marketing with personality, purpose and on a real-life level will help you with all of your marketing efforts, including:

• Article Submissions
• Press Release Submissions
• Teleseminar and other online classes

If you find yourself out of “time” before you can accomplish this weeks marketing goals, then I welcome you to contact me for a free 30 minute consultation.

I’d love to hear your thoughts, please leave a great comment!

If you’re looking to outsource your marketing please contact me!

I need back links! That is the one statement that I hear daily, and for a good reason. Back linking to your website isn’t difficult, but it is time consuming.

Basically, back linking is when you find a website that your target market frequents, and you leave a quality comment with a link (http://www.url.com) back to your website. Finding websites with a high PR is a good strategy, but only if your target market visits.

Remember, quality over quantity works out every time!

Did you know that linking from your website to another website, helps with search engine ranking? There are 2 great ways to get backlinks and build relationships. Here’s what you do:

1. Leave a Comment! Find a blog that you like to read and leave a ‘good’ comment. Be personable.
2. Guest Blog! You can either invite someone to be a guest blogger on your blog OR you can request to be a guest blogger on their blog. Perhaps you can be part of a book review blog tour or even a product review blog tour.

The idea is the help your business while helping others with their business, this is really what building online relationships is all about. My friend, Nicole Dean, has a great post that goes into more details about website traffic and links. Read it here

Good Luck and please leave a comment! If you would like to guest blog here, drop me an email and I’ll see if we are a good match!

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Stephanie Fish is a Social Media Manager and Marketing Assistant. Twitter and Facebook Assistant.

Press releases are a great way to get plenty of free exposure for your business. Simply put:

1. You write a newsworthy story about your business into a certain format
2. Send the story to various media outlets.
3. If they’re interested, they may publish your press release or interview you.

A story that the media picks up will be far more valuable than a paid advertising spot. Having the media do a story about you is like a personal endorsement of your website and business. You can tell them about the launch of your new website or business; your expert opinions on a topic in the news; fundraisers or anything else the media might be interested in.

That sounds easy enough, but how do you put a press release together? Here are some tips to get you started:

Appropriate Press Release Format

Your press release should have six basic components and they are:

1. Release Instructions

“For Immediate Release”;
“For Release Before [date]” or
“For Release After [date]”

Use one of the latter two if your press release is of a time sensitive nature. For example, if you are holding a public speaking event, you will want to use the “For Release Before [date]” and make sure you input the final date for registrations. If you are using the “For Release Before [date]” ensure you are sensitive to media deadlines. Send your release out well in advance.

2. Headline

Write an attention-grabbing headline. Make it benefits-oriented (why would it be of interest to people?) and descriptive. Avoid hype and promotional language ~ remember, this is a news story.

3. Contact Information

Include as much information as possible here. Make it easy for the media to contact you. Include your phone number, address, company name, fax number, email and website URL. Include the hours you are available at the listed phone number and add an after hours phone number, if applicable.

4. Summary

Before you get into the body of the release, write a sentence or two to summarize your press release. Make it interesting, you want the recipient to keep reading.

5. Content

This is the meat of your press release. Again, write a benefits-oriented story. Think of the target audience as you are writing. Your target audience is partly the editor or reporter who will be reading the release. Ultimately, however, your target audience is that editor or reporter’s readers or audience. You need to write a story that will be of interest to them.

The first paragraph should answer all the important questions – Who, What, Where, When, Why & How?

Add some quotations to add credibility and to break up the story. Quotations can be from you about the topic. Testimonials or commentary from your customers are very effective as well.6.

6. Signify the End of Your Release

The end of your press release is shown by a few simple characters. Place ### at the end of your release.

For more ideas on when to send a press release and how to write one that’s sure to demand the media’s attention, grab your free Mom’s Talk Biz Guide to Press Releases. http://www.momstalkbiz.com/press-release-ebook.html

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Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye V.A. enjoys assisting online business owners with their social media and article marketing business tasks. If you’re looking for a virtual marketing assistant, please contact Stephanie at Buckeye V.A.

A Social Media Manager (a.k.a Social Network Manager) is a niche Virtual Assistant who specializes in managing their clients social networking accounts. No matter what business you own, if you are an internet marketer then you know how important it is to stay active on your social networks with other  business owners and your target market. Social Media outlets, such as: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Squidoo and Ning, have opened the door for you to reach more of your target market than ever before.

With this great networking opportunity also came more tasks added to your to-do list, more responsibility for running your business  in order to stay afloat with today’s fast-paced business world.

Here is a list of 5 Specific Tasks your Social Media Manager can do to promote you and your business:

1. Create and Update your Social Account Profiles
2. Broadcast your article, press release, teleseminar and /or classes
3. Research  Followers
4. Accept invitations
5. Connect your website to your social networking accounts

The idea behind outsourcing your marketing and social network account management is to save you time on the “busy work” of working your business, but to also free up your time so you can focus in on the actual connecting of your target market. As your social media manager works behind the scenes of your social networking, they can bring to your attention possible business building opportunities such as:

• Joint Ventures
• Speaking
• Blog Tours

When you decide to outsource your social media marketing, you’ll get a sense of a new freedom that you’re not used to!

To Your Success!!

I’d love to hear from you, either leave a comment below or contact me!

Stephanie Fish, Social Media Manager and Marketing Assistant. Outsourcing your social media marketing gives you more time in your schedule to focus on networking.

PLR vs. Free Reprint Articles: Which is Best?
by Nicole Dean

Content is always in high demand. Right now the focus seems to be on Private Label Rights (or PLR) articles. PLR articles are pre-written and sold in packages to online businesses looking for content. The big selling points of PLR articles are that you may edit the articles and that there is no author bio required (so they don’t have any outbound links).

Compare PLR articles to free reprint articles. Free reprint articles from places like ezinearticles.com or freeaffiliatearticles.com are written by people who have something they’d like to share. (Or, they are sometimes written by people just publishing junk, in the hopes that they’ll get some incoming links. But, good article directories will delete those, so we’ll focus on the good ones here.)

So, which is better? Honestly, each has its place. Sometimes you’ll find an excellent free reprint article that you’ll want to share with your readers and you won’t mind a bit having an outbound link, especially if there is an affiliate program associated with it. The free reprint article added value to your readers, and you didn’t have to write the article. That’s what free reprint articles are all about.

Other times you’ll already have an idea in mind for a topic and you’ll just want a boost getting that section of your website done. If you run across a high quality PLR package on that niche, you’re set to go.

So, how do you know which PLR service or membership to choose? Here are some guidelines to follow:

1. Some PLR sites offer a monthly membership where you receive a grab-bag of articles – on any topic. If you already know what you need, this may be a waste of money. Other PLR sites will list topics and you can buy the articles in a shopping cart. That ensures you receive the articles you need when you need them.

2. Are the articles written by professional writers with experience? Or are they outsourced to the cheapest overseas help they can find – no matter the quality? If the articles are going to be a reflection of your business, you’ll want to ensure that the articles are well-written.

3. Who’s running this thing? Is the PLR site run by someone who knows about content or someone who thinks they can ride the content wave and make a quick buck? Make sure you’re hitching your wagon to someone who knows what they’re doing.

Those are just a few tips to keep you from wasting money on a PLR site that you can’t use. Continue to use free reprint articles, but look into PLR articles as well. They can both benefit your website and your business.

Nicole Dean invites you to check out EasyPLR.com – where you’ll find high-quality PLR articles on niches sold in very limited quantities.

I, personally, recommend this site for all your PLR article needs.
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Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye V.A. enjoys assisting online business owners with their social media and article marketing business tasks. If you’re looking for a virtual marketing assistant, please contact Stephanie at Buckeye V.A.

First off, let me say “HAPPY NEW YEAR“! Did you make any business resolutions? Instead of resolutions, how about making a business goal with action steps? One of the most important business goals an internet marketer (like yourself) should include is article marketing. Article Marketing can be a challenge when you look at it as an “extra” business chore, but it doesn’t need to be seen that way. Instead of making article marketing a challenging business task, why not outsource it to your virtual marketing assistant?

There are basically 4 steps you could take this new year that will help you with your article marketing challenge:

1. Write your own articles.
2. Find a Ghost Writer who knows you and your business, who will help you come up with a article writing plan. Once you determine  how many articles per week or month you want to have written.
3. Send those written articles to your virtual marketing assistant, who will create a marketing plan that fits with your business goals.
4. Request that your ghost writer send the articles directly to your virtual marketing assistant, so they can immediately begin your article marketing campaign.

You may be asking “how many articles should I be submitting”? I’m glad you asked! As a virtual marketing assistant, I would recommend a minimum of 1 article every week, to a minimum of 10 article directories that your target market frequents. On a consistent, monthly basis, you should see a ROI (return on investment) either by increased webvisitors, ezine sign-ups, product sales, speaking opportunities or even blog comments (think SEO).

You are not limited to article directories only, oh no, you also can mix some social network marketing also. By spending a minimum of 1.5 hours a week on your article marketing business campaign, for Article marketing shouldn’t be seen as “challenging”, instead it should be seen as a positive business “challenge”, one that will help increase your business exposure and help you become the expert in  your chosen business field.

Let’s work together by making 2010 the year that your business sees the success in growth that you desire!

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Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye V.A. helps business internet marketers create a social media and article marketing plan that fits their business goals. You are invited to connect with Stephanie by visiting her website http://www.buckeyeva.com to sign-up for her marketing ezine and social networking groups.

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