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Social Media Article Directory

A quick announcement...we have set up a new article directory devoted solely to articles on Social Media, Internet Marketing and all things related. 

Categories include: Affiliate Marketing, Computer, Software, PHP, Web, html, Email Marketing, Internet Marketing, Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Blogs, Podcasting, Social Bookmarking, Tagging, Video, Technology, Broad band
Mobile.

You're most welcome to set up a free account and submit your articles on any of the topics we cover.  Check it out: Social Media Marketing Articles

If you're looking for articles for your blog, ezine or website, we also have directories with articles on diet and fitness, PC gaming and leadership, professional and personal development (fee-based).

Press Release: The Blog Squad's 5 "Ideal Internet Marketing Client" Finalists Announced

The Blog Squad's 5 "Ideal Internet Marketing Client" Finalists Announced

The Blog Squad has named five finalists to be their "Ideal Client" to be mentored on blogging and internet marketing during a 13 week live radio show on VoiceAmerica™ Channel, www.voice.voiceamerica.com. The five finalists are showcased on www.BloggingandBeyond.com where readers can vote for their choice. A winner will be announced January 2, 2007. The radio show, Blogging and Beyond debuts January 11, Thursdays at 11 a.m. ET and runs through April 5.

(PRWeb) December 22, 2006 -- The Blog Squad's five finalists for their "Ideal Client" are being showcased at www.BloggingandBeyond.com where readers can vote for the best candidate to appear on the Internet radio show, Blogging and Beyond. The contest closes January 2, and the show debuts January 11, Thursdays at 11 a.m. ET and runs through April 5.

Branding Tip: Use a branded MasterCard Giftcard

Just read about this really cool branding idea over on Denise O'Berry's Just for Small Business blog:  MasterCard offers company branded gift cards.

MasterCard Worldwide offers U.S. small businesses a simple and direct method for ordering and personalizing MasterCard-branded gift cards. The gift card can be customized with a company logo, a recipient´s name and an embossed message.

The Blog Squad loves branded stuff.  Our business credit card, which also happens to be from MasterCard, has our logo on it (through Advanta), and as I've written about before, we use Net Stamps and have our logo on our stamps.

The expense is small and your mail or gift will definitely stand out from all others.

Ideal Client Finalists Chosen

Whew! We were up late into the night going back and forth, trying to pick the five finalists for our Ideal Client contest. It was soooo tough for us to decide. Over a hundred smart business professionals submitted essays. There were some really great business ideas and great specialty products that will really do well on the Internet.

There were also some very experienced and talented applicants, which made it especially difficult. But we did finally come up with five finalists, all of whom we would love to work with on our radio show Blogging and Beyond.

Won’t you help us decide on the finalist?

Go to www.BloggingandBeyond.com and cast your vote.

Book Promotion: How NOT to do it

This morning Patsi received an email asking for help on a new book promotion.  I'm reprinting the email here in its entirety to show you what NOT to do when you are seeking partners to help with your product promotions.

Hi,

We are working on promoting a book to as many people as possible to make it become a bestseller at Amazon.com on January 9, 2007.  The key to the success of this plan is to get a large number of people to purchase the book on a single day.
So we  need to  the  ezines list of  your  website or  subscribers who can  promote the book for us.
Regards,

Mac

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