Great Webinar today, reviewing the new ways to be found online.  The website is still the hub of your being found but social media sites can have a significant impact on traffic and rank on the search engines.  By concentrating on relevant content to your targeted audience on your website, syndicating the content on social media networks, and cultivating links and interest, your rank in search engines will be positively affected.  The image below is a good visual representation of this strategy.  Contact us today to talk about a personalized plan for your business.

Join us for an outstanding webinar on the new ways to be found online Title: 2010: The New Ways to Be Found Online Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT Registration Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/359983465 (Don't forget to put in my name, James Cone, to complete your registration).

Happy New Year! I want to invite you to WSI's first expert webinar of 2010! Our first webinar, entitled "2010: The New Ways to Be Found Online", will be on January 27. Francois, Muscat, WSI expert, will share how in 2010 online marketing will gain new heights and there will be new ways to be found online, build brand and generate, more leads. This webinar will help entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals in various services, marketing managers, and online marketing specialists. He will share some powerful strategies to evolve your current online marketing tactics and reap the benefits of this dynamic landscape. Webinar registration details are below.

Title: 2010: The New Ways to Be Found Online Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT Registration Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/359983465 (Don't forget to put in my name, James Cone, to complete your registration).

It's good to hear that Entrepreneur Magazine recently released its 2010 Franchise 500 listing. This is the 10th year that WSI, the world's largest internet marketing firm, earned a place in Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 listing, claiming the #1 spot in the category of Internet Services. The January 2010 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine also lists WSI in the 56th spot in the overall 500 listing. Read the press release: http://www.pr.com/press-release/202564.

Let us put the power of our network to work for your business with our powerful and cost effective internet marketing solutions.

Inside Edge – December 2009

Social Networking Legal Best Practices

Avoiding Calamity

With the growing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, companies are becoming concerned as to how they will be impacted by the mass distribution of content as it relates to their brand. However, there are measures that companies can take to avoid events that can adversely affect their brand reputation.

Facebook has almost as many users as the number of US citizens. Twitter is growing quickly as well, and Google Wave, an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration, is now in its beta form. Larger brands like Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, McDonalds and others have millions of fans following them on the social networks. So companies that are considering participating in the social networks must first identify a strategy, set goals and define tactics that will help achieve these goals.

There are different kinds of sites that serve different purposes, and as companies start to formulate their strategies, they must prepare their content and offers in advance. Is it a coupon offer that will drive traffic to a website? Is it a free downloadable educational piece, or another enticing offer? You need to offer relevant information that your target audience is looking for in order to encourage engagement and conversation. To learn more about social networking best practices and how to avoid calamity, listen to the recording of our recent webinar:

http://downloads.mapssystem.net/ECWebinars/SocialBestPracticesAvoidCalamity.wmv

Is Your Company Ready for the Wave?

Join the Social Wave in the New Year

The New Year brings new opportunities for businesses. It's a time when business owners, marketers and executive management teams revisit their marketing goals and budgets. With today's new media tools, many of them are trying to weave in social media marketing as apart of their overall marketing mix. The social sphere is changing how people interact and behave. It's no surprise that most companies are looking to develop a social presence; however, the question is: are they doing the right things to leverage this monster?

Some are making small efforts and others are going full-stream, but those who are successful have formulated policies and appointed a "Social Communication" spokesperson on their staff. A good social media policy answers the questions of: who posts the content; what content gets posted; the frequency that it gets posted and through what channels; the process of getting the content reviewed and approved; who owns the copyright; and who the administrator is for each social networking site / channel. Answering those questions forms the basis of implementing a successful strategy.

In 2009 WSI experts have done a series of webinars that have helped thousands of marketers and small business owners and this month's webinar will be conducted by Gary Levine, WSI Internet marketing consultant and expert on monitoring online branding.  With the evolution of social networks and consumer generated content, most companies are struggling to either get their brand out or learn how to monitor their brand effectively.   Attend this webinar and learn how to listen to the online chatter or conversations about your brand, product or service. In today's social media rich world how can companies leverage various tools and free services to moderate online conversations? Find out at this webinar.

Title: Social Chatter: Online Brand Reputation Monitoring & Management Date: Monday, November 30, 2009 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT Register:  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/227189905 Don't forget that you need to put in my name, James Cone, to complete the registration.

There is a lot of buzz about social media and how this marketing strategy can be used to effectively increase awareness   of your products and/or services. Many companies are confused as to where to start -asking themselves-how do I use a forum or a blog and other elements of multimedia to reach my audience? There is lot more to it!    If you want to learn how to integrate social media in your marketing mix, register for this special webinar entitled, "Leveraging Social Media to Enhance Your Marketing Strategies".

Title: Leveraging Social Media to Enhance Your marketing Strategies Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT Register:  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/530159489 Don't forget that you need to put in my name, James Cone, to complete the registration.

WSI is pleased to announce the availability of the WSI Wisdom Book which is a collection of best-in-class Customer Case Studies which showcase the outstanding achievement that WSI Consultants display in the SMB (Small and Medium Business) market. These case studies are examples of how WSI can work with you to get your business to return the highest ROI for you Internet Marketing dollars. Examples of online marketing, SEO, and internet advertising are highlighted. 

To view the Wisdom Book, please visit www.WSIWisdomBook.com.

Are your ready for Google's upcoming change?  It is named Caffeine and it is designed to be a faster way for Google to index all the sites but it also is giving more credibility to social networks in determining page positions on indexed sites.  Will it affect your keyword optimization and SEO efforts?  Will it affect your web site traffic?  Well, it just might.  Take a sneak peek at the new engine at www.sandbox.google.com and find out where you will stand when it is released.  Good SEO work will be rewarded under caffeine just as it was - how will your site fare?  Good Luck!

Title: The New Search Engine Optimization that Drives Conversion"