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(TrendHunter.com) Superfan Katy Cartee Haile has turned her entire home into a ‘Rainbow Brite’ Museum.
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The social media explosion which has taken place online during the last few years has developed both bad and good publicity but there’s no doubt that it’s here to stay. The way organizations market themselves on the web and how they’re perceived has been changed by social media and those that have embraced it in the right way have seen success. Obviously, there are quite a few who need help with this–especially local business owners who find it nearly impossible to find the time to actually put their social media technique into action. This has created opportunities for social media consultants to build a business for themselves whilst helping tiny and medium sized organizations. In the following article we are going to examine these opportunities and try to figure out how to create a social media business of your own.
In order to construct this sort of business you obviously have to have the necessary knowledge. If you are already a social media user, you could already be well positioned to help others but it’s still important to learn some formal knowledge about it and to ensure that your knowledge is up to date. The first area that the majority of business men and women have a difficult time with is the setting up of their pages and profiles on the various social media platforms. It’s up to you whether you concentrate on one area, like Facebook, or if you want to help men and women with all the different platforms. The main thing is that you can charge organizations for helping them to set up a Facebook page as an example, if that is something you are aware how to do.
The majority of the time you are going to be working with businesses who do have their profiles set up however they don’t understand how to use them properly. Maybe they haven’t had the time to do it or maybe they don’t understand that there are areas in which they’re able to improve. For example, you may find Facebook pages that are not properly optimized and that have failed to encourage individuals to like the page. It’s really easy, with the help of a small amount of research, to discover which organizations in your area need this help and it can be an excellent way to introduce yourself to the business owner and find other ways to help him or her out.
As you gain confidence in your abilities, you could get more involved with helping companies create their social media techniques like through training and coaching. It all depends on what level you want to take your business to and how much time and responsibility you wish to accept for yourself. No matter what, though, going to local meet ups and being prepared to take part in or give group presentations could open the doors to quite plenty of different opportunities. There are plenty of business owners who understand how important social media is and all these people need is some guidance and help.
There are definitely opportunities for you when you’ve got the knowledge and confidence to construct a business as a social media consultant.
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Lisa Thomas, the chief executive of M&C Saatchi Group, speaks to Campaign for International Women’s Day on 8 March.
Google executive chairman and former chief executive Eric Schmidt took to the stage at SXSW interactive alongside co-author of ‘The Digital Age’ Jared Cohen, Google’s director of its Ideas think tank, to discuss his views on privacy and the NSA, GCHQ, Russia and robots, reports Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith.
Each time you head over to another site while you are surfing, you have probably seen the adverts on every site you had been to. Most of these ads generate money for the owner when you just click on them, even though you have ordered nothing. There are countless people called affiliate marketers who are doing this. A lot of them do internet marketing full-time and make a monthly revenue of five figures. It is quite amazing that you could make a lot of money by selling someone else’s products, but that’s the reality of affiliate marketing programs.
The power is there to earn thousands each month and you don’t even have to have your own products to promote. You simply need to look for products, belonging to other folks, and promote them. When a sale is made through your affiliate link, you generate money. Let’s say the product costs $70 and your commission is 50%. That means you earn $35 each time your link leads to a purchase. Good money can be made without getting lumbered with any of the logistical responsibility such as shipping, refunds and the like. Just get many potential buyers to your web site, and get them to click your affiliate link. You will get commission on each and every unit sold because of your promotion of someone else’s product, or even a service. You can be paid a commission rate of anything from 10% to 75%, based on the specific affiliate program.
There are few, if any, other business models that allow you to earn money with such ease as affiliate marketing. Apart from being paid well, you don’t have to do things like create sales letters or create products. None of the problems that come with dealing with the customers, such as refunds or customer support, are anything you must be concerned with. You’ll need to identify affiliate programs you want to join and sign up with them to receive your so-called affiliate links, which identify you as the seller. This way you get a commission for your sales.
With being an affiliate marketer, you could make lots of money or very little with equal ease. A great deal of it will depend on the affiliate programs you sign up for and what kinds of campaigns you run. You need real people to see the products you are endorsing, or your dream of earning 5-figures will not be more than a dream.
Given that they really want their affiliates to generate sales, the people who own the products make available marketing tools. They may be articles to publish on your web site, or different forms of advertising such as banner advertising. These tools are effective, so you need to make use of them.
The magazine’s story claiming to have uncovered the founder of the digital currency drew a wave of attention, much of it negative.
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The country’s recently created telecommunications regulator issued tough new conditions that could break up virtual monopolies in phone service and television broadcasting.
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The future of business lies in the hands of empowered consumers and of companies’ empowered employees, the founder and chief executive of Change.org, Ben Rattray, said today (8 March) as businesses continue to operate in an increasingly transparent world.
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We’re rounding up the sights (and some sounds) from SXSW Interactive, courtesy of a moderated Instagram hub by Wayin. Keep checking back for more. (Twitter hub here.)
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Here’s your one-stop feed for the industry’s rolling take on SXSW, thanks to a Twitter hub from Wayin. (Check out our Instgram hub here.)
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In the age of the mobile device, a television network may need to rethink the size of its content. Clips may be better than episodes.
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