http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog Free tips, advice, ideas and how to's for Small Businesses Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:35:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/03/facebook-changes-coming-soon/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/03/facebook-changes-coming-soon/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:43:42 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3851
My friends over at Mainstreet reminded me that some mandatory changes are in store at the end of March for Facebook business pages.  To learn more about what you need to do to make sure your business page won't be negatively affected by these changes, visit the link below. If you currently have a custom [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/03/facebook-changes-coming-soon/feed/ 1 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/03/pinterest/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/03/pinterest/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:24:39 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3845
I've been meaning to write an article on Pinterest but Jennifer Cario beat me to it and she did a great job of explaining what it is and how to use it both for fun or to gain exposure for your content online.  Here are the links to Part 1 and 2 of her series [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/03/pinterest/feed/ 1 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/03/kekaha-oceanside-vacation-rentals/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/03/kekaha-oceanside-vacation-rentals/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:00:55 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3834
Featured Website Project:  I just completed a website refurbishment for my friend and client, Kendall Koetje of Kekaha Oceanside.  Kekaha Oceanside features a selection of affordable and luxury beach homes and cottages on Kauai's sunny, slow paced west side.  The new site is built on WordPress, an open source content management system where it can [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/03/kekaha-oceanside-vacation-rentals/feed/ 0 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/02/google-analytics/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/02/google-analytics/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:22:22 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3786
I just finished taking my Google Analtyics Exam and I am pleased to report that I passed!  While I've been installing and reviewing my clients' website analytics for years, I thought it was time to get my Google certification by taking the 70 question Google Analytics Exam, even though it meant giving up my Sunday [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/02/google-analytics/feed/ 1 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/02/understanding-website-analytics/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/02/understanding-website-analytics/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:43:22 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3777
I just happened upon some great video presentations by Google Analytics for interpreting your monthly website reports.  If you are a client of Emagine you probably receive monthly analytic reports with graphs and data that might be a little confusing.  The following short video presentations will help you understand each metric provided in the reports [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/02/understanding-website-analytics/feed/ 1 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/01/stop-sopa/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/01/stop-sopa/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:15:55 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3772
The internet we know and love is at risk. Help save it. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could profoundly affect the future of the internet. It's called the Stop Online Piracy Act. The fact is that this legislation as written won't stop piracy. But it would pose a serious threat to [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/01/stop-sopa/feed/ 0 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/01/wise-stamp-email-signatures/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/01/wise-stamp-email-signatures/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:50:01 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3754
Here's a handy tool for adding social media icons to your Email signatures if you use Gmail, Yahoo!Mail, WindowsLive Mail or AOL .  You can add inspirational quotes, your most recent blog post as well as your social media profile links for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN, YouTube.com and many more!  The app is free and can [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/01/wise-stamp-email-signatures/feed/ 0 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/01/website-check-up-time/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/01/website-check-up-time/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:19:07 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3627
Aloha & Happy New Year everyone!  Thank you for your continued interest in Emagine's Small Business Marketing Blog. This is a great time of year, with resolutions fresh in mind to review your website and online marketing to make sure it is up to date.   If you don't make it a habit to visit [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2012/01/website-check-up-time/feed/ 0 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2011/12/oodle/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2011/12/oodle/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:26:26 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3551
  I just learned about another Free classified listing site called Oodle. Out to reinvent online classifieds, Oodle provides consumers with a friendly local marketplace to buy, sell and trade. Oodle Pro, launched earlier this year, enables local property managers, real estate agents and car dealers to join the conversation by adding their identity and [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2011/12/oodle/feed/ 1 http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2011/12/using-video-to-showcase-your-business/ http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2011/12/using-video-to-showcase-your-business/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:01:20 +0000 Michelle Harrington http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/?p=3184
On the recommendation of my friend Debra, I started playing with an online video creation site called Animoto.com recently.  In addition to creating low-budget videos to help my clients promote their vacation properties, I also used it to celebrate my daughter's 16th birthday.  Its super easy to use, drag and drop and you can create [...]]]> http://emaginewebmarketing.com/blog/2011/12/using-video-to-showcase-your-business/feed/ 0