9 Ways to Grow Your Business Online With No Money

Creating a successful business online requires a lot of effort and time. Even if you don’t have the large marketing budgets you can still create traffic and hits and online action to your web page and here’s how:

1) Create a website that clearly defines what you do and what you offer. Make it very easy for a consumer to know exactly how you can help them or what you can provide. Write using the terminology that your consumers use, use the right keywords and Meta tags within your site. SEO start with the main page, so make sure the copy on your core website is written effectively.

2) Write effective company articles – This is the PR for your business. It is very important that when you write your articles you spell correctly and use good grammar. In writing articles, this is all about giving the reader some information about you and what you offer.

3) Write product reviews- Aside from articles that are more on a PR Press Release or informative format it is very important that you also write product reviews or service reviews on how your product is used or how a product you sell can help the consumer. Use good copy and tell a great company story.

4) Don’t forget about your blogs – It’s easy to put up a blog, post a blog and then never write another one again. Or maybe a few months go by before you write and post to your blog. Choose a day and time in your schedule and post to your blog. A lot of companies these days are hiring writers like me to update and post to their blogs. But if you feel you have the writing ability to manage this, pick a day like every Friday at noon and post to your blogs. This is all about increasing and growing your business.

5) One Blog, Two Blog, Three Blog…More – Pick blog heading and titles that best describe your products or services. Most companies offer more than one product or service, so dedicate a blog to each of those. You can include a list of all your other blogs on each of those blogs and interlink them. But don’t just settle with one, in this case more is better. Use blog titles that are relative to your key words.

6) The Blog Website – Blogs are now coming with pages, they are created more like websites. You can create an About Us page, a Services Page, contact, whatever you desire in your web pages, and this can be in addition to your current site or possibly be your main page. Utilize it. WordPress and Blogger both have this feature available now.

7) Comments – Comments are a great way to share a thought or opinion as well as who you are. Post comments and always leave a signature about yourself. Your name, website and contact info.

8) Submit your site or sites – Don’t forget to submit your sites to Search Engines, Directory lists, Ezine’s, and any and all publishing services you can find. This goes for your website, blogs and blogs that you may host with Blogging providers. Your articles can be submitted to thousands of SEO friendly directories and ezines out in the web. Set a goal to do a batch each month

9) Twitter – If you don’t already have a twitter account- set one up immediately. Twitter is a great way to drive clicks to your website, web pages, squeeze pages, articles or blogs.

All these internet marketing strategies cost no money, but simply your time or maybe someone else’s time for money and you will find reasonable rates for writers to manage these blogs and write your articles for you. And don’t forget that when you submit your articles, you leave a signature with the website you want to drive consumers to. Happy Selling!

The Purpose of Outdoor Wedding Lighting Is to Improve the Spirits of the Guests Present

An outdoor event allows you to expand the area of the venue and hence, make the decorations much more beautiful and attractive. Indoor events offer only a small amount of limited space to hold the party or social event. On the contrary, holding the event in an outdoor venue will provide a large amount of space for the entire party and one also has the options to include a swimming pool, trees, lawns and whatever else may be available to make the decorations more stunning. Now, regardless of whether the event is being held outdoor or indoor, proper colorful lights are an important part of the decorations. In the case of an indoor event, the use of proper lighting sets up the tone for the party and while it does the same for an outdoor event, it is also used to give the occasion a feel of the nature. It is said that the right type of outdoor event lighting can give an event the perfect start but similarly, setting up the decorations with the wrong kind of lightings can easily break an event and dampen the mood of every single person present. Hence, it is very important to make the choice of lights very carefully according to the needs and demands of the occasion. The lights chosen should not be dull but at the same time, not be overtly bright and all colors! The perfect blend of both is what gives the outdoor event lighting and the occasion the perfect mood.

One of the most special and memorable events in a person’s life is their wedding. This event marks the beginning of a new chapter of their life. Along with the couple, it also forms the base for the union of two families. Hence, this occasion needs the perfect beginning. Along with the main wedding and other arrangements, the decorations of the event also form an important part of the occasion. The decoration and the lighting help to improve the mood of the event and enhance the rejoicing spirits of the guests. The basic task of outdoor wedding lighting is to give the occasion a more beautiful and attractive appearance and makes it a memorable event. There are several types of wedding lights that can be used to create an attractive theme for the wedding party. There are many types of LED lights along with other forms of lights that can be used in different patterns to enhance the decorations.

There are several aspects to keep in mind when making the choice of the best lighting for the wedding. The location of the wedding, the area to be covered with lights and the theme of the event are important things to consider when selecting the right kind of lights for the outdoor wedding lighting. Also, your total budget for the entire event is important to remember. You definitely would not want to spend more money than you intend to. In that case, you would have to make compromises with either your budget or with other supplies of the event. Hence, it is important to carefully plan the event and the decoration before setting out to purchase the lightings.

Change Management Presentations – If You Have to Make Multiple Points Use This Structure

If you were to listen to the advice of most keynote speakers they’d say there there’s a simple recipe for making a presentation: make and point then tell a story.

But keynote speakers don’t have to make presentations that contain data or analysis. So what do you do if you have to present complex information or make multiple points for just one slide? When this happens you more than just simple advice, you need a system.

Probably like most of you I often have to do complex analysis. Sometimes it can involve gathering data over two or three different organisations. For example a few years ago I completed an analysis for a UK criminal justice system. I had to build a picture of how three different organisations worked together and problems that resulted from the interactions.

I had to explain the consequences of the following points.

1. Some police officers have to leave the scene of the crime without gathering all the statements
2. There are frequent late submission of police reports
3. There is a lack of clarity between prosecutors and police
4. There are poor arrangements in place for the provision of legal aid
5. There are often court cancellations due to lack of preparation (I actually had 10 points to make).

Here’s how I did it.

1. Soon after opening the presentation I explained that I had 10 key points to show them about the failure of the criminal justice system. I specifically mentioned the number of points so that the senior executives could track progress through the presentation.

2. I gave each point its own slide. And in-between the points I repeated the same slide which showed a blueprint of the system. This helped the audience to remember and understand how the whole thing knitted together. It also re-grabbed their attention by moving between the picture and the points.

3. After every point I reintroduced the blueprint but with a different part of the picture circled in red. This had the effect of:

a. Drawing attention to that part of the picture

b. Moving the executives mentally through the presentation and picture.

I recently met an executive who had been at the meeting. He mentioned how much he still remembered from the day and the simplicity of the structure I used. So here’s my advice to you, steal my system, use it and refine it. If you do you’ll get more than change from your presentations, you’ll get remembered.