Web 2.0 - How to Make Web 2.0 Work For Your Business - All the Time
What I'm talking about here are those Web 2.
0 sites (or social media sites, as some like to call them.
) The way to make them work for your business ALL THE TIME is by asking yourself only 2 questions.
1.
When you see a Web 2.
0 website, ask yourself: How can I use this in my business? Instead of writing fluff here, I'm going to write you an example.
Once I saw someone mention a website called Odiogo.
This site is about converting your blog into a podcast! That means you can convert each of your blog posts into a podcast using a natural voice.
Well, if you were a typical blogger you should say: this is cool, let's try it.
If you're a true take no prisoners internet marketer you should ask yourself: How can I use Odiogo in my business? Of course, for more exposure (after producing the podcasts you can submit them to directories) and all that.
But this is too obvious.
Let's try another website.
For this purpose I'll go to the web 2.
0 directory and randomly choose one.
OK, for example let's choose tinychat.
If you came to this website with the perspective of an ordinary surfer you may say: "Well, nice stuff, I maybe need this sometimes.
" But if you came and asked yourself the question as a business owner then suddenly you'll see lots of opportunities.
If you have a userbase getting in touch through Skype is good idea but takes a time.
But how about using this quick chat service for a text conference! You might also want to introduce the scarcity factor and limit the number of members who can join.
But this is not enough.
There's one more crucial step you need to take below 2.
Implement your idea as you go If you've ever heard of Eben Pagan (the authority behind the dating industry on the internet, also known as David DeAngelo) and read some of his materials you'll know he teaches what is known as 'speed of implementation.
' There's been research done where salespeople's habits and behaviors were studied in order to determine what commonalities the most successful ones had.
They found that almost all successful salespeople implement an idea as soon as it comes to their mind instead of consulting with their family, friends and so on.
After all, how would you know if an idea works unless you test it? Well, once you did step 1 (the idea generation step) you need to make this crucial step.
Try it right away.
Let's use the previous two examples.
Once you found about Odiogo, try and convert 10 of your blog posts into podcasts, find some podcast directories and submit your podcasts to them.
That's a good start (you might want to do this multiple times for better tests.
) This "speed of implementation" approach sets you apart from your competition.
What if you found that your idea WORKS? You just found another thing you can do for bigger traffic! Now let's talk about the second example.
What if you found that TinyChat works perfectly leading to better relationships and satisfaction from your active newsletter subscribers? You'll never know unless you test.
Challenge what you know by testing it.
The first thing I recommend you test is Google Friend Connect on Blogger.
If you have any other idea of how to improve this process of taking advantage of social media for your business drop me a line.
0 sites (or social media sites, as some like to call them.
) The way to make them work for your business ALL THE TIME is by asking yourself only 2 questions.
1.
When you see a Web 2.
0 website, ask yourself: How can I use this in my business? Instead of writing fluff here, I'm going to write you an example.
Once I saw someone mention a website called Odiogo.
This site is about converting your blog into a podcast! That means you can convert each of your blog posts into a podcast using a natural voice.
Well, if you were a typical blogger you should say: this is cool, let's try it.
If you're a true take no prisoners internet marketer you should ask yourself: How can I use Odiogo in my business? Of course, for more exposure (after producing the podcasts you can submit them to directories) and all that.
But this is too obvious.
Let's try another website.
For this purpose I'll go to the web 2.
0 directory and randomly choose one.
OK, for example let's choose tinychat.
If you came to this website with the perspective of an ordinary surfer you may say: "Well, nice stuff, I maybe need this sometimes.
" But if you came and asked yourself the question as a business owner then suddenly you'll see lots of opportunities.
If you have a userbase getting in touch through Skype is good idea but takes a time.
But how about using this quick chat service for a text conference! You might also want to introduce the scarcity factor and limit the number of members who can join.
But this is not enough.
There's one more crucial step you need to take below 2.
Implement your idea as you go If you've ever heard of Eben Pagan (the authority behind the dating industry on the internet, also known as David DeAngelo) and read some of his materials you'll know he teaches what is known as 'speed of implementation.
' There's been research done where salespeople's habits and behaviors were studied in order to determine what commonalities the most successful ones had.
They found that almost all successful salespeople implement an idea as soon as it comes to their mind instead of consulting with their family, friends and so on.
After all, how would you know if an idea works unless you test it? Well, once you did step 1 (the idea generation step) you need to make this crucial step.
Try it right away.
Let's use the previous two examples.
Once you found about Odiogo, try and convert 10 of your blog posts into podcasts, find some podcast directories and submit your podcasts to them.
That's a good start (you might want to do this multiple times for better tests.
) This "speed of implementation" approach sets you apart from your competition.
What if you found that your idea WORKS? You just found another thing you can do for bigger traffic! Now let's talk about the second example.
What if you found that TinyChat works perfectly leading to better relationships and satisfaction from your active newsletter subscribers? You'll never know unless you test.
Challenge what you know by testing it.
The first thing I recommend you test is Google Friend Connect on Blogger.
If you have any other idea of how to improve this process of taking advantage of social media for your business drop me a line.
