Articles in the Make Friends Category
I’ve been having a content problem.
I write articles online, I write blog posts, and I write articles for my weekly e-zine. While there isn’t a shortage of content, I was becoming overwhelmed trying to write content for all 3 areas.
I want to provide premium content to those subscribed to my e-zine. I wanted to reward [...]
[ October 28, 2008; 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. ] I’m always surprised at how many people haven’t created an information product. I can whip out two to three information products a quarter and here what I use them for:
I create an eCourse to generate leads for my database (check out the Marketing Fit Detox on the right)
I create an audio product to include my [...]
Over the past few days, I’ve noticed a curious tactic that some Twitter users are employing to generate leads from this microblogging tool.
Whenever someone follows me, I follow them back. And then on first contact, they send a direct message to me (DM) that says:
“Thanks for the follow. I have a special bonus ebook for [...]
Twitter is a fast way to tell people what you’re doing at this very moment. However, you may be missing out on an easy way to build quality relationships on this microblogging tool. In this article, I’ll share with you the 3 fuss free ways to power up your relationships on Twitter.
Fuss Free Tip #1 [...]
About a month ago, I met with someone over coffee who was gung ho about blogging, podcasting and all walks of social media. I loved his enthusiasm, gave him some advice and within a week, he got his blog up and running.
I was quite pleased that he grasped things so quickly and equally pleased that [...]
Folks, I’m going to keep this short and sweet. Some people join Facebook and add every widget possible to their profile. Then, they invite others to do so.
Not a good idea. I ignore most of them, but I shall comment on one in particular. There’s one where you can buy people. Then, they send you [...]
In my quest to go on a social media diet, I looked at all the social networking websites I belong to. I’ve been social networking since 2003 (first one I joined was Ryze), but only one has become relevant - Facebook. Facebook has become so relevant to me, I no longer accept invitations to join [...]
Becky Rynor, a writer who attended the Podcasters Across Borders conference a couple weekends back, had an article published today on podcasting. The lousy thing is that you need a subscription in order to read the article. So un-podcast-like. I mean, the purchasing part.
In any case, I went to my closest Internationale Presse store and [...]

Hi, my name is Leesa Barnes. I'm a podcasting and social media expert, an active living enthusiast and author of Podcasting for Profit. I'm also the creator of Marketing Fit, a system that helps small businesses get active using social media in 3 simple steps.