SURREALestate.org http://surrealestate.org The Crossroads of the Collective Unconscious Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:46:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 EducatorsCONNECT Listed as the #1 Emerging Social Network by YouNet http://surrealestate.org/educatorsconnect-listed-as-the-1-emerging-social-network-by-younet/ http://surrealestate.org/educatorsconnect-listed-as-the-1-emerging-social-network-by-younet/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:46:25 +0000 admin http://surrealestate.org/?p=187 St. Paul, MN – April 14, 2012 - EducatorsCONNECT has been listed as “The #1 Emerging Social Network” by YouNet.  The “Top 10 Emerging Social Network List” is published monthly by YouNetSearch. YouNet is a US-based company with business offices located in Boston, Massachusetts. With the emergence of niche social networks, YouNet’s mission is to empower businesses to leverage social networking to increase productivity.

 

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Every business needs a secure and reliable brand that draws customers in from search engines and social sites. Without effective branding, the website that you own is just one in hundreds of thousands, and you may be losing out to a more effective marketing campaign from your rivals. The recent proliferation of branding in media and particularly in social networking sites is partially as a response to the demand for more connections between the company and their customers, and partially because the business has seen the opportunity to directly market their goods to the general public.

social media marketingWorking with social media sites is an entertaining way of spending an afternoon, but if you are seriously committed to the idea of social media marketing, then you need to seriously step up a gear, and put a committed social media strategy into effect. Developing a strategy will allow you to lay plans and work out what is the best for your website, as well as the image that you want to present to the world. The latter question is the most important, because most people just do not realise that the first impression from a social media site can have the major role in whether someone wants to use your business, or not.

Making a good impression means clean, elegant design, a website without clutter, and posts and other content which is relevant and engaging. Without these aspects, your website is not likely to be picked up by other sites, and this is at least part of what will drive clients to your own site, and make them look at the things that they are offering. If you do your social media marketing correctly, then you will not only find yourself bringing in clients from the networks, but also more from search engines such as Google, and from other sites that you may not even have heard of.

There are many ways of branding in media, such as blogging, using Facebook and Twitter, or having a forum on your website. These will all bring you customers to your site, and will encourage them to return again. Using these forms of social media marketing allows you to get the best from your website design, and will also allow you to make contact with people outside the ordinary sphere of your visitors. Extending your reach like this means that you can get a good response from many new customers who would not notice you except for your online presence.

For assistance with setting up an online social media marketing and branding it effectively, go to the website http://www.BrandGoLive.com and speak to one of their design experts about your needs. Brand Go Live helps you claim your brand on 300 popular social networks. The Social Media Marketing Experts at “Brand Go Live” will create online properties for you. These are HOT social media properties that have reached the top of the charts. Your social media properties will be inter-linked, you gain backlinks from hundreds of networks with up to 9 Google PageRank, we transfer everything we create for you and you own it. Learn more by visiting the website.

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Having A Quantitative Metrics for Value Creation

If one is looking to make a successful presentation to another business, he should do so with supporting data. There would now be a need to quantify one’s value to customers by translating the value into dollar amounts. Different firms are finding out that traditional gauges of client loyalty and client satisfaction are not coming up as expected in terms of being able to given an accurate financial gauge. B2B firms now have to answer the question that clients pose: How much more profitable is my company by doing transactions with you compared to doing business with Company X or Company Y?

In order to have a more accurate financial measure, B2B companies are turning to 3rd party technology providers. These 3rd parties could usually present customized solutions whether in the area of measuring sale or profitability. Their main goal is to give an understanding to businesses on how specific services have made an impact to the sales and bottomline of customers. Some 3rd party companies could be as specific as measuring the increase in profit by engaging in business with a particular company in comparison with another firm. This type of product is thus suited in a business to business type of industry.

Analyzing Individuals Online

Boiling down to individual consumers would ultimately be the goal of online B2B marketing. This would be the case even when it comes to mass marketing campaigns. Gone are the days when marketing strategies touch on the general sentiment of a given target market. The trend now is understanding individual online intricacies. Those people engaged in the business to business industry will be analyzed individually to be able cite specific needs that can be provided by a certain vendor.

Because of the technology available to scour and analyze vast amounts of data, companies are now able to pinpoint specific individuals which could be worthy targets for a specific marketing purpose. Even social media is a potent tool for these researchers. The activities of people across different social media sites can actually be analyzed to pinpoint one’s buying intentions.

The ultimate objective now is to point where a specific individual is at the buying process stage and be able to customize marketing content according to that pinpointed stage. Some softwares could now score the number of times a specific individual visits a particular site. The score increases as the individual’s visits increases. There would then be softwares to compute their level of interest according to these visit scores and other online buying behaviour. This is an altogether different ballgame than simply just waiting for demographic data provided by research firms that could not capture online buying behaviour in real time.

Creativity with the Content

Another online B2B marketing trend also points to getting creative with online content. Whether it’s a blog or a social media page, B2B practitioners should be able to capture their target market’s interest by putting up creative content. However, creativity today is not just limited to artistic and copywriting skills. It also translates to how people use algorithms, workflow, data and analytics to improve creatively the functions and content of a particular site.

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If you plan on being an active power-user, you can get 10 GB of storage space to upload files (approximately 9 million document pages), instant messaging (IM) for private conversations in real-time chat and the ability to create forums, discussion groups, and polls–PLUS document publishing, commenting, rating, readcasting and collaboration via Scribd.com integration. Get More Information.

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Blue violins play

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By Jennifer Chiera

Somehow you’ve found your way to the internet, and if you’re reading this article, then you are one step closer to registering your first domain name. Whether you’re looking to register a name for a personal blog, or for your online business, the right domain name can mean the difference between success and failure.

Once you are familiar with the basics, you will feel confident enough to make a sensible decision, and find the best domain name solution for your specific needs.

What is a domain name? The best way to understand the concept of a domain name is to think of it as a mask, or the alphanumeric equivalent of an ip address. This mask allows you to access web pages on the internet in an easy to remember way. For example the domain name for this site is http://www.DomainBash.com. That is a lot easier to remember than something that looks like 24.195.85.161, which is what the ip address that the domain name is masking. Your domain name will essentially become your online identity, and how your visitors will be able to find your website in the endless sea of sites that is the web.

Understanding the parts Now that you have a basic understanding of what a domain name is, you are ready to understand the individual parts of the domain name. Again we will use http://www.domainbash.com for our example. The www stands for “world wide web” which encompasses all things accessible on the internet. The second part, which is the part where some minor creativity will help, is the domain name – in our example, this would be domainbash. This, more often times than not, is also the name of your website, or business. Last, we have the TLD – Top Level Domain, or the extension. There are various extensions available for your consideration.

TLDs In Depth TLDs can be further broken down into gTLDs (generic top level domains) and ccTLDs (country code top level domains).

Generic Top Level Domains gTLDs .aero – airport industry .biz – business .com – commercial, unrestricted .coop -cooperatives .edu – US education .gov - US government .info – informational, unrestricted .mil – US military .museum – museums .name – individuals .net – networks,unrestricted .org – organizations, unrestricted

Country Code Top Level Domains ccTLDs There are over 240 ccTLDs which correspond to country codes. Some ccTLDs offer open registration, while others restrict their usage. Some that offer open registration are .cc – Cocos (Keeling) Islands, .bz – Belize, and .ws – Western Samoa, to name just a few. The entire list can be found at the Globe Domains Blog - http://www.globedomains.com

Using ccTLDs that are available to you in your area is a good way to get a quality domain name that suits your website or business.

Using a ccTLD is no different than using the more popular gTLDs, and you will have a better chance of obtaining the domain name you really want, rather than settling for a .com domain name that is just so-so.

Where should I register my domain? I have been dealing with domain names for quite some time now, so I’ve dealt with many domain name registrars. An important factor that you may not consider right away is how much control you have over your domain name(s). The key is going with a company that has a well known reputation. Reputations speak for themselves. The company you choose should have outstanding customer support and a simple control panel so that you can easily control your domain name settings.

For domain name registration, I recommend two companies. 1. GoDaddy.com and 2) eNom.com.

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Both of these companies have outstanding reputations, plus offer the best control panels I’ve seen. The last thing you want is to be overwhelmed by your domain name. If it so happens that you don’t like the registrars I’ve recommended, feel free to do your own research, and find a company that works for you and your business.

The Aftermarket

Unless the domain name you want to register is very unique, I wouldn’t count on it being available for registration using the .com extension. That’s not to say that it’s not for sale, however. After you try to register your name, and you find that has already been registered, go directly to the web address on the net, and see what’s there. Sometimes there will be a developed website, sometimes there will be nothing but an error page, and sometimes you will find that the domain name is for sale by owner. You can then attempt to contact the current owner to purchase the domain on the aftermarket.

Domain names are generally more expensive on the aftermarket, so expect to pay more than you would if you were registering the domain name through a company like GoDaddy.com. Keep in mind the domain name market is competitive. The cost can be tremendous depending on the demand for the name. If you are just starting out, using an alternative extension would be a better option for you. Those will a larger budget should seriously consider investing in their first choice domain name if the option is available.

Whatever you decide to do, remember that your domain name is your web presence. You want people to remember your domain name, and never forget it. Try to choose something that represents your website or business, while being memorable and pleasant to say aloud. People tend to forget cumbersome domain names with too many words. Try to keep it as short as possible, if possible and let it flow.

I chose DomainBash.com because it related to domain names, without being restrictive. It is also unique which allows me trademark or brand the name. Combining a more common keyword, in this case “domain” with another word that is less commonly used “bash” is always a good idea if you want to include keywords in your domain.

If you have any questions relating to this article, and you still don’t feel prepared to register a domain name, please feel free to contact me by visiting one of the sources below, and I will help you in any way that I can.

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