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Chapters or Episodes

incu-biz.com — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:17:37 +0000

Chris Brogan asks a very unique question to bloggers, are you writing chapters or episodes when you write.

“in ‘chapters’ model, we get a little precis at the beginning of each episode. It says, “Previously, on ____.” Then, we get to see a few seconds that should remind us of whatever it was we saw [...]

Winning at Marketing (Duh!)

incu-biz.com — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:23:09 +0000

Download this new free report on simple Marketing Tricks to Build your business.

Powerful Social Media Tool

incu-biz.com — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:42:46 +0000

A great social media marketing tool for your arsenal is SproutSocial.com

Check it out and get a 30 day free trial.

Ignite your Facebook Presence

incu-biz.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:21:29 +0000

Currently Facebook offers the greatest source of traffic to your website, with an estimated 500 million users who spend an average of 55 minutes per day on it which is more than the time they spend on any other webpage even Google or YouTube.

There are two ways to draw traffic from [...]

Free business promotion! Can’t miss…

incu-biz.com — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:18:45 +0000

Want the secret to one of the best types of business promotions available that many of your competition don’t know about or utilize? It’s not always about paying for the right keyword for your pay-per-click campaign or even having the best website. It’s simply word of mouth.

Positive word of mouth advertising [...]

The Energy Suck

incu-biz.com — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:49:58 +0000

Dear Diary,

I have forsaken you over the last month. You see, I’ve been really busy and when it comes time to sit down and write a thought provoking blog post, I just don’t have the energy left. I try, honestly I do. But I’m limited by the same three resources every [...]

[Case Study] Denim Diapers

incu-biz.com — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:39:21 +0000

A great example of a disruptive ad. Do your ads make people stop and look?

Google’s SEO Report Card

incu-biz.com — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:53:19 +0000

Google’s SEO Report Card is a great read if you want to understand SEO from the source.

Think of it this way, if Google… the search engine owner is worried about Search Engine Optimization (SEO)… then you better be worried about SEO. If you think it’s not important, [...]

Burn Notice Rocks Facebook

incu-biz.com — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:24:17 +0000

What a great use of facebook by USA’s Burn Notice… Tonight is the season 4 premiere. Take a look at the video they put on their fan page. What a great way to engage loyal fans. And it was easy for them to do. This is someone taking Facebook promotion seriously.

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A trailer for a restaurant?

incu-biz.com — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:12:34 +0000

Announcing a new restaurant with a movie trailer… And not only that, but a new way to pay. Instead of the traditional order food, then pay your bill, this restaurant will sell tickets… That’s right tickets, because this restaurant is an event. It’s an experience.

What can you do differently in your business [...]

Do you know how to use your tools?

incu-biz.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:30:31 +0000

Just because you have the right tools in your arsenal doesn’t mean you actually know how to use them. Take a few moments to take an inventory of the tools at your disposal and see if you’re using them in the smartest way possible. Once you know how to use the tools you have, [...]

Introducing Logo Spark!

incu-biz.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 01:59:26 +0000

We’re excited to announce our new Logo Creation Service! Need a custom logo created? Is it time to update your logo? Incu-biz.com has you covered. Our logo service will give you the design you need at the right price.

Best of all we’ve kept the cost reasonable which allows you to get the [...]

Do you have a strong brand or a big bland

incu-biz.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:44:12 +0000

Does your brand scream look at me and see all that I can do for you, or does it simply invoke a yawn? Do people understand who you are and what you can do for them, or are you just another nameless face in the crowd. If you’re not standing out, people aren’t thinking about [...]

TV Advertising Guide using Google TV

incu-biz.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:47:26 +0000

Google has released a Getting Started guide to TV Advertising, and it’s actually not all that bad. The Getting Started guide was written for new advertisers to Google’s TV Ads program but it has a lot of information for people looking to [...]

Think You Can Avoid Social Media?

incu-biz.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:10:49 +0000

According to eMarketer:

By 2014, nearly two-thirds of all Internet users, or 164.9 million people, will be regular users of social networks.

Think you can avoid social media any longer?

Source eMarketer

Should you give everything away free?

incu-biz.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:36:22 +0000

Andy over at damniwish.com suggests it might not be a bad idea to give free stuff away. People who are looking for free stuff won’t pay anyway, and those who don’t want to do it for themselves will happily pay someone to do it.

How can you apply this to your small business? [...]

Self Employment Tax Calculator

incu-biz.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:28:16 +0000

If you are self employed, you know that you have to pay taxes. But how much? Well, H&R Block has a nice little calculator that helps you gauge roughly what your taxes will be. Or if you’re just starting out, you can budget for what your taxes will take out of your gross income.

Head [...]

Small Business Social Media Doubles

incu-biz.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:19:55 +0000

According to research from emarketer social media adoption by small businesses has nearly doubled from the previous year. As more small businesses felt the crunch of the economy, many turned to social media to help boost business and keep costs low.

Overall, 58% of respondents felt social media lived up to their [...]

Following a trend isn’t always the best plan

incu-biz.com — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:39:33 +0000

Just because Green is the hot trend, that doesn’t mean every business should follow that trend. If it doesn’t work for your business, that’s ok… don’t push it. My only guess as to how Hooters is green is that since the uniforms are so small they use very little water [...]

The 80/20 Rule

incu-biz.com — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:56:33 +0000

The Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule), states that, for many things, 80% of the consequences come from 20% of the causes. For instance, you wear 20% of the clothes in your closet 80% of the time. This equation also affects your business, as in 80% of your business will [...]

Viral Marketing – Keep it Light

incu-biz.com — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:33:01 +0000

Can you make people sneeze?

It is normal to be confused when you first hear the term “viral marketing.” You’ll be relieved to know that “viral marketing” has nothing to do with computer viruses. It is a term to describe marketing your business with things that can get passed around the Internet, such as eBooks, [...]

How Video Can Enhance A Website

incu-biz.com — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:42:22 +0000

Adding video to a website can greatly enhance its appeal. It allows communication with customers in a new and fresh way. The popularity of video on the web is growing rapidly. YouTube.com, one of the most popular video sites on the web was bought by Google for 1.65 billion dollars. Google would [...]

Want your ad to work? Make it shocking.

incu-biz.com — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:52:07 +0000

Are your ads getting through?

In order for your ads to be effective they need to be noticed. That’s an easy enough concept to understand. But realize we are bombarded on a daily basis with thousands of marketing messages, on top of all the other emails, facebook status updates, tweets, and more that we get. [...]

Thirteen SEO Tool Ideas

incu-biz.com — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:22:45 +0000

Search engine optimization

It is important to the success of any business with a presence on the web. So important that developers are continually creating tools to help business owners understand their market, know where they stand in the results, and determine which SEO tactics are working for them and which aren’t. Let’s take a [...]

Leadership Exposed: Things You Thought You Knew About Leadership

incu-biz.com — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:45:11 +0000

Much has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history. But there are certain leadership ideas that we ourselves fail to recognize and realize in the course of reading books. Here is a short list of things you thought you knew about leadership.

1. Leaders come in different [...]