Comments on: 5 Steps for Simple and Effective Marketing http://tri.be/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/ WordPress event plugins for people who kick ass Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:47:17 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Missing Links: Your Weekend Reader http://tri.be/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-224 The Missing Links: Your Weekend Reader Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:22:34 +0000 http://tri.be/2007/09/17/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-224 [...] 5 Steps for Simple and Effective Marketing: Simply put, your customers and their projects slowly leak out of your bucket and into someone else’s bucket unless you take steps to actively keep it full. As the owners, it is our job to keep the bucket full of water. The only way to fill the bucket is through marketing and the sales. [...] [...] 5 Steps for Simple and Effective Marketing: Simply put, your customers and their projects slowly leak out of your bucket and into someone else’s bucket unless you take steps to actively keep it full. As the owners, it is our job to keep the bucket full of water. The only way to fill the bucket is through marketing and the sales. [...]

]]> By: Eric http://tri.be/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-223 Eric Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:49:28 +0000 http://tri.be/2007/09/17/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-223 UPDATE: I just finished my second month of using the "Get Clients Now" program and have posted it to my blog: http://theadmin.org/articles/2007/10/1/progress-review-september-2007 UPDATE: I just finished my second month of using the “Get Clients Now” program and have posted it to my blog:

http://theadmin.org/articles/2007/10/1/progress-review-september-2007

]]> By: shane http://tri.be/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-222 shane Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:10:30 +0000 http://tri.be/2007/09/17/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-222 What you are saying makes sense. I am still somewhat skeptical, based upon personal experience, but only time will tell. I love seeing your monthly updates on your business and will be watching those to see if your online socializing continues to drive new business. What you are saying makes sense. I am still somewhat skeptical, based upon personal experience, but only time will tell. I love seeing your monthly updates on your business and will be watching those to see if your online socializing continues to drive new business.

]]> By: Eric http://tri.be/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-221 Eric Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:27:59 +0000 http://tri.be/2007/09/17/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-221 @shane: What makes online networking work so great for me is that my target market is software companies and other highly technical firms. Since the majority of them read blogs and forums, that is where I go to make new connections. Say your target market is fashion companies, then you will probably put in a lot more face to face time at fashion events and the like. @shane: What makes online networking work so great for me is that my target market is software companies and other highly technical firms. Since the majority of them read blogs and forums, that is where I go to make new connections.

Say your target market is fashion companies, then you will probably put in a lot more face to face time at fashion events and the like.

]]> By: shane http://tri.be/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-220 shane Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:51:12 +0000 http://tri.be/2007/09/17/5-steps-for-simple-and-effective-marketing/#comment-220 I've been thinking about your article. What fascinates me is the use of the social portion of the web to drive business. A comment on a blog, being active on a forum. The fact that these can form as valid relationship building and as a result drive business is awesome. The question I keep asking myself is the likelihood that you can replace personal face-2-face networking with online networking. I've seen articles on <a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/how-to-use-social-networks-to-find-gigs/" rel="nofollow">using facebook/linkedin to get jobs</a> but have not found them to be so effective. I'd be curious to see if this is sustainable. That said, it depends on the connections you make. If you drive a partnership with a firm like us, rather than an end client, you can drive a work stream out of one relationship. I’ve been thinking about your article. What fascinates me is the use of the social portion of the web to drive business. A comment on a blog, being active on a forum. The fact that these can form as valid relationship building and as a result drive business is awesome.

The question I keep asking myself is the likelihood that you can replace personal face-2-face networking with online networking. I’ve seen articles on using facebook/linkedin to get jobs but have not found them to be so effective. I’d be curious to see if this is sustainable.

That said, it depends on the connections you make. If you drive a partnership with a firm like us, rather than an end client, you can drive a work stream out of one relationship.

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