http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog Informative business, marketing, investment And more Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:06:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/marketing-general/re-activating-a-dormant-project-case-srtudy.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/marketing-general/re-activating-a-dormant-project-case-srtudy.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:51:47 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=2720 Placing a project on hold can often be very positive as we discovered when we sat down and re-evaluated what to do with GolfandBiz, a venture we started in 2010. Here's some background and what we have done to re-activate this dormant project ...]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/marketing-general/re-activating-a-dormant-project-case-srtudy.html/feed 0 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/why-google-plus-is-now-our-primary-social-media-channel.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/why-google-plus-is-now-our-primary-social-media-channel.html#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:46:38 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=2709 Google+ delivers a few things which every business can benefit from, including the following which have led me to making Google+ our primary social media channel...]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/why-google-plus-is-now-our-primary-social-media-channel.html/feed 0 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/affiliate-marketing-marketing-2/converting-your-affiliate-marketing-referrals-to-buyers.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/affiliate-marketing-marketing-2/converting-your-affiliate-marketing-referrals-to-buyers.html#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:59:54 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=2641 Today most marketers are happy if they achieve a 0.5% - 1% conversion on their promotions and simply forget about the huge non-buyer percentage. It's the "statistics of the business" as many put it. Thinking this way is not good enough... ]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/affiliate-marketing-marketing-2/converting-your-affiliate-marketing-referrals-to-buyers.html/feed 0 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/a-simple-way-to-monetize-your-facebook-twiitter-and-google-plus-activities.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/a-simple-way-to-monetize-your-facebook-twiitter-and-google-plus-activities.html#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:23:47 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=2242 Shares and tweets of content from other sites is a valuable way to engage and build relationships on social media services. However, what they don’t give you is a payback for the time you put in to finding and sharing this quality content.]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/a-simple-way-to-monetize-your-facebook-twiitter-and-google-plus-activities.html/feed 0 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/internet/relax-it-takes-time-to-change-the-world.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/internet/relax-it-takes-time-to-change-the-world.html#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:42:27 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=2202 Enthusiasm is a wonderful thing. It spurs people to go the extra mile, try things they have never done before, and it’s a major driver in innovation. However, at the same time, it can bring you unstuck when that enthusiasm is conveyed through statements which come across as hype ...]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/internet/relax-it-takes-time-to-change-the-world.html/feed 0 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/three-generations-of-online-communities-1985-1995-today.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/three-generations-of-online-communities-1985-1995-today.html#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:35:45 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=117 In 1985 it was Online Services, in 1995 it was Bulletin Boards and the emergence of AOL, and today it's social media. When you take a close look, the technology has changed but the general principles behind all services are still the same...]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/three-generations-of-online-communities-1985-1995-today.html/feed 3 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/internet/are-blog-comments-vital-or-a-diversion.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/internet/are-blog-comments-vital-or-a-diversion.html#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:55:13 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=2037 Blogs are an important part of a website strategy – as a vehicle for sharing and subsequently generating engagement through their Comments facilities. Nonetheless, two days ago, we disabled the Comments facility on our Blog and hid all past comments to maintain consistency...]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/internet/are-blog-comments-vital-or-a-diversion.html/feed 0 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/internet/why-social-media-is-not-a-priority-for-many-internet-entrepreneurs.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/internet/why-social-media-is-not-a-priority-for-many-internet-entrepreneurs.html#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:26:40 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=1920 Social media promoters forget that the Internet is a diverse medium and that when people go looking for a solution to a need, they aren’t doing so within Facebook but rather through a search engine - and when they find it, they subscribe to that website or blogs newsletter /updates, or make a purchase. I stress “a solution to a need” above because these are the people who are in spend mode...]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/internet/why-social-media-is-not-a-priority-for-many-internet-entrepreneurs.html/feed 0 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/why-you-should-be-on-google-plus-now.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/why-you-should-be-on-google-plus-now.html#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:53:31 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=1747 This is not a Facebook slap! In fact I’m not going to even suggest you drop your Facebook account or spend less time there. Rather, this post provides one reason ahead of all others as to why you should also join Google+ if you haven’t done so already. NOW is the time to get active ...]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/social-media/why-you-should-be-on-google-plus-now.html/feed 0 http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/marketing-general/parameters-for-picking-the-right-partners.html http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/marketing-general/parameters-for-picking-the-right-partners.html#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:26:41 +0000 George Notaras http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/?p=1716 The one sure thing about business is that you cannot afford to operate as an island, that no matter how big or small your business may be, it can benefit through partnerships with others within your industry or sectors you want to enter.Picking the right partners, individuals or companies who will deliver what they say or is agreed, is actually a challenge...]]> http://www.wealthtraders.com/blog/marketing/marketing-general/parameters-for-picking-the-right-partners.html/feed 0