How To Turn Social Media Into Your Own News Channel

By 22 Comments August 30, 2011

What We Have Learned From 2011

There is no doubt that 2011 is the year when Mother Earth has been incredibly active, with the most notable results being earthquakes/tsunamis in New Zealand and Japan, cyclones and floods in Australia, and hurricanes on the East Coast of America.

I found it very interesting that for each and every one of these… Read the rest of this entry »

The Research Is In: How Important Are Facebook And Twitter For Your Google Rankings?

By 12 Comments August 3, 2011

Today, our triangle of the most important ingredients to ranking well on Google, as suggested by SEOMoz’s search engine ranking factors report and interpreted by yours truly, will be finally completed as we drill down into how social media influences our search engine rankings.

By the way, I’d love for you to let me know how well I… Read the rest of this entry »

How My Facebook And YouTube Profiles Led To An Invitation To Become A High Paid Speaker

By 32 Comments May 2, 2011

Greetings once more Entrepreneurs! I’m going off on a tangent today about engaging in the world of social media to build your profile, build your brand and grow your business. This is a topic we’re all pretty savvy about as online entrepreneurs, because we’re all doing it, and most of us will have experienced some success with it. I’m writing… Read the rest of this entry »

If Content Is King What Role Does Social Media Play?

By 32 Comments February 23, 2011

In a previous post, I wrote about “How To Get 55 Comments And 98 Likes On Your First Article Using Social Media“. In the article, I spelled out the process I used to gain traction to a blog post I wrote on a brand new blog, using Facebook as the only source of traffic. This article… Read the rest of this entry »

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Social Media Mistakes: Are You Forgetting Your Fundamentals?

By 91 Comments September 25, 2009

It’s interesting as a marketer to watch how the Internet has changed over the last ten years, especially what has changed for solo entrepreneurs and small business owners.

When I started investigating how to make money online in the late nineties, most strategies were e-commerce focused, or built specifically to take advantage of the dot-com bubble.

You either set… Read the rest of this entry »

Is Twitter A Time Waster Or A Powerful Business Tool?

By 65 Comments February 4, 2009

It’s pretty clear that Twitter is the social media star of 2009, at least so far.

In case you haven’t got an account yet, make sure you go to Twitter.com and register for free. After you have your account, you can begin by following my updates –

http://twitter.com/yarostarak

I won’t go into the details about how Twitter… Read the rest of this entry »

Yes I Am On Twitter

By 35 Comments April 14, 2008

You can follow me on Twitter here – http://twitter.com/yarostarak

Did you notice the tipping point? Twitter hit the tip somewhere in the last few months and it’s clearly gaining serious critical mass.

I’ve had a Twitter account for many months but largely ignored it because social media is such an attention suck and I already spend… Read the rest of this entry »