Patrick Shannon & Viva Cisco Spotlight

Squawk! Some parrots have a mind of their own – especially if their name is Cisco! Cisco is a witty and lively parrot ready to take on the world to get what he wants, and what he wants is to be famous in his fantastical town of Topopootl. Written in the form of a trilogy, each book within [amazon_link id=”B003XNTZVQ” … Read More

How I Went From 0 to 1,012 Blog Subscribers in 101 Days

Via Scoop.it – Honoree Marketing Tips & NewsAn excellent article on how to strategically generate more traffic for your blog by targeting the right audiences for your content.  Very useful for businesses who want to capitalize blogging as a tool for driving up more profits.   It took me 101 days to hit 1,012 subscribers. I did it by using … Read More

From the Mailbox: Grandloving Readers Choice Awards FINALIST!

We are always happy to hear from our honorees, so you can just imagine how excited we were when Susan Johnnson, award-winning author of Grandloving: Making Memories with Your Grandchildren sent this note … [amazon_link id=”0967534976″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Grandloving:[/amazon_link] is on the short-list for the top five grandparenting books in the 2012 Readers Choice Awards sponsored by about.com. [amazon_link id=”0967534976″ … Read More

How To Use Content To Turn Fans Into Paying Customers

Via Scoop.it – Honoree Marketing Tips & NewsBy Patricia Redsicker –  http://bit.ly/xPDu0z    How do you attract passionate customers? What can you do to cut through the noise and get people to notice what you have to say?   The answer is CONTENT—interesting and compelling information that helps solve your customers’ problems.   Why Content? It’s interesting content that drives people to … Read More

Weighing Up Google+ – What You and Your Clients Should Know

Via Scoop.it – Honoree Marketing Tips & NewsA look at how to install +1 badges, whether joining Google+ is right for your site and some serious concerns with Google Plus and your site.   With so many diverse opinions, why not share all and let you dear reader decide…Via www.stateofsearch.com

Trend: Interest-based Social Networks Are Next

Via Scoop.it – Honoree Marketing Tips & NewsJay Jamison writes on Techcrunch: “Interest-based social networks have a markedly different focus and approach than Facebook.   The Pinterest, Thumb and Foodspottings of the world enable users to focus and organize around their interests first, whereas Facebook focuses on a user’s personal relationships.   Facebook offers us a social utility to deepen … Read More

Meet Brenda Reeves Sturgis – author of 10 Turkeys in the Road

 Thanksgiving may only come once a year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate a little turkey fun year-round! With Brenda Reeves Sturgis’ [amazon_link id=”0761458476″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]10 Turkeys in the Road[/amazon_link], the wobbly gobblers offer both a silly story and a wonderfully illustrated counting activity. See? A perfect book to read and enjoy with little learners whatever the season. Brenda loved reading and writing … Read More