Create a Thriving Business » google http://attractclientswithease.com/blog Business Tips to Attract Clients with Ease Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:04:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Have you checked out your local leads groups lately? http://attractclientswithease.com/blog/have-you-checked-out-your-local-leads-groups-lately/ http://attractclientswithease.com/blog/have-you-checked-out-your-local-leads-groups-lately/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:12:28 +0000 Caterina Rando http://attractclientswithease.com/blog/?p=117 Outside of the “big guys” like BNI, you might be amazed at the number of groups that are set up in your local area that only allow one person per business category and may not charge very much for membership or meetings.  Becoming a member of a leads group can be very fruitful for your business, especially because it provides an opportunity to develop a close network of people who you see frequently (every week or perhaps every other week) and as they get to know you, are set up to provide good quality leads for your business.

Most groups these days do not have a requirement that you bring a lead for someone to the meetings. However, the more you look out for the other members of the group, the more they are likely to give you referrrals to people in their lives.

To find groups in your area just do a Google search
networking+(your geographic area)+ 2009

I am sure you will get lots of search results.

Otherwise start your own group. I have a innovative strategy to make this a business breakthrough strategy. I call it a Circle of Eight. Check out this concept here.

]]> http://attractclientswithease.com/blog/have-you-checked-out-your-local-leads-groups-lately/feed/ 0 How to Use Google Alerts to Build Your Business http://attractclientswithease.com/blog/how-to-use-google-alerts-to-build-your-business/ http://attractclientswithease.com/blog/how-to-use-google-alerts-to-build-your-business/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:29:24 +0000 Caterina Rando http://attractclientswithease.com/blog/?p=43 When looking for ways to market your services in the building of your business, there are a number of tools you can use. Amongst those tools is Google Alerts. Google Alerts can do a number of things for your website through serving as a research tool that you can use all on your own. This allows you to stay on top of your game within your market so that you can have that “heads up” on your competition by staying up with what’s hot within the industry. Unfortunately, some don’t realize this useful tool because they don’t see how it can be effective.

This article will outline for you how you can use Google Alerts to your advantage and make your website even more successful.

The following are tips you can use to make Google Alerts work for you:

•    Make a list of keywords and phrases
Make a list of keywords and phrases that are relevant to your business. For example: If you are a coach and you’re looking to learn about what is happening within your line of business, you don’t want to receive e-mail alerts from Google Alerts about the fashion industry.

•    Sign up for Google Alerts
Google Alerts will notify you by e-mail about news pages and web pages that match the keywords and phrases that you chose. If news articles find their way into the top 10 results, you will be alerted. If web pages make it into the top 20 results in Google web search results, you will be notified. You will also be notified when new posts make it into the top fifty of Google Groups. To get all of this, you go to www.google.com/alerts and sign up for news alerts, group alerts, and web alerts.

•    Be sure to repeat the process
For each keyword or phrase, you have to repeat the process. Every single time a new keyword or phrase comes to mind, be sure to add those to your Google Alerts.

An even greater feature of Google Alerts is that it is a free tool that any webmaster can use. That is why you should visit Google Alerts today and sign up to receive alerts specific to your industry. It is like having your own set of spies without having to pay them a dime.

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