Self Improvement Site
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
Articles from Donna Gunter | Selfgrowth.com
- Signature System: 5 Proven Steps to Creating a Signature Program That Attracts Clients Like Crazy! - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Donna GunterIf you teach what you know in some way (as a speaker, author, coach, trainer, or consultant), you'll soon discover that no one buys training, consulting or coaching. They buy a solution to their problems. So, rather than trying to sell your service (a group coaching package, for example), sell a ...
Views: 4935(3 votes) - How to Create Your Target Market Profile - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2009 from Donna GunterMuch has been written on how to locate and define your target market. However, there is a problem with this process. Once you have defined that target market, you're probably completely overwhelmed with all the details and facts you have collected about this target market and have absolutely no ...
Views: 4383 - How to Install the Facebook Like Button On Every Page of Your Site - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Donna GunterFacebook is the most rapidly growing social networking platform, with over 400 million active users (and climbing quickly). With so many users and with people's preoccupation with Facebook, it makes sense to use the "Like" button to help virally spread the word about what you do to others who ...
Views: 2820 - 7 Reasons Why an Online Business is the PERFECT Business for Introverts - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Donna GunterI recently realized that much of my 1970's childhood upbringing both enhanced my natural tendency toward introversion and prepared me to own a virtual online business. I grew up out in the country, about 10 miles out of town. My friends lived 10 miles from town in other directions (about 20 ...
Views: 2400(4 votes) - Top 5 Favorite Wordpress Themes for Service Business Owners - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Donna GunterThe blogging platform, Wordpress, has proven itself to be a robust host for an online content management system (CMS), especially with the development of new Wordpress themes and plugins. I was skeptical at first, as I was a devout user of Typepad and kept hearing of so many tech troubles that ...
Views: 2358 - How I Won a Scholarship Using Fiverr, Wordpress and Social Networking - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2012 from Donna GunterFiverr.com is one of the coolest sites that I've discovered in the last year. You can find people offering a LARGE variety of services and tasks, each available for a payment of $5. Of course, you do get what you pay for here, so some of the results aren't worth the $5 you paid, while others ...
Views: 2262 - Social Networking: 7 Strategies to Finding Your Target Market on Twitter - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Donna GunterSocial networking using Twitter seems to be the most popular way to connect today, from celebrity Ashton Kutcher's challenge to Oprah to reach one million friends first (Ashton won) to a U.S. State Department official contacting the co-founder of Twitter to delay upgrading the Twitter system so ...
Views: 2017(4 votes) - 15 Powerful Ways to Promote Your Teleclass - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2009 from Donna GunterTeleclasses, also referred to as teleseminars, teleconferences, and webinars (with the added component of seeing a presentation) provide a platform for online service business owners to connect virtually with prospects around the world via a teleconference bridge line and share information with ...
Views: 1952(2 votes) - ECourse Marketing: 10 Steps to Triple Your Prospect Conversions with an Email Mini-Course - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2010 from Donna GunterFor years, I've been giving away a PDF ebook as my client attraction device to entice prospects to sign up for my list. This strategy has served me well as a way to grow my list. However, what I've discovered during that time is that many people download my ebook and then never open it. So, as ...
Views: 1803 - 13 Essential Wordpress Plug-ins for Every Wordpress Installation - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Donna GunterI'm just now jumping on the Wordpress bandwagon and am starting to convert many of my sites to Wordpress. Now that I've decided to use this platform, I needed to determine which plug-ins were most essential to my site's success. If you don't carefully select your plug-ins, you can accidentally ...
Views: 1786(3 votes) - Amazon.com Marketing: How to Get Your Blog Published on Amazon's Kindle - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2009 from Donna GunterAmazon's Kindle is a electronic book-reading device that allows people to purchase and download electronic versions of books, newspapers, and magazines. Now, you can have your blog available to Kindle readers, as well. Best of all, you can get paid for this strategy. However, you don’t get to ...
Views: 1749 - Article Marketing SEO: 7 SEO Tweaks to Make the Search Engines LOVE Your Articles! - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Donna GunterI had a conversation with a potential client this week about her article marketing SEO efforts. She had hired someone to submit her articles to article directories and social networking sites, but she wasn't getting the results she expected. I took a quick look at her articles on one of the ...
Views: 1724(5 votes) - The 4 Secret Questions You MUST Answer Before Seeking Joint Venture Partners - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Donna GunterIf I had to begin my business again from scratch, I would look at forming strategic alliances and seeking joint ventures partners much sooner in my business growth plan. Asking a more successful business owner to help you promote your site or to form an alliance where you both benefit is one of ...
Views: 1662 - Social Networking: 10 Steps to Finding Your Target Market in Facebook - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Donna GunterEveryone is talking about social networking, and many claim social networking to be the panacea for all of your marketing ills. Marketing on social networking sites like Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter can help you increase the size of your email list and help you grow your business. The key to ...
Views: 1659(2 votes) - 7 Steps to Creating a Google Plus Page for Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Donna GunterJust like Facebook and Linkedin, businesses can now create their own Google Plus pages. I can hear you now, saying, "Oh, no! Not another social networking site! Why bother with this?" The short answer is that Google Plus pages won't be a relevant for every business. But since Google accounts ...
Views: 1607 - Do You Use Your Introversion as An Excuse for Not Marketing Yourself? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2010 from Donna GunterI've often been complimented on my ability to be fearless. No, I've never skydived from a plane or bungee-jumped from a bridge, but I have taken chances and risks in my life that friends told me that they'd never take. Most surprising was that I'd do these things given my natural introverted ...
Views: 1604 - 5 Most Effective Online Continuity Program Models - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Donna GunterContinuity programs are the "new" online business model that has recently escalated in popularity. No longer is it good enough to simply sell information products for a one-time sale or sell your services online. Instead, online business owners need to seriously think about changing their ...
Views: 1565(7 votes) - 5 Proven Strategies to Keep You From Being Held Hostage by Your Virtual Team - by Submitted on May 10, 2012 from Donna GunterI began working with a new client last week in my Automated Authority Marketing Program, and of course, I needed access to his various online services being managed by his virtual team. It's been over a week, and I'm still gathering all the info that I need to be able to access his accounts, ...
Views: 1546 - Article Marketing: 7 Steps to a Great Author Resource Box That Drives Targeted Traffic to Your Site - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Donna GunterSyndicating your articles online, also referred to as article marketing, is the #1 way to drive traffic back to your web site, if done correctly using an author resource box. Why? Because content is king in this new age of Internet marketing. While I've always advocated great content as a ...
Views: 1477 - Automate Your Marketing: 5 Most Effective Automated Marketing Tasks for More Clients and Greater Sales - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2010 from Donna GunterHaving to market your business, whether online or offline, is the bane of existence for most business owners. Too many times you get pulled in multiple directions, trying this and trying that, with no real plan or schedule in mind. Mired down by the details, marketing is often pushed to the ...
Views: 1468 - Content Syndication: 7 Easy Steps to Convert Your Content Into Video - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2012 from Donna GunterTurning your article into video for content syndication isn't as difficult as you might think. Video is a powerful medium, and more and more people are relying on video to get their information. The online video giant, YouTube, has 162.5 million visitors each month, according to Quantcast. ...
Views: 1458 - How To Write A Short Report That Makes You Money - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2012 from Donna GunterLearning how to write a short report can be one of the best and fastest ways to turbocharge your online business. It can also be a great way of creating a powerful online asset for you as well -- that being a large and responsive email marketing list. How does this occur? One short report ...
Views: 1456 - 5 Secrets to Creating a Powerful Google Profile - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Donna GunterI often want to find out more about someone before I decide to do business with that person. To get the information that I need, I Google the person's name and see how well-known they are online and what they have to say. What I discovered in my search is that their social media profiles, ...
Views: 1452 - 7 Secrets to Successful Keyword Research - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Donna GunterAs people search for information online, they use a series of words, what are referred to as keywords, to find the information that they are seeking. Keywords are the core of any market research conducted by an online business owner. Just like the Yellow Pages Directory groups listings by ...
Views: 1438 - 4 Proven Strategies to Leverage Your Expertise Into Multiple Streams of Income - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Donna GunterPutting all of your eggs into one basket in your business is never a good idea. Diversity is key, which means that your revenue should come from a number of clients (not just two or three) and preferably should come from multiple sources other than your primary service. These multiple sources ...
Views: 1433 - Article Marketing: How Writing Just One Article a Week Can Drive Massive Traffic to Your Web Site - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Donna GunterArticle marketing is still a great way to to drive lots of traffic to your web site, as well as a phenomenal way to demonstrate your expertise to potential clients. In recent years, however, article marketing has taken a beating with the Google Farmer/Panda update, where many article "farms" ...
Views: 1428(1 vote) - Blog Comments: 5 Steps to Creating a Group to Comment on Your Blog - by Submitted on May 20, 2012 from Donna GunterYou've had your blog up and running for awhile, but the blog comments just aren't flowing in. You feel invisible, and worse yet, all the hard work you put into writing your post goes unnoticed. It doesn't have to be that way. How does it make you feel when someone retweets or likes one of your ...
Views: 1421 - 7 Biggest Mistakes Info Marketers Make When Creating a Product - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2010 from Donna GunterCreating an information product is the first thing most people want to do when they start an online business or transfer their offline business online. Why not? Information products have very low overhead, since they're developed electronically, and other than time for product creation and ...
Views: 1415 - 6 Proven Strategies Helping Introverts Easily and Effortlessly Market Themselves - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2010 from Donna Gunter"I hate to market myself" is a very common complaint I hear from many of my clients. Some are introverts, who are naturally averse to self-promotion, while others just don't realize that they also wear the hat of Marketing Director when they start their own business and unhappily discover that ...
Views: 1409 - Top 7 Reasons Why Your Email List Isn't Growing - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2010 from Donna Gunter"Why isn't my email marketing list growing?" is a very common question I hear from clients. When you start your list, sign ups are great and your list grows rapidly. However, in a few months you hit a wall and experience a big slump in growth. Not to fear -- this is quite normal! Typically, ...
Views: 1408(1 vote) - Internet Marketing for Introverts: Use Your Gifts to Attract All the Clients You Need - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Donna GunterWhen I began to market my business online, I just started to do things that were pretty natural to me. I'm a great teacher, so I held teleclasses, and I'm also a great writer and researcher, so I began to write about what I knew. Holding teleclasses was definitely a strategic marketing move, ...
Views: 1406(1 vote) - 10 More Proven Methods to Promote Your Free Client Attraction Device - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2012 from Donna GunterYour client attraction device is one of the most important assets of your business. It provides the ethical bribe that entices visitors to your site to opt into your email list so that you can begin marketing to them. I first wrote about this topic a few years ago. However, I have recently ...
Views: 1395 - How Introverts Can Get More Clients Online with Screencast Videos - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Donna GunterEven though videos are one of the hottest Internet marketing strategies today, I have been very slow to jump on the video marketing bandwagon. Why? Because making a talking head video of myself is about as enticing as dipping my body in honey and watching the flies swarm over me. I've never ...
Views: 1395(2 votes) - 3 Secrets to Avoiding Isolation as an Online Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Donna GunterIn my first foray into the self-employed world, I created stenciled floorcloths and wallhangings and sold them in juried craft shows around New England. I did what all of the authors of self-employment books said to do -- turned my hobby into a business. What I discovered rather quickly that ...
Views: 1389 - Top 8 Out-of-the-Box Ideas to Get Your Articles Published Online - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Donna GunterEven though I use an amazing article distribution service, not all publications or blogs serving my industry or my target market are on the distribution list for this service or for the well-known, high traffic article directories. So, to ramp up the syndication of my articles yet another ...
Views: 1378(1 vote) - Your 10-Step Year-End Blog Review - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Donna GunterHow has your blog been working for you this year? Is it bringing you new clients, more recognition for your expertise, or increasing your bottom line? If not, now may be a great time to review your blog and see how you can tune it up. Blogging should be an integral part of your marketing ...
Views: 1372 - Mobile Marketing: 5 Ways to Use Text Messaging to Get More Clients Online - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Donna GunterToday, there are three items that people bring with them when they leave home: their keys, their wallet (purse) and their cell phones. However, because businesses (like Starbucks) are permitting patrons to pay using their cell phone and car companies are creating applications that let car ...
Views: 1371 - 10 Proven Methods to Promote Your Free Client Attraction Device - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Donna GunterYour client attraction device, also known as an ethical bribe or free taste, is the information that you give away on your site in exchange for a visitor's name and email address. I call it a client attraction device because it helps to build your list. Unfortunately, just like a product that ...
Views: 1359 - 5 Ways to Use QR Codes to Increase Your Online Visibility - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Donna GunterYou may have seen some funky looking symbols recently in newspapers, flyers, magazines, or on products. Most of us here in the U.S. have no idea what they are or what to do with them, but I see that the tide is slowly turning. They're called QR codes, or Quick Response codes. They are a 2-D bar ...
Views: 1355 - Ezine Marketing: How to Triple Your Ezine Opt-ins With a Squeeze Page - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Donna GunterFor years I've resisted the urge to create a squeeze page for my email newsletter. A squeeze page is a one-page site, or a landing page on a site, that has one call to action: convince the visitor to enter her name and email address to join your list and/or receive your giveaway. On a ...
Views: 1348 - 8 Secrets to Fill Your Business in 60 Days - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2009 from Donna GunterRecently I was asked in an interview to imagine that I was starting all over again, and as a newbie, how I would fill my business in 60 days. Things have changed tremendously since I began my online business in 1999, mostly for the better. Most of the steps, however remain the same. ...
Views: 1344 - Your 15-Step Wordpress Installation Checklist - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Donna GunterAs I work more and more with Wordpress, I began to see the need for an installation checklist, or all of those tasks that need to be completed for a new Wordpress installation. Part of my rationale in creating this checklist is to make it easy for my assistant to set up a new Wordpress ...
Views: 1340 - Internet Security: 8 Proven Tactics to Eliminate Threats from Spam, Viruses, and Hackers - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Donna GunterAs an online business owner, you face treacherous Internet security risks every single time you're online. Viruses, hackers, and spam await you at every turn. The reality is that these threats are always going to be a component of being online and doing business online. Unfortunately, they ...
Views: 1329 - Teleseminar Marketing: 10 Secrets to Being the Guest Expert EVERYONE Wants to Interview - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2010 from Donna GunterI interview guest experts every month as one of the benefits offered on my membership site. Most of the time, the preparation for the interview is fairly easy, as the guest expert sends all the requested information in a timely fashion. However, sometimes getting the info from the expert (or ...
Views: 1323(1 vote) - 3 Ways to Improve Customer Service with Help Desk Software - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2010 from Donna GunterWhen you start your online business, you have very few customer service issues. Those that do emerge can usually be handled fairly easily via email or a phone call, and you'll probably resolve most of these yourself. However, as your business grows and you begin to develop products and ...
Views: 1311 - 5 Best Strategies to Develop a Responsive Email List - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Donna GunterI see the well-known Internet marketing gurus do this all the time -- they begin to try and sell to me when I first opt into their list. This has worked quite well for them over the years, but I think the tide is turning and people are generally becoming more marketing-savvy. Your list members ...
Views: 1308 - Your 7-Step Year-End Social Media Audit - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Donna GunterSocial media has been all the rage this year, so it's probably time for you to do a social media audit. This audit will help you determine if you're using the correct social media platforms to reach out to the right people in the right way. Here's my 7-step method for doing a year-end social ...
Views: 1306 - Social Media Marketing: 5 Best Strategies to Enhance Your Twitter Profile and Get New Followers - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Donna GunterTwitter took the world by storm last year. I predict this year many business owners will drop out of the Twitter stream because they're not seeing a valuable ROI for their business in return for the time invested in marketing on Twitter. This comes, partly, from the fact that Twitter can be ...
Views: 1295 - Image SEO: 7 Strategies to Optimize Your Images for the Search Engines - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Donna GunterThere are all kinds of ways to optimize your web site for the search engines, but one of the most overlooked methods is image SEO. It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but who knew that image seo, or optimizing your images for search engines, might shoot your site to the top of ...
Views: 1279 - Boost Sales: 7 Most Effective Strategies to Increase Conversion Rates - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2012 from Donna GunterIf you want to boost sales on your web site, the first issue you need to explore is how to increase conversion rates. Conversion rate is the portion of unique visitors to your web site that take the action you want them to take. This action might be a product purchase or a mailing list sign-up. ...
Views: 1253