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Denise Wakeman’s Online Visibility Secrets

by Leesa BarnesNovember 23, 2009

Denise Wakeman, co-founder of The Blog Squad, sent me a note about her brand spanking new program called Online Visibility Secrets.
Denise and I have joint partnered on a number of projects, most notably, she’s a 2-time faculty member of my Social Media Telesummit, an 8-day virtual event that I host each year. Denise is tenacious [...]

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How to Grow Your Twitter Follow List to 5 Figures Without Doing Anything Sneaky or Spammy

by adminAugust 31, 2009

In August 2009, I became part of the five figure Twitter club. For the first time since I sent my very first tweet in 2007, the number of people that I’m following and who are following me on Twitter climbed to just over 10,000.
As I posted about this feat on Twitter, I got many questions [...]

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7 Quick Ideas for Generating an Endless Stream of Content

by adminAugust 19, 2009

People always ask me: “Leesa, how do I create meaty content for my podcast, blog or virtual event?” Here are 7 ideas to get you started.
Interview Experts
Put out a call to clients whose area of specialization compliments yours. Run through your list of online
connections – the professionals who contribute their ideas to the same social [...]

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How to Make Your Ezine Content More Social

by Leesa BarnesMay 14, 2009

I’ve been having a content problem.
I write articles online, I write blog posts, and I write articles for my weekly e-zine. While there isn’t a shortage of content, I was becoming overwhelmed trying to write content for all 3 areas.
I want to provide premium content to those subscribed to my e-zine. I wanted to reward [...]

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Why Social Media Ads Don’t Work for Every Business

by Leesa BarnesMay 4, 2009

Recently I spoke at an eventabout the benefits of using social media. After sharing my tips with the people in the audience, one person raised his hand and asked the following:
“I want to use ads. How can I do that?”
I was completely shocked by the question. The reason is because over the previous 90-minutes, I [...]

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How to Become a Trending Topic on Twitter Using Hashtags

by Leesa BarnesDecember 10, 2008

A few weeks ago, I used a Twitter Hashtag called #smmb during my virtual event called Social Media Marketing Blueprint. Towards the end of the live call, it became a trending topic on Twitter Search. That means it was one of the Top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter.
Making the top 10 trending list [...]

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How to Use Twitter Hashtags to Fill Your Virtual Event

by Leesa BarnesNovember 19, 2008

Last week, I held a teleclass to give a sneak preview of my Social Media Marketing Blueprint. At its peak, all 250 lines were maxed out. Originally scheduled for 75 minutes, the call took 90 minutes to complete.
It became a trending topic on Twitter Search, just underneath Obama and a girl named Anita. Here’s the [...]

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How to Create an Irresistible Information Product to Create Leads, Build Traffic and Make Money

by Leesa BarnesOctober 27, 2008

I’m always surprised at how many people haven’t created an information product. I can whip out two to three information products a quarter and here what I use them for:

I create an eCourse to generate leads for my database (check out the Marketing Fit Detox on the right)
I create an audio product to include my [...]

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