{"id":349,"date":"2011-07-09T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T23:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?p=349"},"modified":"2014-08-27T07:46:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T12:46:00","slug":"connect-with-your-customers-in-weekly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/07\/connect-with-your-customers-in-weekly.html","title":{"rendered":"Connect with your customers in the Weekly Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Matt About Business Weekly Link Roundup<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I&#8217;ve read and share them with you here.\u00a0These posts focus on either choosing, or using, small business solutions online (or both!).<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<div>Matt Mansfield<\/div>\n<div><i>If you need a website, consider getting a free consult with Matt: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mattaboutbusiness.com\/products-and-services\/think-outside-the-browser\/\">Think Outside the Browser<\/a> because your website should do more than sit there and look pretty.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div><b>How NOT to get Twitter followers<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopthinksocial.com\/blog\/2011\/7\/3\/how-not-to-get-twitter-followers.html\">http:\/\/www.stopthinksocial.com\/blog\/2011\/7\/3\/how-not-to-get-twitter-followers.html<\/a><br \/>My Take: 10 actionable tips for becoming more &#8220;follow-able&#8221; on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><b>7 AdSense Strategies You Should Adopt<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.2createawebsite.com\/2011\/07\/04\/7-adsense-strategies-you-should-adopt\/\">http:\/\/blog.2createawebsite.com\/2011\/07\/04\/7-adsense-strategies-you-should-adopt\/<\/a><br \/>My Take: Make the most of Google AdSense.<\/p>\n<p><b>3 Easy Ways to Get More Twitter Followers<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smcubedconsulting.com\/2011\/07\/3-easy-ways-to-get-more-twitter-followers\/\">http:\/\/www.smcubedconsulting.com\/2011\/07\/3-easy-ways-to-get-more-twitter-followers\/<\/a><br \/>My Take: Solid steps to take to build up your Twitter following.<\/p>\n<p><b>To Whom It May Concern<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbsmartessentials.com\/2011\/07\/to-whom-it-may-concern\/\">http:\/\/www.pbsmartessentials.com\/2011\/07\/to-whom-it-may-concern\/<\/a><br \/>My Take: There&#8217;s no excuse not to personalize when engaging your customers, especially when the tools make it so easy!<\/p>\n<p><b>How to Destroy Your Brand on Twitter<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnet.com\/photos\/how-to-destroy-your-brand-on-twitter\/6244643\">http:\/\/www.bnet.com\/photos\/how-to-destroy-your-brand-on-twitter\/6244643<\/a><br \/>My Take: Real-life lessons on how to fail on Twitter (click at the bottom of each post to see the next page).<\/p>\n<p><b>How to Best Harness Inbound Marketing Leads<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/guides\/201107\/how-to-best-harness-inbound-marketing-leads.html\">http:\/\/www.inc.com\/guides\/201107\/how-to-best-harness-inbound-marketing-leads.html<\/a><br \/>My Take: Inbound marketing is a great website strategy, but it only works if you handle the incoming traffic the right way.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Power of Surveys<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbsmartessentials.com\/2011\/07\/the-power-of-surveys\/\">http:\/\/www.pbsmartessentials.com\/2011\/07\/the-power-of-surveys\/<\/a><br \/>My Take: Surveys are great tools for learning more about your customers. This post discusses 5 options for conducting your own.<\/p>\n<p><b>10 Helpful Title Tips From Top-Viewed Blog Posts<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/blog\/tabid\/6307\/bid\/19314\/10-Helpful-Title-Tips-From-Top-Viewed-Blog-Posts.aspx\">http:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/blog\/tabid\/6307\/bid\/19314\/10-Helpful-Title-Tips-From-Top-Viewed-Blog-Posts.aspx<\/a><br \/>My Take: Links to a bunch of top 10 tip posts on a variety of useful small business topics.<\/p>\n<p><b>How One Nasty Online Complaint Hurt My Business<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnet.com\/blog\/smb\/how-one-nasty-online-complaint-hurt-my-business\/4942\">http:\/\/www.bnet.com\/blog\/smb\/how-one-nasty-online-complaint-hurt-my-business\/4942<\/a><br \/>My Take: Learn how to recover from a complaint or bad review.<\/p>\n<p><b>Corporate Blogging: Build the Blog or The Blogger?<\/b><br \/>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/outspokenmedia.com\/blogging\/corporate-blogging\/\">http:\/\/outspokenmedia.com\/blogging\/corporate-blogging\/<\/a><br \/>My Take: Useful insights into starting a blog for your business.<br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b>If you need a website, consider getting a free consult with Matt: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mattaboutbusiness.com\/products-and-services\/think-outside-the-browser\/\">Think Outside the Browser<\/a> because your website should do more than sit there and look pretty. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>New to SmallBizSurvival.com? 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