Local Business - Mac Pac

Great reason to buy locally, and having bought several systems and numerous other items, I can honestly say they are a great company to support.

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When you spend your money with a local retailer instead of a national one (say your local Apple Specialist instead of WalMart or BestBuy or an Apple Store) EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND stays in the local economy SEVEN TIMES LONGER than if you had bought that item from a national chain.

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Local Business - Mac Pac

Great reason to buy locally, and having bought several systems and numerous other items, I can honestly say they are a great company to support.

Amplify’d from www.macpac.com

When you spend your money with a local retailer instead of a national one (say your local Apple Specialist instead of WalMart or BestBuy or an Apple Store) EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND stays in the local economy SEVEN TIMES LONGER than if you had bought that item from a national chain.

Read more at www.macpac.com

Start you small business Facebook Promotions

This is great news to small business owners that may not have the dollar resources to invest in a previously needed ad campaign, but may have a great product or feature they can give away.

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Approved IconThis morning we were forwarded an email from a Facebook sales representative which suggested that new Facebook Promotions guidelines will soon be released. In contrast to before, where promotions would need to be explicitly approved, promotions will no longer need prior written approval from Facebook.

While the email claims that the promotions must still follow the company’s Promotions Guidelines (found here), the changes have not yet been reflected in those guidelines. We’ve reached out to Facebook for confirmation, however it would seem strange that this Facebook sales representative would misrepresent the new changes. Here’s is the complete email that was sent from a sales representative:

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WordPress security upgrade

While its great to get these reminders, unless you remember to login to your admin panel and the ones you may be responsible, you can be left behind.
This is the main reason I steer my clients to use a managed solution that gives all the flexibility of the WordPress.org platform, and the auto upgrade function.

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WordPress 3.0.2 is available and is a mandatory security update for all previous WordPress versions. Haiku has become traditional:

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Old School Business Building for Social Media

I think that this is one of the biggest downfalls of social media, and one area that plain "good for the customer" customer service needs to come back and can be used in the line space.

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  1. Engage and Build Relationships. It’s not about selling your products and services but building relationships. To build relationships you need to create followers or fans of your brand, otherwise known as those who “Like” your page and content. Facebook’s Wall element provides a perfect opportunity to engage your visitors in 2-way conversations. Status updates can engage your clients by providing value as well as direct visitors to answer questions, post their comments and share their photos and videos.
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Groupon too big for small businesses ?

While Groupon is obviously the biggest player at the moment. There are possibly smaller regional offerings he could probably look into.
Also, the decision to base an entire marketing schedule on a single Groupon, while attractive, is probably not the best choice.

Amplify’d from mashable.com

Yonke believes he was overlooked because of the small stature of his business. He points to the fact that the featured deal running in Phoenix today is for Coldwater Creek, a national retailer with a much more prominent brand name. He says, “I get it … they [Groupon] can do a featured deal for the Gap and make $11 million in one day.”

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