We have yet to see the full power of where the influencer economy will take us. What many don't realize is this is only a new twist on the old game of having celebrities endorse your products or services. The difference now is what constitutes influence. Where once only the rich and famous had significant influence (and they still do), today there are many paths to becoming influential enough to derive an income. We all have many more choices of influencers when we want to promote our book, … [Read more...]
How to Connect With Tens of Influencers on Twitter Without Looking Like a Beggar
That would be awesome wouldn’t it? Influencers reading your tweets. Liking your tweets. Commenting on your blog posts. Following you on social media. Sharing your posts. Even linking to your posts. Best of all, you don’t need to beg them for it! It’s not a fantasy. This is real and it can happen to YOU. Let me show you how... The Golden Rule Before I tell you how to connect with influencers, you need to know about the golden rule. Without the golden rule, … [Read more...]
6 Types of Influencers Worth Noting
Each and every single one of us looks up to different types of people in the online space. These people are seen as influencers who are worth their weight in gold, often chiming in on discussions or adding tremendous value to their audiences. If you’re looking to reach out to influencers, below are six segments you should look at to perform your influencer marketing, and how you can gain their attention: The Hyper-Connected Networker This is the person who is, put quite simply, well … [Read more...]
Voting Open in the 2014 Small Business Trends Influencer Awards
Voting has begun for the 2014 Small Business Trends Marketing Awards. Nominees need your support. You can see all the nominees on this alphabetical listing. The easiest way to find someone's page to vote for them is to go to their site and look for the SmallBiz Trends nomination badge. There are several designs, but the two in this image are among the most popular: As it can be a challenge to find the link to vote for each business or person, here are some suggestions from among the … [Read more...]
Fearless Women on the Internet Plus Exceptional Bloggers and Twitter Influencers for #FollowFriday
When Valentine sold his blog to pay for the development of JustRetweet - a site that allows us to get more Twitter traffic - the new owner chose to delete this list of what he called "Fearless Women on the Internet". I considered that a great loss. Fortunately, Valentine had kept a copy of this post so I requested that he let me republish it here for Follow Friday. If you use this list plus the many lists on my Twitter Influencer Link Roundup you'll have a huge head start on finding the best … [Read more...]
