I’m trying a new method of promotion for Nerd’s Creations. I’ve been reading a bit about Web 2.0 and the Social Marketing concept. Since I have a personal Facebook page, I decided to Create a Page for Nerd’s Creations.
I made it yesterday and have been playing around with it since then. I really like the idea of it because there is so much you can do and play around with the possibilities are endless. When you go on www.Facebook.com, and click to see your pages, you’re sent directly to a page showing your page views. Just yesterday I had seven clicks and I didn’t send out announcements or anything. Facebook users just happened to find my Facebook Page.
On your page, you have default applications that you can use. For example, you have applications such as your Wall, Notes, Reviews, Photos and Videos. You are not limited to these either. You can also add other applications that were developed by Facebook and third party groups. Say for example you own a restaurant, you can add an application that allows customers to make orders online. I unfortunately have not been able to find any applications that deal with my industry, but this is only my second day so I’ll keep going. If you can’t find any that are helpful for you, Facebook allows you to upload your own application for use. I don’t know the process of submitting your own application, but I do know it’s possible.
They also offer Facebook Ads. It seems you can target your customers very well with all of the Facebook Ads options, but I have never put up an ad myself. Last year I had thought of putting up my own ad, but I do not feel that I am ready to put ads up. I want to learn more about marketing before I spend money for ads. I’m still trying to work with SEO techniques, so putting up ads will be something I do much later on.
So overall, I’d say it would be a good idea to just give it a go. I’ll be updating my progress to see if it is worth it or not. I’m convinced though that done the right way with enough persistence you will be able to find many new customers, so I’m just going to keep up with this.
I am proud to announce that on March 1st 2008 this blog began for the first time to receive revenue. The mode in which the revenue was earned was via Smart Link Marketing, aka Text links. As you can see to your right, there is a text link ad.
For the month of March, the total revenue accrued was $1.48.
For the month of April, the total revenue accrued was $6.37.
This month’s projected total revenue accrued is $6.37.
I am very glad that I am beginning to receive revenue. It’s pretty exciting really. For the past few months I had been thinking of taking the blog down and moving it to a free server because school has been getting expensive. This money is a bit of a motivator, so now I won’t be paying $10 a month for my service, but more like $3.63. The smaller that number gets, the better.
(A bit of an impulse post right here.) Today I was randomly searching the net and came across a video that may be of interest. This is a video of Will Smith talking about the two keys to life. It’s a clip of him giving his speech at the Teen’s Choice Awards for receiving an award. (I don’t know what he won for though.)
There will be times in life where we when we get to advanced techniques, we find our basics need a little brushing up on. Going back to the basics is never a bad thing because it allows you to learn more and come closer to mastering those techniques.
Here is a bit of those basics to visit today. Try not to get so caught up in what you’re doing that you forget what you learned in the beginning. That has happened to me many times to me and it’s always nice to stop, take a break and do some review.
I’ve been following this blog called MyPersonalDevelopment.net for a few months now and it is just great! There are so many good reads it’s amazing. I’d like to point out one great post that I just read. It’s a guest post by Eric Zorn and it’s called “50 Things I’ve Learned in 50 Years.” There are so many fun-filled little life facts and it was so enjoyable to read.
As you can see above, there’s a link to go check it out. Here is a mini excerpt of some of the wonder life tips it offers:
“9. Cough syrup doesn’t work.
10. Empathy is the greatest virtue. From it, all virtues flow. Without it, all virtues are an act.
11. The Golden Rule is the greatest moral truth. If you don’t believe in it, at least try to fake it.
12. Keeping perspective is the greatest key to happiness. From a distance, even a bumpy road looks smooth.
13. You can’t win arguing with police officers or referees, but every so often you can fight City Hall.
14. It’s not “political correctness” that dictates that we try not to insult others’ beliefs and identities. It’s common decency.
15. It may not feel like it, but it’s good luck when you have people at home and at work who aren’t afraid to tell you when you’re wrong.
16. It’s 10 times easier to fall in love than to stay in love. And no matter what the sad songs say about romance, broken hearts do mend.
17. Don’t waste your breath proclaiming what’s really important to you. How you spend your time says it all.
18. Keeping an open mind is as big a challenge as you get older as keeping a consistent waistline.”
For the past few months I’ve been floating around this website called VideoJug.com. It offers videos that talk about everything from passionately kissing your partner to filming a movie. These guys are also really funny. I never thought to look until a few days ago, but there is a finance channel and they offer a few videos on financial independence. They set it up in a very organized and formal way and even with all I’ve read, I still learned some very good lessons.
Here is the first video in the Financial Independence Channel. Give it a go if financial independence is something you’re interested in!
I’m trying a new method of promotion for Nerd’s Creations. I’ve been reading a bit about Web 2.0 and the Social Marketing concept. Since I have a personal Facebook page, I decided to Create a Page for Nerd’s Creations.
