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A few More Free Landing Page Templates:

Zack Johnson also has a free Landing Page that is a bit more comprehensive and great for affiliates.

Small Business Trend’s Free Landing Page  Click Here

InVespBlog’s Free Landing Page Template Click Here Includes contact forms - you will have to subscribe to an RSS feed

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I spent some time this evening researching my Twitter usage and that of a clients.

TW Influence is a handy tool to see where you and your competitors are in the Twitter world. Using Twitters API, TwInfluence will measure your influence in the Twitter realm. The results are not based on the number of followers you have. Your influence is measured on three levels;  velocity, social capital, and centralization. (Learn more here)

If you have a moment be sure to share your TW Influence results by commenting below.

“OpenID eliminates the need for multiple usernames across different websites, simplifying your online experience.”  Openid.net

I have heard some buzz around the Internet about Facebook Connect this week. Is it the same as open ID ? All three (Open Id, Facebook Connect, and Google Friend Connect) allow users to interact with third party sites.

Google Friend Connect uses Open Social Facebook harnesses the power of a known interface.

Read Write Web’s Marshall Kirkpatrick has a great mind map outlining Facebook Friend connect and open Id features and merits.

I personally feel Open ID is great for blogger and social media applications. However it will be interesting to watch Google’s more easily integrated solution ( a few lines of code to insert) and Facebook Connect ( more complicated) .

If building a strong referral system is what you are looking for, you should check out Facebook connect and consider the power Facebook connect. Facebook takes accountability and their user base seems to contain more real users (less spam and trollers) who interact with their connections. This means more quality referrals and testimonials for your business.

Just a few of my thoughts on Facebook connect and Google Friend Connect. Please share yours as well by commenting or Digging the post.

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According to Digital Response Internet Marketers are adapting to cater for women. “The internet is one of the key marketing areas where such firms are looking to improve the way they market to women, with an increase in target advertising among the methods being used.”

I would have to say that this is not just true of Reaching Women Online but there is a slow (time to speed it up folks) adaptation by most business’ when it comes to how we market to women.

Britopian the Social media Blog is talking about Disclosure, honesty, and Social Media. It took a while to watch the video (You tube size issue kept it from working for a few days) but was worth waiting for. It is nice to not just read about how to impliment Social media for business I enjoy being able to sneak into these events through video.  Stop by and listen to Andy Sernovitz’s three E’s to disclosure in social media on Michael Brito’s Blog.

No week is complete for me without catching up on Wendy Piersall’s posts. This week she wrote a post featuring 13 inspirational Entrepreneurial Women in Technology.The list included:
- Kelly Anderson
- Blog Her founders Jory Des Jardins, Lisa Stone and Elisa Camahort
Of course Wendy herself should be on the list… So my list would have 14 inspirational women.
Click here for the post.

That is it for my weekly Blog Post favourites !

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Karrine

Getting started is easy, simply go to Google Alerts and complete the form.

Of course like any web based tool, there are always a few tricks:

1. Don’t just track your company name, track the names of your products and services.

2. Track your name and executives names as well. If you own a blog, consider tracking the names of your main writers. This will let you know  when ever a news article or blog mentions their names.

3. Think like a search engine.

Track phrases by using “quotations” and ” -negative keywords”. For example my name is Karrine unfortunately I share this name with a video vixen who receives a lot more press then I do so I search  “Karrine -Steffans”.

Things to Google Alert:

Your name

Your business name

Your executives names

Your product names

Your competitors business names

Your competitors Executives names

Industry phrases with quotations

Someone mentioned recent investors jumping on board with Meet Up recently and it got me thinking about a favourite of mine from way back when. Ryze.

Ryze isn’t really a social networking tool but it is a (or was) a great business networking tool when I actively used it upon its launch in 2001. I stopped using it when there seemed to be a it too much MLM activity for my personal taste.

Take a look way back:

Ryze may not be for bloggers, but it definitely has some networking possibilities for small business owners. So as a business owner I thought I would take another look at Ryze and maybe compare it to Linked In.

The first thing that struck me is that although the layout may not be the same as it was in 2001(to the left) it really hasn’t changed much since 2003 and I am all for not changing something that works but really please update the testimonials I am seriously considering sending them my resume.

Front page 2003

Ryze is one of the HOTTEST sites on the web.

James Hong HOTorNOT.com

Front page today:

Ryze is one of the HOTTEST sites on the web.
James Hong
HOTorNOT.com

Join me as I sign (back up) on Ryze and see if it is still as useful today as it was in 2003.

Click here to join Ryze.

Then add me as a friend

I am going to see if I can challenge myself to get 300 Ryzer’s hooked on social media networking by the end of the summer.

I am impressed that WOMEN in business appear to be very active on Ryze take a look at the top Ryze Networks:

Spinning ……!
Movies Make Me Smile
*Real Women - Real Success
My Advisory Board
Women Business Owners
ADD Your AD!!
Christian Women of Power
Reclusive Rapture
HER Mastermind Network
MLM for Serious Network Marketers
Comfortable In Your Own Shell
Classy Chefs in the Kitchen!
Ready to Do Business!
Promote It! - Post your opportunities here!
Women In Networking
ABHP - A Bit of Humble Pie
Personal Sovereignty
eWings Coaching Ministry
Classy Chic N’ Elite Business Women
Small Business Think Tank

Check back over the summer to hear my Ryze Reviews.

I discovered this from a post back in 2007 on Guy’s blog How to Change the World.

• The average number of LinkedIn connections for people who work at Google is forty-seven.
• The average number for Harvard Business School grads is fifty-eight, so you could skip the MBA, work at Google, and probably get most of the connections you need. Later, you can hire Harvard MBAs to prepare your income taxes.

I am new to Linked in, so I have been doing some research on how to get the most out of your linked in membership.

Be sure to check out Jason Alaba’s Linked in pages.

If you haven’t already found Her Media on Linked in stop by and say hello. The link can be found on the right side bar of our blog.