Success Update
March 29, 2009
I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to visit our site. It has been almost two months since we first launched this success experiment and already we have gotten a lot of traffic. There is no doubt that this site is a true Success Experiment because we are learning as we go how to really get your name out there and generate good quality traffic. We can be found on Linkedin, twitter, and Digg. I want to encourage everyone who visits this site to comment as much as possible to share your knowledge, experiences and questions if you have them. Each week we are going to have a lot of good articles for how you can be successful in a variety of ways, all the while keeping you up to date on our status.
The Business of Social Media Sites
March 16, 2009
Like many people, when I first signed up for my Myspace and Facebook accounts, I figured it was just another one of those Internet buzz sites that would die off in a few months like so many sites before.
Who would have known the genre of social media sites would grow to be so important, not only in people’s personal lives, but in business as well?
Making and keeping business connections can be a difficult task, but the use of social media has lifted this troublesome task to an all out art form. I am amazed at how well some businesses have leaped into the realm of Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and the like and are forming important relationships with their clients.
Real Estate agents, lawyers, teachers; it seems that every one is using social media to make announcements, reminders, and solicit business AND it’s free advertising. Why wouldn’t a business take advantage of it? It is so much more than instant messaging for teens or promoting your local band.
Business Week even said that “Social Media Will Change Your Business” and A Nielsen Online report says that “Social Networking and Blogs are more popular than email.”
I couldn’t imagine being in high school during this technological time, it is so different than when I was a kid, and a totally different world than when my parents were teens. And the same is true for business. Its a whole new game, and you have to be in it to win it.
I need to be more of an active participant in my social media outlets and stop riding the passive coaster I have been on for so long. So join me!
What is YOUR most useful form of social media?
Stellar Stuff
March 3, 2009
I spent several more hours this morning really getting the storefronts organized. This one is looking better than this one, but I think it is mostly because both store’s backends are set up so differently.
And I guess my three days of work paid off and I sold a shirt right away today. Yeah, buddy. And while it is only one, it gave me that little pat on the back I was needing. I think our Stellar Ink designs are really good, and I hope they can get some recognition and some sales too. I tweeted twice today about the new designs, and though I don’t know how many of my twitter followers will see my tweets it is a start to getting the word out.
I am going to design several more designs today, I feel like I am on a roll with it, so I am putting off my the website work for now. I am still waiting on quite a few materials any how. I have my entire weekend (while Rybear is sleeping) to work on website work. 
