Social Media Edge Radio

Still going strong since August 2008 - join us live to day to follow up on the last three weeks of intense info. The Importance of List Building Mike has a fire in his bones to spread the news and importance of List Building --- and he is right!

What is the value of a fan, follower or member? In today's episode we look at big data and real life examples for small business and entrepreneuers when it comes to getting more business and building deeper connections online.

Simply put organic search results (natural search results) provide 54% of search engine to page visits where paid (sponsored) search results deliver only 18%. Points of discussion Quality of visits from organic vs. paid ROI of time vs. spending determining level of competition by keyword

Page Rank - find out what it is and why it can help you be more successful online. Seriously! Learn these tips to boost your search results simply by paying attention to this one item.

Chances are if you operate any sort of blog or website you really do want your site or at least page to be number one on Google for keywords that convert. More than any other challenge I have in working with new SEO and content clients is "fixing their thinking" on keywords that convert. Otherwise it is just traffic and there are many ways to tell if your SEO campaign is working. Today we talk about list building, authoring and a little more understanding of "the phrase that pays" when it comes to search engine optimization.

Join us with questions and answers about marketing any small business online using legacy web tools and innovative social media marketing tools and techniques. See our website at http://socialmediaedge.com and our Facebook at http://facebook.com/socialmediaedgeradio

What are you working on?  What new tech are you incorporating into your workflow?  What have you dropped?

Join us every week for the hottest topics in online marketing, community building and sales using social media.

Join us for talk on the power of list building online.

    MLS/copyright/trademark/data/tech attorney. Music junkie. Food geek. Consumer electronics enthusiast. Mitchell Skinner is a member of Larson/Sobotka PLLC, a Minneapolis based law firm that focuses its practice on e-commerce, databases, web branding issues, and rule-making for online communities. Skinner provides copyright, trademark, and technology and licensing counsel to multiple listing services, Realtor® associations, and real estate brokerage firms. He often associates with MLS local and in-house counsel where his deep experience with MLS vendor contracts and MLS data licensing proves beneficial. Skinner also acts as corporate and intellectual property counsel for the Real Estate Standards Organization and provides support counsel to the Council of Multiple Listing Services. Prior to joining Larson/Sobotka PLLC, Skinner practiced general business litigation.  

Co-founder @Listly. Founder @Gifttrap & @AnswerSets (now BOBJ/SAP). I create & curate ideas. Love software & games. Community builder http://linkd.in/kellet  ENFP   Kelowna, Canada · http://nickkellet.com/  Nick is actively shaping how people think, feel and experience curation. He believes curation should be as much about listening and engaging as it is about publishing and the tools themselves.

A mom that hasn't lost her style to motherhood! An online destination for all things fashionable and fun for moms, babies and kids. Style. Kids. Travel. Tech.   Los Angeles · http://www.savvysassymoms.com

Be it good or bad nothing travels any faster than information on the Internet. Especially in social media.

Let's just call this episode "By The Seat Of Our Pants" because sometimes that's how we fly! If you want to know the origins of that phrase check it out here "flying by the seat of your pants".

Talk about anything social marketing related.

Today's guests are Janet Fouts and Danny Brown. In fact after Ken came up with the topic for this week's show (actually weeks ago) both guests mentioned the need for disconnecting. Janet mentioned it in a Twitter chat and Danny made a pointed posting about it on Google+ which led to the invitation for each to join us. Let's call this episode "Disconnecting Gracefully". Everyone who has had any presence online for any time knows it can get messy. Businesses have them, people have them, Hollywood types have them, politicians certainly have them. We call them trolls. Some people seem to derive pleasure from bringing others misery. They agree with nothing, hate every service, find fault in every person, business and precept. Sooner or later they take it online and into the public and every comment is an accusation or endictment and every question is an inqisition. So what to do? There comes a time for personal and business when it's time to consider the option of disconnecting and denying that person further a

"The Cloud". Most people are familiar with the term as it relates to computing but not everyone knows exactly why it is here, why it is not going away and why everyone already uses it to some degree and that use will only be growing. Join us live today as we round table this topic as it applies to your business and even your personal life. Image courtesy of Pakorn / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Dan Stewart, founder of Happy Grasshopper and 4-time Inc. 5000 honoree, has helped thousands of salespeople uncover millions of dollars in sales. As a serial entrepreneur, he knows what it takes to drive early profitability and keep long term prospects engaged. Dan has founded 7 companies and has never accepted a dime in investment capital. 

So you've met online, now what? How to you translate an online connection to an offline interaction? Meetup, Tweetup, BARCAMP, others?

Read the full episode information about special guest Danielle Smith at Social Media Edge Radio. Have you Liked us on Facebook? Well, you should! Otherwise you may miss out on upcoming give-aways and other special opportunities. Ken Cook - http://thekencook.com - SEO expert, reputation intelligence agent, search engine placement expert. Mike Mueller - http://mikemueller.com - videographer, social media marketing professional, Facebook pages and apps builder, WordPress builder Jeremy Blanton - http://210consulting.com - professional Social Media speaker, community builder, WordPress builder. Lisa Oden - http://twitter.com/laoden - avid socidl media user, real estate agent, mom, online marketer.