Blog, Blog, Blog. What’s the Big Deal?

The big deal is it’s free. It’s powerful. It works. And it’s free. A recent Wall Street Journal article discussed the rewards of blogging and how it can help your business. In Orange County, where the real estate market has hit us hard and driven our economy down, blogging is the cost-effective answer for your business marketing needs. Think about all the people you know who have a blog or read blogs daily. If you engaged in those discussions on a regular basis, while keeping your target audience in mind, those folks would follow the links to your Website and discover your business.

When you share your thoughts and feelings with someone about a topic they’re interested in, you’ve just made a new friend (hopefully). Think about blogs you might be interested in and start commenting on them. You’ll emerge as an industry leader and future business will track you down and find out what you’re all about.

Yes, it will cost you time. But, if you’re reducing your other marketing costs in 2008, then this is the strategy for you. When you get the bloggers talking, you’ll get the result you’re looking for: more business.

Helpful Sites: Blogger, WordPress, and Typepad

Chain Link Sense - SEO Help for Your Website

Go North Media Community! Here me now!

It’s time to reach out and connect with your neighbors in the business and online hoods. When your Website links to other sites in your geographic area, or in your same industry, and they link back to you, you’re helping each other stay relevant. Yes, of course you’re important and people love you. But, if nobody knows about your Website and you’re not telling others to go to it, you’re losing money. That’s right! If your site is designed to generate business for you, you need to give it some love, update it frequently and tell others about it. A great way to start doing this is talking to your networking groups and other business owners you know. Link to each other. The more sites you have linking to you, the more Google and Yahoo! will think your Website is worth their time. Search Engine Optimization is a habit we all have to get into. The more you care about your Website and your Website design, the more you care about the future of your business.

Go North Media exists to create original marketing tools for your unique business. If you need help getting your site more traffic, contact us today for tips. Or, start making a list of other Websites you’d like to link with and contact them to see if they’ll link to you. It’s free! Get your Website fenced in with a relevant chain of links. That’s Chain Link Sense.

Casey Brookman Photo Shoot

Go North Media recently held a photo shoot for our client, REALTOR Casey Brookman. Casey is a real estate agent in a class all his own. I’ve spoken to over a dozen of his clients and all of them have referred family and friends to Casey. He hired us to brand him because he wants his clients to see how seriously he takes his business, which is the business of helping you buy or sell your next home or commercial property.

The weather was perfect. Cloudy skies helped to amplify the colors and kept the glare out of our eyes. We decided on the commercial buildings in Brea, off the 57 Freeway and Lambert, because it’s a great backdrop for Casey’s style and image: solid structures, modern art and sophisticated gardens. There are lots of great shots that will be fantastic for Casey’s new site and upcoming print material.

The photography was done by Hilmerson Photography, who also produced our photos and those of Steve Schwartz’s at Sunshine Marketing Partners. Kurt Hilmerson is a classy guy, who makes you feel comfortable and look fantastic. Casey’s site will be going live soon. Go North Media is ready to help you move in the right direction.

Locally Targeted. Globally Minded.

Posted By Co-Founder/Principal, John Welches

Go North Media’s Attempt @ Improving Our World.

It’s a changing world out there. Without sounding political, we want our clients, affiliates, family and friends to know we can help you have as little impact on our world as possible, while still being branded as the expert in your marketplace. We believe taking this step will not only make a difference, but it will challenge others to do the same.

What does Going Green really entail? It’s not that hard at all.

We can work directly with printers who only use recycled paper, soy-based ink and waterless printing. The resources are out there. And the results of green printing are vibrant and economic. If you’d like more information on this process, contact us today. Let’s focus on how we’ll impact your marketplace and improve our world for tomorrow.