Comments for Beau Blackwell

Comment on Is Social Media Marketing Right for Your Business? by Doug C.

Doug C. — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:18:44 +0000

I haven’t really noticed any benefits to my business from using social media. Of course, I haven’t a clue how to really utilize that service to it’s full potential yet. I keep reading about “targeting your audience” and all that SEO BS, but I still don’t know what any of it means. Until then I guess using something like Twitter is just a hobby more than a help.

Comment on Is Social Media Marketing Right for Your Business? by Doyle Albee

Doyle Albee — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:50:38 +0000

Great post, but I think there’s one part of social media from which every company can benefit—listening. Even if you sell ball bearings—and you’re right, there’s probably not a pent up demand for a ball bearing blog!—there could be comments and questions online that your company could benefit from responding to. I don’t know anything about ball bearings, so if I needed some, I’d probably go on Google and look, and then maybe ask my network what they could tell me about what I found. Even if it’s only an occasional mention, it’s probably worth the few minutes to set up some free tools and have them email you if there’s a relevant conversation.

Comment on Why Foursquare Could Be Huge by Why Foursquare Could Be Huge | Beau Blackwell | Local Marketing Today

Why Foursquare Could Be Huge | Beau Blackwell | Local Marketing Today — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:03:12 +0000

[...] Source: Original Blog Link [...]

Comment on WordPress Tip: Hiding Pages or Categories from Your Navigation by Beau

Beau — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:56:47 +0000

Good tip, Thomas! Thanks, I’ll have to take a look at that plugin.

Comment on WordPress Tip: Hiding Pages or Categories from Your Navigation by Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:04:53 +0000

Have you tried the “Exclude Pages from Navigation” plugin by Simon Wheatley? I know its excludes pages, without having to change code, but not sure abut categories.

Comment on Business is a Game- Try to Have Some Fun by Avinash

Avinash — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:08:02 +0000

Well, Zero sum rule doesnt apply everywhere atleast when its related to Business. If your strategy and planning is good, then Business can be a win win situation for all parties involved instead of Zero sum .

Comment on Business is a Game- Try to Have Some Fun by Justine Smith

Justine Smith — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:43:46 +0000

Hey Beau,

Great post, I totally agree with your thoughts. For me, the exciting parts of my past businesses are a) strategy (i.e. determining what course of action to take in order to reach a goal) and b) the chase (trying to land accounts, clients, money)… It’s what leads to success…if more people got excited about those two parts of business, I think they would find higher sales, better prospects and great relationships built in the process.

Comment on Don’t Let Your Business Be Hold Music by Ian Greenleigh

Ian Greenleigh — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:50:40 +0000

The snark in me asks whether I would even want to do business with anyone that likes smooth jazz. But, alas, yes I would. I agree with you that businesses must be more three-dimensional in order to appeal to a consumer’s Web 2.0 sensibilities, and I’m ecstatic about this. Doesn’t it also just feel good to be yourself at the end of the day? Whether it’s winning me business or not, at least I can live with myself.

@Naomi- You’re more than welcome to leave a long comment on my blog, and you don’t even have to apologize!

Comment on 5 Essential Steps to Take After Installing WordPress by Beau

Beau — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:38:12 +0000

Thanks Deborah, I’ll try to fix that, though I don’t have an Android to test it on

Comment on Don’t Let Your Business Be Hold Music by Naomi Trower

Naomi Trower — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:49:48 +0000

Thanks for the good-hearted laugh! It is funny to hear hold & elevator music and think “Who actually likes this stuff?” I especially like Dean’s comment above about Option 4 for Rap with obscene lyrics. LOL I like my “tribe” although I need to get them to engage more..I’ve had a few people say they didn’t like a certain feature on my blog but I politely told them, “I’m sorry but I’m sticking to it!” Then a few minutes later, someone raved about that same exact feature. I can’t please everyone, right? Sorry for the long comment.