This week I began making improvements to the design and functions at AvalonMIS.net. One of newest additions to the site is a post that helps clients better understand the web development process. // read more >
Starting in June, I will include the LinkedIn network statistics with the market reach report. I Here are my statistics as of today.
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Have you ever wondered about the M I S in our company name? Originally, the MIS part of the name came from the acronym “management information systems”, which is the initial intent for the company. Given that we create custom databases, project managers, CRMs and more we thought MIS was a good match.
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We are currently working with visual, media, and performance artists which influenced this month’s 10 great WordPress Designs post. All the themes featured here can be customized to fit your unique needs. These designs have been tested by the WordPress community and have been awarded the highest ratings.
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May’s numbers are in and the market reach of Twitter followers has grown significantly. The gains were a result of a marketing program that was implemented in mid April. In addition, Gina and I tweet on a regular basis and now we are reaching over 25,000 combined followers.
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Last week we released a new edition of TeaLeafMedia.com. It contains three slide show galleries: People, Places, and Things. The photos in the exhibit were taken in a variety of cities and were typically taken outdoors at community events. The slide shows have musical accompaniments, so be sure your speakers are on. Thank you for visiting our gallery.
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Recently I began taking statistics on the impact that Avalon M I S has on the [tooltip title="Tweetosphere" content="The combined total of people who tweet and people who follow tweets" type="classic" ]Tweetosphere[/tooltip]. Currently we tweet using a dozen different user names and the latest number of followers are staggering!
Our statistics on our marketing reach will be periodically reported at this site.
[custom_table]| Twitter Username | Followers | Tweets | Following |
|---|---|---|---|
| AvalonMIS | 4533 | 337 | 438 |
| TeaLeafMedia | 2620 | 89 | 96 |
| PlanetSLO | 2266 | 164 | 36 |
| QuickLanding | 1774 | 1006 | 1217 |
| SLObake | 14 | 159 | 118 |
| AvalonREM | 69 | 148 | 136 |
| 504Planner | 349 | 79 | 7 |
| Lyme Reporter | 2 | 95 | 8 |
| ConciergeMBA | 6 | 87 | 8 |
| Kirombo | 6 | 487 | 32 |
| PracticeWorld | 7 | 12 | 51 |
| MedClubSupplies | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| TOTALS | 11,646 | 2663 | 2147 |
| *As of April 30, 2012 | |||
Many small businesses find themselves in bad neighborhoods. Here is a short presentation on 5 easy steps you can take to overcome a bad location using digital media for direct marketing. I hope you enjoy the presentation.
Presentation: 5 Easy Steps to Overcome a Bad Business Location
[/message]What to do when your business is in a bad location
A beautiful online image and experience can help
Effective online strategies to overcome a poor location
1. Purchase SSL and other security measures
2. Keep your site free of clutter and distractions
3. Get visitors involved and provide them opportunities to buy
4. Spend time researching and developing your keywords
5. Use social media to create your online community
