Launched in January 2004, Google’s first social media venture, Orkut is shutting down on September 30, 2014. I received an email from the Orkut team notifying me of this development a couple of days ago.
If you know anything about Orkut, you may remember that it was launched even before Facebook. It was very popular in India and Brazil, although it never took off in the US.
Miscellaneous
Yes, You Need To Brag About Yourself And Your Amazing Skills
Do you believe that you don’t need to talk about yourself if you are good at what you do? Or, shall we call it as a ‘myth’?
Over the years I have met people who absolutely believe that the only people who promote themselves and talk about their skills and craft are those who are not good at it. Have you met people like that? Do you believe in that theory?
Is Google+ Worth The Investment Of Your Time And Energy?
When it comes to using social media as an entrepreneur, should you invest your time in growing your presence on Google+?
There are different purposes behind using different social networking websites. But, does Google+ deserve an investment of your time?
How Your Profile Picture Affects Your Personal Branding [Infographic]
Did you know that your profile picture is the first thing that people like or dislike about you when they see you first time online?
Your profile picture is your foremost representative in the digital world. It is the most important aspect of your first impression online. It affects how we are perceived by others.
If your personal branding is important to you, you should pay attention to how you choose your profile pictures on Facebook/Twitter/Google+ or any other website that represents you. Let’s discuss the reasons.
What You Should Know About Email Open Rates
The success of your email marketing depends on how many people open your email. Obviously there is no point in sending emails to those who don’t even open your emails, right?
Email open rates seem to be an important metric for many internet marketers. In fact, I have been very diligently following email open rates for a long time.
But, it changed after my friend and a fellow entrepreneur, Adrian Jock helped me understand this correctly.
Taking A Break For Rest Of The Week
TAKING A BREAK FOR REST OF THE WEEK
Due to a few personal commitments and pressing projects this week, I couldn’t put together a post that could add value. I didn’t want to publish because I must publish something.
Therefore, I am not publishing any additional post this week.
However, please check out my post about “Network Marketing” and add value through your comments and share it with your friends.
Thank you for the love!
Regards,
Kumar
When You Hate Network Marketers, Why Use Their Proven Strategies
Those of you who know me, know that I have a good size network marketing business. Those of you who know how true network marketing works, also know that it’s about building organizations, building leaders, and it’s not an easy overnight process.
I have a growing business in 5+ countries. The reason I share my experience isn’t because I want to impress you, but to tell you that I have spent years in this industry and I know what it takes to build a business that can pass the test of time.
The Process People Follow To Build A Network Marketing Business
Let me state a few facts to provide a starting point based on a fair understanding of the network marketing business model.
Things You Should Not Share on Social Media
Social media is so irresistible that it’s almost impossible to stay away from it. How many times have you come across a situation where you wanted to sign up for a new product or service and it wants you to sign up with your Facebook or Twitter account?
Well, social media is now integrated into our online lives.
I have friends who hate Facebook for philosophical reasons but can’t get out of it because other products and services they use need them to have a Facebook account. Obviously they hate Facebook even more.
How To Avoid Paying For Subscribers Who Unsubscribe Your Mailing List
If you are using an Autoresponder service like Aweber or GetResponse, are you making sure you keep your mailing list clean? I ask because, sometimes, not cleaning your list may cost you money.
Those who know me personally, know that I don’t pay much attention to fine prints. I don’t like to do house cleaning activities very often either.
Just by fluke I happened to see consistent emails from Aweber (which I store in a separate folder in my Gmail account) month after month this year so far saying they were able to charge my credit card successfully.
How To Ensure A Pleasant Experience To Your Website Visitors
Building links and getting social media shares to build better search engine ranking is the top priority for everybody with a website, and for good reasons.
Why not? More traffic does mean more opportunities and more opportunities means more money, isn’t that correct?
But, as smart marketer, you want to be prepared for what happens when you start to get the traffic you always wanted. You want your website to have the infrastructure in place to capitalize on that traffic.
What does that really mean? And, how do you do that?