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Good video, though not in depth. Three Pillars discussed - Get absolutely clear about your ideal client. Become more strategic about your services & the clients you pursue. Develop a systematic way to attract better paying clients. 

A pretty good checklist to maximize youtube results. In addition to what's on this post, you also need to create playlist for your top categories. Playlist using your primary keywords are easily found in google search and are a stronger indication of your channel's expertise than individual videos alone.

This tool is great for real time stats. When you log-in you can actually see the visitors to your site. You can even converse with them as they view your site. The analytics portion is much easier to navigate than Google Analytics. This said, in terms of depth and data richness, Google Analytics is still better. With GA I can configure the data any which way I want. Woopra is limited in this aspect. As I understand, Woopra is still heavy in development so we can probably expect a lot more functionality in the months to come.

Pretty good but basic guide for newbies to online marketing. Topic includes: Keyword strategy, website optimization, blog/content creation, social media, traffic to lead conversion, email marketing, mobile, analysis.

Brief overview of various online monitoring tools : TweetDeck. SocialMention.TrackUr.GoogleAlert.BoardReader.

I'm currently taking the Online Business Manager Training & Certification Program. Yeeey! Not cheap at roughly $3k for a 5 day intensive training. I'm hopeful I'll learn a lot of best practices about Virtual Assistance Business.  What about you? What training are you currently on?

Exhaustive FAQ on facebook page creation from facebook.com

I've never tried this wordpress theme but MyVirtualBrains really likes, so it must be good!

Videos from Brian always inspire me. And when you are your entire organization, you do need to find ways to motivate and inspire you. My key leanings ... The only question is HOW. Not whether. Key qualities of successful people: Action Oriented. Proactive. Leader. How much of these are you? Wrong question. HOW do you get to be the person you want to be from now on?

When are Facebook Users Most Active Study. Here are some of the big takeaways: The three biggest usage spikes tend to occur on weekdays at 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET. The biggest spike occurs at 3:00 p.m. ET on weekdays. Weekday usage is pretty steady, however Wednesday at 3:00 pm ET is consistently the busiest period. Fans are less active on Sunday compared to all other days of the week.

Excellent videos from Google Analytics. I highly recommend you understand analytics deeply before you begin your site redesign. Understand which metrics are your key priorities, and more importantly, how you can drive them. If you plan to support SEO/Webdesign, you need to have Google Analytics in your training plan.

This platform allows you to update all of your social media and blogs ine one place. You only pay as per your need. The bad thing is, the reporting function is terribly weak. SocialBaker is way better. But to have to pay for 2 different systems just for social media could be too much.

It's easy to get glued to the computer when working on interesting projects. But as per pomodoro time management technique, you are suppose to work in 25 minute cycles (http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/). You'll see pomodoro under Special Timers section of this page. I can't exercise religiously but i sure can do jumping jacks or stretches during the 5 minute breaks. 

16 Easy to implement best practices when designing your client's white papers/ ebooks/ documents. Brief, concise, excellent extended checklist.

Cool stats. Links with google analytics. However, it still does not provide the stats on a per page basis (ie. stats out of welcome page, video page, etc). Largely focused on posts and streams stats.

Twitter advanced search, Hootsuite, Topsy, The Archivist, Wefollow, Twellow

Dispels common myth about freelance pricing. Discusses Client-Freelancer pyramid - Bargain basement, Vendor, Trusted Export, Rock star.

Practical tips when launching an FB ads campaign