Comments on: Be Where Your Customers Are http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/ Remarkable Blog Consulting and Coaching Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:21:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Michael Martine http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68063 Michael Martine Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:30:15 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68063 Jason, thanks very much. As a fellow beer appreciator, I know you're doing the right thing by being in forums. Homebrewers and all other manner of food enthusiasts are cross-over "customers" for you, as well. After all, you have to have something wonderful to pair up with that cellared ale. I just bought a magnum of Sierra Nevada's holiday offering, but I don't think it's going to be sitting around for very long. I'll be lucky if it lasts until Christmas! ;) Jason, thanks very much. As a fellow beer appreciator, I know you’re doing the right thing by being in forums. Homebrewers and all other manner of food enthusiasts are cross-over “customers” for you, as well. After all, you have to have something wonderful to pair up with that cellared ale. I just bought a magnum of Sierra Nevada’s holiday offering, but I don’t think it’s going to be sitting around for very long. I’ll be lucky if it lasts until Christmas! ;)

]]> By: Jason http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68056 Jason Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:36:51 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68056 Great post. I just experienced this first hand when I finally started posting and getting links regularly in some of the online beer forums (I have a blog on cellaring and aging beers). My traffic is rising daily now just from this exposure. I think I need to put myself out there even more now, certainly I must have customers in even more places! Great post. I just experienced this first hand when I finally started posting and getting links regularly in some of the online beer forums (I have a blog on cellaring and aging beers). My traffic is rising daily now just from this exposure.
I think I need to put myself out there even more now, certainly I must have customers in even more places!

]]> By: Greg Balanko-Dickson http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68054 Greg Balanko-Dickson Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:13:36 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68054 Michael, I guess I can see your point, still kind of strange world we live in. The majority of people can be trusted but we react and adjust our ways of doing things out of fear. Michael, I guess I can see your point, still kind of strange world we live in. The majority of people can be trusted but we react and adjust our ways of doing things out of fear.

]]> By: Michael Martine http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68053 Michael Martine Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:26:55 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68053 Greg, in some cases, I don't believe it's an oversight -- I think it's deliberate. The general area is described, but if you want an address, you have to contact the agent. This helps prevent theft, vandalism, and unwanted visits to the property without the supervision of an agent (any of you agents out there, please correct me if I'm wrong). Most people <strong>don't</strong> include the postal code in a search for homes for sale. Greg, in some cases, I don’t believe it’s an oversight — I think it’s deliberate. The general area is described, but if you want an address, you have to contact the agent. This helps prevent theft, vandalism, and unwanted visits to the property without the supervision of an agent (any of you agents out there, please correct me if I’m wrong). Most people don’t include the postal code in a search for homes for sale.

]]> By: Greg Balanko-Dickson http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68052 Greg Balanko-Dickson Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:08:30 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68052 Guess someone should educate those realtors?! Guess someone should educate those realtors?!

]]> By: Michael Martine http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68049 Michael Martine Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:42:45 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68049 Greg, some great points. I've noticed that not all real estate listings provide addresses and postal codes. Greg, some great points. I’ve noticed that not all real estate listings provide addresses and postal codes.

]]> By: Michael Martine http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68048 Michael Martine Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:41:21 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68048 Thanks, Christine! Although, being a rock star among your peers isn't a <strong>bad</strong> thing (I'm afraid I have quite a ways to go). Thanks, Christine! Although, being a rock star among your peers isn’t a bad thing (I’m afraid I have quite a ways to go).

]]> By: What Whirling Dervishes Can Teach You About Blogging » Reader Appreciation Project http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68047 What Whirling Dervishes Can Teach You About Blogging » Reader Appreciation Project Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:36:05 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68047 [...] writing, readers will follow. They will subscribe to your blog and spread the word about it. If you get to know your readers, get them interested and serve their interests, they will reward you: they will make you money by [...] [...] writing, readers will follow. They will subscribe to your blog and spread the word about it. If you get to know your readers, get them interested and serve their interests, they will reward you: they will make you money by [...]

]]> By: Chrisitne O'Kelly http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68044 Chrisitne O'Kelly Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:04:26 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68044 I LOVE this. I wrote about this once in a post titled "are you popular with the right people?" after reading SEO bloggers whose blog posts would only be beneficial for other SEOs. It's important connect with the people that actually need you rather than trying to become a rockstar among your peers. Great point as usual Michael! I LOVE this. I wrote about this once in a post titled “are you popular with the right people?” after reading SEO bloggers whose blog posts would only be beneficial for other SEOs. It’s important connect with the people that actually need you rather than trying to become a rockstar among your peers. Great point as usual Michael!

]]> By: Greg Balanko-Dickson http://michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68038 Greg Balanko-Dickson Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:29:50 +0000 http://www.michaelmartine.com/2007/11/12/be-where-your-customers-are/#comment-68038 Nice addition to the feed with the audio Michael, thanks. Great point,I have said something similar when explaining my perspective on advertising with coaching clients - you need to get your message in front of your customers, so where are your customers? Of course, with Internet marketing and blogs in particular that is on a web site, forum, or blog. Perhaps all three, maybe more. I have always thought that real estate agents could make good use of zip/postal codes on their listing sheets online. If I was looking for a home in 77380 I might search for "3 bedroom ranch bungalow 77380" and in this case I got 77380 pages indexed in Google. Nice addition to the feed with the audio Michael, thanks.

Great point,I have said something similar when explaining my perspective on advertising with coaching clients - you need to get your message in front of your customers, so where are your customers?

Of course, with Internet marketing and blogs in particular that is on a web site, forum, or blog. Perhaps all three, maybe more.

I have always thought that real estate agents could make good use of zip/postal codes on their listing sheets online. If I was looking for a home in 77380 I might search for “3 bedroom ranch bungalow 77380″ and in this case I got 77380 pages indexed in Google.

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