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Add Up Your Time, Is It Worth Your efforts?
Digital Video: Create Your Own vs. Have someone do it. You need video for your business! Pay anywhere from $500-2000 or do it yourself, it only takes me a few hours to put a 30 second piece together
Cost:/Time
Social Networking: You have to do this yourself, I [...]

I have tried many “free” on line press release sites only to be frustrated by the submission process or at the end of posting the release it then asks for a donation and you never really know if your release got released.
Ever since a friend suggested this site, I have been in release bliss with [...]

You Tube is free, Talk Fusion is $20/month plus start up costs. What are the benefits and downsides of each?
You Tube is a great way to get your business out there, fast! You can take an interview, commercial or demonstration and download it to a spot on You Tube in a few minutes. You [...]

When I found this site last year I was suprised how many businesses are NOT listed here. This site is a great place to link to other companies and promote your site, hours and coupons and by the way it’s FREE.
I also find the value in the reviews from this site, though many Salon’s [...]

If there is one newsletter that you subscribe to this year, make it Kim Komando! I get 3 emails from her a day to keep me posted on th latest tips, the best sites and the latest in technology issues out there. She has over 5 million subscribers.
She doesn’t spam and I learn something new [...]

As with any marketing plan, I find it easiest to take action in bits and pieces. Make sure you are looking at your PR potential every month.
We’ve got a Southeastern Michigan media list going, send me an e-mail I will be happy to share my latest version with you. But how do you make time [...]

There are so many ways to get exposure on the web that for the moment, is either free or very inexpensive. You can make sure you have your “piece” of the web by posting a video about your company on www.youtube.com or My Space and embedding a link to your web site to promote it. [...]

Hey businesses! If your not busy enough, you now need to take an extra few moments every day and find out where the business deals are! I found two more…one that I am also participating in.
As a business you can submit to win or get involved with their sponsorship opportunities!

www.michiganbusinesshub.com is hosting a contest for [...]