Doug McIsaac - Latest Comments

Re: 7 Strengths That Your Local Business Has Over Standard Ecommerce Sites

salesmanagerjobs — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:56:40 -0000

It's a bit surprising to hear such things nowadays when online job and online business are so much advertised everywhere!!!

Re: 4 Ways to Create Value Through Social Media

Alfredo Trabulsi — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:10 -0000

I totally agree with you.

Lately I have been flooded with E-Mail trying to sell me programs to "BLAST" and "AUTOMATE" Comments to "Millions" of Blogs. Give me a break! what is this people thinking about?

I receive about 40 posts a day on my blog that are pure SPAM, thank god for Akismet.

Very good point and very informative too.

Re: Seven things you must do if you want to be successful in Social Media Marketing

Michael — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:26:01 -0000

Great post and #1 is a fantasic bit of advice for people who tell me social media is a waste of time. The applications are not the time wasters, but those who allow themselves to use them. Thanks!

Re: Seven things you must do if you want to be successful in Social Media Marketing

Sandie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:00:04 -0000

Doug

Thanks for the post. I appreciate the fact you pointed out you did not start at the level of competence you currently have achieved.

Looking forward to more of your content.

Re: Great Social Media PR Response

Ryan Norris — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:20:56 -0000

Lol. But I do think that it was a calculated move on their part... Waiting for someone to post the first video of the "JEsus shot" before releasing a real footage of Tiger doing the same. Pre-meditated or not, it was a great way to generate buzz.

Thanks for the heads up!

Re: What the F**K is Social Media

garethmartin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:18:31 -0000

Tha's a great slide show - thanks

Re: Are You Willing to Put in the Effort?

maerichl — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:29:16 -0000

Doug, thanks for posting Gary's vid. I've never been introduced to him before, so now that I see his flavor I'll have to go check him out.

This message is *EXACTLY* what my friend has been sharing with me. I'm sending him here now!

Even the law of attrACTION is nothing without ACTION.

Hugs,
Linda

Re: Wanna Be’s

daniel — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:02:58 -0000

They watch all of the “Rich and Famous” shows and dream of living like the stars.

Re: Are You Willing to Put in the Effort?

dougmcis — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:10:20 -0000

Rebecca,

Having our team of motivated social media mavens driving traffic will be a sight to see. Those that are willing to put in the effort will always win.

Doug

Re: Are You Willing to Put in the Effort?

rebeccahappy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:01:55 -0000

Thanks for putting this up Doug. Interesting to hear from another point of view that ACTION (hustle) is for sure a key ingredient that somehow seems to be overlooked. It will certainly be great to see the ST team in action.

Re: My Ten Favorite Free Web Tools

dougmcis — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:45:40 -0000

Joseph,
It's always surprising to me, but I think many people simply believe that free tools can't be any good. I used to feel that way, I owned a software company for 8 years and looked down at free software. But with web tools, especially Google's suite there is no reason for anyone to purchase tools unless they have highly complex sites generating millions of page views and the revenues that can be generated by that volume of traffic.

I can't tell you how many people I've run into who don't even run Google Analytics on their sites.

Doug

Re: My Ten Favorite Free Web Tools

Joseph T. Dager — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:22:14 -0000

Nice list Doug, but why do you think so many people do not use the free Google tools that are available? I have always wondered, when so many knowledgeable web experts recommend them.

Re: My Ten Favorite Free Web Tools

dougmcis — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:16:56 -0000

Thanks Jenny I'll take a look at it. Always looking for new and better tools.
Doug

Re: My Ten Favorite Free Web Tools

Jenny — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:49:47 -0000

You mentioned Roboform, it is a good password manager, but very much better is Sticky Password - I\'m using it for years and it is a great product for storing passwords, generating strong and unbrokable passwords and what the best - it is integrated to browsers and applications in form of a button next to minimizing buttons. Much better than another toolbar.

Jenny

Re: My Top Ten Social Media Marketing Mistakes

maerichl — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:50:26 -0000

Doug, there's an odd comfort in knowing I am not the ONLY one of the planet to make many of the mistakes you have listed. Thanks for taking the time to explain so others do not follow the breadcrumbs of your/our footsteps.

I must join the others here in saying that once I hooked up with Social Traffic I truly saw the light and it takes time to undo some of the damage already done. I wish I'd not listened to the other supposed gurus that are misguided and followed a proven leader from the start -- Simon U. Ford.

Well, live and learn, as they say.

Re: My Top Ten Social Media Marketing Mistakes

Walter — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:44:17 -0000

I did the same mistake in twitter but now I'm learning. Digg however, I want to be careful, I used it in moderation. :-)

Re: My Top Ten Social Media Marketing Mistakes

Karin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:39:54 -0000

Doug, great post. We have all made (some of) those mistakes. I am glad you are listing them here, so others can learn from our mistakes. I hope they will not only stop making the mistakes, but also follow your lead and start listening to Simon Ford. We both know from experience how much of a life altering experience that can be.

Re: My Top Ten Social Media Marketing Mistakes

Neil Ashworth — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:50:04 -0000

Good article Doug. A few home truths there also. Facebook, Twitter and any of the number of other social networking platforms offering so much opportunity that to begin with I guess the vast majority of people do what you and I have done.

Work the numbers and it'll pay off in the end?

Wrong! It just leaves a big empty space and a profile that resembles the twilight zone - looks familiar but quietly different somehow...

Neil

Re: My Top Ten Social Media Marketing Mistakes

Tony — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:09:39 -0000

HI Doug, I liked it saw some of my mistakes there. Funny thing though those ideas seemed rational at the time. I have also joined with Simon Ford and starting to learn a lot more about what the entire process entails. The more I learn the more I realize how dumb I was about social marketing. Thanks for articulating it.

Re: Facts about Facebook

Colleen Lilly — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:32:29 -0000

The growth of Facebook is staggering. How it can double in size in 8 months. Fascinating that 70% are outside of the US. Love to see these numbers. Social Media is here to stay and grow! Thanks Simon Ford for bringing this video up to date!

Re: My Top Ten Social Media Marketing Mistakes

dougmcis — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:30:18 -0000

I'm just glad I found Simon and Social Traffic. There are too many people out there selling themselves as experts in social media who really don't understand what social media marketing is all about.
Doug

Re: My Top Ten Social Media Marketing Mistakes

Sandie — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:03:18 -0000

Thank you for your honesty.

I'm in process of making my mistakes. The abyss is deep but the rewards for persevering astounding!

Re: Facts about Facebook

dougmcis — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:01:49 -0000

"walled garden" is an interesting way to explain it. In many ways it reminds me of the old AOL days. It will be interesting to watch while Facebook continues to grow and become more and more a part of people's lives

Doug

Re: Facts about Facebook

Jonathan Rivera — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:15:27 -0000

The growth of Facebook is unbelievable. Sometimes I wonder why people are all encasing themselves inside this walled garden, but then I think..."Who Cares!" There's a bunch of fish swimming in that small pond, forget the fishing pole...I'm bringing a net =)

At the rate Facebook has grown I can see it as a place where you can run your whole business. If everyone is there, then you can make a concentrated effort to market your business in one place and get results.

I'm looking forward to the Simon's upcoming facebook course. I can't wait to put his lessons to good use.

Re: Facts about Facebook

Colleen Lilly — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:08:51 -0000

Great video of the importance of marketing your business with FB! Thanks for sharing great content!