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		<title>Sketchnotes: SOHO SME Expo 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>These sketchnotes are from the <a href="http://www.torontosme.soho.ca/">SOHO SME Expo 2012</a>. Unfortunately, I missed parts of the other sessions!</p>
<p><b>Feel free to share this! </b>You can credit it as (c) 2012 <a href="https://sachachua.com/?from=sketchnote">Sacha Chua</a> under the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/">Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Canada</a><strong> </strong>licence.</p>
<p>Click on the images for a larger version of my sketchnotes.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Come One, Come All: Proven Tactics to Help Win New Customers – Alex Ciancio</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Tools, Strategies &amp; Best Practices to Optimize Your Online Presence – Moderator: Dave Forde; Speakers: Jeff Quipp, Paul Tobey, and Mike Agerbo</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Content Strategy – The Foundation of SEO and Social Media &#8211; Jeff Quipp</strong></p>
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<p>See what others are saying about <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23sme2012&amp;src=typd">#sme2012</a>.</p>
<p>Check out my other <a href="https://sachachua.com/blog/category/sketchnotes/">sketchnotes</a> and <a href="https://sachachua.com/blog/category/visual-book-notes">visual book notes!</a></p>
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<p>SOHO SME BUSINESS EXPO &#8211; OCT 30, 2012 &#8211; MODERATOR: DAVE FORDE<br>
TOOLS, STRATEGIES &#038; BEST PRACTICES TO OPTIMIZE YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE<br>
JEFF QUIPP<br>
Social media<br>
Word of mouth<br>
enabled by tech<br>
advertising is a tax for being unremarkable &#8211; someone<br>
Pinterest, instagram for photos<br>
build a following<br>
Social media success<br>
Blend Tec<br>
Will it blend ?<br>
remarkable content<br>
Testimonials on product pages,<br>
Stuff that people want to share<br>
Connect with people you might not otherwise chat with<br>
Getting started: WordPress<br>
Update your website often &#8211;> frequent search visits<br>
Remarkable content<br>
test with stumble upon ads<br>
article syndication<br>
Penalties<br>
(Google Penguin)<br>
Search&#8211;> immediate<br>
Social&#8211;> gradual<br>
earned media<br>
owned media<br>
paid media<br>
based on great content<br>
CREATIVE GREAT BUSINESS<br>
PAUL TOBEY<br>
the watercooler of the 21st century<br>
Microblog&#8211;blog<br>
microblog<br>
An hour a week has tremendous impact.<br>
Timing how-tos, conversions<br>
any time, esp. when your audience is reading<br>
Social media updates also get indexed<br>
Hypnotic marketing<br>
focused mental state ?hook<br>
You can&#8217;t manufacture a viral video<br>
GET TO THE HEART OF BUSINESS<br>
Don&#8217;t forget YouTube, reddit.<br>
WordPress SEO<br>
All-in-One<br>
Facebook advertising<br>
long term nurturing<br>
Webinar<br>
Boring is bad<br>
Think context<br>
LinkedIn connections<br>
The money&#8217;s in the list<br>
MIKE AGERBO<br>
another distribution/??? channel<br>
YouTube: 1-2 minutes<br>
5 min how-to videos < &#45;&#45; 2x views of YouTube
Time Management Calendar&#45;&#45;>batch&#8211;>schedule<br>
Get that content down.<br>
Get going and be consistent<br>
Establishing yourself as an expert<br>
&#8211; guest blogging<br>
&#8211; newspapers<br>
&#8211; other media<br>
Title, tag videos Research virality<br>
Foundation still content<br>
You have to establish expertise<br>
ex: webinar chunks<br>
Editorial calendar < &#45;&#45;- start here, then choose channels 
Pictures &#45;&#45;> inspirational: pinterest<br>
Webinar&#8211;>time<br>
Target audience blocked? Tailor your content (no YouTube, etc)<br>
BE PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR CONTENT</p>

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