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Tue, 06 May 2008 20:31:38 +0000

[...] Small Business Trends says community, not content, will be the golden road to customer retention. Anita Campbell offered a few reasons why others need to start thinking of their online presence this way. [...]

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:09:11 +0000

My view is that the optimal way is to combine an online community with a physical meeting place. That is what I have tried to create together with my partners. The goal is to establish a new Third Place. Click on my name for more thoughts. I am very interested in this topic.

All the Best,

Martin Lindeskog
Blue Chip Café, Business Center & Community
“Biz & Buzz in a Cup.”

By: Danita Blackwood

Danita Blackwood — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:29:26 +0000

There is a great online community and place for entrepreneurs to connect as part of SBTV.com’s business center. It is one way to tell the world and other business owners about your business.

It is an online community or network of small business owners, the self-employed and aspiring entrepreneurs.

There is another way to get the word out about your enterprise: make a movie.

Yes, I am serious; a short film on how your business works for your community could be your ticket to fame, fortune and the nation’s capital! One of SBTV.com’s partner organizations, the National Federation of Independent Business or NFIB, is holding a new contest. The NFIB competition is a video contest on how “Small Business Works for America” and it could pay off in $5, 000, a trip to Washington, and great publicity for your enterprise.

Video artists simply need to create a 30-second clip that answers the question “Why does small business work for America?” and submit the video to NFIB. After an initial review, entries will be posted on the NFIB YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/NFIBContest where viewers can rate them. A panel of judges will use those ratings to select semifinalists and an overall winner, who will receive a $5,000 cash award and a trip for two to Washington, D.C., including a stay at the Grand Hyatt Hotel for the 2008 National Small Business Summit June 8 – 11.

There is still plenty of time to get the camera out and create your video clip. Entries will be accepted up to May 15. Details for participating in the “Small Business Works for America” contest are at
http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_36708.html

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:48:58 +0000

People want to make connections, it’s only human nature. Keeping them engaged in communication is key. Take this site as an example, with all of your contests, book reviews and links; it’s hard not to participate with the community you have built.

By: David Fairley

David Fairley — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:09:02 +0000

I have found linkedin to be a very good source of connections and leads for my website broker business.
Good relevant content and good linking practices will however help sustain positioning in the search engines as it is the search engines best interest to provide relevant results. All methods of connecting to your market should be employed in any case.

By: Shara Karasic

Shara Karasic — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:35:08 +0000

Hi Anita, great post. Great communities these days are moving beyond destination sites – they require knowing where your audience is and going to where they are, whether that is Facebook, small business blogs, Twitter, or YouTube – and providing cross-site widgets that follow your users. There is a lot of exciting work being done in social design for community sites by using gaming principles for engagement (see Amy Jo Kim & Christina Wodtke). Professionally, I have used sites like Twitter and Facebook to make content syndication deals, network, brainstorm ideas, and look for people to hire. At the Online Community Business Forum 2008 in Santa Fe, someone raised the question: “Can you even talk about community these days as a separate thing? Isn’t the web one big community now?”

By: Susan Oakes

Susan Oakes — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:28:36 +0000

Great article Anita.

As small businesses are often solo businesses it makes sense to embrace this community trend to connect and learn from others’ experiences throughout the world.

By: JonE5

JonE5 — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:17:12 +0000

First off, I would like to thank Anita for writing a great article on businesses and the new trend of networking. Very real stuff that is happening right now.

That is exactly why we have created WOWzzy.com

Long story short, it’s the ULTIMATE business networking system for businesses to connect to other businesses, and consumers alike.

It’s also a place where algorhythm is based on credibility, not credit.

I could ramble on, but just go see for yourself

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at Jon@WOWzzy.com, and I would be more than happy to answer them.

By: vaspers the grate aka steven e. streight

vaspers the grate aka steven e. streight — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:56:13 +0000

Another brilliant article on social network community by Anita Campbell. You are addicting me to Small Business Trends. Thanks for such brevity and clarity. I can tell you are a Twitter pro by how you write.

By: Why “Online Communities” are heating up | NEOinc

Why “Online Communities” are heating up | NEOinc — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:52:43 +0000

[...] for understanding why online communities are becoming an increasingly important facet of that plan, read Anita’s article.