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Financial Resources, SEO, Blogs, and Videos. Moderated by: Chris Lopez. Hosted By: Westbank Community Library. Feb 25, 2014. Thinking about Finances. Software Custom Finance Worksheets Mobile Apps Banks Ledgers. Finance Software. Quicken. Custom Finance Worksheets.
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Financial Resources, SEO, Blogs, and Videos Moderated by: Chris Lopez Hosted By: Westbank Community Library Feb 25, 2014
Thinking about Finances • Software • Custom Finance Worksheets • Mobile Apps • Banks • Ledgers
Finance Software • Quicken
Custom Finance Worksheets • Microsoft Office website provides various accounting pre-made worksheets available for excel • User created forms from third-party sites • Create your own system of management • Pro-allows you to change components as needed • Con- Not automated
Mobile Apps • Mint • Square • Office Time • Check.Me • Doxo
Banks • They offer online business accounts • Automated systems that track payments and categorizes them for you. • Help with taxes • Offer Payroll help • Offer Loans • Manage international transactions
Ledgers • Tried and True Method • By-Hand accounting • You get a personal feel for the numbers • You know exactly what numbers matter in your business • The numbers are not abstract
SEO Search Engine Optimization
Selling Online • Organic vs. Paid Search • Metawords • Tags • Keywords • Spiders/WebCrawlers • Indexing
Analytics • Statistics for websites/social media/blogs • Understand user interaction/behavior • How are people using your website • How did they find your website • What keywords lead them to your site • How long did they stay on your website/page
GoolgeAdwords • Dominate Competitor online • Where Google makes most of it’s money from • Learning curve is high • You pay google for every click they get you • Finder’s Fee • The more you pay the higher your ad • Buying Keywords • Increase in traffic does not equal increase in sales
Google Adwords Express • Easier version of Adwords • Smaller learning curve • Ads are easier to make • New ads are cheaper in the beginning • You pay google for every click they get you
Yodle • SEO company • They create similar websites of your company’s • Full Time Staff dedicated to SEO management • Increase traffic to your website • Increased traffic does not equal increase in sales
Blogs and Vlogs The Story Behind the Company
Blogs • Provides an insight to how your company thinks and works • Allows customers or potential customers to interact or provide feedback on posts • Many individual company employees manage their own company blogs • Allows a more personal interaction with employees
Does your Business Need One? • It’s important for customers to know who you and what your passion is for your company. • Less obstruction in contacting you • Get to know what your customers want faster • Create personal orders or services for them • Get feedback or ideas on what to do next • What is the (operating) cost?
Sites • ebloggers • Tumblr • Wordpress • Twitter • Niche blog sites
Vlogs • Video version of a blog • More content in smaller amount of time