… that are “out of the bleu!” NikaBleu marketing offers small businesses affordable web site and marketing solutions. The website promotion tools we use are also used by companies like eBay,Canon, Network Solutions, Siemens, and Motorola. How powerful is it for you to have the same tools as large companies at a reasonable cost? The [...]

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Guest Post by Tiffany Dow Creating an online business is so affordable now that you can even find hosting that won’t cost you a single penny. The best business website hosting you can choose will depend on your specific entrepreneurial needs. If you’re brand new to running an online business, aren’t sure how well you’ll [...]

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Plus 1 is Google’s “like” button. Do we need yet another way to get other peoples’ opinions? Apparently, we do.  Matt Cutts, Google’s spokesperson, recently said that one of the key factors in ranking today is “getting social”.  It involves their own netwo

We have been seeing more and more QR codes popping up on signs, windows, packages, and even magazines and tabletops; it’s time to see how we could use QR codes in the Monterey Bay. They are not new, just new to the United States.  Japan has employed QR codes for years, and Europe was next.  [...]

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It’s still a baby, but Nika Bleu’s Monterey Bay Insider App has had a good review.   You can download it free from the iTunes store by searching for Monterey Bay Insider.

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WordPress 3.0: New Features to Rock Your Blog(s)

June 17, 2010

Where to begin with WordPress 3.0?  How about here:

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Nika Bleu Video Examples

May 22, 2010
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These promotional videos were almost exclusively done with simple slide shows with short video clips.  The really good photos are from DMT Imaging (thanks Michael!). Carmel California Chamber of Commerce video: Thomas Bateman Hood Architecture: Both are simple, and effective. They bring views, and views bring visitors to your website/business/Facebook page. You do not “have” [...]

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How a Restaurant Fills Tables With Twitter

January 28, 2010
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Twitter asks “What are you doing?’  Well…in 140 characters you can do a lot, as this restaurant owner in Milwaukee Wisconsin has proved.  watch this brief 3 minute video by Chris Brogan (blogging/social marketing genius) for some extremely clever and useful tips.

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How To Make a Facebook Page

December 1, 2009

A facebook page for your business is different than your personal facebook page (why do they call them both pages?).  It is confusing, but I finally found a slideshare guide that explains it perfectly. Thanks to Olaf Nitz and slideshare. Fancy Facebook Fan Pages – A Step By Step Guide View more presentations from Olaf [...]

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Why Local Search Matters To You

May 2, 2009

Image via CrunchBase According to Small Business News, in 2008 the use of local tools to find local businesses rose 58%.  Even better news is that 75% of searches are not “brand driven”, so smaller businesses have a strong reason to have an online presence.  Nearly half of these searches went on to make a [...]

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Web Checklist for Monterey Websites

April 23, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Website owners in the Monterey Bay can benefit from this excellent checklist to make your site as search engine friendly as you can. This list is from SearchEngineGuide‘s Stoney DeGuyter.  If you want your pages indexed easily and often, follow these tips: Correct robots.txt file: Make sure robots.txt file is free from [...]

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