Vik Rajan

When is the Right Time to Send Your Article?

2018-03-28T04:48:39-04:00

{3:50 minutes to read} What time is the right time to send your email newsletter to promote your blog? At phoneBlogger.net we have a set of best practices that maximize your audience and your impact. Many sources, including Constant Contact, have determined what times are best to post to social media or send email newsletters. Friday afternoons [...]

When is the Right Time to Send Your Article?2018-03-28T04:48:39-04:00

★ ☞ You WILL Believe These Top 2 Email Subject Line Best Practices ☜ ★

2018-03-28T04:50:16-04:00

{3:45 minutes to read} People check more email more times a day more than any other social media combined. We all know this is true – anecdotally and personally – which is what makes email newsletters a mainstay of online and word-of-mouth marketing. Email newsletters are the perfect confluence between what is traditionally thought of [...]

★ ☞ You WILL Believe These Top 2 Email Subject Line Best Practices ☜ ★2018-03-28T04:50:16-04:00

New Ways to New Referral-Centric Blog Article Ideas

2018-03-28T04:50:55-04:00

{3:30 minutes to read} In my last article, we introduced 2 new features available from phoneBlogger.net. In this post, I would like to introduce you to an additional value to the phoneBlogger.net suite of services. Most of our clients are familiar with BlogBrainstormer.com. phoneBlogger’s focus has always been on referral-centric blog ideas. What do I [...]

New Ways to New Referral-Centric Blog Article Ideas2018-03-28T04:50:55-04:00

2 New Cross-promotion Benefits of phoneBlogger.net!

2018-03-28T04:52:55-04:00

{Time to read: 3.5 minutes} Blogging is a means to an end. Our real focus of blogging is word-of-mouth marketing, to stay top-of-mind with referral relationships. One of the main focuses of phoneBlogger.net and working with us is to do what we’re calling “referral-centric blogging” – where we look to prioritize topics that are fine-tuned [...]

2 New Cross-promotion Benefits of phoneBlogger.net!2018-03-28T04:52:55-04:00

Only 6 Lawyers Attended My Seminar! 4 Happy Lessons

2018-03-28T04:53:05-04:00

{Time to read: 5 minutes} Back in October 2014, I presented a seminar series for the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA). While only 6 lawyers attended the 1st workshop, there were at least 4 happy lessons for me to learn, and perhaps for others to follow. The series was modeled after the ones I presented [...]

Only 6 Lawyers Attended My Seminar! 4 Happy Lessons2018-03-28T04:53:05-04:00

I’m Not Going to Sit Next to You & Other Networking Tips

2018-03-28T05:01:45-04:00

When you go to a conference or a networking event, do you find yourself congregating with your partners, colleagues, associates & friends? Stop… and get to work. I was just at the Michigan State Bar Association annual conference: I am on the team helping to onboard their members onto their new lawyer portal, like its [...]

I’m Not Going to Sit Next to You & Other Networking Tips2018-03-28T05:01:45-04:00

phoneBlogging: The Newest Oldest Profession?

2018-03-28T05:02:01-04:00

phoneBlogging : gerund \ˈfōn-ˌblägiŋ\ : the process of transforming a telephone-based audio recording into an edited article, optimized for website blogs. Ok, fine, we made that up: But did we really? Telephones have been around since 1876. Audio recordings may even pre-date Edison’s 1878 invention. While blogs began around 1999, journals of personal & professional [...]

phoneBlogging: The Newest Oldest Profession?2018-03-28T05:02:01-04:00

Blogging Social Media Power Trick

2018-03-28T05:02:09-04:00

You can use this “power trick” to grow VIP relationships – with referral relationships, media contacts, program directors, and even potential clients. It can also be used to drive targeted traffic back to your website. It works best after you’ve been blogging consistently & active on social media for a while (that’s how phoneBlogger.net gives [...]

Blogging Social Media Power Trick2018-03-28T05:02:09-04:00

Boost Newsletter Results in 1 Minute: Constant Contact QuickSend

2018-03-28T05:31:35-04:00

How many times do you check your LinkedIn or Facebook during the day? And how often do you check your email? Despite all the social media hype, studies continue to show the greater efficacy of email newsletters. Sent via platforms like Constant Contact, you can track the results like: Who opens your email Who clicks [...]

Boost Newsletter Results in 1 Minute: Constant Contact QuickSend2018-03-28T05:31:35-04:00

It’s All About the Follow-Through: Marketing, as with Tennis & Golf

2018-03-28T05:34:14-04:00

In April 2014, I was selected to be the (youngest ever?) next “Counselor-in-training” with SCORE, the business counseling non-profit funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. As soon as 1 of the NYC SCORE Counselors read my bio, she recommended me to speak with 2 of her clients, both involved in legal services. I met [...]

It’s All About the Follow-Through: Marketing, as with Tennis & Golf2018-03-28T05:34:14-04:00

4 “Only You Can Do” LinkedIn Habits

2018-03-28T05:36:23-04:00

Nothing can ever replace your personal touch & outreach to colleagues. phoneBlogging is an efficient way to stay top-of-mind, break the ice & inspire questions/conversations. However, there are at least 4 LinkedIn tasks that only you can do – not pB, your partner, associates or assistants. These 4 only take minutes every day, and can [...]

4 “Only You Can Do” LinkedIn Habits2018-03-28T05:36:23-04:00

2 More Points for Bulleting Your Blog… Part 2

2018-03-28T05:36:53-04:00

In my last post I described the first 2 steps to making the most out of the phoneBlogger.net process, some best practices for organizing your thoughts & some tips about what your posts should look like. This time I’d like to focus on the power of personality, stories and anecdotes in the blogging process, as [...]

2 More Points for Bulleting Your Blog… Part 22018-03-28T05:36:53-04:00

First 2 Points for Bulleting Your Blog… Part 1

2018-03-28T05:38:59-04:00

I am phoneBlogging this article. What does that mean? I am not actually typing these lines, but rather recording my thoughts so that someone else can then transcribe, edit and polish my words into a finished article. If I were to just speak “off the cuff,” I would have some difficulty keeping my thoughts organized [...]

First 2 Points for Bulleting Your Blog… Part 12018-03-28T05:38:59-04:00

Want to write a book? BoB it quickly…

2018-03-28T05:44:00-04:00

Have you been procrastinating on a great book idea? Have you gotten around to outlining its chapters, its main points? That’s the first step. Then, there’s a simple way to have the book practically write itself. Authoring a book brands you an expert. TV, radio, print media & blog interviews – and speaking invitations – [...]

Want to write a book? BoB it quickly…2018-03-28T05:44:00-04:00

5 ways to attract new […?…]

2013-12-19T11:55:46-05:00

Want new… what? Clients? Referral sources? Followers? Blogging is a means to these ends, but only when readers lead to new readers (via Forwards, Shares, Likes, or when printouts are handed to others). Here are 5 ways to get new readers to get new readers to get new… 1) Trending topics How can you relate [...]

5 ways to attract new […?…]2013-12-19T11:55:46-05:00

Google’s “Newish” Social SEO

2013-10-12T14:24:47-04:00

Your SEO marketing efforts may be going to waste. Before you fall for those “We’ll get you to the top of Google” schemes, read this: Do you keep your Gmail open all day? What about all those who use YouTube, Google Drive or login with their Google Account in some way? They are in Google’s [...]

Google’s “Newish” Social SEO2013-10-12T14:24:47-04:00

The Golden Rule of Marketing

2013-09-25T11:56:28-04:00

Aside from a related LinkedIn lawsuit, the #1 apprehension I hear to uploading contacts into LinkedIn is the fear that their colleagues will get spammed by other members. I squash that concern by showing them the mechanisms that prevent mass blasting. I further explain that we’re all spammed everyday; we only choose to work with [...]

The Golden Rule of Marketing2013-09-25T11:56:28-04:00

6 Real Co-Blogging Examples to Leverage Time & Traffic

2013-08-27T02:01:41-04:00

Blogging can brand you an expert. Moreover, your blog can also help you leverage the reputation & recognition of others. By co-blogging, you can leverage each other’s time, topics & traffic. Here are 3 models, 2 examples each, of how bloggers are exchanging content & contacts: 1) Cooperative Bloggers, like Healthcare in Compliance or The [...]

6 Real Co-Blogging Examples to Leverage Time & Traffic2013-08-27T02:01:41-04:00

Networking Best Practices, for Mediators

2013-03-11T16:15:53-04:00

On Feb 5th, 2013, the Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM) had us back to present more marketing insights. Mark Bullock keynoted at their inaugural conference in Cape Cod in 2012. Now, in the first of a series of 4 webinars, Mark asked me (Vik Rajan) a series of questions about "physical networking." Here's a [...]

Networking Best Practices, for Mediators2013-03-11T16:15:53-04:00

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