Comments on: Small Business Marketing Tip: Use Word of Mouth http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/ advice you can use to grow your small business Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:55:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kaysville UT http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-70703 Kaysville UT Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:06:58 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-70703 Great movie at the bottom - as always, your blog is a useful and informative source. I've even applied some of your lessons to my real estate dealings here in Utah. Great movie at the bottom – as always, your blog is a useful and informative source. I’ve even applied some of your lessons to my real estate dealings here in Utah.

]]> By: Web Design http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-64183 Web Design Fri, 08 May 2009 09:46:06 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-64183 I always outsource it, there's some websites that offer free "add to a friend" button, and that takes care of the business for me, no worrying about spam etc. I always outsource it, there’s some websites that offer free “add to a friend” button, and that takes care of the business for me, no worrying about spam etc.

]]> By: rohin http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-33505 rohin Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:57:47 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-33505 You could just implement a sociable plugin and customize it , I prefer that than to use a link that takes my users out of my site. You could just implement a sociable plugin and customize it , I prefer that than to use a link that takes my users out of my site.

]]> By: GDI http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-31062 GDI Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:48:53 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-31062 Very good idea. Thanks for sharing it Dawud Miracle. Very good idea. Thanks for sharing it Dawud Miracle.

]]> By: Andy Sernovitz's Damn, I Wish I'd Thought of That! http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16995 Andy Sernovitz's Damn, I Wish I'd Thought of That! Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:59:47 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16995 <strong>Don't forget to tell a friend...</strong> Dawud Miracle writes a great post that summarizes my biggest ideas regarding how to get people to tell a friend. From my book, here are the secrets to creating a great tell-a-friend form: Make it fast. Design a form that... Don’t forget to tell a friend…

Dawud Miracle writes a great post that summarizes my biggest ideas regarding how to get people to tell a friend. From my book, here are the secrets to creating a great tell-a-friend form: Make it fast. Design a form that…

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16796 Dawud Miracle Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:55:58 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16796 <strong>Free Downloadable,</strong> I'd agree. As a matter of fact, I'm considering doing a series on StumbleUpon. We'll see. Still a couple of weeks away. Yet word-of-mouth marketing is a bit different - and quite a bit more direct. Free Downloadable,
I’d agree. As a matter of fact, I’m considering doing a series on StumbleUpon. We’ll see. Still a couple of weeks away.

Yet word-of-mouth marketing is a bit different – and quite a bit more direct.

]]> By: Free Downloadable Music http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16793 Free Downloadable Music Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:15:35 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16793 I Highly recommend stumbleupon. It totally changed my web experience from just searching around google to high quality pages with content I am interested in. Shmoe I Highly recommend stumbleupon. It totally changed my web experience from just searching around google to high quality pages with content I am interested in.

Shmoe

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16724 Dawud Miracle Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:52:40 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16724 <p><strong>Andy,</strong><br /> Sure. Send whatever you like. I'll gladly share them with my clients.</p> <p>You can get my address off my <a href="http://dmiracle.com/contact/">contact page</a>.</p> <p>As always...thanks.</p> Andy,
Sure. Send whatever you like. I’ll gladly share them with my clients.

You can get my address off my contact page.

As always…thanks.

]]> By: Andy Sernovitz http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16723 Andy Sernovitz Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:12:47 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16723 Thanks, D! Glad to hook you up with some free books. Cheers, A Thanks, D!

Glad to hook you up with some free books.

Cheers,

A

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16722 Dawud Miracle Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:04:41 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16722 <strong>Terry,</strong> I've had the same thing, truthfully. I think what we're seeing is an example of negative WOM marketing. <strong>RJacobsen,</strong> You're welcome. I know about this and consult with my clients about these things all the time. Yet, do you see any tell-a-friend forms on my site? No. It seems I'm too busy to take my own advice. Sort of a catch-22 <strong>Andy,</strong> Zillions...yikes. Thanks Andy. I constantly refer back to your book and have been considering making it a requisite for all my consulting clients. It's just that good. Thanks so much for writing it...and for spreading the word. Terry,
I’ve had the same thing, truthfully. I think what we’re seeing is an example of negative WOM marketing.

RJacobsen,
You’re welcome. I know about this and consult with my clients about these things all the time. Yet, do you see any tell-a-friend forms on my site? No. It seems I’m too busy to take my own advice. Sort of a catch-22

Andy,
Zillions…yikes.

Thanks Andy. I constantly refer back to your book and have been considering making it a requisite for all my consulting clients. It’s just that good. Thanks so much for writing it…and for spreading the word.

]]> By: Andy Sernovitz http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16704 Andy Sernovitz Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:34:53 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16704 Dawud - Thanks for the excellent post. A great understanding of this really important point. Anne - Any web page could theoretically be hacked, but it's not a problem if you use a properly written form from a reliable source. There are zillions of tell a friend forms out there and we rarely see this kind of problem. Dawud – Thanks for the excellent post. A great understanding of this really important point.

Anne – Any web page could theoretically be hacked, but it’s not a problem if you use a properly written form from a reliable source. There are zillions of tell a friend forms out there and we rarely see this kind of problem.

]]> By: RJacobsen http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16652 RJacobsen Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:36:47 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16652 This is good advice, for what I assume is a commonly overlooked aspect of marketing. Sernovitz's comments on how to make more effective 'tell a friend' forms, makes a whole lot of sense after reading his suggestions; but I wouldn't have necessarily have thought of doing things his way, unless I had read his advice... Thanks! This is good advice, for what I assume is a commonly overlooked aspect of marketing. Sernovitz’s comments on how to make more effective ‘tell a friend’ forms, makes a whole lot of sense after reading his suggestions; but I wouldn’t have necessarily have thought of doing things his way, unless I had read his advice… Thanks!

]]> By: Affordable SEO - Terry Reeves http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16631 Affordable SEO - Terry Reeves Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:05:55 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16631 I have used several "email a friend" scripts in the past with no spam issues. Many of these scripts are free on the Internet. Some are also hosted for a monthly fee or an annual payment. I have used several “email a friend” scripts in the past with no spam issues. Many of these scripts are free on the Internet. Some are also hosted for a monthly fee or an annual payment.

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16621 Dawud Miracle Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:47:47 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16621 <strong>Laser Hair,</strong> Absolutely, 100% true. Funny thing, it takes less work, time and money as well once you understand it. <strong>Home Recording,</strong> Andy will appreciate that. I know. Most of us will never be in that position. But do we need to be? What if we could make a sustainable 25% more busines? <strong>Lipply,</strong> Looks like you're a realtor. How do you use WOM marketing to promote your services? <strong>paulette,</strong> True. So why not teach your clients how to talk about your services and make it easy for them to share? Laser Hair,
Absolutely, 100% true. Funny thing, it takes less work, time and money as well once you understand it.

Home Recording,
Andy will appreciate that. I know. Most of us will never be in that position. But do we need to be? What if we could make a sustainable 25% more busines?

Lipply,
Looks like you’re a realtor. How do you use WOM marketing to promote your services?

paulette,
True. So why not teach your clients how to talk about your services and make it easy for them to share?

]]> By: paulette http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16614 paulette Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:03:02 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16614 Indeed marketing is sharing. You cannot say that you have effectively market a product without making it on the top of mind awareness.You need people to know about yoru product. Indeed marketing is sharing. You cannot say that you have effectively market a product without making it on the top of mind awareness.You need people to know about yoru product.

]]> By: Lipply Realtor http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16613 Lipply Realtor Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:37:34 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16613 Definitely a good idea. Definitely a good idea.

]]> By: Home Recording http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16586 Home Recording Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:58:44 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16586 The 1.6 billion dollar bit about youtube is the one that really grabs your attention as a demonstrable model. I could not resist the temptation to leave a comment to that effect on the original youtube video of the same. You bet that this post goes out to a few of my friends! The 1.6 billion dollar bit about youtube is the one that really grabs your attention as a demonstrable model. I could not resist the temptation to leave a comment to that effect on the original youtube video of the same.

You bet that this post goes out to a few of my friends!

]]> By: Laser Hair Removal http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16576 Laser Hair Removal Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:21:32 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16576 The best marketing I feel is word of mouth marketing. It has a lot of impact on psychology of people. A person would listen to a friend more than what a person would listen to a television ad. The best marketing I feel is word of mouth marketing. It has a lot of impact on psychology of people. A person would listen to a friend more than what a person would listen to a television ad.

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16558 Dawud Miracle Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:58:50 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16558 <p><strong>communicatrix,</strong><br /> Check out Andy's sites:</p> <p><a href="http://www.damniwish.com/">Damn, I Wish I'd Thought of That</a>, his blog; <a href="http://gaspedal.com/">Gaspedal</a>, his business site; and his book's site <a href="http://www.wordofmouthbook.com/">Word Of Mouth Book</a>.</p> <p>I think his approach is easy, simple and benign while still being effective.</p> <p>And, by the way, knowing you personally, I agree with you - you need to be much more visible to your target audience. That's something we can work on together.</p> <p><strong>Tanner,</strong><br /> I'd like to stop forgetting it myself...</p> <p><strong>Anne,</strong><br /> Spammers...poohy. </p> <p>In his book, Andy recommends <a href="http://www.willmaster.com/master/recommendpro/"> Master Recommend Pro</a>. I'm not yet using it myself, but I will in the next (and coming) redesign of dmiracle.com.</p> <p>I'll also email Andy right now and ask him how much spam he gets on his forms.</p> communicatrix,
Check out Andy’s sites:

Damn, I Wish I’d Thought of That, his blog; Gaspedal, his business site; and his book’s site Word Of Mouth Book.

I think his approach is easy, simple and benign while still being effective.

And, by the way, knowing you personally, I agree with you – you need to be much more visible to your target audience. That’s something we can work on together.

Tanner,
I’d like to stop forgetting it myself…

Anne,
Spammers…poohy.

In his book, Andy recommends Master Recommend Pro. I’m not yet using it myself, but I will in the next (and coming) redesign of dmiracle.com.

I’ll also email Andy right now and ask him how much spam he gets on his forms.

]]> By: Coach Anne http://dmiracle.com/marketing-your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-16541 Coach Anne Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:01:15 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/dont-forget-to-tell-a-friend/#comment-16541 Hi, Dawud, I've heard that TAF forms are dangerous, as they can be used to send spam from your website. How can this be prevented, so that TAF can be used safely? Wishing you and all your readers a bountiful and peaceful 2008, AmpleHugs, -Anne Hi, Dawud,

I’ve heard that TAF forms are dangerous, as they can be used to send spam from your website. How can this be prevented, so that TAF can be used safely?

Wishing you and all your readers a bountiful and peaceful 2008,

AmpleHugs,
-Anne

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