Money Matters and More

Imagine for a moment that it’s1996. You’re a married businesswoman living and working in sparsely populated rural Canada. How do you find customers and clients? For Denise Wakeman, a business and online marketing strategist the answer was clear: use the Internet. Today, Wakeman is based in California and has spent nearly 20 years helping a wide variety of professionals gain greater visibility and attract more clients and opportunities using social media.

In a live interview on yesterday’s edition of Money Matters & More on blogtalkradio.com, Wakeman explained that she “fell in love with the Internet” in the ‘90s because of its “global nature and access.” Despite the fact that she lived out in the country, the Internet enabled her to build a business with clients all over the world.

Wakeman offered a number of benefits from blogging, Facebook, Twitter and other social media:

n Can help businesses develop relationships with customers/audience they’re trying to reach

n Researching what’s happening on other site can help businesses discover a need that’s not being met

To hear the interview from Thursday, September 24, 2009, click onto the media player at the top right corner of this page.  (To learn more about Denise Wakeman and what her company has to offer, check out her website at www.denisewakeman.com)

Entrepreneurship 101: Let’s Talk Live Guest Appearance on NewsChannel 8 on Monday, September 28, 2009 (12 Noon)

If you’re thinking about setting up your own business, be sure to tune into NewsChannel 8 on Monday, September 28^th. I’ll be talking with the hosts of Let’s Talk Live about “How to Start a Business: What Things You Should Know.” (For those who aren’t in the DC area, click onto letstalklive@news8.net)

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