Etsy is a website that people can sell handmade products and express their creativity. Before the big internet surge people that sold handcrafted goods had to travel from craft show to craft show selling their goods. With the creation of Etsy these folks can run a business out of their house. They no longer have to travel from place to place promoting their products. They can create their own “shop” where shoppers can view all their products. I use the sight for ideas and brainstorming. It is a great sight to let your creativity run wild!

Linkedin is a great site for networking. In this day and age it is crucial to make connections when looking for a job. It’s a great way to find job opportunities and connect with people at a particular businesses. You can post resumes, letters of recommendation, previous job experience and education. It makes it extremely easy for employers to access information on their future employees. As more and more people spend their time online it’s becoming increasingly important to have your career information online. It simply makes getting connected with people in a professional manner much easier. You can connect or Linkedin with people all around the world.



As many people that have been blogging on this site have mentioned, Xtranormal is a free site that allows you to create videos in an extremely simple fashion. There is now a youtube sight specifically for posting Xtranormal videos. This has great potential to become viral. It just takes one person with a creative sense of humor.

Online businesses can also use these videos for creating fun announcements or simply to communicate a message for the various aspects of their site. It is a very easy user friendly way to amp up a website.

Many cycling company’s have been setting up twitter accounts in order to help the cycling community thrive. They discuss what is going on with their sponsored racing teams. These sponsored riders often get the opportunity to test ride and sometimes race the newest models of their company’s bikes. They then can tweet about how their new bike rides. This is a great place for customers to chat/tweet with professional riders and get feedback on what they think of the new bikes. These brands have definitely found a great way to create buzz about their bikes, new and old.

Inbound marketing is a strategy used by marketers to be found by customers.

It is typically earned by posting informative information on blogs and other various online social media sources. Much like I have done above, except typically you are trying to gain customers.