Need to market your business, but have limited time? Sharon Hurley Hall shares some quick marketing tips that help you to start marketing in less than an hour per week.

1. How to Market Your Business
in one hour per week
A presentation by Sharon Hurley Hall

2. Are You Making a
Major Marketing
Mistake?
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3. Most People Get Marketing Wrong
• When they are busy, they
market less.
• When they have time, they
market more.
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4. Do that and
you leave
money on the
table
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5. My Marketing Mantra
When you’re busy you need to
market so you are never quiet.
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6. My Marketing Mantra
When you are quiet,
it’s already too late.
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7. How to Tackle Business Marketing
• Decide on key
activities.
• Make an
appointment with
yourself.
• In other words,
MAKE THE TIME.
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8. Marketing Methods: Group Dynamics
• Take part in a blog carnival.
• Join a forum.
• Join a LinkedIn group.
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9. Marketing Methods: Group Dynamics
• Write an update or post.
• Comment on others.
• Share on social media.
• Time needed: 12 minutes per
week per post.
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10. Marketing Methods: Q&A Site
• Pick a question
relating to an area
of expertise on
Quora.
• Answer it.
Time needed: 15• Repeat on other 30 minutes a week.
social sites.
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11. Marketing Methods: Your Website
• Optimize it by:
• Adding testimonials.
• Linking to new products,
services or work.
• Time needed: 15 minutes
per week.
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12. Marketing Methods: Guest Blogging
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Shows your expertise
Connects you with relevant people.
Do this once a month.
Writing and commenting time = 1
hour or 12 minutes per week.
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13. Adding It Up
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Group participation – 12 minutes.
Q&A site – 15 minutes.
Updating your site – 15 minutes.
Guest blogging – 12 minutes.
Total = 54 minutes weekly.
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14. No Excuses
• Everyone can find
one hour a week
to promote their
business.
More information:
How to Get Your
Writer Marketing Done
in an Hour a Week.
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15. Thank You
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