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Yoel Ben-Avraham

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Principal, Net-Presence

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Semi-Retired IT Professional turned eMarketing Constant, Trainer, Coach and Tech Support Team Leader.

WEB: Online Marketing Wik

Nov. 27, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 7 other people answered this question

Wordpress vs Joomla vs Drupal: Discuss the Pros and Cons

I think Mark summed it up pretty well. As an Internet Presence consultancy, we opted to go with Wordpress. The market determines where the creative developers will focus. With 9 times as many new instalations per week than their closet competitor, my money is on ... more

Information Technology

Nov. 2, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 17 other people answered this question

How do I compete with businesses that can offer similar products/services at a lower cost?

I can't add much more than hasn't already been said except one issues seems to me to be more important that others: If the customers believes that they will receive better service, more interest in their needs and more consideration at your establishment, most customers ... more

Oct. 23, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 29 other people answered this question

What is the first step in building an effective team?

You might be correct ... but. In my experience as Team Leader and Manager of teams required to achieve results in a technical environment, one of the fascinating stumbling blocks has always been the difficulty for high-achieving technically competent individuals to "adapt" to personalities radically ... more

Human Resources

Organization Development

Team Assessment

Oct. 23, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 7 other people answered this question

Local online advertising: what are the most common ways to advertise locally online?

The Groupon (and their copycats) are a great way to narrowly target a local businesses advertisements, and of course the back end of each campaign is building a greater Social Media presence. more

Local Advertising

Online Marketing

Oct. 20, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham answered this question

Anybody have two cents on building your company's website on Tumblr?

Don't do it! I have two customers, reasonably competent - not techies but experienced computer users, who created sites in tumblr. Both came to me after weeks of frustration. We created exactly what they wanted, only with more functionality, on Wordpress in less than 20 ... more

Oct. 14, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 2 other people answered this question

Corporate sites are now being built on WordPress. Is WordPress ready for prime time as a CMS?

Concerning Wordpress:
- SECURITY - See http://www.websitedefender.com/
- COMPATIBILITY - Always an issue with open platforms but Wordpress community track record is impressive. Word-to-the-Wise, check upgrading track record of third party theme / plugin provider BEFORE you incorporate it into your site.
- SUPPORT - Google or YouTube ... more

Information Technology

Content Management

Website Security

Oct. 12, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham is now following Antoine Fournier and 2 other people

Oct. 10, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 3 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Above the Funnel: Making the Connection between Social Sales & Marketing and Measurable ROI [10/6 @ 11 am]

What's a good Klout score?

Just thinking out loud. To do this properly we need say four different tools that provide numeric results that purports to reflect out Social "influence" and/or Social engagement with others. Then we need (if we don't already have) to setup accounts. Finally I suggest a ... more

Marketing Funnel

Oct. 10, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 7 other people answered this question

In 2013 Facebook will begin to charge a fee for membership. How much attrition do you predict?

Ola Shalom,
I was responding to the hypothetical situation someone raised and expressed my opinion. Nothing more, nothing less.
Ciao, Yoel more

Fee Based Social Media

Oct. 9, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 6 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Simplifying Social Business: The Promise of Social CRM, part 2 [9/28 @ 11 am]

Do we need the word 'Social' anymore?

You're all right!
Kathy - because it makes it easier to explain the dynamics of online groups
Carla - because there is a new dimension to each of these "technologies" once supercharged with the social dynamics. I mean eMail is not equivalent to old-fashion mail, even though ... more

Customer Service

Oct. 8, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 12 other people answered this question

Is SEO lost if I redesign my site or content?

First check out : http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/ora_seo_flash.html. Todd Perkins wrote the book on this subject, well worth reading, from O'Reilly more

Information Technology

Search Engine Marketing

Search Engine Optimization

Oct. 8, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 1 other person answered this question

Do you have any suggestions for a good company to create an e-commerce website?

All depends on what you mean by "e-commerce". I'd start by defining the number of items, the information you require each item to present and methods of payment. Then I'd look at fulfillment - is it achieved by having an email sent to the warehouse ... more

Information Technology

Web Development

Oct. 8, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham and 6 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Innovation and Continuous Improvement In Sales [10/5 @ 9 am]

We are a small company selling art, which is any not a necessity. Outside of Social Media outlets, any innovative ideas for increasing sales?

The question I always ask with Social Media is "How do I engage the visitor?" What can I do to get the visitor involved and to INTERACT with what I'm publishing? It might be as simple as an "Art IQ" trivia series where people get ... more

Oct. 8, 2011

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What are your criteria for a successful website design (not content)?

Online Marketing

Aug. 17, 2011

Yoel Ben-Avraham asked a question

Where will Google+ fit in the Social Media constellation?

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