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tonydbaker.com Tony Darrick Baker is a leading Internet marketing expert having served more than 1,000 clients over 15 years. As an author and public speaker, Tony Darrick Baker has written several ebooks and has spoken at conferences throughout the United States. Baker has interviewed Mark Victor Hansen, Brendon Burchard, Alex Mandossian, Lorri Morgan Ferro, James Roche, Lynn Rose, Van Crouch, Dan Roam, Derek Gehl, Jim Stovall, David Meerman Scott, and a variety of other top authors, speakers and thought leaders.

23 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

SmartSEO.com for Sale


I just set up SmartSEO.com as a domain for sale.

21 July 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Starbucks networks with 720,000 for Free


Today Starbucks is running a nationwide social media campaign to give away a new line of pastry.
Be prepared to get up early and be sure to bring your invitation.   They warn that they may run out  (fear of loss) if you don’t get there early enough, and the special ends at 10:30am.
How is this [...]

17 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Email Marketing Madness – Pop to the Left?


Today’s blog post is inspired by 2 or 3 emails I just happened to receive today.
Here we are in mid-2009.  It’s been about 15 years since the world evolved from dialing up to long-distance bulletin board services.  Today it seems that many, if not most people are “always on” with DSL, Cable and other types [...]

13 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

The Politics of Words: Recession, Depression or Bananas!


A few weeks ago I had a post titled “Recession Over Soon” headlines misleading.  I received a few twitter remarks that tried to label me as a fear-monger.  In what I refer to as the ultimate “October Surprise,” nobody called the media “fear mongers” when talks of billion dollar bailouts made the news just 2 [...]

23 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

“Recession Over Soon” Statements are Misleading


In my recent press release I am quoted with the following:
“It’s unfortunate to emphasize, but if you read past the headlines, the news stories will show additional unemployment, rising gas prices, and rising fears in the future of this economy,” said Baker. “Keep in mind that while economists now say that the recession started in [...]

23 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Press Release: Small Business Confidence in Advertising Effectiveness is Vital to Recession Recovery


I released a new press release today about my new free ebook, The Recession Marketing Guide.  The press release is about how Small Businesses and their ability to advertise confidently, is the key to recession recovery.
The Recession Marketing Guide shows case studies and modern day examples of how businesses have not only survived, but have [...]

08 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Google Docs Can Grade Your Paper!


No I’m not talking about the local grammar teacher placing a bunch of red ink all over your next article or white paper.
Google Docs can give you an idea of how difficult your document is to read by age and grade level.

First upload your document to your Google Docs account.
Once you have saved it.
Find out [...]

05 May 2009 ~ 2 Comments

The Ultimate Membership Plugin for Wordpress


A few insiders know that I’m about to launch a couple of members-only websites.  In fact the sites are quite late.  I should have had them done a few months ago.  However, there’s quite a learning curve when you’re testing out several membership software packages.
I found one for about $300 that claimed to work with [...]

30 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Internet Continues to Overtake Print Media


The Newspaper and Yellow Pages industry are reeling.  They erroneously assume that their financial problems are due to the recession.   The truth of the matter is that less people every day are looking to printed newspapers and yellow pages listings in order to find the information and services that they need.
More people are turning to [...]

18 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Search Engine Optimized Press Release Writing Guide


I’m often asked how to write a press release to be distributed online. In 2004, Search Engine Optimization of Press Releases was a hot topic. At the time, it was absolutely amazing. We could write a press release and have the top 2 Google Listings for our targeted keyword phrase within [...]