As most now know Google is in the TV advertising game. All TV ads are running through Dish Network for now. The user interface for the TV advertising is consistently simple as the AdWords advertising.  Still the options we love with AdWords like day parting, budgeting, demographic targeting based on networks, programing etc. However all changes take effect the next day. Great tracking as we are accustomed to from using analytics data. For those of us that have used radio advertising they do have a Market Place for finding people to help us develop our TV Ads. With the Google TV Ads you can block and select the actual programing (show’s) you want and don’t want to show for.  I believe this is a great step in the right direction for the control and reporting that small to large business are looking for with TV. Obviously for the cost of creating ads and the actual air time it will be reserved for those companies that can maximize a relatively higher advertising budget with Google TV advertising. I look forward to hearing success stories using Google TV Ads. Noah @ LookToTheRight.com 

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This is your last chance to submit your “Powerful Post” for inclusion in our e-Book. Take a few minutes to find your most powerful post of 2007 and submit it to Your Best Post Published

Thanks!

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As you can see, Create Business Growth has a brand spankin’ new look! We’d like to thank reader, fellow blogger, and friend Jonathan Phillips of Freelance Folder whole-heartedly for creating this new design. Thanks Jonathan!

Most of you probably know Jonathan – he and his team of writers at Freelance Folder are practically rock stars in the Blogosphere. (Not to mention in real life – Jonathan plays guitar in a band that is currently cutting an album and the very awesome regular guest poster Dave Navarro shares his name with one of the worlds most infamous rock stars!)

I also contracted Jonathan to make some tweaks on my personal blog Self Made Chick – wow! I saw measurable results as soon as he worked his magic. More readers are clicking more article titles thanks to the most popular posts plugin and the related posts plugin. My subscribers also jumped from 144 to 316 in 6 days. You can read more about exactly what he did in the post How I Drastically Improved My Blog Stats with a Few Tweaks .

What Are the Pros and Cons of a Complete Image Overhaul?

I have a few clients that (I think) are in need of a new look, but they are hesitant to make a change for fear that they may lose some of their readers/clients. The reason is usually because they think readers will believe they ‘disappeared’ and that a new company has taken its place.

I see their point… but I wonder, what would happen if companies never updated their images? If Mountain Dew still had a picture of a drunken moonshiner and the slogan “It’ll Tickle Your Innards” on a glass bottle, would it be the pop hero of action sports today?

There are several bloggers who have recently changed their looks – and even their names – yet it hasn’t deterred me from reading their blogs one bit.

Michael Martine changed his blog’s name from Michael Martine to Remarkablogger and received a very favorable response. In his post announcing the name change, he explains why he made the switch. He’s also working with Moshin of Blogging Bits to create an entirely new look and logo which his readers are excited about!

Bunk at LifeJotter (formerly Lifestyle Maverick) changed not only the name of his blog, but also gave it a complete design overhaul pretty much all at once. I love the new look and the new theme and it hasn’t deterred me from reading it whatsoever. In fact, I’m pretty excited about the changes. In this post, he gives his reason for the blog’s ‘rebirth’.

Maybe if guys like this would have changed their look when the times changed, they may not have died out with the hair bands.

Share Your Thoughts and Experiences

What do you think of our new look? Have you been contemplating giving your website or blog an update, but been hesitant? Do you think that giving a website or blog a complete image update is necessary? Is it risky? Have you had a personal experience with a redesign that worked out well or went wrong?

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Here’s an opportunity to have your very best blog post of 2007 featured in a comprehensive 200 page e-book designed to serve as the ultimate resource for online business bloggers (and generate a lot of links back to your site!)

We are challenging bloggers to find their Best Post of 2007 to be included in the e-book with all links in tact. We will then publicize the e-book on all of our sites and in all of our online communities.

Your name (or author’s name) , the name of your blog, and a link to your blog will be listed at the beginning and end of each story to drive readers and potential subscribers back to your site for more.

Your Post Should Fit into One of These Four Sections

• Marketing
• Business
• SEO
• Blogging

No doubt you had a post this year that really generated buzz in the Blogosphere and caused your subscription rates to jump. Now it’s time to blow off the dust of that power post and leverage it to:

• Drive traffic to your site
• Reach out to a new audience
• Increase RSS subscribers
• Generate lots of backlinks to your blog

We plan to release the e-book in January 2008. We encourage you to let other bloggers know about the project so please announce this on your blogs and networks to help us fill the pages of this powerful resource. The more you publicize the book the more reach your own post within the book will have.

How to Submit Your Post for Publication:

Add a comment here linking to your Power Post of 2007 and let us know which category you feel your post belongs in. Do this ASAP as we will closing the opportunity for submissions on December 24th 2007! Posts will appear in their respective sections of the book in the order in which we receive your submission – so find one today and comment with the link!

Kudos to Fred for this great idea!

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Don’t forget to leave us a link to your most powerful post so it can be included in our e-Book!

Get the exposure you deserve. We have twelve comments so far.  Leave us yours to make sure you make it in the e-Book.

I’m so in!!!  - Jon

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Yesterday, Christine wrote about getting published in our e-book which will be a FREE download. Today, I’m giving you an opportunity to get listed in our MEMBERS ONLY Directory. This will be part of a paid membership site separate from Create Business Growth that will have e-Books, video tutorials, audio tutorials and a resource directory.

The launch date for this project is mid-January 2008. I’m seeking Web Designers, Copywriters, Programmers, SEO Experts and the like who would like to be listed in our members only resource area. If you are interested, here’s what I need…

1) What service(s) you offer… A paragraph or two description…Your URL and any other information that you think might be helpful.

2) Email your info to David [at] Create Business Growth.com (NO ATTACHMENTS)
and list it in the comments section below.

I’ll do about 80 LIVE workshops in 2008 that the membership service will be promoted at plus internet marketing and direct mail. Your listing will be FREE for being a loyal reader of Create Business Growth. It will be an added benefit to our readers to have solid resources in the areas mentioned previously.

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Create Business Growth has made it into three top 100 lists. We are in the top 100 Business Blogs, the top 100 SEM and SEO Blogs  and the top 100 Marketing blogs.

Thanks to all of our readers and a special thanks to Christine who makes sure that we keep getting out great content.

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While watching my favorite show, “The Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch,” I saw a commercial that literally caused my heart beat faster and me to stop everything to go check out the website.

Stock Television Commercials!

The company is called Spot Runner and it provides an affordable way for small businesses to create a quality television commercial for $499 and book air time!

Spot Runner has created a library of quality television ads that can surprisingly fit many business models. You can then customize the commercial with your logo, phone number, address, etc – all for $499!

You’ll need a bit of a budget to air the ads – pricing depends on your local market. This is incredible!

What do you Think?

Have you heard of this? When browsing through the Spot Runner collection, did you find any commercials that would be perfectly suited for your service? Would you ever consider on-air advertising?

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Today I’d like to take the opportunity to highlight the successes of some of our blog readers!

Erin - Countdown to Launch

Through her blog, we’ve watched her build her business almost from scratch, and now Durtbagz.com is finally almost ready to launch! Erin posts about the week’s major milestones in building her business – along with some hilarious photos from her birthday party. Congrats Erin – I can’t wait to get one of these bags!

Jonathan - 100,000 Visits in one Day

One of Jonathan’s Freelance Folder posts made it to the front page of Digg! The result? Over 100,000 new visitors – wow! Jonathan has a knack for generating blog traffic, if you’re looking for good advice Jonathan’s blogs Freelance Folder and Smart Wealthy Rich are incredible resources.

Nate - A Booth at Blog Word

Nate Whitehill made a huge splash with his new company Unique Blog Designs by creating blog templates for Jon Chow and Shoe Money – but that was just the beginning! Nate will be launching an affiliate program in November and will also have a 10×10 booth at Blog World Expo!

David & Fred - Fast Paced Business Growth

David and Fred (well, they’re not just readers – but the founders of this blog!) have had record success with their new online travel agency business. In just 6 weeks, David has managed to achieve a level of success that has taken many others several months!

Mark (Wizzer) - Overcoming a Challenge

Mark (Wizzer) of 6M Profit Method pulled the trigger on a step to his success that he had been meaning to do but just never got around to it (who doesn’t have a handful of projects like that!) He built an entire website for his golf apartment rental over the weekend, but more importantly, empowered himself and all of us to stop procrastinating and take action.

Anthony - Launch of 2 New Designs

Anthony Baggett (AntBag) has launched several very stunning Wordpress themes including a dark themed “Reverence” and a crisp, exciting “Finishline” theme. Nice work!

What have YOU been up to?

Don’t be shy? We want to hear about all of the new things you’re doing in your company – big and small! Have you overcome any challenges lately? Achieved a milestone? Launched a new product? Received some recognition? Tell us about it!

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Thanks for stopping by on the weekend. Create Business Growth is a very active blog Monday through Friday.

If this is your first time here, please enjoy your visit. You may want to check out our “Who Said That?” archives for some additional reading on other sites.

Bookmark us and come back Monday for some great reading. For our regular readers, The Daily Quote is now also just Monday through Friday.

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