Subscriber Success Stories
Entrepreneur Community Online(ECO) has made a big difference in many of our subscribers companies and lives. Here are some of our success stories…
Becky DeStigter, International Entrepreneurship Subject-Matter Expert:
| Becky began following ECO’s basic and advanced social media and blogging techniques. Her goal was to carve out a space in social media as a subject-matter expert in international entrepreneurship. Today, Becky is the #1 ranked International Business Tweeter in Twitter directory WeFollow. She is also the #2 ranked International Tweeter (the United Nations is #3) and the #3 ranked Global Marketing Tweeter. |
Her blog can be found on the first page of a Google search for International Entrepreneur. Becky has received offers to collaborate on international consulting projects and to speak on international entrepreneurship in various academic and entrepreneurial group settings.
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Copied from the ECO Blog from Team Member Lisa A Stavig 11/4/11:
So I was put into the Business to Consumer group on ECO. What a joy those other business owners are! They helped me to feel like a member of a community and not such an island. This very fun and lively group of entrepreneurs retweeted my tweets faithfully every day. And I retweeted them. Now for the fun part. Recently Etsy has started displaying your individual shop statistics, only for the shop owner to see. They may have been doing this for a while and I just realized it. But the point is I did finally realize it and am completely amazed. My individual listing views double every time an ECO team member retweets my tweets. I had Linda Hughes retweet an item at a certain time and was able to see my views for that item double. Now when I see a rise in my listing views and I haven’t done anything, I know it is the power of ECO! You might say “Show me the money!”. Well, due to my higher listing views and my diligence in being a committed member of ECO, I have been able to form some strategic partnerships. A coffee shop in the Midwest found me through Etsy and they now carry my coffee sleeves in their shop. Several different groups have contacted me this week alone and I am now doing their craft fairs this holiday season which will definitely convert into sales. And yes, I have had sales online through my Etsy shop. The other benefit of ECO is the people that you meet. I have utilized Pooja Khana’s (@bluekneemarket) expertise in marketing several times and I have been able to have support from Linda Hughes for my website and tweet account. My final thoughts are you get out of something what you put into to it. Put the effort into ECO and you will see the rewards. I did and am still seeing the rewards. Thank you Linda! |
Alan Shrater, Business Technology Consultant and Recovering CPA
Alan is transitioning from an accounting career to one where he can follow his passion to help small businesses better understand their operations and run their companies more effectively. Alan began coming regularly to ECO in-person networking events. In a few short weeks and talking with other ECO entrepreneurs, Alan was able to focus his business idea, choose a name for the new company, register the company with the state’s department of commerce, register a domain name, and register his new Twitter account name. Alan is now well on his way in developing his new company.
Chia Li Chien, Small Business Value Growth Advisor
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Chia Li began working with ECO last year and using ECO’s social media techniques to compliment the marketing of her growing company. Chia Li now can be found twice on the first page of a Google search for her key words. |
Twitter and blogging are now key components to help drive traffic to her site. Like many 6+ month ECO members, Chia Li has Peer Index score that puts her in the top 10% of Twitter users.
Kevin Townsend, Intellectual Property and Patent Attorney
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Kevin joined ECO in June 2011. Over the summer, he has been attending training classes and networking events. Within the ECO network, Kevin has found two clients and several more entrepreneurs who are very interested in hiring him as their IP attorney. Kevin has also been invited to speak in two different forums in front of his target market directly through his association with ECO. |
Cassie Parks, Resonance and Life Balance Coach
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In using ECO’s advanced social media and blogging training, Cassie is making it easy for her potential clients to find her. Her website is ranked 5th on a Google search of her keywords and geographic market and her ECO profile page is 6th in the same search. In Social Media, she has a Peer Index score of 64 (Audience 78, Authority 61, & Activity 20). |
In the Twitter directory, WeFollow, Cassie has risen to become the #6 ranked Life Coach worldwide. She has over 20,000 Twitter followers. Her ECO Advisor page videos have had hundreds of views. And most importantly, Cassie’s coaching practice is thriving.
Do any of these stories sound like something you would like to have happen for yourself? If so, subscribe to ECO today!
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