Jon Reed is a social media consultant who regularly lectures and runs workshops on the business applications of social media, as well as providing social media marketing services through his businesses. He previously worked in book publishing for 10 years. Jon's latest venture, Small Business Studio (www.smallbusinessstudio.co.uk), is a web design and marketing agency working exclusively with small businesses and start-ups. It has a focus on the new online marketing methods, and launched at the Business Start-up Show at Olympia in November 2008. Jon was also selected to provide one-to-one marketing advice to delegates in the Show's popular advice surgeries. He has also appeared on local radio providing marketing advice to local businesses.

Acknowledgements About the author Introduction PART 1 - GET STRATEGIC 1. Online marketing 101 2. Your online marketing plan PART 2 - GET ONLINE 3. Establish a web presence How to build a website with no technical knowledge 4. Boost your search engine rankings How to increase your visibility on Google 5. Engage with email How to build an email list without annoying people PART 3 - GET CREATIVE 6. Build a blog How to build trust, reputation and traffic 7. Podcast for profit How to attract an audience of loyal listeners 8. Lights, camera, action! How to produce online video on a budget 9. Show, don't tell How to showcase your business on photo-sharing sites PART 4 - GET OUT THERE 10. Build a community How to choose and use social networks 11. Find fans on Facebook How to harness the world's largest network 12. Create credibility on LinkedIn How to take your business networking online 13. Tap into Twitter How to use the power of the real-time web to build a following 14. Jack into the Matrix How to make real money in virtual worlds 15. Pass it on How to be discovered on social bookmarking sites PART 5 - GET HELP 16. Do you need a consultant? How to find someone to help you achieve your vision An A-Z of online marketing Index