After years of working with partners, Mr. Bregman decided to branch out on his own with a practice under his name. This required a new logo and identity which Fasturtle® was able to provide. Using the colors that he has used for years, they created a type based logo with his initials and subsequent name. In doing so, they were able to avoid confusing his current clients, but also create an updated look targeted to attract new clients.

Mark Bregman’s recently launched website, www.markbregmanlaw.com, is an example of the FastSite program that Fasturtle® has developed for businesses as turnkey solutions for getting a new website. Fasturtle®’s FastSite program was built specifically for businesses that understand the need of an online presence, but do not necessarily need the extra bells and whistles of a larger scale website. “FastSites are special in the rite that they incorporate the brand of a company while using pre-determined technology to help keep costs down,” says Eric Olsen, CEO of Fasturtle®.

Mark Bregman worked with Fasturtle® to increase their web presence by adding social media features such as Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter and a blog to his website. The new website also allows for people to easily gather information, request a free consultation, read testimonials, watch videos, follow Mark Bregman on social media sites and contact Mark Bregman.

About Mark Bregman
Mark has practiced in downtown Scottsdale since graduating in the top 25% of his class from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1979. Prior to law school, he was trained as an IRS field agent. He achieved high distinction on the Bar Examination and has been recognized by his peers and Phoenix Magazine as a preeminent lawyer in Maricopa County.

About Fasturtle®
Since 2000 Fasturtle® has been a leading provider of website marketing solutions and award winning website production. Fasturtle® is a Ranking AZ top 10 website and internet marketing firm located in Scottsdale Airpark in Arizona. Services offered include custom website design and development; as well as internet marketing, including social media and search engine optimization. Call (480) 348-0467 or visit www.fasturtle.com for more information.

Contact: Lynn Bryan

Phone: 480-348-0467

Email: lynn.bryan@fasturtle.com

In addition to our intern, we have hired a sales supper star, Christine Ostrander. She is sure to rise to the top with her go getter attitude and “won’t take no for an answer” ways. Eric Olsen has personally elected to move forward with extensive training giving her the intricate details of Fasturtle®, ensuring she provides our clients with the legendary customer service we are aiming for.

One final note for those of you out there drudging through the interview process, to avoid a “terrible” interview please, please, please go prepared, know a little about the company, and as if should even need to be said, Dress to Impress, first impressions count for 80% of the process.

Welcome aboard Christine and Brian, we wish you success and good fortune.

2. Write regularly and consistently, people return to your site because your information is fresh, new and exciting.

3. If your readers took the time to read the article you spent so much time writing, they may want to share it as well, make it easy, and always include the Tweet and Facebook Like buttons on your work.

4. Write catchy headlines that grab people’s attention quickly. Make sure they are keyword rich for search engines.

5. Provide subscription buttons such as: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google + so readers can easily follow you and your work.

6. When tweeting your 140 character message, include # tags to deliver it to the group of individuals you want to see the information. Example #leadership or #seo

7. As your following continues to grow on the different social media outlets, be sure to highlight this feat on your company blog, or monthly newsletter. People like being recognized for their efforts and if you show your appreciation to them, you are more likely to continue growing.

8. Run polls using the Facebook Question Feature. Engage and involve your audience for optimal feedback

9. Create a contest or competition on Facebook or Twitter for your followers.

10. Respond, Respond, Respond!! Always make an effort to reply to mentions on twitter or comments posted by fans on Facebook. Show you are engaged and appreciate that they are taking the time read what you have to say.

You could say that it’s a stupid application, that no business gets done there, but there are too many of us that can disagree and point out business value. Here are the Top 7 reasons why you should use Twitter for your business.

Your business should have Twitter because:

7) Everyone else is doing it.

Your neighborhood convenience store owner is using it, the flower shop down the street, and even your landscaper. Even big corporations like Dell, HP, AT&T and Microsoft. Having your business on Twitter is the thing to do!

6) Twitter is good optics.

Using Twitter is evidence that your small business is hip to the social media craze. Although having a website is a good tool, it just doesn’t seem like that’s enough anymore.

5) Twitter is a fast way to get the message out.

You can let potential or existing customers know what’s going on with your business, whether it be a new product or a deal that your company is offering.

4) Twitter will help you stay on top of your industry and/or market segment.

Twitter lets you hear what other people are saying. Using Twitter Search you can find out what people are saying about a particular topic, that way you stay aware about your company and the competition.

3) Twitter will help you refine your brand.

By participating in Twitter, by communicating and not just spamming advertisements for your business, you can present and develop the kind of image that attracts your potential customers, and refine your brand.

2) Twitter is a great networking tool.

Being on Twitter will give you the opportunity to talk to people that you would never get the chance to in everyday life. And some of those people might be the very business contacts you’ve been seeking, people you want to start projects with, source product from or even hire.

1) And the most important reason your small business should use Twitter – because Twitter lets you engage your customers.

Posting information about your products and/or services is the obvious use. But Twitter also gives you a tool to listen and found out about your customers – what they like or dislike about your company, how they feel about your brand, what suggestions they have for improvement, what their favorite products are and why. This will make your business more successful, feedback from current customers or even potential customers.

You will want to make sure, though, that you’re following the Twitter promotion rules for small businesses. If you don’t use Twitter properly, you can end up being seen as a spammer and damaging your small business’ reputation.

We’re always on the lookout for interesting characters, leave a comment with your Twitter favorites!

I enjoy sharing things @jayrobinson, and we have a company Twitter account @fasturtle. We started talking about our favorite people to follow and we thought we’d share them with you.

Jay
@jasonfried – because he started 37signals and he’s probably a genius
@mike9r – smart designer and budding Cocoa enthusiast, he provides interesting links and tips
@cabel, @stevenf – the founders of Panic Inc. provide some good insight into the Apple developer community

Amanda
@creattica – consistent quality design links
@aisleone, @konigi – love their tweets and blogs for design / web tips

Paul
@snookca – keeps me up on all the latest developer news, Mac software, and productivity ideas
@cameronmoll – provides some design-related links and humor

What it boils down to is that we are folks who love the Web, and we want to meet other people who are just as passionate as us and love to share things about the Web. So follow us if you’d like, post your opinion to our new poll in the sidebar, or sound off in the comments!