There are thousands of social networks available online today; trying to join each and interacting on them will stretch your efforts far too thin to the point that you’re not making any impact. It’s best to focus on just a few social networks at a time. Staying focused on a small group of social networks [...] Read more »
7 Strategies to Promote and Build your Facebook Following
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Facebook can be a powerful tool for small businesses to connect and interact with their audience. However, without followers, on Facebook, small businesses really aren’t connecting at all; for this reason, promotion is in order. This article will share several different strategies you could be using to promote your Facebook profile and build your online [...] Read more »
Categories: Social Media - Tags: business, contest, events, facebook, facebook page, fan page, group, likes, marketing
Five Best Practices for Businesses on Social Media
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Countless businesses have made the mistake of entering social network only to be rejected by the community because of their false interaction with others. Although there aren’t any set ‘rules’ to using social media there are a few best practices within this article that you should consider prior to and during your use of social [...] Read more »
Categories: Marketing, Social Media, Wordpress - Tags: engage, listen, Social Media
Your Online Business Makeover
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August is a quiet month, a lot of us holiday in August. I think it is a good time to temporarily hand over the reigns of your web business to an expert who can update and optimise it ready for your return and the inevitable increase in visitors throughout September. Now is the best time [...] Read more »
Categories: Marketing, SEO, Social Media, Wordpress
5 Deadliest Mistakes when Starting a Blog
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There are many small items that new bloggers often omit when they are starting a blog from failing to add their voice to delivering less than stellar content. This post will explore some of the more subliminal items that bloggers often forget; see if you’re omitting them on your own blog. Mistake #1: Leaving out [...] Read more »
Categories: Blogging, Social Media, Traffic, Wordpress - Tags: about me, back links, content, optimize, sharing
How to Use Social Media to Build a Powerful Brand
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Branding is how a market perceives your business from the products it promotes to the message it conveys. There is no single item at your business that constitutes as what your brand represents; it’s a combination of your message, culture and what you have to offer. Social media provides a platform to share your brand [...] Read more »
Categories: Social Media - Tags: branding, building a brand, coca cola, Social Media
Facebook Pages: Make The Most Of The Latest Changes!
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Hey I’ve just watched this new video from Mari Smith and needed to share it on my blog immediately because it kicks **se. The video is only 11 minutes long and well worth a watch. The final 6 minutes has some awesome marketing tips you can use on your own Facebook pages today! The new [...] Read more »
Categories: Marketing, Social Media - Tags: ads, facebook ads, facebook pages, landing page, marketing tips, newsfeed, tabs, wall
Facebook Quickies: 8 Simple Ways To Get More Likes
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Interaction is key to your success when using Facebook for your business. Below are just 8 quick and easy ways to get your brand noticed out there. Tag Your Friends in Status Updates If you have a product or service with a sales letter, squeeze page or video, post a link to them via a [...] Read more »
The New Facebook Pages – A Quick Guide
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I’m not sure if you have noticed but Facebook have changed the design and functionality of its Pages. The change has aligned the pages more closely to our user profiles in terms of look and functionality. The great thing about these updates is that they will improve the ability for us all to connect with [...] Read more »
Categories: Social Media, Wordpress - Tags: changes, facebook, facebook pages, online business, Wordpress
You’ve Got Your Facebook Page… What Now?
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Ok so you have your Facebook page all up and running, what now? Today I have read four articles which really put that question into a nutshell, or is that four nutshells? Anyway the first artilce is a Facebook page business 101, just to get some myths zapped and to cover the basics. The next [...] Read more »
Categories: Social Media - Tags: facebook, facebook page, mari smith, Social Media, social media examiner
