Which social media sites should you be using

We all realize that we have to have a presence on social media platforms in order to be successful online. Who does not have an account on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube these days? If you don’t you are not where your customers are. The problem is that there are literally thousands of social networking sites these days and you cannot possibly be expected to keep up with all of them. Because there are so many it is not easy to find what you are looking for. This is probably the reason that at least 80% of all internet marketers never look past the top social networking sites. [...]

July 12th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: social media, social media training | View Comments

Managing Social Media in 30 minutes a day or less

I hear it all the time. “I know that Social Media is the thing of the future, but it takes too much time. If I could do it in 30 minutes a day or less I would.” I am not here to tell you how much time you should spend on Social Media, but [...]

December 10th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: social media, social media training | View Comments

What Purpose Does Twitter Serve?

Twitter is the fastest growing social media site around. At the same time Twitter seems to be the most misunderstood site. Teenagers don’t seem to understand what value Twitter adds. A lot of them have nothing good to say about Twitter. This is not the case for adults. They seem to recognize the value [...]

September 23rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: social media | View Comments

Facebook applications

Facebook has overtaken MySpace in the Alexa rankings. That means that Facebook is the place to be. You can find lots of applications for Facebook that will help you tailor this social media site to your particular needs. Here are a few references that may help you in your search.

Facebook: Popular Facebook Applications [...]

August 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: social bookmarking | View Comments

A refreshing business approach to Social Media

We have all heard it at one point or another, we all need a mentor. Someone who can help us get us to the next level. I have looked for a mentor for a long time. I tested different people, but could never find what I was looking for. I have been looking for someone who understands social media and how to apply this to small businesses. This person also needed to be able to transfer the knowledge to me in such a way that I could understand how to apply it to my existing business. This last part has been a real problem. Most of the people that I found to be knowledgeable in the social media landscape, would tell me to completely start over and forget not only what I already knew (which I was fine with), but also to abandon my websites and start over. This was not acceptable to me. There should be more than one way to run a business. I decided that if I could not apply their knowledge to my existing business, their approach was not what I was looking for.

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July 9th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: social media | View Comments

Should you bookmark your sales page?

Social bookmarking has become very popular and for good reason. There is a clear purpose for using social bookmarking in both your business and your personal life. Thanks to sites like digg, delicious and stumbleupon, you can now have all the sites that are of interest to you at your fingertips, regardless of where in the world you are and what computer you are using. You are now able to share your findings with others and even get backlinks when they comment on your content.

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June 26th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: social bookmarking | View Comments
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