Freelance writer Angie Gambino, one of myLinkedIn connections, invited me to respond to her question on how freelancers can use Twitter.
I came up with several ideas and added more to the list:
Follow … [Read more...]Creator of novelty soaps needs social media, marketing advice
Cindy Tollen of El Paso, Texas writes:
"I am a one woman shop at SudznBubbles.com and I sell custom and novelty glycerine soap products, bath salts, body butter and lip balm---some of it around a food theme. You can buy a soap that looks like a piece … [Read more...]9 ways chambers of commerce can use social media
Chambers of commerce can
use social media to promote
activities such as their
members' open houses.
(Shutterstock photo)
By Joan Stewart
Local chambers of commerce are always looking for new ways to add value … [Read more...]
Calculate the value of your Facebook Fan Page
Maintaining a Facebook Fan Page is a lot of work.
You need to attract targeted fans who care about your topic. You must consistently provide compelling content. And you should respond to every person who responds to you.
So how much is all this work really worth?
Find out with the [Read more...]
The biggest missed opportunity on LinkedIn
By Joan Stewart
If you're on LinkedIn, you're passing up the chance to create "Google juice" if you aren't paying attention to the way you link to your website, blog and social media sites from your LinkedIn profile page.
You can display up to three website links on your Profile. Website titles can and should be customized with … [Read more...]
Do you thank people for retweeting your content?
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and in social media circles, that means retweeting somebody's content.
But what do you do when you check your Twitter mentions (@PublicityHound, below your photo) every day and see that, say, more than a … [Read more...]
How to get a non-LinkedIn user to recommend you
If you're trying to generate recommendations for your LinkedIn profile, you'll eventually extend an invitation to someone who would be happy to endorse you, but isn't on LinkedIn and doesn't want to bother creating an … [Read more...]
Facebook traffic nipping at Google's heels
By Joan Stewart
If you still aren't on Facebook because you're late to the party, recent traffic statistics should convince you to hop … [Read more...]
How to get a recommendation from someone not on LinkedIn
When Scott Allen was my guest during the teleseminar "How to Use LinkedIn to Promote … [Read more...]
No time for social media, but lots of time to waste on email
One of our customers who bought and took Social Media Rx, our social media assessment, told me this morning how frustrated she is that she doesn't have enough time to spend on social media.
I suggested that she set aside a block of time twice a day, say as soon as she starts work in the morning and again before she closes the office for … [Read more...]