If you cannot get into Twitter – Hootsuite just might change your mind!
So many people say “I do not get Twitter. Why do I care what someone had for lunch?” Once you get to know Twitter, it is so much more than that. When I first started using Twitter (in 2008) I must admit, I did not get it either. It was just a big stream of posts flying by. The tool that changed my life was Tweetdeck! So you are probably thinking, then why is this an article about Hootsuite? Well Tweetdeck was the first social media tool that tamed the Twitter stream, but they have been over shadowed by the tool Hootsuite. So I am not going to take the time here to go over the...
Read MoreTwitter – How to find targeted followers
You are using Twitter! Great! You post some cool articles. Your titles are original and your topics are thought provoking. So what’s the problem? No one is seeing your posts. You have 24 followers (one is your Mom and four of your friends are there also). You would like more followers, but how do you find good people to follow and where can you find them? It is time to devise a plan! Please do not just randomly start following people! You need to devise a strategy. If you “randomly” follow you will not have anything good to retweet to your friends or gain knowledge from....
Read MoreFoursquare Rules! Facebook Places Drools!
In the social media world, things change constantly. New options are added, old moldy features are removed and new tools are created – DAILY! So if you don’t like change, do not become a social media specialist. One of the social media tools that I have been using since January of 2010 is Foursquare. At first, people thought I was crazy. Telling people where you are? Yes! It is fun. I usually check in using Foursquare on my way out of a location (read my old Foursquare article from 2010 here). So by the time someone sees where I am usually not there anymore. It is a fun (free)...
Read MoreTribe Social Deck’s Social Fan Experience
It all started with an idea. I had wanted to have a cool event for my birthday. A friend and I were considering venues. We wanted the event to be somewhat of a Tweet Up where we could meet up with our social media friends. We considered one location on the west side, but people complained about driving that far out and the venue we were considering was not being cooperative. They seemed confused about the idea of a tweet up. So while we were discussing some other venue options. I attended a Nordonia Hills Chamber of Commerce luncheon and sat next to Dave Murray, Director of fan services...
Read MoreHow to Sell Social Media
You can keep an eye on your brand. If there is old unflattering news on the search engines about your company, you can upload new positive info at the top of the search engines. You can also see what people are saying and get to the root of a problem that you might not even knew existed. Social media is a great place to check out the competition. You can see what people are saying about a certain topic or company without following or friending them. You can make it easy to be a resource worth sharing. With social media marketing, it is easy for people to refer you to someone else. They can...
Read MoreTop 10 Questions from blogger wannabes
So many people have questions about blogging. These are the top 10 questions about blogging that I hear: What is a blog? Why should I have a blog? What blogging software should I use? What should I write about? What should I not write about? What if no one reads it? How often should I blog? How do I manage the blog? How should my blog look? Can I get fired for complaining about my job in my blog? All of these questions (and more) will be answered in my Blogging 101 Seminar on Feb....
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