Archive for 'Social media'

Why You Need A Virtual Assistant To Help You With Your Social Media Efforts

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Marketing has always been a somewhat time-consuming process. Any small business owner knows that if they don’t engage in any form marketing, they will likely tread water or may be overcome by their competitors. It’s all very well claiming that you have a sufficient amount of business purely through “word-of-mouth”, but these days you still have to invest in a certain amount of marketing, at the very least from a customer relationship point of view.

There’s been a meteoric rise in ...

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Why you need a You Tube account

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It should come as no surprise that YouTube is the third most popular site in the world according to the Alexa rankings. You may not know however that YouTube is owned by the company that owns the number one ranking, Google. Putting two and two together it also should come as no surprise that YouTube videos show up quite often in relatively prominent positions within search engine result pages. People love to view a ...

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Why you need a Google+ page

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When considering how to build business exposure through social media you may have come to the conclusion that Facebook is the undisputed king. Google, on the other hand, has got something to say about that. Knowing what we know about this very forthright company we can assume that they’re willing to do everything they can to try and assume the mantle of King, but in the meantime are they the de facto prince? Is it important for you ...

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Why you need a Twitter account

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Both Facebook and Twitter have revolutionised the world of communication. In fact, this revolution has been unparalleled. The word “tweet” has become a regular part of our vocabulary now, meaning the ability to send or broadcast a short message of 140 characters or less through a particular networking vehicle.

Apparently, something in the region of 65 million tweets are sent each day on every single subject under the sun. It really is remarkable what you can say ...

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Why you need a LinkedIn page

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Whilst it is true to say that some of the other networking sites and social media outlets may be a little more glamorous, well known and understood, there is every reason why you should consider having a LinkedIn presence for your business, while you also work on other solutions such as Facebook and Twitter. LinkedIn has a first-class reputation and is really the number one site when it comes to networking for business and ...

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Why you need a Facebook page

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Don’t be surprised if we hear a major announcement some time during this year to tell us that Facebook has surpassed the 1 billion number in terms of its user base. Considering that half a dozen years ago this platform didn’t even exist and is an idea that was essentially dreamed up in a college dorm room, this is quite amazing. Almost 3 out of every 4 people that interact with the Web in the United States have ...

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It’s time to dust off that collection of business cards and get munching #in

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It’s time to dust off that collection of business cards and get munching #in

I’ve just come across a great iPhone app which I thought I would share with you. It has been developed by LinkedIn and is called CardMunch, ‘reinventing the way professionals use business cards’ and it’s free – whoop whoop.

What a great tool to deal with that collection of dusty business cards you just don’t know what to do with.

In a nutshell, download the app, take a photo of the business card and the card is ...

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Step by step instructions on how to set up a Google+ business page

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Step by step instructions on how to set up a Google+ business page

So you have a Facebook fan page, a Twitter account, LinkedIn and possibly a You Tube Channel for your business. But do you have the latest addition to the social media circuit – a Google+ page for your business? Fear not, for I’ve put together a step by step guide to setting up a page (including some nice screenshots).

So, step 1 – sign in to Google+ using your Gmail ...

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Book Review: Business Networking – How To Use The Power Of Online And Offline Networking For Business Success by Heather Townsend

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Loved this book! So easy to read and very clearly written. The book was especially appealing as Heather Townsend looks at both online and offline networking (including blogging).

The book is written in such a way that the reader can either dip in and out or read from cover to cover. The action points at the end of each chapter were especially helpful allowing me to put into practice what I had read.

Heather provides advice in relation to writing a networking ...

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How to add the Facebook Like and Send buttons to WordPress

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Facebook says:

The Like button lets a user share your content with friends on Facebook. When the user clicks the Like button on your site, a story appears in the user’s friends’ News Feed with a link back to your website.

The Send Button allows your users to easily send your content to their friends. People will have the option to send your URL in an inbox message to their Facebook friends, to the group wall of any Facebook group they are ...

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