how to’s
Here’s some tips and tricks to get you started and to keep your social media efforts fresh and innovative:
Are you censoring your online community?
Deleting comments instead of thoughtfully and professionally responding to them is bad form. So I asked the question on my Facebook wall to see if others felt the same way. Some people responded with things like “My wall, my rules,” but for the most part people agreed that it’s better to address the issue and take the opportunity to turn the situation around. Read More→
HOW TO: Participate in a Twitter Chat
If you’ve never heard of it, a Twitter Chat is a pre-organized conversation that happens on Twitter via a set hashtag (such as #startupchat). Anyone can participate, but typically there is a moderator and/or “experts” asking or answering questions. So how do you keep up with the conversation? Read More→
New Facebook Timeline: Everything You Need to Know
Months ago, Facebook announced a new layout for your personal profile. It was rolled out to “Facebook Developers” only, so you could use this method of cheating to get it early. Yesterday, the feature became accessible to everyone! Here’s what’s new. Read More→
How to “be there” without being there
For those businesses who want to maintain and self-manage a really solid social media presence, the holidays can pose some unique challenges… Of course you want to be reminding your customers about your awesome products and/or services, but you also want to take a vacation and spend time with your family, right? Here’s where scheduling systems and notifications come into play. Read More→
It Might Be Time To Run a Facebook Ad
So what happens when you’ve exhausted the reach of your online target market through organic growth and grassroots campaigns? It might be time to run a Facebook ad. Read More→
5 Twitter Tips You Should Implement Now
- Take your Twitter settings off of private.
- Ask for help if you need it!
- Practice the “wingman effect.”
- Don’t send your Tweets to Facebook.
- Respect your customers online. Read More→
Top 5 settings to change on your Facebook Fan Page
Facebook is a SOCIAL networking site but many businesses forget about the social part. Make the most of your Fan Page. Read More→
How To: Create Your Own Custom Facebook Landing Page
You’ve probably noticed that a lot of bigger brands on Facebook have really nice looking custom pages when you first get to the page. For a while, these types of pages involved knowledge of html/coding in order to put together, but now there are tons of great “plug and play” options! Read More→
New Facebook Timeline for Pages: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
This week, Facebook opened up timeline for pages. Now your brand pages can have the same fly new look as your profile, which we showed you how to get back in December.
The concept is similar – same two column “timeline” look and feel. Same feature banner image up top. There are a few additional features for fan pages that will both excite and upset you though. Read More→
