Posts Tagged ‘Social Media Marketing’

Having been an online entrepreneur for many years, I have often wished I had a simple way to learn more about the current and potential clients that contact me by email.  What social networks do they hang out on? How can I connect with them, if I don’t already know their screen name for a particular network?

There was a time when a business owner knew almost every customer or client, because they walked through the door, chatted with the owner, and got to be friends or at the very least acquainted.

As business owners doing business online, we have come to accept a lack of information as the nature of the beast. We have accepted that we will need to do business by email, but that it will not necessarily help us build rapport with our clients. Well, now all that is changing… Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a brand new year, and hopes and plans are at their peak for business owners everywhere. Is your plan to create a new business this year? Or perhaps you want to build an existing business to new heights? Maybe you’ve been struggling to get your business going at all? Then again, it may be that you have an existing business and would like to take it in a new direction?

Whatever your situation, now is a great time to really get clear about your plans and aspirations for your business. For myself, I have done a great deal of soul searching around my existing business, knowing that I have another business in the wings that I am very anxious to build and grow.

So, let’s talk about some of the things I’ve been pondering and discoveries I’ve made recently. Perhaps they may help you in planning your future for your business. Read the rest of this entry »

I have to admit, I’ve never been a great fan of Facebook groups. They were pretty one sided. Oh, you could have a “discussion” tab, but of all the groups I’ve ever participated in I rarely saw any kind of discussion going on.  It just seemed more like a one sided conversation coming from the group owner.  It seemed that “Fan Pages” did the same job, only better.

Well, all that has changed because Facebook recently rolled out the new and improved groups function.  So, do I love the new Facebook Groups?

Yes, No, Maybe….. Read the rest of this entry »

So, you signed up for a Twitter account… Now what?  While Twitter seems so simple, the ins and outs of good tweeting (posting) seem almost endless.  I have clients that run the entire spectrum of “Twitter is the best, most useful marketing tool I ever came across” to the opposite viewpoint of “Twitter is the biggest time waster to ever be hyped to marketers.”

So, which viewpoint is accurate? If you’ve been following my posts for a while you’ll probably know that my answer will be… Read the rest of this entry »

Are you wondering why you should use social media management in your business?

Let’s say you’ve developed a great idea and expended time and energy creating a business to bring your idea to the market. Congratulations! I’ll bet you’ve even thought about how you’re going to market your fledgling business.

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