Posts about social media marketing including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites. I particularly speak about using social media for coaches, consultants, course creators and other heart centered entrepreneurs.
A tool for managing Twitter, Facebook & other social media Monitoring your connections, updating your status and just staying on top of your social media presence can become a challenge as your numbers of connections grows, particularly when you have more than a couple of hundred connections. Even for just Twitter, if you want to […]
A Review of Hootsuite (vs TweetDeck) Read More »
Once you’re following more than a couple of dozen people online or are using more than two social media sites, it’s worth considering investing the time to learn one of the social media aggregators. This lets you monitor what your connections are saying, track keywords, even make comments or publish content from a single place,
Tools for managing your social media presence Read More »
I wish I could take credit for the term “social poop” but sadly I can’t. I first learned the term from Andy Fogarty in a wonderful blog post called How To Create Social Proof In 3 Simple Steps on the Laura Roeder blog. Andy defines social poop as the stuff you get from Twitter feeds
Don’t Be Guilty of Creating Social Poop Read More »
When networking on the site LinkedIn, you want to make sure you target the right people to connect with. While I believe you should be some sort of open networker, you don’t need to have an enormous list of connections if you target the right people. A network of 500 highly targeted connections is far
Using LinkedIn: Who should you connect with? Read More »
Although I have a StumbleUpon account and have the plugin installed in my web browser I have to confess I haven’t really done much with this social bookmarking site. There are just so many hours in the day and I can’t do everything. However, I recently added an analytics tool to my blog admin page.
A brief introduction to StumbleUpon Read More »
LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool for business professionals. It is the preferred network for many people because the rules of engagement are more rigid and professional. No one is going to send you a mafia wars invite, nor will anyone post any weird photos from your youth. It’s just business. While the rules (both
LinkedIn Invitations – Why hitting I Don’t Know This Person is a bad idea Read More »
LinkedIn has created an application to connect your LinkedIn connections with your Outlook inbox. If you’re using Microsoft Outlook for your email, and want the two connected you need to download and install the Outlook Social Connector and the LinkedIn Outlook Connector. Once you’ve done that, information about people in your LinkedIn network will appear
Connecting LinkedIn with Outlook Read More »
I’ve been seeing a disturbing trend on LinkedIn; a trend that is making me angry. People are starting their relationship with me by lying. Let me backtrack. LinkedIn has a much more rigid code of conduct than other social networking sites. On Twitter you can start following anyone you want: celebrities, politicians, brands, random strangers.
Don’t lie to me on LinkedIn (or anywhere else) Read More »
Earlier this month LinkedIn announced it had added a new feature to the site. You can now reorganize your profile. Sections you would like to highlight can now be moved to the top of your profile simply and easily. How is this helpful? If you are a recent graduate with work experience not related to
Using LinkedIn: Reorganizing your profile Read More »
Still not convinced social media marketing will provide a reasonable return on investment? Please watch this video. I think you’ll find the statistics and examples thought provoking at the very least. Already convinced social media is a must-have part of your marketing plan? This video will provide some inspiration and motivation to keep going. Please
Social Media: ROI? Read More »