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.
When setting up your LinkedIn profile, you have the option of keeping your connection list private or public. Having them set to public doesn’t mean everyone in the world can see them; only your LinkedIn connections can see your other connections. What are the pros and cons of keeping your LinkedIn list public? If you […]
Using LinkedIn: Should you keep your connections private? Read More »
At midnight eastern June 12th, Facebook opened the doors for people to reserve their usernames as vanity Facebook URLs (I’m www.Facebook.com/AndreaStenberg). There was a fully of activity at midnight and many experts were amazed that Facebook didn’t crash as people rushed to reserve their own names. Meanwhile, many people rushed to reserve vanity URLs for
Facebook Wouldn’t Let You Reserve Your Fan Page Vanity URL? Do it Sunday Read More »
LinkedIn has a much more rigid set of rules regarding adding new people than other social media sites. If you break the rules you are much more likely to get a virtual hand-slap or get your account frozen than on any other site. It’s also not immediately clear how to converse with people you don’t
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Recently I spoke at the Business Women’s Network of the Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce about why every local business needs to be on Twitter. Most of the women present were not using Twitter so I needed to give some concrete examples of how people are using Twitter to promote small businesses to a local
Why Bricks & Mortar Businesses Need to Be On Twitter Read More »
Unlike Twitter or LinkedIn, as I write this post Facebook does not have user friendly or Vanity URLs for members. On Twitter, you can find me at www.Twitter.com/andreastenberg. On Facebook it’s http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=785250004&ref=profile. All this changes at one minute after midnight (your local time) Saturday June 13th. If you’re reading this on Friday June 12th, that’s
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Do you ever get tired of the same old blah, blah, blah Twitter ideas? If you’ve been spending time searching for great, not so ordinary strategies on how to use twitter, let me save you some time. Today I’m going to get right to the good stuff with some awesome blog posts that my fellow
114+ Awesome Ideas on How To Use Twitter Read More »
Of all the social media sites, LinkedIn is probably the most natural fit for baby boomers. It’s more professional and more formal. The rules for using the site are more structured which I think makes it a little easier for us boomers to navigate. But in spite of this, may be aren’t getting the most
7 Ways Baby Boomer Entrepreneurs Can Use LinkedIn Read More »
In November 2008 LinkedIn added an Events Feature. This feature allows members to add events they are organizing or merely attending. Since this feature is fairly new and not yet widely used, it does have some nice potential as a networking and marketing tool. When you go to the events home, it lists upcoming events.
LinkedIn Events – Use it For Finding or Promoting Events Read More »
Twitter is the hottest new social media trend and it seems like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Small business and marketing experts are on Twitter in droves. In spite of this, there is a small number of people who are taking the time to ask, “does it work?” Yes you can reach a large
Make Money With Twitter – Is it Possible? Read More »
Recently I was reading a blog post by social media and communications expert Dave Fleet – Getting Started: Social Media Policies For Your Company where he discusses what corporations need to consider when it comes to employees using social media – both at work and at home. It got me thinking. What if you’re a
Do Religion and Politics Mix with Social Media Marketing? Read More »