Social Media Archives

facebook 1Here’s the story, I noted earlier that I am not a Facebook expert.  It just happens to be a great traffic tool for me.

And let me be straight with you, in anticipation of these few Facebook posts I have been planning, I have been researching using Facebook for business a lot.  The results:  I cannot find anything that is super enticing above and beyond what I am currently doing on Facebook. READ MORE >>>

facebook 2Facebook for Business:  5 Steps to Setting Up Your Facebook Pages

If you are a new Facebook user, then this is for you.  If you have been using Facebook for awhile then you may want to wait until tomorrow to checkout some of the strategies for growing your Facebook network. READ MORE >>>

This is my first post about Facebook in the five part series covering off on my top five traffic generators.  You can checkout an overview of my top 2 traffic generators by clicking the link.

In fact, this is another one of those vehicles that I am 100% not using to it’s fullest potential so I have dug up some great posts to help you with your Facebook marketing efforts. READ MORE >>>

This is going to wrap up our conversation about Twitter.  If you missed any of the other posts you can find them all right here:   Twitter for Business

Let’s recap what we have covered so far: READ MORE >>>

twitter bird with megaphone

Yesterday I talked about automating some of my Twitter efforts, not spamming followers and making sure that valuable content is provided.  I must admit, I have read almost all of the Twitter guides available but I still have had to sort through this entire process before coming across a tool that I was comfortable with and really helped me grow my reach.  And I don’t even think this tool was recommended by any of these “authority” Twitter guides to boot!   This tool is not the end-all-be-all of Twitter tools BUT it is free, it is simple and it is benefiting my business. READ MORE >>>

Man speaks in megaphoneYesterday we talked about the basics of adding value, providing content, getting followers and being a valuable part of the Twitter community.  Today I am going to talk about some of the things that I am doing to grow my reach using Twitter.  These are the things that grew my business the most when I was starting out and that I still use to grow my reach today.

Over the past few months I have come across some tools that have really helped me use Twitter as a major traffic machine.  You can buy a lot of fancy books and programs about driving traffic on Twitter READ MORE >>>

twitter_logoNow that you have an account, have done some following and have some followers it’s time to contribute and meet some new people.  (Note, for the first few weeks I suggest following people in your niche or interested in your niche so that you build a base of people to build relationships with.)

The whole follow people and get followed back practice, in mass, was not very appealing to me before but I now mix up the techniques that I use to get followers.  We will talk more about that later.  Today it is all content. READ MORE >>>

Election Is Twitter the ONLY place to get started with your social marketing efforts?

Not hardly.

Facebook is definitely another place to get started.  I have had the most success with Twitter but I have also put more time into using Twitter.  I have only recently ramped up my Facebook efforts because I was already seeing success in the small amount of effort I was putting into Facebook. READ MORE >>>

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I was just checking out my traffic stats at Google Analytics.  Out of my top five traffic generators, four of them someway, somehow tie to social marketing.  Now understand, organic search is my top driver, but the next five social media driven.

Understanding what is available to you in the social media arena is an important part of setting up your traffic system.  Everywhere you turn someone is talking about twitter, Squidoo, HubPages, Facebook, etc… READ MORE >>>

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Have you been suing Twitter and wondering how to use it to benefit your business or how to use Twitter for marketing?  Have you been thinking about using Twitter but have no idea how it can benefit your business?  I was in the same boat a few months ago and I built a small following but I still never realized the true potential of Twitter until a few weeks ago.  I am not sure that the so called “Twitter Power Users” are doing much else than building thousands of followers to tell you the truth. READ MORE >>>

computer-squidIt has now been a month since I started using Squidoo for traffic.  So let me give you a little information on how this has all panned out.

Building the lenses was not so difficult after reading up on it for a little bit and checking out some of the better lenses on Squidoo.  You can look out for the video coming soon about putting together a nice lens.  All together, I built fourteen lenses to date. READ MORE >>>

Anyway, I have been toying around with developing my traffic system lately and have stumbled upon almost two dozen traffic generators, including some intensive use of Squidoo lenses,  that I think should be a part of anyone’s traffic system.  I will cover most of these as I test and develop the system but will be giving you details of my lens building efforts throughout this week. READ MORE >>>

Facebook for Business:  How Important is that Photo, Really?

I am learning that when they say an image is worth a thousand words that the statement could not be more true than for online users.  When began taking my online efforts seriously I was convinced that my brand had to be the forefront of my online image.  Now, I am understanding that I am my brand for my audience.  READ MORE >>>