Posts Tagged ‘Social Media’
One of the better Facebook changes
… but I don’t want to mix my personal Facebook with business.
This is one of the most common statements I hear when clients are talking about expanding into Facebook for their business.
You should know however, when Facebook made their upgrades and changes in February, they did some great things with their Business Pages.
They now run as a separate page from your own personal page. There is no longer a crossover and you do not see your name on the Business Page activity. Your personal page can remain very separate from your business.
To make it work well, you should try to move your ‘business friends’ over to your Fan Page by sending them a note and an invite to join you there.
The Pages have so many benefits for businesses; no limit to the numbers of fans who can join you, the ability to import your blogs, post events, send updates to all fans, have discussions, post videos, links to your YouTube account, badges and links for your Linked In or Twitter profiles and the list goes on…
Some businesses work with Facebook more than they do their website…and for some people that works well. It’s all dependant upon your business, your marketing plan and your ability to take some time and join in social networking.
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Interested in Social Media?
As many of you know I have been doing some additional training in order to become “certified” as a Social Media Specialist – my kids actually refer to the word “certified” in a much different manner. “Oh there’s Mom, on that Twitter thing” … anyhow, the point of my post today is that many people are jumping into Social Media, even if only to try it out, as truly it may not work for all types of business and people.
If you are looking to do this type of work and want to learn more or even get into social media for yourself , then you may want to try out VAclassroom’s Social Media course .
The course takes you through 8 modules and covers Strategy and Planning, Profile Management, Marketing on Twitter, Facebook, Video and other Social Media channels. Reporting and Online Reputation management is also covered in the course. Read the rest of this entry »
Twitter Password tips
>> Please note this post is intended for people who use Twitter and related applications. If you are looking to start out on Twitter and other social media channels but are unsure how/what to do, please contact Time on Task – we can help!
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This past week I ran into several issues I did not realize were happening until a few days later – all related to Twitter passwords and some external twitter applications.
In a nutshell, you have to keep in mind what applications you are using that require your twitter username and password. If an application requires this for use on a regular basis and you change your twitter password, you may have to change the password on these external applications as well. Two prime examples are Tweetdeck and Tweetlater. Read the rest of this entry »
5 Benefits of using Twitter for Business
Twitter. It’s been in the news a lot lately. The growth of Twitter, a micro-blogging social networking site, is amazing. Some reports suggest more than 10 million users are now signed on to Twitter and the majority of them are 35 years and over.
Many ask, how can something like Twitter help my business? If used properly, and this means by providing a good mix of posts and updates, Twitter can help a business accomplish the following: Read the rest of this entry »
Newspaper in Halifax – looking for ideas
Last month I attended the Third Wednesday meetup in Halifax at the Foggy Goggle – people from the area interested in and using social media. It’s a group that gets together monthly to discuss and share. At this meet the group was discussing how social media is affecting print media.
There were a few first timers there, including myself,a few others and also Dan Legere from the Halifax’s Chronicle Herald newspaper. The Herald has been in the news lately itself, due to cutbacks and a few layoffs. But it was great to see someone there listening to ideas of others. And listen he must have.
Today, I see that the Herald is hosting a live chat on social media. They want to hear directly from people how they can change. How can print media translate itself into something new, innovative and cost-effective?
If you have any ideas to help them make changes that will keep print media devloping audiences, please join in. I will be and am very interested to see how it goes and what people have to say. More importantly, what will happen in the future.
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