LinkedIn Answers Gets Pink Slipped
Say good-bye to LinkedIn Answers. I received an email from LinkedIn today stating they are eliminating the application from its site on Jan. 31. Instead, the social networking site says, “we’re...
View ArticleHow to Share to Multiple LinkedIn Groups
Posting blog articles to LinkedIn groups is a great way to share useful information with the other group members. But if you belong to more than one group, it can be cumbersome posting to each...
View ArticleIs Facebook’s new Graph Search Engine a danger to Google, LinkedIn, Yelp &...
Answer by Robert Scoble: It is a threat, but only in the long-term if the others don’t react quickly. I’ve used the new search engine quite a bit. Yes, it is disruptive to many of those competitors....
View Article7 Common Pinterest Mistakes
Pinterest can be a very powerful marketing tool for your business, if it’s used correctly. Now that the social networking site is allowing company pages, it’s more important than ever to make sure...
View ArticleHow to Use Quora as a Marketing Tool
Anyone who has used LinkedIn Answers is probably disappointed to know that the service has been eliminated. Answering questions submitted by LinkedIn users was a terrific way to demonstrate your...
View Article3 Ways to Show Your Customers Some Love
Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Did you use the occasion to show your customers some love? If not, don’t despair. You can show your appreciation any time. After all, it’s because of their business...
View ArticleHow to Easily Manage Your Social Media Presence
One of the biggest frustrations small business owners have with social media is trying to manage it and their company operations at the same time. This is particularly true of solopreneurs. I feel your...
View ArticleWhy I’m Attending Social Media Marketing World
Did you know the biggest in-person social media conference is happening in just six weeks? Social Media Marketing World, presented by Social Media Examiner, takes place April 7-9 in beautiful San...
View ArticleHow to Turn Cold Calls into Warm Leads with LinkedIn
Congratulations! You have a LinkedIn account, set up your profile and now have a hundred connections or more. Are you getting any business yet? If not, I have a formula that you can use to turn what...
View ArticleWhy Employees Need to Update their LinkedIn Profiles
Some good friends and former co-workers of mine learned an important lesson last week, and that is to always keep your LinkedIn profile updated. They are now out of a job, due to a buyout. They were...
View ArticleFacebook Changes Page Cover Image Rules… Again!
Facebook is at it again. They have changed the rules for what a business page can display on its cover image. Essentially, all you have to worry about is making sure your image does not contain more...
View ArticlePinterest Adds Analytics in New Design
Pinterest is rolling out a new design. You can change now, or wait a few weeks when it will become mandatory. Some of the changes are purely cosmetic – such as moving the category drop down box to the...
View ArticleFacebook’s Graph Search Results Page: An Eye-Tracking Study : MarketingProfs...
A new study finds that users of Facebook’s Graph Search focus on the top couple of results, similar to what happens on Google. And those users lose interest in lower results as they move down the page....
View ArticleSocial Media Marketing World – Day One: Get More Twitter Followers
I arrived in San Diego yesterday for the first day of the Social Media Marketing World conference. The first official event was a networking party at the San Diego Natural History Museum. There are...
View ArticleThink like a Photographer when it Comes to Social Media Marketing
When I was growing up, there were no digital cameras. I had a Kodak Instamatic camera that would take 12, 24 or 36 pictures at a time, depending on the size of the film cartridge used. Once you reached...
View ArticleWhy You Should Avoid Building Poor Quality Backlinks
One common SEO mistake small business owners and solopreneurs fall victim to is building poor quality backlinks. Often times, these business people maintain their own websites, yet they don’t fully...
View ArticleMaking the Most of the New YouTube One Channel
Visit one of the many YouTube channels lately and you’re going to notice a new layout. The video site has revamped the look to make your branding work across a variety of devices, including smartphones...
View ArticleHow to Share Status Updates with LinkedIn Groups
Got an event you want to promote to more than one LinkedIn group? Want to share a great quotation with several LinkedIn groups at the same time? LinkedIn makes it easy to share articles with more than...
View ArticleWhy I Like the New Facebook Insights
Facebook is tweaking its Insights again, and from what I’ve seen so far, it’s a change for the better. Here is a breakdown of what’s changing: The People Talking About This metric has been broken out...
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