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Social Media is Like a Gym Membership

When you join a gym you join with intent: to lose weight, get healthier, tone up for bathing suit weather, etc. If you participate regularly, over time you reach your goal. Just joining the gym won't make you thinner - you need to participate. It's no different with social media.

The Way I Explained Social Media to My Grandmother

I was recently speaking to my grandmother when the topic of Facebook and social marketing came up. My grandmother, who has never used the Internet, no less Facebook, asked me to explain the concept of social marketing to her. Since my grandmother does not know very much about technology, I decided t

Has Pinterest Got You Pinned?

In this every changing world of social media, we are always in search of the next big thing. A few months ago a friend told me to join an app called Pinterest on my phone. I immediately accepted the invitation and it sat on my phone for months, untouched. I have no idea what possessed me to revisit

3 Reasons Why You Must Say Thank You on Twitter

Do you enjoy having conversations on Twitter? Do you tweet about who you are, what you are doing or about what's happening in your business? Wait a minute...are you actually having conversations with anyone? Like all good conversations, Twitter is a two way street.

Twitter Marketing Strategy - Tips For Marketing on Twitter

There are many questions a marketer must ask himself about his strategy for using Twitter as a marketing tool. The first is "what am I selling", and is probably the easiest to answer. However, in the world of Twitter, you must consider what it is that your audience will gain, and what you

Start Networking Online

British anthropologist Robin Dunbar estimates that humans can only maintain stable relationships with around 150 people. That number refers to significant relationships like those in a family or tribe and other purposeful groups.

What Should I Say In My Facebook Posts?

Facebook posts are going to be your key to long term success when you are working on your social media marketing. This leads to a handful of likes and nothing else. A better approach is to try to interact with your audience and have them connect with you on a more personal level.

How You Can Increase Engagement Through Social Media

Creating activity and engagement on your social media websites can be a difficult process. To help make it easier for you accomplish, I have put together some helpful tips that you can use to increase engagement through social media.

What Is Geotagging on Twitter?

Geotagging on Twitter allows you to input your exact location in a tweet. It is a new feature by Twitter, where you post your specific location down to the exact latitude and longitude coordinates. These coordinates are known as the GEO tag.

4 Tips Social Media Consultants Should Reveal to Business Starters

As someone who wants to expand his business further, I am sure that you are most probably aware of the possible options and bumps that come your way. Business is always about risking. However, since you intend to explore social media to advance your business goals, might as well risk safely by hirin

MySpace Social Media Marketing Online - Is Your Online Business Ready?

MySpace social media is an important part of online marketing. Many small businesses have embraced MySpace marketing to generate website traffic and leads to increase there conversion rates online. By doing this they are able to use the massive amount of online human relationships into an effective

Using Twitter to Make Money Online!

You can use twitter to reach 1000's of people on a daily basis and update them with the newest products and tips you have to offer them! In this article you will learn a few of the main points to creating a twitter account that can earn you money and drive new leads to your website or blog.

Using Social Media to See What Your Customers Really Want

Social media is everywhere with many millions of people using it each day as a way to keep in touch with friends and find out the latest news and gossip. There are many businesses now using social media to get in touch with potential new customers by way of advertising and informing users of new pro

Social Media Marketing - You Have to Be Consistent

As social media marketing gets more and more popular, business owners all over are jumping on board and signing up for everything in site. Now social media is a great tool to market your business but one thing gets missed that most business owners don't get with it.