Category Archives: Social Media Stuff

Entering the World of Social Media:
Better Late than Never

(A guest post by Frank Anderson.) The younger generation is, without fail, the heaviest participant in social media. Born straight into the world of online dependency, the art of social media is considered just another common form of innate communication. (Image by Nutdanai Apikhomboonwaroot, freedigitalphotos.net) However, while Generation Y was spending their younger years amidst…

Say NO to Auto-Feeds:
Your Blog & Facebook, Social Sites

Today’s guest post is written by Christine Buffaloe, of Serenity Virtual Assistant Services, a great resource for social media know-how, for Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Many people who think they don’t have time for social media use applications that automatically feed their blogs into Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Although this seems like a good idea,…

Facebook Fan Page: Top 5 Reasons to Have One

As some of you know, I’m not an avid Facebook fan, but as a business owner, I don’t ignore the fact that so many people use it daily. There are certain pitfalls with it, like with any social networking site. You don’t want to get caught up wasting time if you’re running a business. But…

The Sociology of Social Media: TED TV Talks

Having fun while learning has become my idea of a really good time. Forget drugs, booze and rock and roll. Now you can learn all about social media and the sociology of the Internet through video lectures. If you’re an information junkie like I am, you spend way too much time over on TED.com watching…

Is Your White Paper a Sales Pitch in Disguise?

I asked Lauren Carlson to share with you here some important perspectives on content marketing. It doesn’t matter what you call your information (white paper/eBook, microsite/landing page), what matters is using information wisely to get found, get known and get clients. Is Your White Paper a Sales Pitch in Disguise? Guest Post by Lauren Carlson,…

Feed Your Blog Automatically to LinkedIn & Twitter

How do you get your blog posts to feed into your LinkedIn profile and Twitter automatically? I asked social media expert AnnaLaura Brown to write a guest post. This is the 2nd part of her post Connect Your Blog to Facebook. For LinkedIn you have a couple of options as well. Your first option is…

Connect Your Blog to Facebook Automatically

Are your blog posts fed automatically into Facebook? The other day I was horrified to learn that a dear client was manually posting his blog articles to Facebook. Yikes! No wonder blogging seems tiresome and time-consuming. I took my pencil and rapped him on the knuckles, gave him a virtual scowl and promised to write…

3 Easy Tips to Target Readers with Your Content

This is a guest post from Sam Briones, a freelance writer, who explains how to get targeted traffic to read your online content. You may be on your keyboard all day and night, writing about content that you are knowledgeable and passionate about. You know that what you are writing makes sense, and more importantly,…

10 Ways to Use Facebook as a List Building Tool

(Annalaura Brown is guest blogging this week, while Patsi’s on vacation.) Facebook can be a powerful list building tool if you know how to use it properly as such. Here are ten ways you can use FB to build your email list and increase your online business income. Share your blog posts. You can do…

How’s Your LinkedIn Profile?

(Note from Patsi who is on vacation: This week I asked Phyllis Miller to write a guest post on social media resources. This is excellent advice you need to know and act on. And, if you haven’t already, connect with me on LinkedIn…) I will be the first to admit that, when three years ago…