Yeah, some people may “hate Twitter (X)”, but it is still a great tool to get exposure, as well as valuable SEO. People hate X because they don’t understand it. X is like a never-ending news ticker. It’s what’s happening right now in real time. At any given moment on X, one can see what’s […]
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Pinterest is THE social media network if you’re trying to reach the consumer with products or services. It’s grown to over 630 million active monthly users! Furthermore, the top market is the U.S. with 90 to 105 million users. Over 250 million users engage with the platform weekly. Though it is more B2C than B2B,
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This July 4th holiday will be like no other as America celebrates its 250th birthday! It also falls on a Saturday. Therefore, it’s observed on Friday, July 3. We have a long weekend! However, before you go on vacation, schedule out your social media posts to take advantage of what’s going to be trending in
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In this climate of deeply divided political and cultural issues, it’s very easy to offend someone just by replying, retweeting, or even posting on the wrong social media account. Now, if you happen to work in news media, politics, or a religious organization, this article isn’t for you. I would expect to see those types
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Endeavoring to market local brick-and-mortar businesses organically (non-paid) is actually fairly simple when you take advantage of these free tools: Instagram, Google Business Profile, and Facebook. Case Study: How one local business managed to increase Facebook reach when others were losing theirs… Due to the many algorithm changes that social networks constantly make, it is
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Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. We all know the definition of insanity. Then why are you doing social media marketing without checking your analytics and insights? During the first week of each month, you should review the previous month’s analytics on your website, as well as the insights
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Success means different things to different people. Successful social media and digital marketing means increased sales, exposure, and repeat customers. What do you want to accomplish with your Social Media Marketing? Got you thinking, right? Well, successful social media marketing starts with setting goals and metrics. Moreover, they have to be SMART goals. I see
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Blog is short for “web log”. Many people have them. They can be personal, casual blogs, and then there are business blogs. A personal blog can be by anyone about what interests them: food, hobbies, politics, travel, religion, pets, etc. It’s a way to get your “voice” heard. For Business, however, a blog is… “A
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Unlike for-profit businesses that usually have one main target market, maybe two, nonprofits have at least 5 distinct ones. These 5 target market personas need to be clearly identified and embraced. Ideally, you need to get to know them — intimately. You also need to find them on social media networks, get their attention, and
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Just when you think you’ve figured out how Google and search engine optimization (SEO) work, Google goes and makes some changes. Besides that, now, you’ve got the AI search engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity! The challenge for the small business owner is… “The future of organic search will be shaped by LLMs [Large Language
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