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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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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Usually, when someone asks me if they should do paid advertising or otherwise spend money marketing, I say, “Do everything I teach you for 3 months organically (non-paid). Then look at your analytics and see what’s working and not working.” At that point, you’ll know which social platforms are… Then it makes sense to spend
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One thing small business owners need to understand is that everything you do online: website, social media profiles and posts, and your Google Business Profile, everything affects how people see your business. I see so many business owners make the same Branding Mistakes over and over again. It’s like they don’t care. And they don’t
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Technology – you can’t live without it, and sometimes it just doesn’t work as it should. We’ve all had computers crash and Internet connections die on us. So what do you do when technology doesn’t work right? I taught a client how to share her boss’s blog posts with Sendible, and one time she emailed
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Why bother with X (formerly Twitter)? Because you want exposure, visibility, and SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Simple. You want to build a following, be seen, and get found. X is great if you blog or create content regularly, and you want to drive people to your website. Yes, it’s very political, but it’s still a
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I was recently asked this question on Quora: “What’s the Best Time to Post on Social Media?” What’s the answer? It depends on your target audience — who they are and where they’re located. Who is your target audience on social media? Each social media network is different as are their users and why they’re
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Your online image is everything that’s on the Internet that’s associated with your business. Does your online image say “expert in your field”? Or does it say, “Clueless!”? You might think social media is not really important, but it actually is. In reality, the consumer is searching for information, entertainment, products, and/or services when they
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30 years ago, in April of 1995, I discovered the World Wide Web (WWW) — the Internet. I was doing graphic design, creating newsletters, flyers, logos, etc., for small businesses. I saw the WWW and I said, “I can do that!” and I taught myself HTML coding. That started my 30-year journey through cyberspace. There
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April 1995 marked 30 years that I’ve worked in digital marketing. I’ve seen it all! Well-meaning small business owners especially attempt to do their own marketing and fail miserably. Moreover, their failures and mistakes were 100% preventable had they asked an expert for help. Did they want to save money? Did they think they could
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