Janet Fouts

JULY 20, 2013

I have two blogs that I post on regularly, I’m active on Facebook as an individual, also on Twitter , Linkedin , Scoop.it , Slideshare and Google+. I have been populating the page with shared items from Scoop.it and through Buffer , but is there conversation? and that’s what I used the page for. At least for a while.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 16, 2014

The other half (75% if you can stand it) is created on the fly through curation of relevant content, responding to news items and conversations discovered through social listening tools. Look for the people you want to talk to, then let the conversation guide you. Comment on blogs or social posts adding value to the discussion.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 19, 2012

So you might think my position would be that Google+ is the be-all end-all social media network for business and people should be pitching their blogs and Facebook pages out the window in favor of Google+. Take a look at the Ripples of some conversations to find even more influential Google+ users. Micro-blog.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

After all, sometimes it’s a colleague trying to DM something important or someone who really wants to converse. Maybe you even want to have some legitimate conversations. Strike up a conversation and follow back. ” Now naturally I went to look at the person’s profile to see why the follow back was so urgent.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 30, 2012

On the one hand it’s got the best features of Twitter like immediacy and fast moving conversations with the added plus of being able to direct conversations to channels (Circles) of people who are actually interested in that topic and exclude the ones who could care less. Steveology Blog. It’s Twitter on steroids.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 23, 2011

So you built a new blog , set up a Facebook page and started tweeting and STILL you’ve got virtually no friends? Sure, there may be a half life if somebody sees it and re-tweets it or links to it in a blog post or another network. Ask questions and have actual one on one conversations on social networks. Answer questions.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 2, 2010

At least it might get you in the door, and maybe you won’t end up on the Bad Pitch Blog. I’m a lot more likely to write about your product if I already know you and we’ve been in conversation already. Read their blog! Read the blog and see if it is a good fit. Create relationships before you need them.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 16, 2011

When you have a conversation with someone about something you are passionate about–whether it’s sports, business or your kids–it creates an affinity with that person. A few of these conversations adds up to a relationship. They share their interests freely, allowing you entrée to that first conversation quite easily.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 8, 2015

Every social network has a specific voice or way of conversing with others. Do you communicate best through video, short messages with links, long blog posts, images, or in-depth conversations with your community? Define yourself as a resource or expert? A news resource for your brand? Professional development? Look at the data.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 25, 2010

For a while you’re addicted to watching who re-tweets you, mentions your brand on their blog or says something about you on a Facebook page. Also watch to see who is driving these conversations. Remember an opposing viewpoint merely gives you an opportunity to start a conversation. Find influencers.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We highly recommend you do this once in a while, especially if you have a lot of images or conversations that are only on Facebook you want to keep safe. Learn more on the Facebook Developer Blog. Facebook also makes it a whole lot easier to backup your information with a simple one click interface in your settings tab.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

As a bonus, you’ll be more focused and engaged with the conversations you have on social networks, increasing your effectiveness. If you’re interrupting your creation of a blog post to respond to tweets or the pinging of your email it will take you much longer to write that post won’t it? One platform at a time.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Did they add value to the conversation or just re-tweet it because it mentioned them? Are people linking to their blog posts and re-tweeting or sharing their posts? Link to them in a blog post as a resource. Someone with 100,000 followers on Twitter re-tweeted you or responded? Cool, but does that number really matter at all?

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 16, 2010

You don’t have to blog. OK, so I know not everyone wants to blog about their life. What about pod casting, video blogging or becoming the curator of all things in your particular niche on Twitter? That in turn leads to deeper conversations that are actually interesting to you and your network. Keep it simple.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The lesson is clear: CEO’s that are active in social media and content marketing efforts ignite conversation. Find him on Twitter , Google+ or read more from him on his blog: Sword and the Script. And now is the time to engage, because the competition is scarce. Objections from a publicly traded company.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Even though this is a Google product and we know they must have a lot of data and information collected on the conversations on Google+ that data is still pretty hard for users to find. Make it easy for the fans you’ve already got on your web site or blog to share your posts directly to Google+. On your web site.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 17, 2012

In this diagram taken from the Twitter developer blog they break Twitter’s ecosystem up into 4 quadrants. the last tweet chat I was in I posted 435 times in an hour and the conversation was flying so quickly there were over 1,000 tweets with the chat hashtag in that one hour alone.).

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

While up to now it was largely neutral according to this post on the Attensity blog, things have changed dramatically. We urge everyone who has participated in this conversation across the country over the last few days to help us move past this issue. Read the post there for Attensity’s take on the matter. click to enlarge.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Conversations tend to be casual often focus on the sharing of jokes and gossip, movies and social gaming. Learn more about how to create Google+ Communities on the Tatu Digital Media Blog. Many are coming back with numbers far less than this for posts that are associated with ads. Different Demographic. Wanna get specific?

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 29, 2013

Not many on the panel are super-users, but the power of having a presence on Google+ for local businesses, adding the authorship tags to your blog to establish your authority on a topic can’t be ignored. Look for the rock stars here too, get to know them by starting a conversation. Personal friends and family. How can you help others?

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 17, 2010

Think of your online conversations as an aggregate whole and not just one network at a time. Blogging and frequent updates on social networks can at least let people know where you are and if the communications stop or radically change, your friends will be paying attention. This is especially true when you are on multiple networks.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 14, 2011

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

I follow almost 4,000 people on Twitter , over 1500 on Linkedin , and more on Facebook , Google+ , blogs , forums, a zillion social networks, wikis and more. Is your messaging getting derailed by cool cats and hip conversation? If you blog create an editorial calendar. Check the mirror. An organized plan can be a huge help.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The Hubspot brand is well known for blog posts chock full of actionable information about marketing online. Hubspot’s marketing tools help you create inbound marketing through blog posts and landing pages optimized for maximum effect and amazing analytics to give you real insight on who comes to your website. Landing pages.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Send traffic to your blog, where deeper conversations can take place. Have a clear call to action on the blog so people can do something when they get there. Use social media to create an approachable persona that encourages people to contact you and then follow through when they do reach out.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 14, 2010

FYI profile images link to Twitter and names link to blogs or websites. Since time is precious, it’s essential to create a system for repurposing your best blog content so you can syndicate it to multiple platforms in multiple formats (text, audio and video). They love a 2-way conversation even if we disagree with them.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

On her blog Beth Kanter mentions the term “Lethal Generosity&# as defined by Shel Israel in his book Twitterville. When I write a blog post it feels so good to see that not only did people read it but they have something to add to the discussion. Add value to the conversation. Links in your blog. Use guest blogging.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 5, 2011

Make sure you add links to your other networks, your blog and your syndicated content ( here’s how ). It’s also very useful to archive your conversations in case something happens. Your profile is going to list your +1′s, posts on Google+ and more soon we don’t know about yet. Fill out your about section.

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