Let me give you an example…. For example, this negative thread recently popped up about GE Money Bank credit cards. know many plastic surgeons would prowl the plastic surgery message boards themselves and as soon as anything negative was posted, they would go into defense mode and reply with their side of the story. One rhinoplasty surgeon I knew even teamed up with a plastic surgery forum, by having them create his own board on the site where he would do Q&A with the posters… now that’s smart! Where do forums fit in? If that works for them, great! MORE >>

Let me give you an example…. For example, this negative thread recently popped up about GE Money Bank credit cards. know many plastic surgeons would prowl the plastic surgery message boards themselves and as soon as anything negative was posted, they would go into defense mode and reply with their side of the story. One rhinoplasty surgeon I knew even teamed up with a plastic surgery forum, by having them create his own board on the site where he would do Q&A with the posters… now that’s smart! Where do forums fit in? If that works for them, great! MORE >>

The best also monitor message boards and forums, easy to overlook but critical particularly for niche b2b products and services. For example, a discussion of the latest developments in aerospace composites is probably more likely to happen on a niche engineering forum than on Facebook. blogger raises a question about your company’s financial outlook. Social media monitoring tools are increasing essential for companies of all sizes as the explosion of social media content renders manual monitoring efforts hopeless. But how do you choose one? Range of coverage. MORE >>

Critical : determine your content direction that goes beyond your brands or company messaging. Board and Pin Creation. Include search engine optimize key words in bio, board and pin descriptors. Build your Pinterest page as if it were a book: boards = chapters, pins = content body. Create a bio board that can be used as a “media page” for solopreneurs/small business owners. Create media/news board for larger businesses. Arrange boards in order of importance and change as needed the order as appropriate. Example: Oscar De La Renta Bridal Show. MORE >>

Sure, having a healthy number of bloggers and posters is fantastic, but there’s more to engagement than this. Reporting restrictions of current court cases or investigations includes message boards, blogs and forums. If a newspaper prints a story saying a named known celebrity is a love rat, and it’s untrue, they are subject to the same laws as if a blogger on your site claims that their named neighbour is cheating on his wife. Image by ecstaticist via Flickr. What constitutes a healthy community? This is a big question. really big question. MORE >>