Janet Fouts

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What’s wrong with online community today?

Janet Fouts

If you know me, you know that community has always been the backbone of my work, and the foundation of my business. You may also know that taking a thoughtful and mindful approach to how we communicate with others really matters. We wanted online communities to be a reflection of our personalities and a place for personal expression.

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Google+ Communities Yay or Wait and See?

Janet Fouts

I don’t know about you but I’ve gotten more than a dozen invitations to Google+ communities in the last couple of days. In case you’re not aware of what that means, Google+ launched a new feature, Google+ Communities on Dec 6. Add to that the very important fact that anyone can create a Google+ Community.

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Community management and content creation

Janet Fouts

Community Management Isn’t Content Creation. (go Now, I don’t 100% disagree with him that not all community managers are suited to create content. To tell great stories you have to stop having your community managers produce your content. That just shows how little respect they have for the community.

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Is Brand Engagement Over on Facebook?

Janet Fouts

The news about Facebook lately has been pretty grim. Cost: We see Facebook ads with a typical CPE (Cost Per Engagement) of between $0.29 But cost per engagement is defined by Facebook as “The average cost per action related to your Page’s posts as a result of your ad.” IF you search for products on Facebook.

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Getting real engagement on your Facebook page

Janet Fouts

Many Facebook page owners are disappointed with the results they are getting from their Facebook pages. This just doesn’t happen unless you’ve got a vibrant community and are expanding it to Facebook. This just doesn’t happen unless you’ve got a vibrant community and are expanding it to Facebook.

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Have we got our head in the clouds about the value of online community?

Janet Fouts

I had a very interesting conversation with a Facebook application developer today. If it’s not yours, or if it is, please– for the love of community –pitch in and SAY something! We were talking about how to build community on a Facebook page and whether or not that’s really even possible. Brand building.

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Look for the Helpers #caregiving 101

Janet Fouts

There are also a host of trained professionals, support groups and community resources at your fingertips. I wrote When Life Hits The Fan: A mindful guide to caring for yourself while caring for others for you and created the Nearly Mindful Facebook Group to offer helpful resources and a place to learn how to find calm in the chaos.