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Who Profits From Social Media?

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According to an article on My Edmonds News website, small businesses stand to profit more from social media than big businesses or corporations. So what is meant by social media? If your business does business globally, then any of the large networks are worth your attention. I totally agree.

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Getting The Most From Social Media

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There are a lot of ways to make social media work for you, but it’s important in this age of search + social to approach social media with the right frame of mind. There are some good reasons to believe that a sound social media strategy is the best link building policy of today.

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5 Ways To Blog As Social Media

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One could say that blogging is as much social media as SEO. In fact, while your blog posts have the potential to rank in the search engines for your keywords, they also have the potential to viral at the drop of a hat. Add the icons to every blog post and watch your social engagement rise.

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The Value Of Google+ For SMBs

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Frank Reed highlights the value that small business owners place on various social networks, including Google+, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Folks, Google+ is more than a social network. I think there are more search engine benefits to using Google+ than all the other social networks. But how much more?

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3 Keys To Effective Social Reputation Management

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That is, you can manage your online reputation using social media websites like Facebook and Twitter. Rich Gorman at Marketing Pilgrim offers three suggestions to help small business owners more effectively use social media for reputation management. Here are his suggestions: Use the right social media platforms.

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How To Promote Your Business In 2011 | Small Business Mavericks

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Search engine optimization – First, build a website. Search engine optimization – First, build a website. Make sure it is optimized to receive search engine traffic. Start a blog – Search engines like consistent fresh content. It’s the best search engine marketing money can buy.

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How Hashtags Are Becoming More Universal

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As a way to organize social information on Twitter, hashtags became very popular on that social media platform and still are. What was not expected was other social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Google+ picking up on hashtags. That’s four social networks that use hashtags.

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