Small Business Mavericks

JULY 6, 2011

A new report shows that LinkedIn – not Facebook and not Twitter – is the No. 1 social network. Facebook is still a personal space for a lot of people. But there is, and there will always be, an element of personal in Facebook. But there is, and there will always be, an element of personal in Facebook.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 5, 2012

But social media is a two-way conduit that requires your interaction. You can be at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. What matters is that you use social media as a strategy. If you set a plan before you start talking you’ll have a much more focused social media presence. Then refine.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 19, 2015

It’s easy to dive into social media and get lost. Many small business owners, when they first discover the usefulness of social media, forgot what they’re really there for and spend hours just playing around. The truth is, social media can suck you in and hold you hostage–if you let it.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 19, 2015

It’s easy to dive into social media and get lost. Many small business owners, when they first discover the usefulness of social media, forgot what they’re really there for and spend hours just playing around. The truth is, social media can suck you in and hold you hostage–if you let it.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recently noticed that the service has added several other social media services to its metrics, which increases its value a hundred-fold (though I’d still say it’s overly weighted toward Twitter). It’s been measuring the activity on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for some time now. What about you?

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Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 24, 2012

What’s the one problem that every small business owners faces when it come to social media marketing ? There are just not enough hours in the day to manage a business, often work in the business, manage traditional marketing problems, and then manage a wide range of social media interactions.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 21, 2015

Social media has come into its own as a lead generation system. If you expect to join Facebook today and get inundated with leads tomorrow without a strategy, then you will be disappointed. If you publish a weekly newsletter, share it once a month on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. Strategy is everything.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 21, 2015

Social media has come into its own as a lead generation system. If you expect to join Facebook today and get inundated with leads tomorrow without a strategy, then you will be disappointed. If you publish a weekly newsletter, share it once a month on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. Strategy is everything.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 20, 2011

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? Small businesses owners only have to spend a few minutes a day on two or three social networking sites to see any benefits.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Is it Facebook? For about five years now, we have seen social media marketing rise to the top of the Internet marketing practices and become the most important aspect of marketing and branding online. The social media sites themselves are striving to be No. Currently, that position is held by Facebook.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 18, 2012

LinkedIn has changed the design on its profile pages , and I have to say it looks rather nice. Users can move elements around on the page, a feature that I wish other social networks (like Facebook, for instance) had because what’s important to you may not be important to me. Here’s what I like about it.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

All Facebook has a blog post titled “5 Ways To Fail At Facebook.&# It’s a great article except that the five ways shared can apply to any social media – Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, you name it. Fail to hire social media experts. A social media firm does it every day.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 27, 2012

More and more, online marketers are integrating social media with e-mail marketing , but the integration may not necessarily be what you think. Here are three ways you can incorporate social media with your e-mail marketing and two of them are probably something you haven’t thought about. Keep it short.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

That means they are really just now discovering social media – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn. They might have created a YouTube account and a Facebook page. They may have even started answering questions on LinkedIn. Social media isn’t about how many Likes you have.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 17, 2012

If you think people are happy using Facebook, then you just aren’t in touch with reality. According to a recent survey , Facebook has more users than any other social network but those users don’t necessarily like Facebook. Facebook scored a 61. Facebook scored a 61. Even Yahoo!

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Social media can be fun. But if you are using social media to promote your business, here are eight ways to make it pay off no matter how much time you spend on it. Create a posting schedule – You can keep your social media content focused by providing a calendar or content schedule.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Social media can be fun. But if you are using social media to promote your business, here are eight ways to make it pay off no matter how much time you spend on it. Create a posting schedule – You can keep your social media content focused by providing a calendar or content schedule.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 14, 2012

More and more, businesses are using social media for more than just marketing. And social media can help you with that too. Many companies are now using social media to maintain those lines of communication between partners and suppliers, not just customers. Social media is a business tool.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

According to one survey , Facebook is the riskiest social media site for businesses online. Company and third-party blogs are considered less risky than Twitter or Facebook, which indicates that businesses are warming up to blogging. It’s not really surprising. Here are a few gems I found while perusing the results.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 26, 2012

Are you linking to your social media profiles? In fact, fewer than 20% of SMBs link to social media profiles, and they’re making a big mistake. There are two primary reasons you should link from your website or blog to social media websites : It builds your social authority. Social Media As SEO.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 11, 2012

More and more, companies are starting to use social media for more than straight up marketing. Here are three very powerful ways to use social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, et. Do social media wrong and it will backfire on you. for customer service. Don’t delete them.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 15, 2011

We hear a lot of information about how social media is a great marketing tool. A recent Merchant Confidence Survey shows that 35% of small businesses use and are optimized by SEO over the social media marketing. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and others is standing at 16%.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 6, 2015

Social media has become huge lead generation tool for many businesses and online entrepreneurs, but there is more than one way to generate leads through social channels. The following five methods of generating leads through social media channels are popular and growing more so every day.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 6, 2015

Social media has become huge lead generation tool for many businesses and online entrepreneurs, but there is more than one way to generate leads through social channels. The following five methods of generating leads through social media channels are popular and growing more so every day.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 5, 2015

A survey of small business owners (SMBs) indicates that 61% of them show no return on investment (ROI) with social media. However, they’re still willing to spend money on social media. increasing the time they spend on social media? Ahead of Linkedin? More importantly, why are the 34.1%

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Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 10, 2012

If you read some web gurus, there’s no such thing as too much social media marketing. I see ‘gurus’ insisting that every online business should be active on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and, in some instances, specialist social media sites such as LinkedIn. Blogs are slightly different.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

One author says it is allowing the social network to catch up with Facebook, but is it? If Google+ did catch up to Facebook in terms of users, traffic, etc., The fact is, both Google+ and Facebook offer marketers a lot of value. Using Google+ does have search benefits that using Facebook doesn’t, but not by much.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 9, 2012

You might think that one social media account for any business is enough, but I would beg to differ. I think many businesses – even small businesses – can benefit by allowing their employees to participate in social media as well. And that’s what makes their social media efforts so special.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

If you troll the social media websites – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and various social bookmarking websites – you’ll find a lot of online marketers just posting links to their content. I like the thinking that went into this social media campaign. It’s pretty bland.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 6, 2012

I’ve discussed Facebook brand pages often enough that I think you know how important it is to have one, but did you know you can optimize it for search? Here are 5 ways you can optimize your Facebook brand page for search. Don’t just set up a Facebook brand page. It’s true. Even from your Google+ profile.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 24, 2011

Social Times is predicting that social media marketing is going to get harder , not easier. In the past few years, social media have been growing. That doesn’t mean that the number of users on sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn will start to decline. I can see their point, and I agree.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 17, 2013

Are you taking Facebook and LinkedIn for granted? If so, it’s time to get your head out of the cloud and start thinking about how you are going to preserve years of social data that you’ve been sharing on your favorite social networks. Think about Facebook or LinkedIn ten years from now.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Did Facebook Screw Up? » Facebook Page Promotion – Offline A lot has been said of Facebook Pages. How do you promote your Facebook Page? You could use any or all of the following offline marketing channels to drive new traffic to your Facebook Page as well as your website. Offline marketing still works.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 23, 2014

At the end of 2013, I predicted that 2014 would be The Year of Social Metrics. Facebook had risen to #1 status online, LinkedIn and Twitter were going strong, and social media was an increasing part of daily life. Things got a bit crazy as Facebook Rankings continued to change their rules. Yes, they are.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 28, 2013

Frank Reed highlights the value that small business owners place on various social networks, including Google+, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Interestingly, more small business owners see value in Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogging, and YouTube than in Google+. Social Media google search engine rankings'

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 14, 2012

I checked out the new look on Google+ and, for some reason, my first reaction was how ‘Facebook’ it looked. Perhaps I’d spent too long on Facebook. When it comes to Google+, I do wonder how social it really is. Social media seems to be polarizing.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

I recommend starting with ONE social media website. It can be Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, whatever. Preferably, you’ll do enough research on the social media sites before joining one to figure out where your target audience has a large presence. Which one doesn’t matter. Just a little.

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