Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 27, 2012

Social media is certainly dominating people’s minds when it comes to online marketing to consumers, but are they the best places to network with other business owners? There is an interesting article on The Next Web highlighting the demise of local social media due to the dominance of Facebook. admittedly big markets.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 22, 2011

One of the best ways to market your business at a low cost is to use social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. However, because of the sheer number of users who practically live on Facebook all day, it can be hard to market the one business you have and get a lot of hits to your status posts and website in general.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A small business typically operates on a small budget, so it’s logical to approach expenses by asking, “Can I do this myself and save money?” It’s a smart approach that you can apply to many areas—but there are three key operational parts of your small business that make more dollars and sense to outsource.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Now, small businesses can relish in the day that is their’s. Small Business Saturday. The hub of the Small Business Saturday is the Small Business Saturday Facebook page. Look forward to Small Business Saturday and make it work for your small business.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 18, 2011

Mixx is popular, but it’s not as popular as, say, StumbleUpon, Digg, Facebook, or Twitter. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? There are some big variables there. The question is, does UberMedia have the digital cojones ?

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 3, 2011

The question arises often about how often is often enough when posting to the popular social media sites – particularly Facebook and Twitter. If you manage a Twitter and a Facebook account, that’s one hour per day. When it comes to Twitter and Facebook, moderation is best. Can you post too often or not often enough?

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

If you do any business online, or if you are a small business owner in the 21st century, you should be familiar with basic online tools that will allow you to run your business, market your business, and interact with your customers. You can also set up a Facebook store with Shopify.

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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. The general consensus is that they make great marketing promos for businesses of any size. They are particularly useful for small businesses. How do you promote your Facebook Page?

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 13, 2011

Enter The Age Of Facebook Phone Calls » New Search Engine For Vets If you are a veterinarian or pet doctor, then you now have a new way to market your practice. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks?

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Tweeting Can Lead To Short-Term Traffic Gains » Facebook Changes Page Layout Features It used to be that Facebook fan pages weren’t allowed to interact with other pages or with Facebook profile walls. You can interact with others on Facebook as your branded Facebook page. Can you say “Pages Ahoy!?&#

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 25, 2011

Facebook Experiments With Real-Time Advertising » Facebook Is Entering The Q&A Market Facebook has decided it’s time to start a Questions feature based on an astute observation: Like many of our products, Questions originated as people began using Facebook in a new and unexpected way.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 26, 2011

But there is another reason to fear Facebook too. But then Facebook became the popular social network and introduced its own PPC advertising model. But then Facebook became the popular social network and introduced its own PPC advertising model. The latest test run by Facebook is for real-time advertising.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 9, 2011

But I have yet to see a really good tool that allows you to embed Facebook content. Here it is in action, from SocialDitto’s own Facebook page: SocialDitto SocialDitto has been updated to include Twitter! d/b/a/ Small Business Mavericks, Minneapolis, Minnesota Website Design, Development & Promotion Services.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Most of you have heard of tweet, Facebook, YouTube and Myspace. But, what does it mean for small businesses? Social media is the new way of advertising and marketing your business. It is growing tremendously and many small business owners are thriving in the arena.

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Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 23, 2012

Large corporations have the jump on small businesses in this area, however, you can fight back. The cost to advertise in these publications is often prohibitive for small businesses – you can get around it. For small businesses, your opportunity lies not in national advertising, but in your own printed matter.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 20, 2012

Small business owners often feel a little overwhelmed when it comes to advertising online. When a small business owner does run an advertising campaign, the most common complaint we hear is that their campaign was a complete flop. Pay-per-click is no different.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 11, 2011

You can link to your Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other social sites around the Web from your About.Me profile first, then you can add a link to your business website after you get it set up. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks?

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 26, 2011

A positive outlook goes a long way in making your small business grow. These new ideas are just the ticket to jump start your small business right into 2012. The year 2012 is going to be a good year! The coming year will be new; it’s time for a new look and a new way of doing things.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 17, 2011

Yes, StumbleUpon came upon this concept long before Facebook. Now, what is the best way to use StumbleUpon for your small business? small business says: March 17, 2011 at 9:57 pm What's The Best Discovery Engine? Small Business Mavericks [link] Hate to say I told you so!

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Are online coupons good for small businesses? It all comes back to management and control – lose control and you can cause serious damage to your business. That was the case with one (of many according to social gossip) business who decided to run a campaign through Groupon.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 8, 2011

It isn’t enough just to post great content to Facebook and Twitter. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? d/b/a/ Small Business Mavericks, Minneapolis, Minnesota Website Design, Development & Promotion Services.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Facebook Changes Page Layout Features » Is SearchDex A Scapegoat? The interesting part of this story from a small business standpoint is what happened to J.C. It’s not our business. d/b/a/ Small Business Mavericks, Minneapolis, Minnesota Website Design, Development & Promotion Services.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 13, 2011

Offer an incentive in one of the games for people to friend you on Facebook, or your fan page. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? » The New Gamer, Women 25-44 Do you have a 40-year-old mom? Are you a 40-year-old mom?

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Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 5, 2012

Have you ever wondered where all those ads on Facebook and Twitter come from? And, how do you get your business ad there? Although some people may think that the advertising are interrupting the games they play on Facebook, or are just annoying. However, it is a really good place to put your business.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 15, 2012

Constant Contact has a post listing 21 ways non-profit agencies can use Facebook to spread word about their missions. It’s a great post and made me think that small businesses can do the same thing. I think all of these could just as well apply to small businesses. Make your Facebook marketing sparkle.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 5, 2011

Facebook is now offering Skype video chat. So what’s this mean for small businesses? Imagine this: Suppose you were able to embed a Skype button onto your business page at Facebook so that people who view your page could contact you via Skype in real time. “Good morning, Facebook friend.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 16, 2011

Secondly, I think it’s important to point out that Pavel Israelsky classifies four different types of Q&A sites: Social Q&A – Includes sites like Quora, Aardvark, Formspring, and Facebook Answers. So what can you do with that information for your small business website? Standard Q&A – Yahoo!

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 16, 2014

His quick overview of the Call-To-Action Buttons for Business Pages look like they may have come up with some very good options for your Facebook business page. What do you think of this new tactic by Facebook? Social Media facebook business pages facebook call-to-action buttons facebook rankings'

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 23, 2013

Earlier this month I shared with you the knowledge that Facebook was planning a way for bloggers and other content marketers to embed Facebook posts. Not all Facebook posts are embeddable, but many are. The best that I can tell, the posts that are embeddable are posts from Facebook pages, not posts from individuals.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 24, 2013

When it comes to marketing through Facebook, businesses have the ability to set up a brand page and use it as an outpost to draw attention to their brands. Here are some ways you can use to keep your Facebook page interesting. If images enhance Facebook posts, then videos should do so even more, right? Post images.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Do you run a Facebook page? If you have a Facebook page and you are looking for ways to get new content ideas for your page, then I have three ways to get fresh new ideas. Use Facebook Insights – Start with Facebook Insights. This is Facebook’s analytics for your page. What’s popular?

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

A recent survey shows that Facebook is the king of social media for small businesses. Why is Facebook so effective for small businesses? That’s 83% who say that Facebook has any level of effectiveness. I think there’s an interesting study here. But I guess that’s not the case.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Facebook wants to woo small business owners into becoming advertisers. So why is Facebook giving away all that money in free advertising? Small business owners don’t think they need Facebook. Facebook wants to encourage small business owners to advertising using Facebook Marketing Solutions.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 16, 2013

In June, Facebook announced that it would start supporting hashtags. The fact that you can click on hashtags means that you can search a hashtag for specific Facebook posts. But hashtags are even more powerful when you can use them as a branding tool for your business. Facebook hashtags are here to stay. Slurpeedance.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

While small businesses aren’t quite in the same category as Inc 500 companies, there are a few things the small- and medium-sized businesses can learn from their larger counterparts. 1, many companies realized that they could benefit from the business focus of LinkedIn more and the consumer focus of Facebook less.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 30, 2011

American Express OPEN Forum has an excellent article on Facebook ads (of course, I’m biased since they quoted me in the article). If you haven’t used Facebook ads yet, you’ll want to read the article. You can get real small in your efforts too and narrow it down pretty well.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Last week, I discussed Facebook’s new Page layout features , which I think are generally a good thing. Just read the comments on Facebook’s own page. Just read the comments on Facebook’s own page. One of the biggest bones of contention seems to be Facebook’s relevance algorithm.

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