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How LinkedIn Endorsements Can Work for Your Small Business

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

If you’re not already familiar with and using LinkedIn, you’re missing out on a great [small] business tool. The LinkedIn study defines small business professionals as members who currently work at a company with between 11 and 500 employees. “Get This is a guest post by Sarah Levy.

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Facebook Fans: Are They Worth the Excitement?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Sometimes when I think of Facebook, I can’t help but think addiction. Coffee and cigarettes I can quit, but for some reason Facebook has a hold on me, and after doing some research, I have found that I am not the only one. In other words, having a Facebook page for your small business is a great way to advertise.

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5 Things I’ve Learned from Running BizSugar

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2012

When my company, Small Business Trends, LLC, first purchased BizSugar in the summer of 2009, the best way I could describe it was as a miniature version of Digg, except that BizSugar focused soley on sharing information geared toward small and mid-sized businesses. Many people think a web business runs itself.

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Social Media in the Industry: Customization is the Key to Success

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Over the past couple years, one of the most common questions from business owners has been, “Do I need to be on Facebook and/or Twitter?&# Without a clear methodology of measuring ROI, many businesses are still cautious to spend their marketing budget on social media and web 2.0. To Facebook or Not to Facebook?

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Industry Real Estate Social Media Travel

QR Codes, Email, and Mobile Marketing: Tools for Small Businesses to Compete Digitally

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 18, 2011

For small businesses, marketing often takes a back seat to day-to-day operations. Compounding the challenge: Consumer use of emerging technologies is moving faster than a typical business owner can keep up with. This is a guest post by Julian Rockwoord, a product manager at Signal. Good Things Come on Packages.

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Small Business Compete Mobile Tools

How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

After all, Facebook could eat the web. In fact, you’re likely spotting the shift; instead of companies posting their URLs on television commercials, they’re asking their followers to join them on Facebook. Simply stated, for a business, you should create a Fan Page. Don’t use a Facebook Group.

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How to Cut Costs with Your Own Support Community

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 19, 2012

While most brands look to make a name for themselves on Facebook and Twitter, other businesses take a more introspective approach. If you’re a business that carries a heavy customer support burden, you have options. From small business to the enterprise, brands consistently prove the power of online community.

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Is Social Media Worth it for You?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

I just wish we could cookie users on Facebook and Twitter so I could track their conversions… maybe one day! Your point about small biz/high returns is very valid and yet…some small businesses can establish a stronger web presence (damn SEO) faster and more efficiently via SM. Even better it can be measured.

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2013: The Rise of Customer Service Marketing (and Techipedia’s New Direction)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 30, 2013

Small businesses in particular don’t have the manpower for it. Most large businesses have several people doing it. Moreover, we live in a real time society now, thanks to Facebook and Twitter. Not everyone will gain their footing and give up altogether. It also still, quite honestly, surprises people.

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Why Hiring a Marketing Department Has Changed—5 Subjects a Business Owner Must Now Consider in Every Interview

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Even if you do not know much about it yourself, check for these qualities and these answers: At the very least, someone hoping to get a job with your company should have a Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn account. Amanda DiSilvestro is a writer on topics ranging from social media to business phone systems.

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11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

| Lickshunmewah October 9, 2010 at 9:21 pm { 14 comments… read them below or add one } Laura October 7, 2010 at 9:56 am I have noticed that a LOT of people have unrealistic expectations for their business. Small Business Trends has a great post on self promotion today that complements what you just said. Thanks, James!

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Brands Handbook MySpace Construction

17 Digital Marketing Experts Share Their Top Tips, Tricks, and Tools

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 2, 2011

If you sell something online, you can actually tie Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn activity to revenue. It’s what I use to track my Facebook and Twitter profiles. Once connected with my Facebook fan page and Twitter account, Raven Tools starts to monitor growth of fans and followers. Pretty nifty. Chris Brogan.

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Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Just because I choose to reach out to you, comment on your blog post, follow you on Twitter, become your Facebook friend, or join your LinkedIn group, it was a desire for me to possibly get to know you in the future. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us What do you choose?

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Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn

A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

How do I make a killer Facebook page? How are small and large companies using Twitter , and how can I do the same? As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca When should I use Digg ?

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Small Business Why Small is the New Big in Social Media Marketing (Jonathan Fields): Jonathan Fields explains why small businesses have a real advantage over large ones when it comes to biting the social media bullet. Let a contest help make these ideas a reality. This is a great read.

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Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

As small companies with limited budgets, nonprofits may feel that they are unable to dive into the wide world of social media. But small is the new big and some small businesses have seen a whole lot of unprecedented success. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

They want a blog, an iPhone app, viral videos, a Twitter handle, a Facebook fan page complete with custom applications, blogger and influencer engagement initiatives, an ad.ly Reply Annice Brown May 15, 2010 at 12:27 pm I work with tons of small businesses and what a great piece to pass along.

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6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

Your Facebook Fan page will have 0 fans. Now I created Mr.Fanning on Facebook and his blog. I really hope it works and I get contacts on facebook, cause that would mean I am getting a job. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us He is going online today.

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Don’t check in on Twitter and Facebook once or twice a week and only for 10 minutes. That’s why this is more of a message for large and not necessarily small brands. The Facebook page could be totally overrun by bandits and they’d never know because they aren’t paying that much attention.

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Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2009

As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Be sure to wrap all code in <code></code> tags. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Anyone can visit online meeting places like Digg and Reddit and promote the voices and opinions of others, and anyone can mobilize a group of people around a common cause on Facebook or elsewhere. Facebook’s plateauing of traffic (data out today) may be explained by such a hypothesis. Small business is slow to catch on.

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Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace

How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Marketers love Facebook. The best place you can place your brand on Facebook is through a Facebook Page (that’s with a capital “P&# , not to be confused with your personal Profile). Facebook Pages do not allow background images like Twitter, Myspace, and other services. This applies to Pages as well.

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The Nightmare Public Relations Professional and How to Stop Him

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca I just wrote several posts on Brian’s PPBPR as well as moderating a Social Media Book Discussion on it.

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Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Then Mixx, Instead » Small Business SEM December 3, 2007 at 9:40 pm Think Digg Has Jumped The Shark? As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Come Join Me!!

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How to Rock Your Social Customer Service

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 22, 2014

Social media has made it much easier for people to destroy your reputation with a simple tweet, Facebook post, or Instagram image. Your business can fall apart if you don’t react. My tool of choice is actually well within reason for any small business. Its monthly cost is lower than the full cost of this guide.

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How To Cost Small Business Social Media

Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

Small Business SEO: 46 Experts on the Biggest Mistakes SMBs Make with SEO (and How to Avoid Them) : What have small businesses done wrong in the ways of SEO? 9 Ways to Start a New Local Business Using Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, and Google : These easy (and mostly affordable steps) can put your local business on the map.

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5 People Focused Social and Data Tools You Should Be Using

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 15, 2015

As you can see, my friend Vera has 17 friends in common with me on Facebook. My last tool is an excellent one, but is a little expensive for the small business owner. For example, this is what Discoverly does: (I didn’t use my profile as an example because the profile was too long.)

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

Since I can’t read everything written by the Internet Marketing community, I ask my Twitter and Facebook followers for their own recommendations. Social Media (and Beyond): Small Business. Social Media (and Beyond): Small Business. Social Media (and Beyond): Small Business. on the fence.

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3 Surprising Things Smart Businesses Outsource

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Outsourcing has been completely accepted by small businesses for tasks such as accounting, window washing and logo design forever. At first glance, who would even think of tinkering with the likes of Facebook to make it an even better outlet–really, now, just how much better can great be???Well,

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Aggregator Social Media Campaign URL

The Productive Online Business Toolbox: My Must-Have Tools

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 22, 2011

You could simply opt out of Facebook messages and notifications about new followers on Quora. If they’re connected via social networks, you get their picture, their location, and job titles, in addition to their Twitter feed and Facebook updates (if available) and links to their social profiles. month or 100GB for $19.99/month.).

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Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 Â» Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Facebook The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook (Inside Facebook): Justin Smith shows how Facebook includes a variety of channels that spread the word in a very in-depth blog post. Facebook Ads: Will They Work for You? Rae explains all.

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Why You Should Have a Secondary Twitter Account

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Let me use a good example that’s relevant to me: Facebook. On Facebook about a week ago, I wrote this: Facebook, to me, is others’ Twitters. To occasionally answer people’s questions and help them solve problems My Twitter is most people’s Facebook. or “What’s happening?&#

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Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

If you have a Facebook Fan page, look at what people are saying. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Spotting your brand ambassadors should not be too tricky.

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11 Characteristics of Highly Influential Blog(ger)s

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Small business? Having a specific focus is what made Dumb Little Man (productivity tips), Lifehacker (productivity and tech), Jonathan Fields (lifestyle, business), The Happiness Project (self improvement), Small Business Trends (small business), Social Media Explorer (PR and social media), and other blogs successful.

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How to Audit Your Social Media Efforts: 20+ Questions to Ask Yourself

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

You may want to create a custom Twitter background, custom Facebook fan page landing tab (with FBML) and custom YouTube channel backgrounds. I have seen people mix up colors on their YouTube Channels, Twitter profiles, and Facebook fan pages. How about telling your Twitter followers what is up on your Facebook fan page?

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Dear Facebook Friends, You're Doing it Wrong

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Facebook, originally known as thefacebook.com, was a service that connected college students to their classmates and to friends in other universities. If you do so on Facebook, your account will likely be terminated especially if Facebook receives reports of misrepresentation. Sorry, there are eleventy billion SEOs on Facebook.

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Advice for a New Internet Marketer (or How to Spot Internet.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Over the next few months, I received multiple invites to various groups on Facebook and messages imploring me to participate in activities in which I had no interest. A few weeks ago, another person connected with me on Facebook who was referred to me by a social media buddy I never actually met. Wow, How Cool Does THAT Sound Out Loud?

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Marketing How To SEO Training

What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

By that I mean not only the social voting sites like Digg, Reddit, etc, but also on the social networks (Facebook, MySpace, etc), social communication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Seesmic, etc.), Creating sites on Facebook and MySpace are not either. Link drops in social media sites are not social media marketing. Can they identify trends?

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StumbleUpon Etiquette Guide and Best Practices

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2010

Brief Overview of StumbleUpon Since everyone is mostly raving about Twitter and Facebook as of late, I’m going to briefly define StumbleUpon and explain how it works. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us What other suggestions would you make?

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StumbleUpon Digg Social Networking Review

An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > An Open Letter to Facebook An Open Letter to Facebook by Tamar Weinberg on April 28, 2010 Share I started this letter before f8, so for the record, it’s not about anything new. I like you, Facebook, I do.

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Facebook Issues MySpace Privacy

Blogging Etiquette in the Face of a PR Pitch: What Miss Blogging.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Social media is an amazing new platform we have (especially for us new small business owners)…but we need to remember to play well together! As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Blogger Press Release Advertising Review

The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Facebook Adding users as friends without proper introductions. And if they don’t accept, don’t send the group request more than once by asking them to join via email, wall post, or Facebook message. Turning your Facebook profile photo into a pitch so that you can gather leads through your Facebook connections.

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Handbook Social Media Web 2.0 StumbleUpon

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

How LinkedIn Endorsements Can Work for Your Small Business

Facebook Fans: Are They Worth the Excitement?

Trending Sources

5 Things I’ve Learned from Running BizSugar

Social Media in the Industry: Customization is the Key to Success

QR Codes, Email, and Mobile Marketing: Tools for Small Businesses to Compete Digitally

How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

More Great Internet Marketing Posts for 2007

How to Cut Costs with Your Own Support Community

Is Social Media Worth it for You?

2013: The Rise of Customer Service Marketing (and Techipedia’s New Direction)

Why Hiring a Marketing Department Has Changed—5 Subjects a Business Owner Must Now Consider in Every Interview

11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands.

17 Digital Marketing Experts Share Their Top Tips, Tricks, and Tools

Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

A Brief Introduction to The New Community Rules: Marketing on the.

Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing

3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince

Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page

The Nightmare Public Relations Professional and How to Stop Him

Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the.

How to Rock Your Social Customer Service

Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

5 People Focused Social and Data Tools You Should Be Using

Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

3 Surprising Things Smart Businesses Outsource

The Productive Online Business Toolbox: My Must-Have Tools

Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 Â» Techipedia | Tamar.

Why You Should Have a Secondary Twitter Account

Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

Top 6 Ideas for Incredible Viral Content for Social Media.

11 Characteristics of Highly Influential Blog(ger)s

How to Audit Your Social Media Efforts: 20+ Questions to Ask Yourself

Dear Facebook Friends, You're Doing it Wrong

Advice for a New Internet Marketer (or How to Spot Internet.

What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

StumbleUpon Etiquette Guide and Best Practices

An Open Letter to Facebook

Blogging Etiquette in the Face of a PR Pitch: What Miss Blogging.

The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

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