Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Here are a few ways to use Twitter for conducting research: Twitter Search - Twitter has a search feature. Create Lists – Twitter allows you to create lists of your favorite Twitter users. If you are interested in a specific niche or topic, create a list of your favorite people who tweet on that topic.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

As if the fast growing social media site Pinterest wasn’t interesting, they’ve recently added a new feature to make it more so. But that’s not a full list. What other ways can you think of for using this new Pinterest feature? They’re calling it Interests. It’s a simple concept, really. Celebrities.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 13, 2012

After all, the focus is on listing local businesses and providing information about them for people who are searching locally for businesses to patronize. If you have to sign up for a Google+ account in order to reap the benefits of having a Google Local listing, then Google believes you will sign up for a Google+ account.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

For the full list, see Bing’s blog. TED Talks – This could become a popular feature. Each of these search features are a niche product for Bing and could increase search share by a small amount. I don’t know if any of these innovations will do that for them, but they have potential.

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JUNE 14, 2013

Here is a list of basic features. But I do like that you can see all of your tweets in a handy list and get a quick visibility of your stats for each tweet. Recently, they made public an analytics tool that is wrapped up in their advertising platform. So what kind of data does Twitter Analytics offer? Glad you asked.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Hopefully, you’ve organized your Facebook friends into lists and one of those lists is your local friends. Make this a powerful networking tool by inviting people to a seminar you hold at a local venue and broadcast it live on Google+ through the Hangouts feature. You have to have a Google+ account.

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AUGUST 12, 2011

Specifically, I talked about how Google+ has built in privacy features that Facebook doesn’t and how that could change the social media game. I’ve even read some A-list bloggers compare Twitter with Google+ and go so far as to say that Google+ could siphon traffic from Twitter.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Buried near the bottom of this so-so article I discovered this brilliant sentence: I also noticed that Google is now featuring its Google+ pages for many companies in search results at the top of its organic listings. Why shouldn’t Google reward Google+ page owners with top rankings?

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Bing seems to think searchers want to know the Klout scores of topical experts featured alongside your search results. Below that is a list called “People Who Know” — these are experts in the field. Maybe they do. When you search a topic, you get the traditional results, followed by a column of paid results, followed by the Know bar.

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AUGUST 15, 2014

In the post-Pigeon era, search results that are authoritatively local will be more prominently featured on the SERP, and they will be enhanced with relevant content.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2011

One feature that has been added is the ability to link your Google Analytics data to your Webmaster Tools account. You may be surprised to find how often your pages do appear in search results, and how those listings are clicked on. Is your web site optimized for mobile? Analytics are an important tool for all webmasters.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Get LinkedIn Premium features for less — who doesn’t like a bargain? You may already have done some of the tips in Search Engine Journal’s list, and I hope you have. Changing the frequency of a group digest can make life less hectic. Seeing where you rank can help focus strategies. is a good idea.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

Facebook Nearby is a feature designed for Android and iOS devices, which makes it a mobile marketing opportunity extraordinaire. Along with an omni-list of locations, you can search for specific spots or browse by categories, including Coffee, Hotels, Outdoors, and Nightlife.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

And Facebook has already introduced new changes this week: Subscribe features. Friends lists. But I thought Facebook already revolutionized social media. They are, after all, the most trafficked website online. Real-time friend activity. Those are big changes on their own, but they don’t revolutionize anything. Remember Coke?

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MAY 4, 2015

If you have wanted some ideas for posts on Facebook, Courtney Seiter has written an interesting list: Post Native Videos — pick a featured video you’ve created, post it directly to Facebook, and make it part of a video playlist. Share Quote Photos — you know those pretty pictures with the inspiring words?

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MAY 5, 2011

Google does that automatically for you based on your IP address, or based on your personalized settings if you are a user of Google’s personalized search features. 1 most important thing for any local small business to do is to claim their listing in Google Places (and in Bing’s and Yahoo!’s

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AUGUST 14, 2011

Click that link and it takes you to a page explaining Bing’s social search feature. If you +1 an item and you are logged into your Google+ account, then that item will appear on your +1s list. You should see along the top navigation menu a little Facebook icon next to your name. And your Facebook friends can see what you like.

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MARCH 23, 2011

If you use the auto-DM features of these sites, be sure that you keep your message simple and don’t include links. You can use a tool like SocialOomph , HootSuite , or Seesmic Desktop to keep your Twitter account updated and manage certain aspects of your Twitter account.

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APRIL 21, 2015

Here is his list: Embedded video with subjects like product demonstrations, tips, & suggestions. Customer reviews and ratings are a feature most shoppers want to see. Every single one of the features on Armando Roggio’s list are features that a user will appreciate when they come to the site.

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JULY 22, 2011

Just when is Google Places going to allow you to do more than list your business and rate other businesses in a website environment that looks like it was built in 1998? Another nice feature is the ability, and the ease of it, of adding friends to your Google Places profile. I really like that feature!

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