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JANUARY 17, 2014

They can search for information in your niche or be led to your site by a link in your e-mail correspondence. You can promote your blog posts, interact with and engage your audience, and produce valuable content for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, YouTube, and other social media sites then lead them back to your website.

Blogosphere 115

Blogosphere Small Business Review Sites 115

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JANUARY 24, 2012

Google’s +1 will become a go-to place and for professionals; a profile on LinkedIn is also a big help. What’s really required is a comprehensive way to bring all four of those social media sites together, and that’s where Nimble comes to your rescue.

Social Media 168

Social Media Marketing Small Business LinkedIn 168

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MAY 24, 2012

Some business owners find that social media sites such as Tumblr and LinkedIn are worth the effort. All to often I come across posts that list sites that users should be using to promote their blog’s content. You can also automate a pinging process that will send your content out to a range of blog services.

Small Business 168

Small Business Social Media Tumblr Module 168

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

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. If you pick one social media site, then you can spend 10-15 minutes a day checking in. Which one doesn’t matter.

Small Business 170

Small Business Domain Name Marketing Consultant 170

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

When LinkedIn acquired Pulse and added blogging to its platform, it was a huge improvement for LinkedIn users. Today, many people use their LinkedIn Pulse blogs as an additional blog to draw attention to their businesses and drive traffic to their websites. Twitter is not the odd ball out.

Social Media 70

Social Media LinkedIn Statistics Social Networking 70

Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 7, 2015

When LinkedIn acquired Pulse and added blogging to its platform, it was a huge improvement for LinkedIn users. Today, many people use their LinkedIn Pulse blogs as an additional blog to draw attention to their businesses and drive traffic to their websites. Twitter is not the odd ball out.

Social Media 70

Social Media LinkedIn Statistics Social Networking 70

Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 11, 2011

Last.fm – A site for uploading and sharing your favorite music. Instagram - A photo sharing site for the iPhone. It’s been measuring the activity on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for some time now. I suspect that Klout will add these sites someday soon. Flickr – The photo sharing platform.

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Klout Picasa Influencer Social Media 173

Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 30, 2013

1 site online, and you may know that social media traffic has been on a steady rise, as well. Facebook is a big traffic referral source for a lot of websites – especially business-to-consumer sites. LinkedIn delivers a lot of traffic to B2B sites. StumbleUpon.

Metrics 98

Metrics Tumblr StumbleUpon B2B 98

Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 14, 2012

There are rumors that Google’s search algorithms favor Google+ over Facebook likes, and whilst Google will most likely deny it, I can see how they would want to push their own social media site forward. How will these social media sites pan out over the next 12-18 months – I think they will further polarize.

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Google MySpace SEO Fashion 107

Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

The social media sites themselves are striving to be No. That is, don’t just settle for one social media site. Develop a social media presence that utilizes as many sites as are relevant for your niche and business. It’s on. Who’s going to win? Is it Facebook? Currently, that position is held by Facebook.

Social Media 98

Social Media YouTube Engineering LinkedIn 98

Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 11, 2012

You’ve added a LinkedIn account, a Google+ account, a Tumblr account, a Pinterest account, and then you have way to much to keep up with. Just about every social networking site you’d think about joining has its benefits. But which sites should you be on, and how long should you spend on them?

Activities 98

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 27, 2014

Ostapenko wrote “ Ecommerce 101: What you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask ” on his LinkedIn blog. Use a tool like Google Analytics to see who’s coming to your site, where they come from (referrals, search, social media, ads, direct), what they do, what they use to navigate your site, etc.

Review 93

Review Small Business Applications Sites 93

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APRIL 20, 2011

Let’s see – there’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and a whole host of other websites that have both a global reach as well as a local reach. Conduct a little survey and choose the sites that have the most potential for helping you grow your business where you want it to grow. So what is meant by social media?

Social Media 156

Social Media Small Business Case Study Press Release 156

Small Business Mavericks

JULY 17, 2012

Other social media sites scored on customer satisfaction including Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. The customer satisfaction survey doesn’t ask whether users are on Facebook, Google+ or other social media sites for personal or business use. Facebook scored a 61. YouTube scored a 73 and Wikipedia got a 78. Even Yahoo!

Social Media 101

Social Media Wikipedia Survey Yahoo 101

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JULY 8, 2011

LinkedIn Answers. Niche social networking sites – Have you found one that serves your niche? Answers, Answers.com, and Quora. Television – Are there talk shows, reality shows, or other programming related to your niche or industry? What are they talking about? What are people talking about there?

Yahoo 177

Yahoo Directory Aggregator Forums 177

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NOVEMBER 27, 2011

That means they are really just now discovering social media – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn. They may have even started answering questions on LinkedIn. It’s about driving traffic from those social media sites to your own and closing it. Oh, they may have had a Twitter account three years ago.

Social Media 107

Social Media Consultant Hashtag LinkedIn 107

Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 31, 2013

For instance, if you have to get a new domain name to correspond with your new business domain, then when you redirect your old site to the new domain you’ll likely lose some search engine rankings. The bright side is you can regain those for the new site, but you might have to work extra hard to build up their authority.

Cost 98

Cost Domain Name Newsletter Engineering 98

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JUNE 9, 2012

Yes, your business only needs one social media account at each of the major social media services and the social media sites of which you are a member. Imagine having a social media account at LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus in the name of your company. But don’t discount the personal account of your employees.

Social Media 98

Social Media Discount Guidelines Small Business 98

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

It’s the largest video sharing site. Maximize your exposure by sharing your videos on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, and Pinterest. YouTube is a great opportunity for most brands to tell their stories visually and through a powerful medium. YouTube is still the second largest search engine online.

YouTube 101

YouTube Video Embedding Social Media 101

Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 14, 2011

When it comes to website design , one factor that bears a little forethought is how many share buttons, and which share buttons, you should use on your site. With Facebook being the most trafficked website online, you are bound to have quite a few site visitors who use it and will Like your stuff.

Delicious 87

Delicious Technorati Digg B2B 87

Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Send an invite – Aside from your weekly or monthly newsletter, send out a special e-mail invitation to your subscriber list to invite them to follow you on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media sites. What are you doing on those sites that no one else is doing? But don’t just invite them to follow you.

Discount 98

Discount Newsletter Social Media Sites 98

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AUGUST 16, 2012

That includes Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, YouTube, and several others. Review sites – Websites like Amazon, Yelp, and other review sites offer business owners a way to get their customers talking about them.

Content 98

Content Directory Marketing Yahoo 98

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JULY 6, 2015

It can be a video, an e-book, a special report, or anything at all that your site visitor downloads. By getting people to join your group on LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+, or another social media site, you are essentially inviting them into your circle. But you must make it valuable. Then you promote it on all of your channels.

Social Media 70

Social Media Newsletter Groups Groups 70

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JULY 6, 2015

It can be a video, an e-book, a special report, or anything at all that your site visitor downloads. By getting people to join your group on LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+, or another social media site, you are essentially inviting them into your circle. But you must make it valuable. Then you promote it on all of your channels.

Social Media 70

Social Media Newsletter Groups Groups 70

Small Business Mavericks

MAY 11, 2011

profile could help you: If you’re a freelancer and you’ve started using the freelance sites like Guru.com and Elance.com but don’t have a website, About.Me You can link to your Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other social sites around the Web from your About.Me Here’s how an About.Me

Small Business 150

Small Business Domain Name Case Study Press Release 150

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JANUARY 10, 2012

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. Are you interacting on these sites in a way that will develop relationships and so increase sales, or are you simply regurgitating your website data?

Social Media 105

Social Media Marketing Small Business Discount 105

Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 3, 2012

You don’t want to expend time and money chasing a market that doesn’t exist at LinkedIn (or any other social media site). After you’ve defined your target market, conduct a study to determine which social media networks they are using, if any. This is a very important step.

Social Media 98

Social Media How To Study LinkedIn 98

Small Business Mavericks

JULY 26, 2012

This includes your website and blog, but it also includes social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc. If you link to your social media profiles using the rel=”me” tag in your links, then you are telling the search engines that you are the author of the content on those social media sites.

Social Media 107

Social Media Social Graph Reputation SEO 107

Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 18, 2013

You should be promoting your blog posts through social media , and that includes Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google+. It may also mean YouTube, Tumblr, Foursquare, and other social media sites. Promote your blog through social media – I’d be willing to bet that almost everyone you know has a Facebook account.

Google Reader 98

Google Reader Google Newsletter RSS 98

Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

LinkedIn – 10% and 24%, respectively. Review sites – 7% and 12%, respectively. What’s interesting is that more small businesses are using Google+ than are using the local deals sites. But look at the numbers for other social media services: Video sharing - 14% and 23%, respectively.

Social Media 93

Social Media MySpace Facebook Small Business 93

Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Another great source of content ideas is Twitter or Facebook if you are a B2C business (LinkedIn if you are B2B). People write reviews on Amazon.com and other review sites based on their perceptions of how things should work. People will ask questions on social media that they may not ask in person or on the phone.

Content 112

Content Small Business B2B Review 112

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JUNE 19, 2015

Facebook may be the most popular social networking site, but if that’s not where your target audience is, then you shouldn’t be there either. But don’t spend time on Facebook when you should be networking on LinkedIn. I’m not saying to cancel your account.

Social Media 70

Social Media Social Networking Small Business LinkedIn 70

Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 19, 2015

Facebook may be the most popular social networking site, but if that’s not where your target audience is, then you shouldn’t be there either. But don’t spend time on Facebook when you should be networking on LinkedIn. I’m not saying to cancel your account.

Social Media 70

Social Media Social Networking Small Business LinkedIn 70

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and others is standing at 16%. At the same time, the survey also suggests that 70% of all small businesses do use Facebook over any other social media like Google, LinkedIn, Yahoo and Myspace just to name a few.

SEO 110

SEO Social Media MySpace Small Business 110

Small Business Mavericks

JULY 3, 2012

That conversation starts off site at places like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. And that’s not counting the benefits you get from internal link building, photo and image optimization, video embeds, etc. Social media – Your blog is a conversation. Branding – The best bloggers create a brand.

Reputation 96

Reputation Compete Engineering Conversation 96

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Today, it’s social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. People have been socializing in one form or another online since the very inception of the Internet. In the early days, it was through bulletin boards. Then forums came into vogue.

Marketing 70

Marketing Small Business Engineering Forums 70

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MARCH 24, 2011

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