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. The interesting thing is, all of the businesses surveyed are also members of Manta. Asides aside, though, there are some other interesting insights to be gleaned from the survey. Ahead of Linkedin?

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ROI Social Media Survey Small Business 70

Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

According to one survey , Facebook is the riskiest social media site for businesses online. But the rest of the results of the survey are quite interesting. LinkedIn is considered slightly risky by 43% of businesses and not risky by 35%, making it more trusted than Facebook, Twitter, video sharing sites, or blogs.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 17, 2012

According to a recent survey , Facebook has more users than any other social network but those users don’t necessarily like Facebook. Other social media sites scored on customer satisfaction including Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. If you think people are happy using Facebook, then you just aren’t in touch with reality.

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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. But the really interesting aspect to this survey is the muddle in the middle. LinkedIn – 10% and 24%, respectively. I think there’s an interesting study here. Why is Facebook so effective for small businesses? Evidently so.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 15, 2011

A recent Merchant Confidence Survey shows that 35% of small businesses use and are optimized by SEO over the social media marketing. 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.

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SEO Social Media MySpace Small Business 110

Small Business Mavericks

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?

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 11, 2011

But I recently took a quick survey of About.Me You can link to your Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other social sites around the Web from your About.Me I’ve always been a proponent of your own domain name. I still am. You can set up an About.Me If you hire a web designer to do it for you, it will cost you money.

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