SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A strategist will help you analyze the existing channels, evaluate the audience (or community), take a look at your current marketing plan and budget and then help you identify the best way to leverage social networks to share your message and engage your community.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Whether it’s technology, parenting, current events, arts/crafts, or some other topic, your readers often find your blog through searches and recommendations of like-minded people on social networks. Don’t get me wrong, I still publish opinion pieces and even inject my thoughts and experiences into my problem-solving posts.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 1, 2012

You published 30 articles this year, but none of them have gone viral , you still only have 250 followers on Twitter (none of whom retweet you), and your Google page rank still sits at a 2. The goal of a good blog should be return visitors, these are the folks that are going to share your stories with their social networks.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 25, 2015

I have been publishing my social media cartoons and comics for a while now and I often get emails or tweets asking whether someone can use one of my comics in their book or presentation. So, if you’re publishing your new book or eBook and want to use a comic, I’m happy to contribute to your success and I wish you the best.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 1, 2018

NOTE: I originally wrote and published this article back in November of 2011 and it has generated a lot of interest over the years. Regardless of whether you have a team of 25 or are a team of one, these resources might include: 1) Time allocated to social media listening, community engagement, content creation, and customer service.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 12, 2022

While social media sites work smoothly most of the time, even the biggest and most popular of them can have issues, and LinkedIn is no exception. Are you experiencing issues or errors while accessing the LinkedIn social network? Here are some insights as to what causes these eight common issues and steps to resolve them.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 12, 2012

If you have been living under a rock and don’t know what Pinterest is, check out my article on why Pinterest might be able to beat Google+ as the next “big” social network. 2) Read this section: Member Content We may, in our sole discretion, permit Members to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit Member Content.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Featured Humor People Social Media Workplace cartoon facebook health care humor social social media social networking Twitter YouTube' SocMedSean @debhoury @tressiemcphd @dnlee5 a simple solution would be to train the PMs to gather content and then have the doc approve it. –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 16, 2017

5) Just click “Publish” and you’re done. The tweet will be published to your timeline for everyone to like and share. Once the tweet preview is populated, I like to delete the actual URL to the tweet from my post. It just looks a little cleaner. That’s it! That’s all there is to it. Well, kind of.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

” With Tweets often being text and Instagram being a much more image-focused social network, it seems (at first glance) that the two networks aren’t really sympatico. I have been asked on numerous occasions whether there is an easy way to cross-post content from Twitter to Instagram.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 28, 2017

One of the advantages of social networking is that it gives you an opportunity to respond to and solve customer related issues faster. Present Opportunities To New Markets If there is one effective way to learn about new market opportunities, it is through social media.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 17, 2012

I’m not saying that he should solely judge his effectiveness in the social space by his follower numbers, but if he’s tweeted 10,000 times and only 18 people have shown interest…I recommend he seriously takes a look at the time/energy he is putting into Twitter and determine whether the outcomes are justifying the time spent.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Sometimes, when I ask whether they are consistently analyzing their previously published content and re-shaping their future content, I get a response like “well…I’m making sure that my titles and content are stuffed full of keywords.” ” Wrong answer. I’ll take the latter any day of the week.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 24, 2012

In case you haven’t read my earlier articles, I’m actually very impressed with Pinterest and their approach to social sharing. I even took a stance that Pinterest may be the next raging social network and edge Google+ further to the back-burner. I’m not. Honestly, I hope to back on Pinterest soon.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Using Google Translate To Convert Your Content To Another Language If you’re just going to translate 1 or 2 posts, then Google Translate is probably the easiest, most cost-effective way of making your content available to speakers of other languages.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 25, 2019

The Facebook scheduler can help you publish content, even while you are on vacation. Also, be sure that you understand how each scheduling tool works, so you can be confident that they will publish as expected. Tools like Hootsuite , Buffer , and the native Facebook publisher tool are great.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 24, 2012

PLEASE READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE before you tweet! Be sure that you understand what information you’re sharing. It’s important. You can continue to read the article, follow these accounts, and reply, favorite or retweet the Tweet.”

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

As content becomes more and more valuable and as we each try to increase awareness of our blogs, build our following, and increase traffic, how important is it to ensure that our facts are correct before we hit the “Publish” button?

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SocMed Sean

JULY 11, 2018

Also, if you have previously-published examples of your work, share those, as well. Have a good bio – Why should people read your post? What experience do you bring that makes you an authority on your topic? Make sure your bio reflects that and share it with the site owner. Don’t plagiarize.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Put something on paper or type something electronically that you never intend to publish. Find out why they like to write. Remind yourself why you like to write. Write some drafts – Write just to write. Just get the words out. They might be junk, but more likely they will become the starting points for future posts.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Instagram is a notoriously fickle social network and they make changes and even ban accounts without any real rhyme or reason. Something to note is the fact that according to a recently published study , everyone who’s on Instagram has been having problems with low engagement numbers since May 2019.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

NOTE : I originally published this post back in 2010 and the response was amazing! If you have ever published a blog post from the toilet, you are well on your way to being classified as a blogging addict. Bonus if you have ever published an article from above 10,000 feet…the blogging equivalent of the mile-high club. (2

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 25, 2019

While publishing new long-form content like blog posts, you also need to decide when to create video content that can either stand on its own and drive traffic, or be embedded in your posts to compliment your written text. Think of the process of publishing to a YouTube channel like putting together a pitch presentation for investors.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 11, 2019

One of the best parts of Instagram is how quickly you can publish your photos. Well, it sounds cool until you have to type in 30 different hashtags every time you want to create a post. Snap a pic, frame it properly, add a filter, add a caption…Boom!

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 14, 2012

We know that social gaming accounts for a massive amount of time on Facebook , so if developers like Zynga found it more lucrative to publish their games elsewhere due to high charges by Facebook, would it also lead to a bleeding of Facebook users to other platforms?

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 16, 2018

Remember, just like a used car that is “new” to the new owner, an older blog post can be new to a reader, regardless of when it was published, as long as it is still useful. Hopefully, they’ll share the article across their social network, as well.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

NOTE: These are all original insights from my years of experience as a professional working in social media and corporate collaboration platforms like intranets. If they are similar to a thought you have published previously…I’m glad we think alike, but these aren’t quotes stolen from anywhere else.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 20, 2018

A few days after publishing it, I received a question from a fellow blogger asking: Okay, so if bounce rate doesn’t matter, then what metric do you use to determine whether people like your content? It wasn’t to educate you on the history of social networking or the influence of coffee on history since the Roman times.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

When you count all the social media messages, blogs, and videos, BILLIONS of pieces of content are published every day. There is no “build it and they will come” when it comes to viral content. What is going to make your piece of content different? 4) Do you have the budget and resources to create the content?

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