Small Business Mavericks

MAY 24, 2012

Facebook and Twitter are too obvious areas. Twitter can be automated on many blog platforms through the addition of plugins or modules. Some business owners find that social media sites such as Tumblr and LinkedIn are worth the effort. So how and where should you promote your blog? The real key is in your target audience.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

But if you insist, here are 23 ways to link your social media accounts: Send Google+ to Twitter. Send Facebook to Twitter. Send Tumblr to Twitter. Send your WordPress blog posts to Twitter. Send Twitter to Facebook. Send Tumblr to Facebook. Send Twitter messages to your WordPress blog.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Cynthia is talking about Tumblr. First, what is Tumblr? Actually, I think it’s more like Twitter – only more cool, hipper, and super duper visual. If your product can fit into that mold, then Tumblr should be your next social media marketing channel. Cynthia describes it as a more visual Blogger. Check it out.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recently noticed that the service has added several other social media services to its metrics, which increases its value a hundred-fold (though I’d still say it’s overly weighted toward Twitter). Among the services that Klout now tracks are: Tumblr – A blogging platform somewhat like a cross between Twitter and Blogger.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 30, 2012

All to often a business will focus on one or two social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Twitter since they receive the most mentions. Other social media platforms that are worth looking at include Tumblr and Pinterest whilst YouTube is a must if you create videos.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Twitter has always been a heavy traffic source for all kinds of websites, and Pinterest is no slouch either. 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. Of course, not all traffic is equal.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 20, 2012

You can think of Pinterest as a combination of the best of both Tumblr and StumbleUpon. In the short term, it is proving to be more valuable than Twitter when it comes to driving traffic to websites, especially those with an appeal to women (women make up 80% of users). Whether Pinterest has a long future is still debatable.

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