get a lot of questions via Facebook , Twitter and my email contact form and many of the items listed below come straight from those questions, my experience in social media strategy, years of researching platforms and best practices and…well…tinkering with social media. It’s “YouTube” not “The YouTube” It’s Twitter not “The Tweeterboard” You don’t “Twit” things on Twitter, you “Tweet” them. HINT: Launching a Facebook page and Twitter handle are NOT a social media strategy. MORE >>

Some believe that social media is free , simply because it generally costs nothing to secure a Facebook page, Twitter handle, and YouTube account. Blogs Facebook Featured Google+ Humor Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Social Media Twitter YouTube best practices cartoon comic comic strip facebook humor social media social networking strategy tipsEngaging in social media is significantly harder than it sounds. So, you’ve registered all your social media channels, do you know what to do with them? You wouldn’t implement a cheap call center would you? Share them in a comment! MORE >>

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. You’ve spent at least a couple hours each week thinking up new ideas, writing articles, and wading through Twitter. You should spend as much time building your Twitter , LinkedIn , and Facebook networks as you do writing your blog posts. What to do…It’s 2012 and you’ve been blogging for almost a year now with no success. You wouldn’t be the first. Digg this! MORE >>

Believe it or not, online social networking didn’t start with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. IMHO, they should be able to give you insight on the way your competitors are using the major social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. Just ask anyone in the pharmaceutical industry how they could possibly engage in drug marketing on Twitter.  Social media engagement doesn’t end when you publish your Facebook page or launch your Twitter account. 1) How long have you been engaged in social networking and/or social media channels? Probably not. MORE >>

One wrong statement on Twitter or Facebook can quickly ruin a company’s reputation with certain customers, clients or vendors based on a stupid statement you hired to speak on your behalf. With over 170 million tweets sent per day, a tweet here or there may slip through the cracks, but in the same respect there are SOOOO many people on twitter that nothing goes unread. Today’s guest post comes from Matt Powers, who is an Internet Marketer at Blue Soda Promo , an online promotional products company. Running a special sale/campaign and want your followers to know about it? MORE >>