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What the heck are social media consultants and what do they do all day?

Sherrilynne Starkie

They are highly-qualified professionals with specific digital marketing and communications skills and experience. A lot of people think of social media as marketing, and it’s an important part. But, its use is not limited to marketing. Social media consultants are not masters of the dark arts. They are strategic advisors.

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Foundations for integrated digital marketing

Sherrilynne Starkie

This ancient Chinese proverb still holds true in today’s marketing world. There are literally thousands of marketing platforms, apps, channels, networks and formats. For overwhelmed marketers wondering where to begin, the best first single step is understanding integrated digital marketting. Earned Media Foundations.

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How to Make a Link Tree for Instagram in 5 Easy Steps

Hootsuite

If you’ve come here looking for instructions on how to make a link tree for Instagram, you probably already know that Instagram has pretty restrictive policies when it comes to sharing links. Create a new page using your content management system — WordPress or your blogging platform. Step 1: Create a landing page.

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Stop Writing for Free and Launch Your Own Profitable Blog

ProBlogger

You have to have a clear understanding of the market, of the steps necessary for success, and of the resources at your disposal. Seek out those who might be interested in your content, and follow them. Twitter has a policy against “aggressive” following. If you use Blogger, you will not have to worry about hosting.

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eLearning & Deliberative Moments: The present and future of Personal Learning Environments (PLE)

Buzz Marketing for Technology

The structure, features and policies of most VLE implementations tend to perpetuate the traditional instructivist models of education. The primary purpose of the systems is to organise course content for transmission to enrolled students. Most ePortfolios are intended for document management, retrieval and presentation.

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How LinkedIn Groups can Explode your Blog Traffic

ProBlogger

Now I’m not guaranteeing that you will receive 10,000 ‘connections’ or that LinkedIn Groups is the only answer for bloggers with no marketing budget; nevertheless if you are considering social media as part of your online promotion strategy, LinkedIn Groups is a must. Free LinkedIn Groups marketing turns to profit. Give me the stats….

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Computer Security for NGOs

Little Web Giants

Organisations must have policies, procedures, and controls in place to protect all data types and categories that fall under the BDSG umbrella. It’s a good idea to include a page on your website that outlines your organisation’s data privacy policy, and how and for what purposes you use data that you collect. Marketing and outreach.