Pinterest is one of the last major social media networks that doesn’t have a live stream option on the Platform. This may be changing sooner than later. Pinterest communications manager Marie-Joëlle Parent said on her Twitter that they testing live events May 24-26th on the app. This makes me think you will need to join […]
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Social Media Calendar for 2021
2021 is here! If you need a social media calendar, I have one for you! This is an updated version of last year’s calendar. The calendar is in Google Sheets, but you can download and use in MS Excel or Numbers. If you don’t want to download a copy you can go under file and […]
50 Social Media Post Ideas
Coming up with social media posts day in and day out can be monotonous. As a social media professional, you don’t want to run the same type of content over and over. You need to keep it fresh and try new things in your stream. I have put together a list of 50 posts that […]
Do you need a Social Media Scheduling tool?
If you were a business and wanted to schedule your social media, up until recently you needed a third party solution. These solutions could be pricey with per month fees. As social media has matured the costs of these have come down. However, they all differed on what social platforms they offered. On top of […]
Free Download – How to Create a Social Editorial Calendar
If you are new to Social Media Editorial Calendars or just want to redo yours, here is my guide for creating a calendar. It is one that I use in my own social media and for clients, I have worked with. This Free Guide gives you the following: Why I use the 70-20-10 rule in […]
New YouTube Studio
Are you a frequent user of YouTube? If you are, last week YouTube rolled out it’s new Creator Studio. This is the back end where you can see your analytics, comments and more. They have been working on this for the last year. In the beta there were many things missing. I haven’t done a […]
Best Practices in Social Media Customer Service
If you are a social media or community manager, doing customer service is just part of the job. When I was a Social Media Manager for a large craft company, I was the only person doing Social Media Customer service. This goes beyond just answering questions on posts, but issues consumers are having with the […]
Pinterest 100 – Top Trends to Try in 2020
Pinterest has released its top trends for 2020. In addition to this, they have released in beta a trends section, similar to Google Trends. It tells you what is currently trending on the site. But, it’s only available in beta. The Top Trends are focused on these areas: Beyond Binary From flexible pronouns to unisex […]
Pinterest a place for Video?
When you think of video content, places like YouTube, Facebook, or even Twitter come to mind. Pinterest may not be on your radar. But, Pinterest does have videos, but it’s only for brands. Meaning you have to have a brand account. Pinterest just updated it’s video uploader to make it easier to share your content. […]
How to repurpose your video content
I know I’m getting a little ahead of myself in the Small Business Video Series. However, I feel this is one thing that you should be thinking about before you start planning your video. I”m a firm believer that you should repurpose your video content. Heck, you should do this with everything you have, it’s […]