It has been said you go to Facebook to see what happened and to Twitter to see what is happening. This has been evident in the Arab Spring movement. It allowed people to tell what is going on in countries with news black outs. I think this is one of those moments that cemented […]
Will We See the Memories We Want To First with Instagram
One might say that Instagram just jumped the shark. This week they announced they will be using a algorithm based news feed. Similar to what Facebook has now. I will admit that the unfettered feed of Instagram is one thing I really loved about the social network. It was like Twitter and in chronological order. […]
5 Pitfalls to Avoid in Blogging
Many of you out there are already taking part in content marketing. One of the best ways to do it is through blogging. It’s simple to set up and get started. I have discussed a few ways to blog. I will update this soon and compare features! But what are some pitfalls you may face […]
Facebook Reactions and How they Affect your Business
While I was gone, Facebook rolled out the Reactions. Reactions are a way for you to do more than like a post. It has a set of six emojis. They represent Like, Love HaHa, Wow, Sad and Angry. Sometimes one of these is more appropriate for you or your fans to use. If someone posts they […]
Break Time is Over
If you have wondered where I have been, I needed to take a little break to refocus on the site. I want to put up content that I think is of value to small businesses and agencies. I was posting 5 days a week and some days I felt it wasn’t my best content. I […]
Whataburger’s Meme Play
I am a huge fan of Whataburger! They always seem to have fun with their social. Today, however, they stepped it up! I’m sure you have seen the “Be smart like (insert name).” meme’s going around. The meme’s started to take off last week. I have seen them everywhere. I tried to do one but, all […]
Is Instagram the next for Pay for Play?
20 Let me preface this by saying this is by Locowise. Which is a social media analytics company. I always take these with a grain of salt when someone is selling. But, could this be correct? I decided to look at a few Instagram accounts I manage and see if I notice any slow down […]
Don’t Be Needy on Social Media
There is one pet peeve I have in social media. It just annoys me! Social Times wrote 5 Annoying Direct Message on Twitter. The number one on the list is my all time favorite, well that one and a combo of number three. Direct messages should be used for a dialog with someone rather than […]
How to Run Instagram Ads – A Small Business Tutorial
Running Ads on Instagram from Instagram for Business on Vimeo. Instagram created this video on how to run ads on Instagram. When they were first opened it was made for large businesses. Now they have bundled it in with the Facebook Ad Manager. If you can place an ad on Facebook you can do one […]
Which Social Sends The Most Traffic
If you are after page views where are you to go? What social media is best in sending organic traffic? Note, this will feature organic rather than paid traffic. I have covered some paid social promotion in the past. This is my experience with clients and personal posting. So what services should you be using? […]