Social Media 101 – the basics
I have been toying with the idea of teaching a Social Media 101 workshop for small business owners and nonprofit leaders. I’m still noodling the logistics of it. In the…
Read moreHow to win and lose customers using social media
Big businesses may not realize how important social media is to the success or failure of their business. I am a big advocate for using social media to extend customer…
Read moreBiggest mistake businesses make on Twitter
The biggest mistake businesses make on Twitter is: ignorance – not knowing about checking their @ messages. Dear Businesses on Twitter, You may be ignoring your customers and potential customers…
Read moreTwitterless Tuesdays
This post is intended for active Twitter users. The rest of you can go back to what you were doing. 😉 Twitterless Tuesdays – inspired by @TamHolland, @C8nHogarth and the…
Read moreTop 10 Tips for an Effective Twitter Profile
What’s the most important tip for having an effective Twitter profile? Make it easy to read and make it interesting.
Read moreThings to do while you wait for your Twitter followers count to return
There was a glitch on Twitter today and many of our accounts were saying we were following 0 people and had 0 followers. Please don’t panic I’m confident the fabulous people at Twitter are fixing the problem as I type.
Read moreTwitter 101 for restaurants and businesses (also known as common courtesy)
Four basic steps for restaurants and other businesses to follow on Twitter.
Read moreTwitter as a Marketing Weapon
The social media success summit began last night with Guy Kawasaki, the co-founder of Alltop as the keynote speaker. Over the years I have attended tons of webinars, this is the first one that started off running. Usually in webinars we sit around for 5-10 minutes while the organizers fiddle with the technology, then the host talks about how fabulous he or she is, then maybe they get in to the content but not Guy.
Read moreHow do I know when someone unfollows me on Twitter?
Do you want to know who has stopped following you on Twitter? Ever wonder which tweet made someone decide to unfollow you? You can use Qwitter to “catch your Twitter quitters”. If you were not already neurotic this program will make you neurotic. You will receive an email saying @TwitterUser stopped following you after this tweet.
Read moreTweepSearch – how to find cool people on Twitter
Are you wondering how to find people on Twitter that live and work near you?
Want to find people you have things in common with? I recently discovered this cool program called TweepSearch.