Social Media Account Dilemma: Personal Account vs. Brand Account

Social Media Account Dilemma: Personal Account vs. Brand Account

When creating a social media account, people still get confused if they should use a personal account or a brand account. The social networks where you must have a company profile and where to create: Facebook: http://facebook.com/pages Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/pages/create LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/add/show If you violate these terms of service, your profile can be taken down without notice. [...]

Google changes Search Engine Results – What it means for you

Google changes Search Engine Results – What it means for you

Google has introduced a new feature on search engine results pages called “Search, plus Your World“.  These features may have significant impact on how you view search results and how your website displays for others.

Look at the two images below.  The first is a typic search result for “WordCamp“:
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How To Organize Google Plus Circles

How To Organize Google Plus Circles

To get the most focus and value out of Google Plus, organize your circles. The same could be said of Facebook and Twitter lists as well. There are a few approaches to what works best for you, but I’ll share how I get the best use.

Networking vs. Not Working

Recently I was browsing around Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus.  I saw someone in essence yelling “Buy My Stuff!”.  Sigh… I wanted to scream that the user’s method was Not Working rather than Networking. Clearly this violator hasn’t yet mastered the art of networking, offline or online.  I’m certainly of the mindset that before you [...]

Google Plus adds Games

Google Plus adds Games

Google Plus added Games. It’s been rumored to be in the works as code was discovered at the launch of Google Plus. I logged in to start my Angry Birds addiction, and am pleased to report that no notices or invites went out to all my connections. Take a look at games in Google Plus: [...]

LinkedIn Profiles have been updated

LinkedIn Profiles have been updated

Have you checked your LinkedIn Profile recently? They’ve made a few updates to the way the profile page looks. Here’s a quick peak at the changes:

A few highlights to the changes include:

  • PDF Download link
  • Checklist of action items to further improve your profile
  • Summary adjustments
Google Plus: rethinking how to organize people

Google Plus: rethinking how to organize people

Whether we’ve met offline or online, organizing how I connect with you online should be clearly organized for me. In Twitter, I organized and publicized most of my lists. Some are regional connections, and some are based upon niche industries I follow. In Facebook, I’ve organized my friend lists based upon how I met or [...]

Three Words Revisited

At the beginning of the year, I joined in the blogging meme, 3 words. It’s time to check in on how I’m doing on that. To recap, three words I wanted to summarize me in 2011 are:

Create
Consistent
Results

What is the best time of the day to update social media?

What is the best time of the day to update social media?

Updating your social media accounts, like Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube, is valuable. But, did you know that posting at various times of the day can increase your chances of being seen? Here’s a condensed list of times:

Best time to update your blog:

  1. 9am EST publish to be read on your site or RSS
  2. Share the blog post to Facebook at 10am, especially on Saturday’s
  3. Share the blog post to Twitter at 4pm, especially on Friday’s

Best time to update Twitter:

  1. When to tweet: This depends mostly on who you’ve connected with. 14blocks can give you a great snapshot of the past day’s ideal times to reach the most engaged Twitter followers.
  2. Strategy to increase Twitter followers: follow & unfollow people during late night or early morning hours

Best time to update Facebook:

  1. 11am, 3pm, and 8pm ET (especially Wednesday’s but not Sunday’s)
  2. Morning posts are most effective
  3. Top of the hour, then bottom of the hour (0:00 – 0:15 or 0:30 – 0:45)

Best time to update Youtube:

  1. Friday or Sunday
  2. Follow other social media guidelines to share video

 

 

 

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Best Social Media Plugins and Widgets for your WordPress website

Best Social Media Plugins and Widgets for your WordPress website

Staking your own claim online is vital. Telling your friends, clients, and customers about your address is great, but what else can you do to turn up in search engines and get new traffic to your website? Making your website friendly for visitors to share using their social media channels is great.

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