Now is the time to be a Social Media Manager

You’ve heard all the hype about social media. Most people get that social media is changing the way business happens. Many, though, aren’t sure what it means to their particular business. They wonder if they should use Twitter or LinkedIn, or maybe both. They aren’t sure if they need to have a blog or if [...]

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Convert a Hashtag Search to a Twitter List

How to create a twitter list from a hashtag search

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What’s Social Media Management All About

You’ve heard of it, but still not sure what the role of a Social Media Manager is all about.  First off, social media is simply not Twitter or Facebook.  There are lots of different forms of social media which include blogs, video, podcasting, message boards, forums and more.  A perfect example of using social media [...]

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How I tweet – Part 1

In light of @chrisbrogan and @guykawasaki’s posts on how they tweet, I thought I would share with you how I tweet. I’ll assume you really want to know :) I’ll start from the very beginning, a very good place to start.  I created an account on Twitter about a year and a half ago.  One [...]

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Customizing Your Twitter Background (part 2)

One of the things I most frequently get asked is “how can I customize the look of my Twitter page?” Whether you just want your page to look attractive or you want to actively utilize Twitter to increase your brand, customizing your page is a “must” in order to get noticed and be remembered. Simple face-lift #1 – [...]

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Ready to Tweet and Twellow

Now that you have your profile set up just the way you want it, you’re ready to tweet. (If you’re profile is not yet set up, see Getting Starting on Twitter. When you’re just starting out, I usually recommend putting up at least 10 tweets over your first couple of days. You want to have [...]

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Get Started on Twitter: Basic Profile Set-up

Ok, you’ve decided to be a part of this Twitter phenomenon and you’re hot to go. You can’t wait to start tweeting, following luminaries in your industry, and getting some primo followers for your own words of twisdom. Hold on a second there. There are a few things you want to consider first. •    Do [...]

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Customize Your Twitter Page (Part 1)

Once of the things I most frequently get asked is “how can I customize the look of my Twitter page?” Whether you just want your page to look attractive or you want to actively utilize Twitter to increase your brand, customizing your page is a “must” in order to get noticed and be remembered. The [...]

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Do I HAVE to?

Am I supposed to be blogging? I keep reading that I should be blogging.  Oh, AND I should keep my blog fresh and up-to-date with new content constantly. But honestly, blogging is just not my thing. And there’s already more than enough people blogging really great stuff, some of which are really brilliant. Personally, I have [...]

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