Why You Need a LinkedIn Vanity URL
Do you have a LinkedIn vanity URL? The reason I ask is because it’s very easy to do and it can make a difference to your profile and presence on LinkedIn. Its all in the details and this little tweak has some benefits that I will explain below. When you become a member of LinkedIn you [...]
How Not to Use LinkedIn Groups & Best Practice Tips
I’d like to talk about LinkedIn groups again as I’m running a group called YouTube Marketing Professionals and I have some insights as well as tips I’d like to share with you. My previous post on this topic discussed the approach you should undertake to win new business whereas here I’m going to cover mistakes that people [...]
How to use Hootsuite’s AutoSchedule feature
Hootsuite released an AutoSchedule feature for scheduling tweets/posts automatically a few months ago and I’ve been testing it since its release. Prior to this release many Hootsuite users were asking for the ability to line up tweets or posts similar to what Buffer offers where you specify the days/times in advance. I certainly wanted this feature [...]
Use Mon.ki for real time Twitter conversations as you browse
I found a great tool called Mon.ki which I’d like to share with you. It’s a tool that lets you see real time Twitter conversations for websites and you can do this as you browse. The idea is very simple but incredibly useful as you can see up to date conversations and all from the click of [...]
Best Practice Tips for Using Pinterest for Business
Using Pinterest for business purposes can be an effective way to drive traffic to your website. Last week I attended a webinar hosted by Thismoment and they went through some best practice tips which I thought I’d share with you. The tips below apply to most social networks and it goes without saying that having a strategy is a [...]
Twitter lists and why you should be using them
Twitter lists should be an essential part of your approach to Twitter. As the number of people you follow increases, it gets more and more difficult to manage your feed and to especially keep up with people that really matter to you. You may also want to segment the people you follow into different groups. [...]
How to get more email subscribers using a WordPress opt-in form
A WordPress opt-in form is an effective way to grow your email subscriber list. When someone visits your website, it could be their first and last visit which is a lost opportunity. There are different ways to retain your visitors like asking somone to subscribe at the bottom of a blog post but this isn’t [...]
Using LinkedIn groups to win new business
LinkedIn groups can help you to grow your business. I’ve talked about LinkedIn before but I’d like to provide a bit more depth about groups as they offer a lot of opportunities. Like any social network it requires an investment of time and you need to plan your approach. In this blog post I am going [...]
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