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The Specifics of Strategy in Managing Instagram
Social media engagement should be a priority for every business owner. One site that continues to grow in popularity is Instagram. Around since 2010, Instagram grew by 60% in 2014 and its users now represent 20% of the world’s population. So, what is Instagram? In short, it’s a way for people to share photos and…
Read MoreUnderstanding SEO
Search engines such as Google have become regularly visited websites for the majority of us. In between looking for directions, searching for specific products, or doing research on a specific topic, think about how often you, yourself, use a search engine to find the information you need. Now think about how if everyone in the…
Read More8 Ways to Build Your Website Traffic
Your website is one of your most important assets as a business. It serves as the hub for your online presence, the place all other profiles and platforms point back to. Building a website is only part of success; the other piece is building traffic so your site is a resource your existing and potential…
Read MoreKeep Track of Your Social Media Progress
Businesses worldwide have adopted social media marketing as part of their overall marketing strategy. Whether they are posting to Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, YouTube, or all of the above, businesses around the globe are reaching their audiences through the use of social media. Now, businesses can post to social media and engage with…
Read MoreThe ABC’s of a Communication Plan
Marketing has come a long way from what has come to be known as “traditional marketing methods.” Such marketing methods include flyers, newspaper ads, magazine articles and ads, radio announcements, TV commercials, and phone calls. The newer, more “modern” marketing methods include email, blogging, vlogging, and social media. These newer concepts may seem foreign to…
Read MoreCongratulations! You’ve Launched A New Website: Now What?
You’ve been working diligently to get your new website to perfection and spent hours upon hours doing the following: choosing a design choosing colors/fonts creating fresh content with keywords integrated selecting images that portray your content and are ethical (i.e. copyright infringement) making sure you end up on the correct landing pages And now, you…
Read More10 Reasons Your Business Should Be On Social Media
It is safe to say that most businesses today are on at least one social media platform. According to Social Media Examiner’s 2014 Social Media Marketing Industry Report, a whopping 92% of the 2,800 marketers surveyed revealed that social media is important for their business. This percentage is up from 86% in 2013. A 2014…
Read MoreBuilding Business Websites That Perform
We can all say that we have been on hundreds of different business websites; some “wowed” us, and others, well…let’s just say they did not. If you are in the process of building your own business website, it helps if you start by determining which individual elements you need before looking at the “big picture.”…
Read MoreSocial Media Management: Managing Your Social Media Platforms Beyond Publication
Many small business owners, especially those just getting started with social media management, envision the process as simply posting fun stuff to Facebook and Twitter. Although this works well for your personal accounts, managing social media for a business requires an entirely different process. One of the first things social media managers and/or business owners…
Read MoreKeeping It Real: Responding Like A Human
It’s growing more important to be different and engaging on social media, yet we have all received responses such as: Thank you for following. Thanks for the RT. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to receive a robotic response from a company that you know is made up of real people. Why aren’t they taking the…
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