Have you created a Fan Page, but now you’re wondering – “How Do I Get People to ‘Like’ my Page?” If so, you’re not alone. Many people struggle with getting Fans. Here are 10 ways to get more Fans.
1. Create A Customized Welcome Page – Creating a Customized Welcome Page is an excellent way to increase your number of fans…

It is all about sharing an image you found on Yahoo Image search on social platforms like Facebook…

As you can see, Wydif is the new kid on the social startup block. If you’re still wondering what it is, it stands for “Would You Do It For?” – which perfectly describes what this French startup does…

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Consider this scenario: You know you’re supposed to get on Twitter to somehow promote your website. So you start randomly tweeting out links to a product or service page on your website. But who is going to care? Sure, you could do some Twitter searches and find people who are asking their own Twitter followers about a product or service that you may happen to offer…

By Heather Fletcher

As many breakouts as there are for traffic sources on the Google Analytics dashboard, the one that’s not ready-made is “Social Media.” But marketers can fix that problem themselves in a few simple steps…

Search Engine Optimization is no longer just confined to

Create unique content
Get bunch of backlinks

Definitely the above things needs to be done but then you have to add one more factor of Social Media to your SEO efforts these days and so tracking your social media efforts is very important.
The most used statistics tool by webmasters is definitely Google Analytics but in Google Analytics you don’t have the Social Media Tracking added as default option and understandably so but using the advance segments you can track all your social media traffic in Google Analytics very easily…

In the past, I’ve often emphasized upon the importance of building and adopting a social media strategy that works.  Last year, I wrote several posts to uncover why businesses must formulate and practice a social media strategy that works. Whether it’s measuring the ROI on your social media efforts or saving a dying business with social media, building a social media strategy is one of the basic building blocks to leveraging social media for your business…

Customer loyalty is definitely one of the most essential things that your business can possess. If you have loyal customers, they will buy from you, they re going to say good things regarding your business and they’ll tell each one of their friends and family about you and your business…

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Donny Deutsch, the former adman and talk show host, once recounted a story about a Mitsubishi Super Bowl ad that was tagged with the URL seewhathappens…

Hangouts are undoubtedly one of the coolest features of Google+. In fact, I always cribbed about none of the social networks offering a free video chat. Facebook partnered with Skype to bring video chat to the world’s leading social network. In my opinion, Google+ went one step further with Hangouts – not only can you do video chats and conferences, but it can also be published to YouTube almost instantaneously…

When you are aiming to build your business part time, you are required to pick and choose what to think about to get the most targeted visitors to your site. Do you spend your time on Facebook and Twitter or do you spend your time with SEO? Is one of these marketing tools more valuable than the other? Which one of these marketing tools will
get you where you should be the fastest? Will utilizing only one of these tools help you make more money?
Let’s dive into both of these tools to work out what would be best…

Smartphones, videogames, cable TV and the Internet may be keeping young people from developing a fondness for reading books. But a publisher from Portugal has a solution: turn and e-book into a series of Facebook profiles, status updates and wall posts.

That’s what Leya Publishing Company’s F-book does…

Till a couple of years back, traditional direct marketing vehicles, such as direct mail and email marketing were considered a marketer’s best friends. However, the explosive growth of social media has changed the direct marketing landscape for good. When marketers started using Facebook and Twitter as direct marketing tools, critics were quick to ask how direct is social media marketing and if it’s feasible to successfully integrate the varied concepts of social media and direct marketing…

You’re awesome.
You’re always there for me.
Your advertising platform is perfect for any ecommerce site…

The biggest news in the world of social media over the last few weeks has been the IPO of LinkedIn, the upcoming Groupon IPO, and the slew of floatations these two are likely to herald. And, of course, underpinning all of this has been the simple question of whether the valuations these companies…

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Twitter on Monday filed official papers to acquire third-party desktop publishing firm TweetDeck for $40 million in cash and stock.
Rumors of the upcoming deal have circulated for weeks as Twitter continues on their path to reign in third-party developers before they can develop an increasing amount of influence over the microblogging site…

Are you planning to run a social media contest (like this one)?
Today it’s possible for anyone to achieve success engaging consumers online, thanks to the growing popularity and relative ease of execution of social media promotions.
The fact that anyone can run a promotion doesn’t mean that everyone should, and it certainly doesn’t mean that a promotion guarantees social media success…

Ingenious progress, whether in fiction or in fact, emanates from the plausible flame of the mind ignited by audacity. To put it succinctly, there’s more to the Twitter platform than scribbling a few words in 140 characters or less. Recently we have seen governments toppled, while companies drill out profits and their brand equities witness insignificant increase fueled by a tweet…

One size fits all. Unfortunate as it is, the above rule doesn’t apply to the world of social networks. A social network that may sound perfect for business may indeed be a recipe for disaster for another business. Your competitors are all over the place so should you copy them and try to be omnipresent on all social networks? Would it help if you were present on all social networks?
How do you decide which social networks is right for you and your business? Here are some exclusive tips on the considerations before you take the plunge on any social network…

I had the pleasure to interview John Warrillow the author of Built to Sell, Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You. Now, as a business owner… the concept of allowing your business to run without you is an excellent proposition! It reminds me of the robot vacuum. What a great invention! The book is an excellent read and I recommend it to anyone who runs a small business…

Facebook has 7.5 million users below than the required minimum age of 13. And five million of them are ten or younger.

This comes from the June issue of Consumer Reports, which features a special report about online security. The findings dovetail with another report that came out this week, from Liberty Mutual…

Does your business rely on local customers? Are you looking for ways to make your business more visible in your neighborhood?
You know that the Internet puts your business within a few keystrokes of people anywhere around the world. But did you know that social media tools, especially Twitter, help you pinpoint people who live and work in your neighborhood?
Twitter allows you to locate people who live or tweet in your city or neighborhood, people you know, as well as people you don’t yet know…

Facebook Deals is still in its early days yet. However, I have no doubt that Facebook Deals is the perfect shot in the arm for the stagnating coupon/ deal industry. Though it’s being touted as a new competitor to Groupon and LivingSocial, I don’t really think that’s the case because Facebook Deals is in a league of its own…

Microsoft’s purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion in cash is a massive bet for the tech giant.

Although it look like it may well have over-paid by $4.5 billion, and bid against companies who weren’t seriously in the running (Google and Facebook), owning Skype means Microsoft has a much better positioning in mobile…

Social analytics company Visibli released some interesting findings about social media “stickiness” that might change how you interact with social platforms.According to their study of 200 million Facebook users and their “likes” and comments behavior, the average Facebook post lasts about 80 minutes before losing relevance…

In the past month, Google’s +1 has been the most hyped Social feature that Google has launched to date, as it has the potential to compete with Twitter and Facebook. A less noticed launch during this same time included social changes to Google’s Latitude product, which have also been…

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A word of warning to brands looking to expand their Facebook footprint: There are no shortcuts
Editor’s note: A lot of social media marketers discuss how to create a Facebook presence or manage walls and Pages. But few go into details about strategic use of advertising on Facebook…

By Maria Pergolino

Today’s best marketers are factoring social interactions into their lead scoring methodology. Why? Because these online conversations often indicate signs of sales-ready behavior, allowing marketers to get the right leads to sales, and…

Online copywriters can’t afford to rest on their laurels.

Even though social media has cracked open new opportunities to deliver great copy it has also flooded the market with fresh copywriting talent.  If you make your living from writing then you need an edge.

Twitter to The Rescue

Twitter can offer a unique competitive opportunity for the smart writer

Why?

Twitter is a game changer…