Several weeks ago, I decided that since I tell people that Blogging for Business is a great marketing tool, I should explore ways to expand that tool. When I first started my blog, I used the free version of WordPress (WordPress.com). It was great, but I wanted to add features not available with the free…
It’s a Catch-22 situation: you’re using social media to promote yourself or your business…or both. But, you’re overwhelmed with all of the connections you have! You feel like you can’t keep up and more importantly, how do you reach out to them with the messages you want them to read? In addition, you also want…
Because you’re reading this blog, I’m going to assume that you’re already using social media to promote your business or at least considering it. Or, you may be using social networking to enhance your own personal credibility. While it doesn’t matter why you’re doing this, what does matter is how you’re connecting with your followers.…
Recent estimates show that over 2 billion videos are viewed every day on YouTube. That’s right: 2 billion every single day. Over 2 billion videos are watched on Facebook every month. Nielsen research estimates that 90% of all Internet traffic will be video by 2012. While many of these videos are simply for fun, more…
So, you’ve been following the suggestions from me and others, using social media to promote your business. However, do you feel like you’re shouting into the wilderness and no one is actually hearing you? If so, here are a few reasons why this might be happening: Not posting often enough: I realize that we all…
