May 8, 2013 | How To, Social Media and Business
Time management is critical to success in any business. Unfortunately, for many small business owners, finding enough hours in the day to check every item off the to do list is equivalent to herding cats. Those hours keep slipping away just when you think you’ve...
May 7, 2013 | Facebook, How To, Social Media and Business
A few weeks back I did a post about why local businesses should be on Facebook (if you missed it, find it here). Now let’s look at how to be on Facebook. In other words, here’s a quick run-down of the do’s and don’ts for small, local businesses...
May 5, 2013 | How To, Social Media and Business
[blockquote]To be successful, find something your good at, and repeat it.[/blockquote] Today, we’re digging into the ideas that Jenn shared several days about how to increase website engagement. She hit the high notes and talked a little about 5 guiding principles for...
May 2, 2013 | Social Media and Business
Their Story Tucked just off of Main Street, the Franklin Mercantile Deli has been serving residents and visitors stellar sandwiches and friendly faces since 1999. But to capture the story of this hometown deli, let’s back up to 1995. In 1995, brothers Graeme...
Apr 30, 2013 | How To, Social Media and Business
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.” Steve Jobs If you build it, they will come…right? Okay, so you’ve got your web site up and running- told your...
Apr 25, 2013 | Local Love, Social Media and Business
If you haven’t discovered 9 Fruits by now, let me point you in their direction. When I was first introduced to the business in 2008 through a customer of theirs, I was hooked. The smoothies are delicious (and healthy), but something else kept drawing me back:...
Apr 23, 2013 | How To, Social Media and Business
If you are a small business owner and you haven’t been using Google Analytics yet, don’t worry you aren’t alone. I get it – there’s a lot of information out there and wading through various reports and statistics doesn’t necessarily...
Apr 15, 2013 | Facebook, Social Media and Business
We’ve all had that conversation with the last holdout for Facebook. You know, that person that insists he/she doesn’t have time for it and that there’s no good reason to be on it. I will go ahead and confess, I was that person. One day it hit me...
Apr 12, 2013 | Social Media and Business
Photo image: Flickr Each social media site is unique, offering different advantages for why you should use them to market your business and self. Today we’re featuring Twitter, and the advantages it has over some of its fellow social media sites. Twitter, like Tumblr,...
Apr 5, 2013 | Facebook, Social Media and Business
Negativity isn’t a “like” for Facebook, as they determine not to add a “dislike” button to the news feed. According to product engineer Bob Baldwin, “Actions on Facebook tend to focus on positive social interactions. Like is the lightest-weight way to express positive...
