How Are Small Businesses Using Social Media… Really?

By Jess

I shared this on my facebook page and via twitter, but I thought it was worth showing you here, too. This infographic from Mashable shows how small business really use social media.

Does this reflect your own use of social media?

Does it make you re-think your use of social media – if you’re not on twitter, . . . → Read More: How Are Small Businesses Using Social Media… Really?

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What’s your Social Media Venue of Choice? And Why?

By Jess

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So….

Twitter. Facebook. Blogging.

Which one is your go-to social media platform? Which one lights you up, obsesses you… which one MUST YOU CHECK every moment you can?

For me, the number 1 choice is twitter. Don’t get me wrong, I’m pretty darn addicted to my blogging (and I love it to pieces) but twitter is my . . . → Read More: What’s your Social Media Venue of Choice? And Why?

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If you use Facebook Pages for Business, You Need to Read This.

By Jess

Facebook have quietly implemented another in their never-ending line of changes.

Most of these changes are cosmetic, or privacy-based… but this new change could have a big impact on the efficacy of your business facebook page.

I was made aware of this through a friend posting a link to this ‘event‘ on their facebook wall. Because the person who wrote . . . → Read More: If you use Facebook Pages for Business, You Need to Read This.

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Compete – Compare Traffic to Decide where to Advertise your Biz

By Jess

The year is gearing up, and chances are, you’re right back into your biz by now (if you even took a break!)

You might be looking at advertising your business on relevant blogs as a way to increase your sales and audience – and if so, there’s some research you should do to make sure . . . → Read More: Compete – Compare Traffic to Decide where to Advertise your Biz

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How to Calculate an Advertising Budget

By Jess

Advertising.

The thing we micro-business owners try to avoid like the plague, because it costs money. And let’s be honest, many of us are just starting out, or running our biz part-time -and the last thing we have to splash around is spare cash.

While I am a huge fan of free advertising and using social networks to . . . → Read More: How to Calculate an Advertising Budget

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