In order for your valued blog content to be most effective and achieve its fullest impact, it needs to be spread around. The next successive step in your social media strategy is selecting the best tools/methods to spread around your prized content, thereby exposing it to the largest audience possible.
It seems like Blogging is the current rage. I took a class and know the basics, but can it really help me build my business? Is it really worth the time?…
Welcome once again to our series, “Developing a Social Media Strategy” So far, we’ve realized that “Social Media is a Conversation, not an Advertisement!” We’ve answered “The ‘WHY’ of Social Media?” (Why it should be a vital part of your Annual Marketing Plan) We identified that one of the key strategies is “Taking AIM” (Audience,…
To successfully compete in the ‘marathon’ that is blogging, you must develop a consistent, long-term, organized strategy for writing. While a certain portion of your blog writing will come as a result of creative moments of ‘inspiration,’ other portions should be planned or scheduled, and become part of your regular writing routine.
The path towards developing a ‘Killer Blog’ simply requires an understanding of the basic components of a successful blog, and your commitment to consistently invest the necessary time and effort. So what are the Top 5 basic key components of an effective blog, you ask?
“Blogging is an excellent place to begin generating your own unique content, and can serve as the Social Media conveyor belt to distribute your appetizing articles to consumers/potential clients who are hungry for quality, relevant, and practical information.” Okay, so I just posted the 4th installment in my series on ‘Developing a Social Media Strategy…
“If You Aim at Nothing, You’ll Hit It Every Time!” ~ Zig Ziglar ~ Okay, so the first two installments of this series helped us to better understand what Social Media is, what it isn’t, and why we should consider using it to grow and promote our business: “Social Media is a Conversation, Not an…
This Friday, December 11th at Pacific Northwest Title in Silverdale, Kitsap area real estate professionals will have the ‘joy’ of being entertained taught by Natalie Danielson of ClockHours.com Natalie will be facilitating two brand new Social Media classes – one on Blogging Basics, and the other on Twitter. Here is the all the skinny: Two…
“Social Media is the new Water Cooler. It’s where People Connect and Interact” ~ Rich Jacobson ~ I had recently published my second article in the series “Developing a Social Media Strategy for Small Business” to my blog over on ActiveRain and wanted my local SBB readers to know about it. You can find the full article…
With so many local businesses just now getting their feet wet in the social media waters, I thought I would share some of the insights I’ve learned over the past several years, so that others wouldn’t make some of the same mistakes I’ve made, and more effectively navigate what can many times appear extremely overwhelming and difficult.