I don’t know about you, but when I get a marketing message via text message I usually don’t respond. Not only are they intrusive and unwanted, but the offering is always something along the lines of a potential loan or other poorly targeted cr–stuff.
So much to my surprise I discovered that “likes” can be text messaged to Facebook business pages, and best of all, it’s super easy to do! To explain this process I’m going to tell you a story about the imaginary small business owner, Sally.
5 WordPress Plugins To Get Social
You’ve decided to take a big step for your business by creating a blog. You devote time each week to create excellent content pertaining to your industry. The only problem is getting a new blog in front of the eyes of appropriate readers.
Consider making your blog more social. Social media is the modern day word-of-mouth, so make it easier for your readers to pass along your words of wisdom and get more involved. Consider these five WordPress plugins to make your blog more social.
Office Hours 102- Facebook In Retrospect
Welcome again to Office Hours, where you can pick our brain on topics ranging from web development, SEO, social media, and more!
This week our friends at Inbound Now, asked the question via Facebook:
“What’s one Facebook tip you wish you knew when starting out?”
With this question a thousand responses came to Mike’s mind. Unfortunately we only had so much space on the memory card, so he had to narrow it down to one. See what it was in this week’s installment of Office Hours.
Facebook In Retrospect
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Debating Facebook Questions?
I had a great conversation about Facebook Questions yesterday with Social Gorilla Media, a company that helps businesses better understand and effectively utilize social media. It was inspired by one of their recent status updates:
“So far, I don’t see too much value in the new Question feature in Facebook. I still prefer Quora at this point.”Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 9:35am
I immediately replied that although I had my own reservations at first, I found plenty of value in Facebook‘s newest feature that allows users to poll friends, family, and fans about different topics to gauge their interests. After a great back and forth, Social Gorilla Media opened my eyes to a whole other perspective and it made me seriously consider: what are the pros and cons of using Facebook Questions on your business’ page?
Are You Overwhelmed by Social Media?
Although social media has made marketing your business and connecting to customers easier (and frankly, cheaper), we understand there are many platforms to choose from, apps to use, and schedulers to . . . schedule. If you are finding yourself overwhelmed by social media, and don’t know where to start, take a deep breath; we’re here to help.
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