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Twitter Business

Exclusive Infographic: 64 Ways to Improve Your Twitter Marketing

December 3, 2011

Click the infographic below for an enlarged version you can print out and use as a checklist. Cross off items once you’ve done them. Below the infographic we cover all eight sections in more detail to help you make the most of these great tips from Maria Peagler (@SM_OnlineClass), founder of SocialMediaOnlineClasses.com. Tips 1-7: Your [...]

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How Small Businessses Are Using Social Media [Infographic]

August 18, 2011

Click image to enlarge • Infographic courtesy of: CreditDonkey Twitter for business tips

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Why Automating Twitter Is Like Driving faster in the Dark

July 7, 2011

People ask me how they “can make money fast on Twitter.” They see a lot of big promises out there. Here’s what I tell them: When you see a tweet that says “Automate Twitter for fast success and real money” remember these definitions: Automate = Give some other spammer your hard-earned money for something that [...]

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Should you get a tweet when you give something away?

July 7, 2011

In the past, websites would force you to provide an email address and sign up for a newsletter before receiving content such as an ebook, whitepaper or access to a protected website. Now, there are several services that instead force users to send a tweet or facebook status update before receiving content. Should you use [...]

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Social media has already proven itself for business—start NOW.

July 3, 2011

“Ignoring social media is a ‘strategic error of the most basic nature‘ ” –Chief of US Naval Operations SMART: Most businesses wait to adopt new practices or technologies until they have proven themselves. Waiting for this reason is often smart. DUMB: The problem is that most businesses are a step behind at knowing when something [...]

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What are the benefits of Twitter for business?

June 14, 2011

I had a client ask me for a brief explanation of this recently. This was my response: Twitter has more beneficial use cases than Facebook, LinkedIn and blogs combined. This is one reason people are confused by Twitter. Millions of people are using it in dozens of different ways, all simultaneously. To implement the most [...]

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Updated: Dealing with Negative Information About You or Your Business Online

June 9, 2011

How do you deal with the problem of negative information appearing about you online, especially when it is inaccurate? For dealing with Twitter abuse, see part 2 below. A wide variety of options ans sstrategies for business are covered in part 3 below. UPDATE: Tips specific for Twitter for businesses: This comes from the great “How Twitter Amplifies [...]

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One simple step to making money or being popular on Twitter

May 30, 2011

Don’t assume this is like similar advice you’ve seen until you’ve seen my secret to making this work! But here’s the one step: 1. Search for people who need help and help them. Easy, right? However, there is a real secret to making this work that I’ve shared at the end of this post. How [...]

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