If you have been following us online, you are likely well aware now that one of the niches we concentrate on is Google Plus. A page describing our Google Plus services is available here: Google Plus Marketing. Flipboard gives us a neat little Chrome extension. Since we’re
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What do you think of when you hear about the popular website, Pinterest? If you’re anything like I used to be, you probably think of pretty vintage dresses, inspirational quotes and endless photographs of flowing white wedding dresses. In reality, there definitely are a lot of cute
Read more →Recently we discussed using Flipboard for Business. Well, we use it ourselves to curate social media news in our Flipboard magazine. Content curation is a funny thing, and helps businesses in mysterious ways. We hope to demystify these for you on this blog shortly. Until then, check
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Today animated GIFs started playing on Twitter! Is this for the birds? A lot of users hate animated GIFs. A lot of users love animated GIFs. Love them or hate them, they are here to stay. It seems inevitable with the advances in speed in Internet access.
Read more →There are millions of small businesses in the United States. Do they need social media? Here are a few fun facts: Social can definitely help SEO and is required in highly competitive niches, but otherwise, ranking in search has little or nothing to do with your social
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Today we have a simple example of what I call Google Plus Outreach. I am a very active user on Google Plus, especially in some niche communities. When a brand page shares something, it can be tough for it to gain traction. Sometimes it gets one or
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We manage several communities on Google Plus. If you do not know what a Google Plus Community is, please read What is a Google Plus Community? We have over 100 communities. Below is a partial list that users of our website might find beneficial to them. If
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If you are new to Google Plus or just starting to learn the platform, you might be wondering what Google+ Communities are. What is a Google Plus Community? A Google Plus community is a place where plussers (Google Plus users) can go to discuss a specific topic.
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Do you create content on national running day? How can you create content for your blog around running if you’re not a sneaker manufacturer? Did you even know today was national running day? Of course, some people will stop and think, ok, national running day, so what.
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When you first configure your company (or blog’s) Pinterest page, there is an option to verify your website. Why verify your website? If you ask me, every business should claim their presence on Pinterest and get their site verified. Pinterest is rapidly evolving and is absolutely a
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Google+ is a powerful social media network. There aren’t nearly as many people on Google+ as there are on Facebook but there are active users, many of whom love animated images called GIF images. Google+ has a neat feature which allows animated GIF images to play right
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Pinterest’s new guided search is awesome. Human input It was only a matter of time before algorithms could factor in human input. Pinterest the the perfect platform for this. People share images with a description. I always thought Google would be the first to do this. But
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This page is in place to list the current community guidelines for Google+ Communities moderated by Telapost. (These are basic common sense policies which are good Netiquette in general.) No Link Dropping: Do not enter the community for the purpose of dropping links back to your site.
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It started with a lunch: This week I had social media powerhouse lunch with my friends Karen Tiede of Red Tuxedo and Jesse Wojdylo of Wojdylo Social Media. Jesse and I get together often to go over social media strategy, user behavior, ranking content, and content marketing.
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March 31, 2014 Google+ released a new metric on personal profiles and pages. It is a number they call “content views”. They also removed the “plus count” feature from pages. What was the plus count feature? There used to be a box displaying a plus count. This
Read more →Today Google+ Profiles and Pages received a neat little update called “content views”. As I’ve mentioned many times, using Google+ as a business is critical. The ways this will affect pages remains yet to be seen, but this is just another piece of the puzzle. If you
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I’m asked all the time by small business owners: How effective is Facebook advertising is and should I be using it? Things are sure to change as time goes on. At this point in time, March 2014, Facebook works for some businesses and not for others. Compared
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In December 2013, Facebook pages were only reaching around 10% of their audience. Now, in March 2012, the pages are only reaching 2% – 6%. Is this the writing on the “walls”? Many marketers think this is a terrible idea. But what if it is a great
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What are Google+ Hangouts On Air? Google+ Hangouts On Air, also sometimes referred to as an HOA, is a live streaming video broadcast in HD. HOAs may be started at any time or scheduled in advance. When HOAs are broadcast, they can easily be viewed on Google+,
Read more →Before I talk about Google+ Direct Connect, I’d like to briefly go over why I think that Google+ Direct Connect will play a role in the future of Google search, especially for local businesses. When a Google Plus Local Page has gone through the claim & verification
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