Your social media influence grows exponentially. When your reach expands, so does your ability to influence so why not make sure you’re covering all of your bases? Today’s featured blogger has some thoughts about social media platforms and where you will get the most influence bang for your time bucks! Social Media Influence As of late, I’ve gotten a ton of questions about social media, whether it’s Twitter, Facebook, or my newest favorite G+. I have to admit that I’m a bit of a junkie. I ...
Twitter Lists: How to Tame Twitter!
Are you using Twitter lists? If your stream jumps all over the place, maybe these lists are a good idea for you. They're a great way to compartmentalize groups or audiences of people on Twitter. They're fairly easy to create and maintain, especially when you have today's featured blogger on your side! She'll walk you through, step by step! Twitter Lists: How to Tame Twitter! Is your Twitter stream out of control? Are you overwhelmed by the constant stream of tweets? Are some of the folks ...
How to Use IFTTT To Easily Share Your Instagram Photos on Twitter
I love Instagram. I also like to share Instagram posts on Twitter and Facebook. When you share an Instagram post to Facebook, the image shows, and it’s visually appealing to the audience on both platforms. (Maybe because Facebook bought Instagram? Hmmm.) However, when you share an Instagram post to Twitter, the image gets converted to a link. Wah wah. No image. NO fun. Ever see this happen? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Yes, I shared an Instagram post to Twitter the wrong way just for ...
Is Twitter Still Alive?
Is Twitter still alive? The simple answer is YES. Twitter is quite alive. Twitter is often the one social media network that a vast number of bloggers overlook. They feel that it moves too quickly for anyone to truly benefit from their time spent on it. Yet, it’s one of the top social networks used by various top brands to reach their audiences. If your Twitter feed is void of conversations, then it’s time to bring back the conversation! Through the years I have had to convince other bloggers ...
How to Cycle your Social Media Shares for FREE with RecurPost
RecurPost is an invaluable tool for bloggers who would like to be able to easily re-share their posts. It is great for librarying your posts and using those posts to schedule reoccurring posts. It's handy throughout giveaways, during holiday seasons, and for keeping your evergreen content actively circulating. Today's blogger will walk you through setting up your own RP account, helping you to re-share your posts. How to Cycle your Social Media Shares for FREE with RecurPost I recently ...
How To Use Twitter Analytics To Build Your Social Media Strategy
Today, I am lost in a world of Facebook Lives and Snapchats, and I’ll admit that it takes me a little longer to jump on board the “next new thing” in technology, and even when I do, I’m less inclined to immediately declare it a success. We have reached a weird saturation point with online and offline platforms, and I think it’s becoming trickier to distinguish the fun from the functional; the cutting-edge from the cutting-room floor. Twitter, of course, has had its own ups and downs, but ...