A while ago I wrote a post on the Pros and Cons of having your readers Comment, Tweet, LIKE or SHARE (We’re talking about LIKE buttons outside of Facebook) Lowest on my list was the LIKE. Why? Because it was the least interactive. It used to only show on the wall like this: …
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Blogging for Newbies Questions
If you were to look at a heat map of real estate blogging in the United States, Seattle would be en fuego! It’s RED HOT. Lucky me, I'll be moderating a panel of bonafide blogstars for REBarCamp Seattle this coming week and couldn't be more excited! Why? I get to ask Matt Goyer, Rich …
Just that
http://goo.gl/yHtqO Nothing more …
Upcoming Events on Facebook
The new buzzword for everything is that there’s an App for that. Overused fer sure! I just setup two workshops using Eventbrite and as both deal specifically with Facebook I just had to bring them in somehow. I could always share using the LINK function (and I did). Great for immediate …
Google brings my friends in to SERP
S.E.R.P. is an acronym for Search Engine Results Page. What is that? It what Google serves up when you type into the box something like “Custom Facebook Business Page” The Page that Google serves up is called a SERP. And you can see I’ve shared two different results within my …
Group or Page in the new Facebook?
Recently I spoke at Richard Robbins Achieve in Toronto. While we couldn’t get to all the questions during the event we promised to answer them all. The following is just one of many… Question: “I have a Facebook group page – is that a mistake?” Not necessarily a mistake. It …
When to get started in Video
How about now? No really. RIGHT NOW! What are you waiting for? Equipment? Instruction? Time? Recently my friend Lesley Lambert (who I might have prodded into starting in video) had a post on Agent Genius on getting started with video. She detailed some low cost low barrier options for the …
To Tag or Comment Page to Page?
You might call it marketing, brand recognition, “getting the word out” but I’ll argue it might also weaken everything you are trying to accomplish. Spam is a harsh word for some but remember the definition of Spam: “Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, …
BREAKING: Facebook Pushes out redesign for Facebook Pages
Just saw this on my Facebook Page. If you have a page it’s probably there too. What’d did they change now? They simply are changing the layout to better match the new Profile layout - that’s all. Here’s what happened when I upgraded my page… Here’s a detail post from Facebook: …
What is Flickr?
Recently I spoke at Richard Robbins Achieve in Toronto. While we couldn’t get to all the questions during the event we promised to answer them all. The following is just one of many… Question: “What is Flickr?” Flickr is… Well first of all, it’s a place to store images online. It’s a …
2 reasons I LOVE Paper.li
How’s this for a circle of life (blog wise)? Just try to follow this... A while ago Paper.li burst onto the scene creating a lot of buzz on the interwebs. We had them on our radio show and shortly afterwards I started my own version “The AreWeConnected Daily”. I also found out that you …
Video on my Profile or my Page?
Recently I spoke at Richard Robbins Achieve in Toronto. While we couldn’t get to all the questions during the event we promised to answer them all. The following is just one of many… Question: What is the best way to showcase video on facebook – profile or page? Good question. The right …
Want to pick my brain?
Hey, I am naturally a teacher, a helper, a facilitator. I’ve also spend a huge amount of time educating, experimenting, and practicing what I do. I’m not a guru, I’m not a Ninja but there are certainly many things I can do and know a great deal about because I’ve invested my time and dollars to …
Where to put all those video client testimonials?
Recently I spoke at Richard Robbins Achieve in Toronto. While we couldn’t get to all the questions during the event we promised to answer them all. The following is just one of many… Question: Can I send a video of a client testimonial daily on facebook? Absolutely! Client …
Accidents happen
Following along in my theme that you need to own “Homebase” I came across this story today. Flickr Accidentally Deletes a User's 4,000 Photos and Can't Get Them Back Major, major stumble from Flickr today—a Zurich-based photoblogger says Flickr deleted his account by mistake and lost his 4,000 …
1 Post, 50 Sites…
Recently I spoke at Richard Robbins Achieve in Toronto. While we couldn’t get to all the questions during the event we promised to answer them all. The following is just one of many… Question: How can you efficiently post to multiple social media sites to save time? There’s a number of …
Homebase: Why you need to OWN your content
The other day a good friend of mine Lesley Lambert tweeted that her Facebook Page was still there but all the content of hers was not. That’s weird. She’s been adding content to her Facebook Page for a very long time. She’s a regular blogger and has hundreds if not thousands of posts, most …
Facebook Create a Page Redesigned
Facebook launched a redesigned of their portal for page creation. No earth shattering changes other than they hid the community box that was on the left side behind “Cause or Topic”. Interesting to note... Gone is the text that used to say, “If we determine down the road that your page is …
Don’t just share the LINK
Sometimes I wish I could climb to the top of the highest (social media) mountain top. I know it would be a long struggle. Battered knuckles, lack of oxygen, bitter cold and winds. Upon reaching the summit, I'd turn around and at the top of my voice, I'd yell.. YOU CAN’T AUTOMATE …
Multiple blogs or a single blog?
Recently I spoke at Richard Robbins Achieve in Toronto. While we couldn’t get to all the questions during the event we promised to answer them all. The following is just one of many… Question: Should we have multiple blogs or focus all content in one blog? Assuming the focus is somewhat …