Monthly Archives: October 2009

Social Media= Connecting People & Building Community

AT & T hit the nail on the head with this ad.  This is what social networking is all about.  Connect people, bringing them together and helping one another.
What are you doing as a business to accomplish these things?  What are your goals?  Do you want to give back and help people?  Do you want [...]

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A Quick Social Media Tip

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The sheer amount of social media sites can seem a little daunting, especially if you’re just starting out.  A good number to focus on would be three.  We now give you permission to stop trying to figure out every single one of these sites and how to work them.  Choose three that you think will [...]

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Balancing Act

Yoga ~ Balance

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As business owners, we understand that time is hard to come by.  Starting a business takes a lot of time, and once it’s up and going, that usually doesn’t change either.  So how do you balance it all?

I make a list of priorities of the things I need to accomplish everyday.  I start at [...]

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The New and “Improved” Facebook

If you’re on Facebook then no doubt you’ve noticed some of the changes they have made to the layout.  A couple of months ago they did a change that took people a while to get used to.  I remember the backlash back then as well.  While I’m not a big fan of the changes myself, [...]

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Listening is Key

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If I had a dollar for every time someone told me social media doesn’t work for their business because “we don’t want to post about our sick dog” or hear about anyone elses for that matter, I’d have a pretty good chunk of change.  So if you don’t care about someone’s sick dog, or what [...]

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Rest Your Head on This

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Sometimes my worlds of crafting and social media collide.  I want to make a set of these geeky icon pillows and put them around my house.
If you aren’t the crafty type to make your own, they are available for purchase at this Etsy shop.  I’m sure some social media fanatics will have these on their [...]

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We are all Teachers

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Have you ever taken a class that drove you nuts?  Where the instructor was all over the board and didn’t seem to have a clear direction?  It really has an impact on your learning and retaining of the knowledge, huh?
In marketing and advertisers for your company, or brand, it is similar to being a teacher.  [...]

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How to Get Started in Social Media

Are you feeling overwhelmed and aren’t quite sure where to get started?  Here are a couple recommendations we have to get you started:

Start- sign up for an application that you’d like to get started with.  Depending on your business, and your branding goals, some applications may be better than others.  But for now, just get started [...]

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Branding Yourself

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When you’re branding yourself online, keep your message consistent with your message offline.  The only thing that will change is the way you communicate your brand.  So let me show you what this would look like:
Example Branding Concept: You run a retail shop that focuses on runners.  Running shoes, running outfits, awesome socks, etc…  [...]

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Share Your Passion

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Are you tired of us talking about BarCamp yet?  I took this photo of Deb after she made this button at the button station.  Share your passion.  That is really what social media (and Toolulu) is all about.  You love something, you share it.
From BarCamp we met so many people passionate about so many different [...]

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