Posts Tagged ‘Hootsuite’

  • 6 Reasons to Stop Linking Facebook to Twitter

    Nov 20 2012

    It’s been a whole three months since I’ve talked about the downfalls of auto-linking your Facebook Business Page to your Twitter account. I’ve tried to be nice about it, gently encouraging you to change your ways. NO MORE MRS. NICE TWIRP. This needs to stop. A version of this article appeared on the Twirp Communications

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  • Streamlining Your Twitter Experience

    Oct 09 2012
    Make Sense of your newsfeed

    If you’ve had the chance to attend any of my social media workshops, or hear me speak, or probably any other social media expert, you’ll likely have heard me say that you cannot be successful on Twitter by following a handful of people. To use Twitter for business purposes, you’ll need to follow, and be

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  • Blogging for Business While on Vacation

    Aug 28 2012

    Consistency is very important when you’re blogging for business, so what do you do when it’s time for vacation? YES! Entrepreneurs do, on occasion, but not very often, get real (as opposed to pretend, where you’re checking your cell every 10 minutes) time away from the business. The first thing you need to know is

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  • Tweet Chats: The What, How and Why

    Aug 07 2012

    Tweet Chats, or Twitter Chats, are a great way to find people with whom you have common interests, to promote yourself as an expert in your field, or simply to gain new followers for your business. A Tweet Chat is simply a group of people who carry on one main conversation on Twitter, for a

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  • Responsible Scheduling

    Jul 10 2012

    A conversation last week with Linda from Daley Progress got me to thinking about scheduling social media for business. In a nutshell we were talking about not over-using the scheduling features available to us and I used the phrase “responsible scheduling”. Is it just me, or do you read that title in the Queen’s voice?

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  • 10 Minutes a Day to do Social for Business?

    May 15 2012

    Recently I found this interesting e-mail in my inbox. The subject line (It only takes 10 minutes to have success in social media) really intrigued me as I often hear about these 10 minutes a day plans…heck…I even gave an example of my own of how I thought you could manage social media for your

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  • 5 Tips for Managing Social Media for Business

    May 08 2012

    Whether or not social media is right for your business is no longer the question. The real question now is “Which social media platform is right” for your business. While some businesses are content to excel at one platform, many businesses are managing several networks to promote their products and services. To excel at THAT

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  • How to Recycle Blog Content – 5 Minute Friday Video Tutorial for Business

    Apr 27 2012
    Coach Twirp: Your Social Media Coach and Manager

    Can you afford to spend just five minutes on a Friday watching a video that will help you with your social media management? Can you afford NOT to? Come back to the Twirp Communications blog every second Friday for just five minutes and walk away with a practical skill that you can implement for your

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  • 3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Autopost Tweets to Facebook

    Jan 17 2012
    admin Facebook vs Twitter

    In every workshop or presentation I give around Halifax I always tell people NOT to auto-post their tweets to Facebook or vice versa. It’s a great time-saver, of course, so people are always miffed to learn that they are sacrificing engagement for time. Here are three quick reasons why you shouldn’t auto-post your tweets to

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  • Using a Dashboard to Make Social Media Easier – Part 2

    Oct 25 2011
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    Last week I provided some tips on how to organize your social media dashboard, in my case Hootsuite. This week I explain how to use the search function to find content relevant to your business. Our “small business” this week is Ye Olde Fish Shoppe (@YeOldeFish) suppliers of tackle and other fishing gear, as well

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