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Earlier in this blog post series, we talked about how each social network is just a little bit different and our approach to each one should be carefully crafted. At the time, I cautioned against simply using social media integration tools to broadcast the same thing across your social networks. I stand by that advice …

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While many bloggers work with social media to grow their target market audience, there is so much opportunity to meet with and connect with other blog owners. You can share advice, find service providers, promote one another’s content, connect each other to resources and other people. In short, if you’ve got friends…you’ll go far. Always …

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Over the past couple of posts, we’ve been working on helping you understand your target audience and find your unique positioning when it comes to social media. These are crucial first steps to becoming a social media success and once you have those items a bit clearer in your mind, you’re ready to start experimenting …

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Getting organized is a never-ending project in my house. I am always trying to find ways to get rid of things I don’t need, organize what I have left, and make better use of it. And while I go through regular declutter sessions each year, there are times when I really need some motivation to …

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Crystal (www.crystalandcomp.com) and I had another super productive G+ Hangout yesterday!  This time we had a guest – Andrea Green of www.greenbacksgal.com is a YouTube Guru and talked to us about ways to use YouTube to enhance our content and draw in more readers. Watch the video below of our live hangout!  Be sure to …

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When You Know Your Target, Social Networking Gets Way Easier If you’ve been operating your website and business for a while, you probably have a good idea who your target market is. But your social media audience could be considerably different. Plus, each network is unique, so how you approach each one might be quite …

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We’ve all seen pages on Facebook with thousands…even millions of followers. We’ve seen the same with Twitter and other social networks. It may seem a little overwhelming if you’re starting with a small following and it may feel like you’re just not going to get anywhere if you don’t have a huge following. But the …

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Facebook has more than 901 million active users!  This week, we are going to discuss how we can tap into those users to build our blogging community and increase our traffic! This week during our weekly G+ Live Hangout, we had two guests to help us teach you how to use Facebook… Susie at Susie …

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UPDATED 02/18 – The next G+ hangout RSVP page is here:  https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c59vcj8pd1jcmv860ijlh6j8kq0  be sure to follow me to stay informed of each week’s. We had a great G+ hangout yesterday discussing the ways to use pinterest, great tools for helping to maintain it, linkies you can use to get your name out and more.  Because …

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On week six of the Homemaker Handbook Series, we are going to take a step back.  I don’t want anyone overwhelmed with their new-found clean out or organized schedule.  So, now that we have cleaned the main common rooms, let’s make a plan to keep them clean before we move on to the rest of …

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Last Tuesday, I co-hosted a G+ Live Hangout with Crystal and Company.  Several of you guys attended and I think it went extremely well.  This week we will be discussing Pinterest and giving you some suggestions to make it work for you.  So, On Tuesday February 12th at 10 am Central (11 EST, 9 MST, …

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Social media is one of the most important business communication developments in a long time, but it’s also one of the biggest sources of distraction and is often a time suck for otherwise productive business owners. Learning to manage your own social networking time will help you leverage all those great benefits and help you …

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