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Schedule Tweets: 5 Tips to Master BufferApp

Schedule Tweets: 5 Tips to Master BufferApp

Apr 16, 2012

BufferApp is a fantastic tool to schedule tweets and help you manage the content that you put out to your Twitter stream. It also works for Facebook, and now LinkedIn as well. Not only does it allow you to simultaneously post to both places, it also helps you schedule these messages to go at just the right time of the day to have the full effect you...

Best Facebook Pages: Top 15 Timelines

Best Facebook Pages: Top 15 Timelines

Apr 10, 2012

With the transition to the Timeline format, the best Facebook pages aren’t just the ones with the best design anymore. It takes a different type of innovation to thoroughly exploit all of the features the new timeline format offers, but some brands have improved their Facebook presence tremendously.   Here’s a compilation of the best Facebook pages...

Celebrities on Twitter: How to be a Social Media Loser

Celebrities on Twitter: How to be a Social Media Loser

Apr 4, 2012

Celebrities are no strangers to social media and while there are many platforms for them to pursue, Twitter seems to be one of the most widely used. Not only is nearly every known celebrity on Twitter, many of them actually Tweet from their own accounts. Part of Twitter’s lure is the fact that average users are on the same level as Chad Johnson, Conan...

Social Media for Social Good

Social Media for Social Good

Mar 28, 2012

There is more to social media today than just chatting with friends. Marketing divisions for large organizations and tech savvy small business owners have been successfully advertising their products and services for some time now. However, there is a new trend in social media – one that works towards the greater good quite literally.   We are now...

10 Best Facebook Page Apps for Timeline

10 Best Facebook Page Apps for Timeline

Mar 22, 2012

Facebook Timeline is coming to fan pages and after March 30th everyone will be in the same boat. The landing pages that were once a favorite of small business will be replaced with the cover page. If you’ve read a Facebook Timeline tutorial, you’ll know that businesses are resorting to Facebook page apps to engage customers on their own...

Promoting your Content With Pinterest

Promoting your Content With Pinterest

Mar 15, 2012

As a freelance writer and social media marketer, I’m always looking for new social media sites to delve into as well as new ways to promote my digital content. Like many Internet users of the world, I quickly became hooked on Pinterest, but only recently began promoting my content using through the Pinterest network.   Whether you are a writer, article...

Promoting Your Online Writing with Social Media

Promoting Your Online Writing with Social Media

Mar 8, 2012

One question people ask me more than any other in regards to my freelance writing business is how to promote your online writing through social media. Social media is incredibly popular today. It keeps us connected in ways that didn’t exist before. It’s an excellent platform for writers, journalists and poets to promote their work, connect with readers...