I go through a big love/hate relationship with facebook. It’s seriously addicting, but is it beneficial for my business? I’m working on making it work for me but it’s a slow effort as I’m a twitter hound and the usage is quite different when it comes to posting.
10 Proven Ways to Optimize Your Facebook Page
By: Terri Seymour

Social media marketing is absolutely essential in today’s online business world. It has taken the internet by storm both professionally and personally. Social media marketing means to market your business with the use of social …

Smart blogging is more than just tossing some posts up and waiting for people to comment that they loved them. Social media plays a big part now and you need to use it to your advantage. Start out right and use the tips below
The first thing you should do after setting up your blog is to set up your social media accounts. You might already have some accounts set up; now you need to make sure you are using them the best possible way.
Social media is an amazing …

I’m almost to my goal date of not playing facebook games until Feb. 1st. It’s the 29th but I can officially say I’m done. I just deleted all the facebook game apps from my account. Yes, deleted all of those games. Years of the games and 100′s of upgrades. I deleted them with a smile on my face.
I have a Wii and my son has the xbox360. If I want to play a game then I’ll shut down my laptop and go to one …

photo © 2010 Channelship Web Agency | more info (via: Wylio)Social media is here to stay in some form or another. If you think you don’t need it for your business then I congratulate you on having all the sales you need and being completely comfortable in keeping your business where it is. But for the majority of us, we want to continue to grow. Facebook advertising has definite benefits.
Four years ago (November 6, 2006), Facebook launched their advertising program. It’s essentially a PPC, Pay Per Click, …

For those that may not know, I live in the South Puget Sound. Hence, I am under 20 miles from Seattle, however that translates to an hour commute with our awesome traffic and even longer depending on the direction and time of day.
But that aside, it’s always driven me nuts that I don’t know about any local big online events until the weekend of or after. WTF? I am not bragging when I say that I am a social media nut and I also include local media …

Yes, there seems to be a theme to this week. My kids start school again on the 1st, but of course we are quickly getting into back-to-school mode. My daughter is already at soccer tryouts/practice and we’re getting up in the mornings again. I can feel a routine starting and I don’t think any of you can understand how much it pains me to admit…but I’m looking forward to some structure.
One thing I’m already on my way to controlling is my social media. I’m hiding out …

I have a client that sends me tweets and facebook fanpage status updates to post to her account. It is very time consuming and not time appropriate for me to log into both her accounts and post at that time. Plus, my schedule varies and I can’t guarantee that I’m working online at the time it need to be posted.
I searched around to many scheduling programs for twitter and for one I was amazed at how many have a monthly cost. Definitely not what we were looking …

As with everything else online, using forums is a matter of opinion and personal preference. There are two distinct opinions when it comes to forums. Some feel that they are a waste of time and can easily drain your day away. Others feel that they offer fantastic networking opportunities and information.
So who is right? Are forums a timewaster or a great place to network?
The answer is yes.
An online forum is what you make of it. If you visit your favorite marketing forum and end up getting …