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How to Create Content that Fuels Your Business Growth
This week on #Smallbizchat LIVE our show featured three guests: How to get growth that lands you on the Inc. 5000 list with Rod Brown, @RoderickLBrown, The Business of Storytelling with Sue Young, @sueyoungmedia, and Profiting From Podcasts: How to leverage the power of podcasts to build your business with Steve Olsher, @steveolsher. I pulled three […]
The 7 C’s of Building a Fanatical Following on Instagram
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Warren Carlyle @modelwarren. Warren Carlyle is a Community Building Strategist helping businesses build highly engaged communities online. He is founder/CEO of […]
Monetize Your Expertise
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Debborah Ashley @AskDebborah. Deborrah Ashley has built 3 highly profitable businesses, been in Oprah Magazine and The New York Times, and […]
How to Leverage YouTube To Promote Your Business
When someone mentions social media as a marketing tool, most people think of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. But newsflash, YouTube is the second most searched site online. Video converts better than any other type of content right now and it’s cheaper to produce than every before so as a small business—YouTube could be a game […]
7 Ways IGTV Can Be Valuable for Your Small Business
Guest Article Since it’s launch in 2010, Instagram has become a global community of one billion! Recently, the photo sharing app announced their new feature IGTV, which allows users to post and watch videos that are up to one-hour long. While there’s a stand-alone IGTV app, you can also watch it from within the Instagram […]
How to Increase Engagement on Social Media
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Dr. Aikyna Finch, @DrADFinch. Dr. Aikyna Finch is a Forbes Coaches Council Member, coaching in the areas of Empowerment, Life and Social […]
How to Use Instagram Stories to Promote Your Brand
As social media sites add more and more features, it can be challenging to stay on top of what really works for your small business. That’s what I’m here for! To help you navigate the world of social media marketing, and Instagram in particular. If you’ve been successful at engaging your audience on Instagram consider […]
How to Leverage Facebook Ads for Your Small Business
It’s getting harder and harder to reach your audience online these days. Emails are going unopened. Social media newsfeeds are getting more clogged, making it harder for your update to be seen. One proven channel for reaching your audience, however, is Facebook ads. Because there are many ways to engage your social media audience with […]
How to Recruit Top Talent by Leveraging Social Media
Guest Article Job fairs and job search websites are great, but the key to successful recruitment of top talent today lies in leveraging social media networks. It is one of the best ways to tell people who you know that you have a job opportunity. By leveraging social platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, […]