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Getting Started on Twitter

June 27, 2009 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

There are five main steps: Set up an account Enter your profile information & photo Find your friends How to follow someone How to post messages Step 1: Set up an account Go to http://twitter.com and click the big green “Get Started – Join!” button. On the resulting screen, enter the username you want, your […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: how to use twitter, social media tips, Twitter help

Do you need a Small Business Makeover?

June 1, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Pitney Bowes wants to give your business a communications makeover worth up to $10,000. If you could use some help with your email, direct mail and social media communications, you can win a free year of using Pitney Bowes’ full suite of business tools.  The grand prize winners will also receive in person one-on-one coaching […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, Become Your Own Boss Tips, Branding & Marketing, Customer Service, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, Social Media, Technology, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, Featured Post, hobby to business, marketing, melinda emerson, networking, online brand, passion, planning, Qualify the business, relationship management, small business, small business ideas, small business info, smallbizlady, social media, success tips

12 Advanced Twitter Techniques to Grow Your Small Business

August 27, 2012 By Melinda Emerson

Twitter is the perfect marketing tool for a business in start-up or reinvention mode and anyone trying to position themselves as a thought leader in their industry. There are several reasons why Twitter is good for business. You can brand or rebrand yourself quickly. You can use your personal name or a nickname such as […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: buffer, social media, tweetchat, tweetgrid, twitter. hashtag

15 Best Apps for Busy Small Business Owners

March 10, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

This month I’m celebrating my 15th Anniversary in business, don’t forget to sign up for your chance to win SmallBizLady’s 15 Days of Giveaways Contest. Today is Part II of my 15 Things Series. Today we’ll discuss best apps for busy small business owners.  As small business owners, we constantly have competing objectives and timelines […]

Filed Under: 15 Things Series, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: small business apps, small business productivity

How to Use Twitter to Boost Your Business Presence

January 30, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

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 @NikaStewart. Nika Stewart, Co-founder & CEO of GhostTweeting.com, is an early adopter of social media. From her roots as an event […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: @nikastewart, how to use twitter, Nika Stewart, twitter for small business

How to Start a Business In This Economy

August 6, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpts from my #SmallBizChat interview on Twitter with Mike Michalowicz aka Toilet Paper Entrepreneur @TPEntrepreneur. Mike Michalowicz has a driving passion for entrepreneurialism. Michalowicz wrote The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur with the sole purpose of giving first time entrepreneurs the […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: how to start, how to start a business, how to start in this economy, melinda emerson, Mike Michalowicz, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, twitter

8 Ways to Attract Followers on Twitter

July 6, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

When it comes to Twitter, attracting “followers” are key to building your online brand. Here’s key information to attract followers: 1)  Use usernames which match your name or business service or other social networking sites. When you sign up for your Twitter account, use your real name or the name you use on other social […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Social Media Tagged With: attract followers, online brand, social media, twitter

Blogging for Business

July 9, 2009 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

From time to time as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience.  This is an excerpt from my #smallbizchat interview with Meryl K. Evans @merylkevans about Blogging for Business. Blogging is old news by today’s standards as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn dominate the social networking scene. But blogging continues to pick up speed […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: blogging, online brand, small business, social media

How to Participate in #SmallBizChat

July 21, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 22 Comments

What is #SmallBizChat? It is a weekly talk show on Twitter for small business owners. It takes place every Wednesday from 8-9 pm eastern time. Guest experts and participants type answers to questions from the host Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, using the social media site Twitter. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to help business owners succeed […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: how to participate in smallbizchat, SmallBizChat, tweetchat, tweetgrid, twitter

25 Small Business Experts to Follow on Twitter

July 27, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Social media is a powerful tool for would-be and existing small business owners. I have used Twitter often to reach out to people that I would never be able to reach otherwise. Now I am sharing my top list of professionals on Twitter, who I believe have real value, and are generous with their expertise. […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Women in Business Tagged With: small business, small business experts, small business owners, social media, twitter

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