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12 Tips to Rock Your Blog This Week!

February 26, 2012 By Pam 29 Comments

What is it about some blogs that you visit and you naturally have a tendancy to want to sit back in your easy chair, read and relax? It may make you feel inspired, relaxed, motivated, smart or even challenge your thinking. Then as soon as you are done reading it you feel empowered, ready to get out there and rock your blog and business?

What makes a good blog? How can you rock yours? Here are 12 easy tips to rock any blog in any industry starting now. You don’t need a developer to do most of these. With a little focus on your audience, your online brand presence and relevant content you can take your blog from zero to zoom speed in no time.

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What Has Your Blog Done For Me Lately? 11 Tips to Provide More Value!

February 10, 2012 By Pam 22 Comments

Tweet this, retweet this, check out this blog post, click here, act now, subscribe for free updates, watch this, share this, like me, follow me, act now. Whoa! There sure isn’t a shortage of folks telling us what to do in the social world.

From bloggers, internet marketing experts, social media gurus, social rockstars, twitterati, to a-listers someone has something that is going to rock your world with a click, like, follow and tweet.

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How I Tweet in a Nutshell (55 behaviors from a twitter nut!)

September 3, 2011 By Pam 20 Comments

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t is my mantra of life. I am who I am take it or leave it.

There is not one way to tweet, Facebook, Link or circle. The only way to do social media is the way that works for you. Here is a summary of what works for me and my tweets.

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125 Ways to Integrate Social Media to Zoom Your Business

August 30, 2011 By Pam 10 Comments

Random acts of marketing (RAMs) will melt the positive in your business checking account, return on investment and brand equity like an ice cube on a hot day on hot cement. RAMS are a leading cause for failure in business, marketing and of course social media.

Integration may seem like a lot of work up front. When I talk about integration with clients I often get that raised eyebrow look and know they want to say “what is she talking about, we don’t have time to think further than tomorrow… we’ll never get integrated… she just wants to complicate the project so she can charge us more!” This couldn’t be further from the truth!

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The Social Blog: 17 Tips to Zoom Engagement & Results!

August 21, 2011 By Pam 9 Comments

So you have spent a ton of time learning the tools, setting up your blog, studying the art of social media engagement, building your business plan and the list goes on and on. Some things are working yet some aren’t. You may have weeks where you see the results. You think your audience likes your [...]

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12 Tips to Run Your Own Race in the Social Blogging World

August 4, 2011 By Pam 7 Comments

Don’t jump on Google+ yet as it’s not going to replace Facebook. Actually, you better get on Google+ today or you are going to be left behind.

You must have a Twitter account but only if you are under five foot three inches and wear purple shoes on Friday. If you are wearing your purple shoes and you are not too tired then make sure you setup your new Facebook page on Friday but don’t launch it until Saturday at noon. Don’t tweet before 10 am if you are with your kids and not over the lunch hour unless you are eating spaghetti.

Would you follow these directions? Well I certainly hope not!

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Triberr: Put Your ACTION Where Your Social Mouth Is & Pay it Forward!

July 26, 2011 By Pam 38 Comments

I have a story to share with you about what one may consider a social media “tool” called Triberr. To me it is much more. It challenged me from day one to put my action where my mouth is in regard to helping others.

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If I Were a Social Realtor – 20 Social Media Success Tips for Realtors

July 8, 2011 By Pam 12 Comments

So you hear the stories of the broke realtors. I have heard many state they can’t sell or rent the homes. I know the economy stinks, there is a surplus of foreclosures. However, there are still some people buying and renting homes, townhomes, apartments, condos and office space.

The question is are realtors really doing all they can to help sell the homes? I think overall the answer is no. Read on to learn why.

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3 Easy Steps to Increase Sharing of Your Blog Posts!

May 19, 2011 By Pam 8 Comments

So you work hard to connect with your audience. You know what they like. You know what they need. You blog and your fans love your content. They want to share it with their friends, family and pets. Bottom line your content rocks and you know it.

However, this scenario has one issue. Although your content is getting read and your metrics are out the roof, it’s not getting shared. The shares to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are dismal at best.

You just can’t figure it out. You wonder for a brief second if maybe your audience isn’t on social media. However, you quickly come to your wits as you know they are.

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Get Real Time: 44 Signs Social Media Is NOT Working for You!

April 16, 2011 By Pam 5 Comments

So you are a self proclaimed social media expert, guru, community manager, analyst or anything with the word social media in front of it. You have been doing social media for at least a year. You are doing all the right things.

You have followers. You have likes. However, nobody talks to you about business, reads your blog and your phone is definitely not ringing with leads wanting to buy from you.

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26 Tips to Build a Social Savvy Website vs a Dud with a Pretty Face!

March 23, 2011 By Pam 5 Comments

We all know there is no shortage of websites. For years business leaders have been building them. They spend loads of money. They put a task force in place to ensure the website rocks and can impress shareholders. The executives and marketing team dream of their beautiful website that will bring them lots of customers. You know, “that website, the one everyone will love”. They dream of email opt-ins, increased hits on their website and fancy reports they can show off to any and all stakeholders who will lend an ear.

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Plagiarism is for Lazy Birds! 27 Common Sense Reasons & Tips to Create Your Own Content

December 27, 2010 By Pam 4 Comments

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One question any blogger, marketing, social media or business leader should never ask themselves: “Should I copy somebody else’s content or create my own?” Note: This post comes with strong opinion as my content has been blatently plagiarized numerous times the past few months. The worst case study I have seen recently was with my [...]

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Dear Comment Spammers & Bullies: 15 Tips for Comments that Help, Not Hurt Your Brand

December 8, 2010 By Pam 5 Comments

We have all seen them. The blog comment that just doesn’t belong. The comment that we all know shouldn’t be there. However, because of blog norms and social etiquette we leave it there and feel an unjustified obligation to respond. You know what I am talking about. Either you are one who leaves these types [...]

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20 Real Tips for Hiring a Social Media Consultant

October 25, 2010 By Pam 2 Comments

“Social media is free. Social media is easy. Just hop on twitter and start tweetin’!” Hmmm… how many times have we heard that? I have honestly heard social media consultants at networking events state during their 60 second pitch “social media is free, come talk to me if you want to do free marketing!” Ouch, not the case folks.

I wanted to provide some helpful tips when hiring a consultant. Consultants, just as mentors and coaches should be selected based on personal fit with your business goals, life cycle, and culture. The most important thing is that you do your research and talk to a few. Don’t go with the first one you meet.

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Social Media Content – Less is More (Video Blog Post)

August 19, 2010 By Pam Leave a Comment

When it comes to content, less is more. Bombarding your audience with a 30 minute video and numerous pages of web content just to tell them who you are and what you do will get you nothing but a high bounce rate on your website.

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It’s okay to make money, right?! 20 Tips to Stay FOCUSED!

June 30, 2010 By Pam 1 Comment

As an entrepreneur it is easy to get pulled into many directions and projects.

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Social Media Love 101: 17 tips to be a Good Friend & Advocate in Social Media

June 23, 2010 By Pam 3 Comments

Social media is all one big relationship. Making them meaningful, inspirational and profitable are top goals. Many times we get too caught up in the science of social media. Too many folks worry too much about how many followers they have on Twitter, number of fans on Facebook and the list goes on and on. [...]

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Social Media Voice: Pick Me, Pick Me, PICK ME!

June 3, 2010 By Pam Leave a Comment

My belief is this is very much why so many people love social media! For once we feel free! We HAVE a VOICE! Even if nobody is listening on the other end, we are free to be

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