You are on Facebook right? I mean your business has a Facebook Page doesn’t it? And more importantly you know how to verify a Facebook Page don’t you? Despite declining reach, and the increasing need to “pay to play” on Facebook it is still the mainstay of social media platforms for most local businesses. As […]
Category: Social Media
7 Ways to Grow Your Facebook Page
Someone asked me today “how do I get more likes on my Facebook Page?” In fact it’s a pretty common question. And it’s not hard to understand why. At the end of 2015 Facebook quoted that they had 1.59 billion monthly active users. In fact, in Australia roughly 62.5% of the population has a Facebook […]
7 Habits of Highly Engaging Facebook Posts
Marketo published an eBook called Contagious Content: What People Share On Facebook and Why They Share It. It contained 35pages of hints, tips and strategies, all laid out with clean examples. If don’t find yourself compelled to print it out and stick it to your office wall then you’re a pretty tough nut to crack. While […]
7 traits needed for an effective personal brand
Why is your online brand important? At the end of the day people buy things from other people! And the easiest way to earn the trust and rapport needed for that basic relationship is to connect in a human to human way. In fact, we actively seek this out most of the time. How do […]
10 Reasons Your Business Needs a Google Account
Google is everywhere – True. Everyone uses Google – Not true. But even so, the statistics are pretty staggering. By the middle of 2014 67.5% of web searches and 87.1% of mobile searches in the US were via Google. In total Google served 11.9billion search results per month during that period. While not ‘everyone’ uses […]
All you ever wanted to know about responding to online comments
Does thinking about how to respond to online comments make you anxious? Are you worried about saying the wrong thing and inciting a small rebellion online? Can you picture a horde of virtual townsfolk brandishing pitchforks and waiting with baited breath for your reply? If that sounds like you you’re not alone. In this article […]
What social platforms a tourism business should choose
Want to “get on social” but not sure where to start? The sheer number of social platforms available to business today is staggering and the choice can be paralysing. Like most business owners you probably have enough on your plate with day to day operations without adding the burden of trying to work out where […]
7 Tools to Powerup your Social Media Graphics
Ever wondered how other people always seem to have amazing graphics on their social media pages? Are you disappointed with the blurry photo and text box that you spent ages on in Paint (or some other free graphics tool on your computer). Maybe you’ve been avoiding putting images up at all because they’re just in the […]
3 reasons you don’t need Facebook
Are you wondering if your business needs to be on Facebook? Maybe you set something up a year ago but then let it slide because it wasn’t working for you. Let’s face it, not every business needs to be on Facebook and many businesses do very well without it. Here are three compelling reasons why […]