The Hartsock Agency » Facebook Tips http://www.nettieink.com Helping Experts Shine Online Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:04:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 You Can Save Yourself from Buying Social Media “Guru” Products by… http://www.nettieink.com/2010/02/04/you-can-save-yourself-from-buying-social-media-guru-products-by/ http://www.nettieink.com/2010/02/04/you-can-save-yourself-from-buying-social-media-guru-products-by/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:51:07 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=1877 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> MYTH: You’re only going to find out the real deal on how to use social media off a long-copy sales page and a series of bonuses and webinars which you have to purchase.

REALITY: There are tons of absolutely free and  in-depth social media  help sites. If  you spend just one hour a week on them, you can learn everything you need to do.

REALITY EXTRA: You cannot possibly learn any of this stuff by just reading – you have to start doing!

5  Sites That Give You LOTS of GOOD FREE Social Media MOJO:

1. For Facebook turn to Allfacebook.com – superb, updated daily and tons of tips to instantly use.

2. Mashable.com - one of my faves on all things social media. Fantastic resource.

3. Twittip.com - Twitter tips you can instantly use.

4. Linkedin.com – read their blog! You get the insider scoop on the latest, like today they’re showing folks how to reorder your profile information. Tons of guest articles too. Cool beans!

5. SocialMediaToday.com – another daily must read.

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]]> http://www.nettieink.com/2010/02/04/you-can-save-yourself-from-buying-social-media-guru-products-by/feed/ 1 7 Signs Your Social Media “Expert” is Not So Social… http://www.nettieink.com/2009/11/19/7-signs-your-social-media-expert-is-not-so-social/ http://www.nettieink.com/2009/11/19/7-signs-your-social-media-expert-is-not-so-social/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:27:33 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=1715 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> 7 Signs Your Social Media “Expert” is Not So Social:

1. You ask them about measuring metrics and they say, “Metrics, metrics, we don’t need no ‘steenking’ metrics.”

Helpful Tip: Measurement of social media activities should be happening using tools like Radian6, HubSpot Grading tools, and some from Mashable’s list here.

2. Early on, you ask the expert how often you should tweet and they say, “As much as you like, just keep in mind never to do it in mixed company.”

Helpful Tip: See Guy Kawasaki’s post on Twitter Cluelessleness.

3. You search for the profile they were tasked to set up on LinkedIn.com and when you can’t find it, they say, “LinkedIn.com isn’t cool anymore. We set up your profile on Hookedup.com but you’ll need to lower your browser security to ‘hit that.’

Helpful Tip: Keep up with the actual LinkedIn.com blog for great insight on how to empower your profile.

4. You find the Flickr.com account they created for your company, but to your surprise it is populated with photos of horses named Flicka.

Helpful Tip: Use Flickr to build your brand online – see tips here.

5. You ask for strategic insight on what you should add to your blogroll and their answer is, “I don’t know, I’ve never tried that sandwich.”

Helpful Tip: See Dave Taylor’s timeless piece on blog rolls here.

6. They send you a large box of organic pea pods the week before the debut of 1st company podcast, with a note that says, “Only the freshest peas possible will do for your first cast.”

Helpful Tip: Read “Podcasting for Dummies” and Evo Terra’s blog to keep up with everything you need to know about podcasting and how it does not involve casting peas.

7. The expert says the best way for you to build online buzz and loyalty is to give away free pairs of shoes like that Zappos.com guy because everyone loves him and shoes always make people happy.

Helpful Tip: See Tony’s presentation on building real customer loyalty offline and online here.

Bonus: They rent a dog to do tricks in the background of all the company YouTube videos they’re producing for you. When you question their judgment they exclaim, “The better the tricks, the more the clicks.”

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]]> http://www.nettieink.com/2009/11/19/7-signs-your-social-media-expert-is-not-so-social/feed/ 3 If Facebook were an Acronym… http://www.nettieink.com/2009/11/02/if-facebook-were-an-acronym/ http://www.nettieink.com/2009/11/02/if-facebook-were-an-acronym/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:54:29 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=1671 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Friends (or Faux Foes)
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]]> http://www.nettieink.com/2009/11/02/if-facebook-were-an-acronym/feed/ 4 Baby Boomers Growing in Facebook Usage http://www.nettieink.com/2009/07/07/baby-boomers-growing-in-facebook-usage/ http://www.nettieink.com/2009/07/07/baby-boomers-growing-in-facebook-usage/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:39:06 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=1238 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Read this article on how Facebook’s demographics are changing.

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]]> http://www.nettieink.com/2009/07/07/baby-boomers-growing-in-facebook-usage/feed/ 0 Michael Arrington’s “Never Surrender To Your Users Facebook” http://www.nettieink.com/2009/03/24/michael-arringtons-never-surrender-to-your-users-facebook/ http://www.nettieink.com/2009/03/24/michael-arringtons-never-surrender-to-your-users-facebook/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:31:41 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=907 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Fantastic piece on Facebook and all its recent retooling by Michael Arrington of TechCrunch. Go and read it.

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]]> http://www.nettieink.com/2009/03/24/michael-arringtons-never-surrender-to-your-users-facebook/feed/ 1 Web 2.0 for Small Businesses and Giddy Entrepreneurs http://www.nettieink.com/2009/03/13/web-20-for-small-businesses-and-giddy-entrepreneurs/ http://www.nettieink.com/2009/03/13/web-20-for-small-businesses-and-giddy-entrepreneurs/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:21:33 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=873 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> My partner Jennifer Robenalt and I with our B is For Blog, LLC consultancy are offering some superb 2.0 seminars and I wanted to encourage you to attend them if you can!

Total disclaimer: We will actually give you real advice that you can use after the seminar. We do not want to offer ten week e-classes, we only provide actionable insight and tried and true tips for you to immediately implement.

Please join us for one (or all) of our outstanding Web 2.0 classes designed to give small business owners incredible, information-packed, and cost-effective professional development opportunities.
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- I’m not comfortable with traditional “hard sells” or “marketingspeak.” Is social media a good alternative to that?
 
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]]> http://www.nettieink.com/2009/03/13/web-20-for-small-businesses-and-giddy-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0 Nielsen says Social Networking Leading http://www.nettieink.com/2009/03/13/nielsen-says-social-networking-leading/ http://www.nettieink.com/2009/03/13/nielsen-says-social-networking-leading/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:30:40 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=870 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Superb insight from Nielsen Media which details its new findings on social networking.

Nielsen’s study revealed a continued rise in Internet users participating on social networking sites, and a marked increase on the broadening demographic of participants.

Nielsen cites Facebook as adding almost twice as amny 50-60 year olds visitors from December 2007 to December 2008, than it has added under 18 year old visitors.

One of the key things still to remember in light of all this social activity is to keep in mind always that Linkedin.com is your “boardroom” and Facebook.com is your “playground.”

While there are some really great things happening on both platforms in terms of marketing, and connecting with people, I think that Linkedin.com is really key for peer, partner and potential opportunities specifically around growing your own personal branding and visibility.

See more on the difference between the two here.

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]]> http://www.nettieink.com/2009/03/13/nielsen-says-social-networking-leading/feed/ 0 Happy Birthday Facebook http://www.nettieink.com/2009/02/04/happy-birthday-facebook/ http://www.nettieink.com/2009/02/04/happy-birthday-facebook/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:56:44 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=810 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Happy Birthday to Facebook which as of Feb. 4th will be five years old! Wow!

In tech years, that means Facebook is still in its infancy and I can only imagine what will come in the next five years. (As a recovering technology journalist from back in the day, I can fondly remember writing about gmail in beta and all those ubiquitious apps we now use as part of Google.)

So go Facebook go! And I encourage all of you to get on the Facebook bandwagon.

Interesting stats:

15 million users update their statuses at least once each day

24 million pieces of content are shared each month

Thousands of companies are now on Facebook and its growing leaps and bounds.

See Mark Zuckerberg’s special post here.

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]]> http://www.nettieink.com/2009/02/04/happy-birthday-facebook/feed/ 1 Facebook Getting Giant http://www.nettieink.com/2008/12/18/facebook-getting-giant/ http://www.nettieink.com/2008/12/18/facebook-getting-giant/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:48:42 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=756 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Facebook continues to grow in usage, community and “facetime”. Take a look at the latest press on Facebook’s site.

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]]> http://www.nettieink.com/2008/12/18/facebook-getting-giant/feed/ 0 Superb Primer on Facebook Past, Present and Future http://www.nettieink.com/2008/11/24/superb-primer-on-facebook-past-present-and-future/ http://www.nettieink.com/2008/11/24/superb-primer-on-facebook-past-present-and-future/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:16:00 +0000 Nettie Hartsock http://www.nettiehartsock.com/?p=707 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I really love this superb list of articles that the folks at InsideCRM.com compiled in regard to Facebook and how to use it. Wonderful articles and I would recommend reading each and every one of them to help you understand how to better utilize all that Facebook has to offer.

There are plenty of new things you can do with Facebook since these original articles, but they still offer a very strong how-to on all things Facebook.

By the way did you know with Facebook you can…

1. Add a color scheme to facebook based on your photo – http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/3626 .

2. Find some amazing apps to use on the Facebook platform.

And finally, hit this link and see some very valuable recent tips on using Facebook that comes from Switched.com.

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