As you have noticed it has been a while since there has been some activity on this site, which is because I have been on the run quite a bit lately. I apologize and if you would like to see more topics discussed please feel free to email me. Anyway, lately I have been running numerous consulting jobs and helping certain companies learn how to utilize social media. This helped spur a pumpkin patch of ideas on what you as a business can do to help promote your business over the Internet. Here are some of my ideas and I would enjoy hearing some of your thoughts on how to market your business. (more…)

To all those small business owners trying to get a little more attention here is a tip for you! Have you uploaded a video about your business lately? Or have tried to start a viral video about a product or service you have to offer? If you start to use video you are expanding your channels of visibility which is a huge plus, but there are many numerous reasons well beyond this topic.

A big plus is the social media optimization you get out of using video. After doing some consulting for some clients I have been able to get many of my clients onto the first page of Google within hours of submitting videos and content for them. Is this magic? To some extent it is know which buttons to push and realizing which keywords will help you reach that status. A good place to start is uploading video to YouTube. (more…)

The new Facebook profile was changed to help give a cleaner presentation and make it simpler for users. However, I feel that the new profile was built to aid the developers. Facebook has taken away “The Wall” and has replaced it with an improved news feed. Why they didn’t just improve the feed and keep “The Wall” we will never know. (more…)

As of recent I created a blog on Word Press which opened the doors to getting my blog tagged throughout the Social Media world. One of the largest sites that collects social media tags is Technorati. Time Magazine call it one of the “25 Sites We Can’t Live Without.” If you are a business blogger this is surely the truth. There are many ways to add this little tag to your site along with many other social tags.

The best tool to add to your blog is called “Share This” if you look at the bottom of this post you can see this icon that is active. Once you click on the icon you can share the post with whatever social media you would like. Not only can you share the post through social media you can also email it to your friends. (more…)

If you are an Internet user there is no doubt that you have come across the site called Wikipedia. This site offers a cornucopia of information on any possible topic that is more accurate than anything you could find in the Encyclopedia Britannica. This site is a place where people can collaborate about anything and everything quickly. In fact, the word wiki itself means fast in Hawaiian according to the New York Times.   So, in order to collaborate with your staff fast have you considered using a wiki for your business.

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Here is the presentation that was given at the Oatman House in Collinsville, IL this past Tuesday. Here is the downloadable power point handout:
socialmediastadium.pdf. The video is broken up into three parts thanks to Frank Spohr of Spohr Group. Please feel free to email me or call me at the contact information if you have any other questions about Social Media. Please feel free to leave comments as well. Please Digg the video if you can.

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Download: socialmediastadium.pdf

Today I spoke at the Oatman House in Collinsville, IL to the People in Business Organization. I know some of you do not live in the area and that is why I am posting my slide show on the site today. This is just the first version and I will be updating with more video and audio as the week goes on to better correlate with the actual presentation I gave. For all of you that did attend this meeting I want to thank you for your time and I hope this information on Social Media was helpful. I also hope that all of you will be able to watch the presentation on YouTube within the next few days. The presentation lasted about 20 minutes, which is why I am supplying a little additional information on Business on the Mound. There is much to be discussed about Social Media and as time goes on I will be sure to cover more information about this topic. Once again thank you all for your time and please feel to contact me at any time from the information below. If you would please take some time to leave some comments about the presentation below. These comments help me better prepare for what is to come. Thank you.  (more…)