Google Plus: What Will You Write?

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I’ve had the privilege of using Google Plus in beta format for the last few weeks. Plus is the new social network from Google, that is similar to Facebook. It has a timeline and allows you to interact with friends with an interface called circles. You group your friends in different circles (such as work, [...]

Planning Your Social Media Week

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As a long time blogger, I’ve found that blogging 4 to 5 times a week helps you develop a consistent web presence which facilitates improved traffic and a more loyal following. If you add to that a Facebook Fan Page and a Twitter account, you can drive targeted traffic to your blog on a daily [...]

Adding Facebook To Your Platform

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As a long time blogger, I’ve realized for some time that there is a real advantage in using Social Media to drive traffic to my blog. I’ve used Twitter for over a year, and it works well to drive targeted traffic to specific posts. Especially with the use of #hashtags. I’ve even shared post links [...]

3 Must Have Apps for the iPad

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I have had an iPad since they first came out. The device works well for so many tasks. With the version 2 refresh this spring, Apple added two cameras that makes the iPad 2 even more appealing. But you can do only so much with hardware alone. To make a device truly great you need [...]

5 People You Should Follow On Twitter

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If you have been on Twitter for a while you know there are some really popular personalities to follow. Some tweet a lot like Guy Kawasaki and Mari Smith, some have insightful comments like Chris Brogan and Gary Vanerchuk, and other fit a certain niche like Michael Hyatt on Leadership and Matt Cutts on SEO. [...]

Three Quick Tips for Twitter

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Is Twitter just noise? Have you given up on this personal communication tool? Are you tweeted out? That’s the way I feel sometimes when I look at my Twitter stream. There are Friend Fridays, massive re-tweets of popular quotations, and endless tweets about Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and on and on and on. Is there [...]