Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Starting and growing your web presence both as an individual and as a company can be an intimidating process. If you are looking at starting a blog or creating a Wordpress site, the video below contains some useful information on making your blog/site unique.
The theme you choose for your page is an important decision that will determine how you present yourself to your users as well as affect your future design choices on the site. This video outlines the advantages and disadvantages of free themes at Wordpress.org, and Premium Themes at Theme Forest. He also presents some other options, including doing it yourself or hiring out a web designer.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
The recession is pushing many companies to find unique, cheap alternatives to traditional marketing models and Social Media sites are great venues to get your brand seen and recognized. My Media Magnet has researched some of the bigger sites that are most relevant for professional marketing and we are presenting a series of blogs on each site. Twitter is number two in our list and the first to be presented of 'The Big 3.'
Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging site. It is part of what many people are referring to as 'The Big 3' of Social Media; the other two sites being Facebook and LinkedIn. Twitter's phenomenal growth rate of 1,350% in active users in the past year is evidence that people are ready to get online and connect.
Twitter has grown so fast and become so popular because it's simple, allows you to control your network and is extremely accessible:
Beyond the main points above, Twitter offers several tools and applications to get you and your company recognized online. The most effective way to do this is to have a consistent identity across all your accounts and to keep your business marketing objectives as the focus for your Social Media campaign. Among other things, Twitter allows you to visit prominent personnels pages and follow their feeds so that you are a part of their online network as well as making them a part of your own online network. The site allows you to alert clients and customers to promotions, events and company news by making announcements, providing links and other posting tools.
Visit our website for more information on how Twitter allowing companies to grow and the services we offer so you can take advantage of Twitter's available applications for your company.
Tags: accessible, blog, connect, micro-blog, mobile, network, profile, service, services, simple, SMO, social media optimization, The Big 3, Twitter
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
This is the first post of ten dedicated to social media sites. I will tell you a little bit about each site and some of my top reasons to get on and get active online.
StumbleUpon was my last site to research but I found the usability and vast community so compelling that it will be my first to report on. This site allows you to rate sites based on a thumbs up or thumbs down signal. This data is then used to rate the popularity of a site and then post it for other users based on their search category. There are lots of good reasons to check this social media site out but here's my top 3:
Sharing information in online networks is an increasingly popular phenomenon and many sites are doing a great job of connecting people and providing them with the tools to share resources. StumbleUpon has provided its users with both convenience and increased relevance for their unique interests. If you aren't Stumbling yet, get connected and become a part of their growing online community. (Already over 7 million!)
If you'd like to learn more about StumbleUpon, visit our site for a page dedicated solely to this social media site including: it's purpose, it's use for your company and a list of our services offered.
Tags: community, connect, networking, simple, SMO, Social Bookmarking, social media, social media optimization, StumbleUpon
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
This article gives a look at some of the pro’s and cons for both Blogger and WordPress. It looks like both have the potential of being great blogs. If you like to do it yourself and are still a bit new to blogging and web development you may want to choose Blogger since its designed for beginners and has a very simple interface. WordPress on the other hand has the potential to be customized and integrated into other websites but can be beyond your average user. Check out this Article on the comparison and see which one would be right for you.
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
There is an overwhelming number of social media sites and statistics available to web users today. Wading through all that information can be daunting. Knowing where to start and which sites will be the most relevant to you makes taking the plunge a little easier. Our soon to be live site for My Media Magnet will have a page for each of 10 major social media sites that could potentially boost your brand and business. Each page has some important facts about each site, a run-down of how they can work for your company and a list of services we can offer you. Visiting our site will help you decides what to include in your social media campaign and determine the benefits that each social media site could offer your business.
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Switching between web pages to make posts on all of your Social Media sites can sometimes be a hassle. This becomes increasingly difficult to organize once you start having multiple Facebook and Twitter groups and fan pages. Using TweetDeck not only makes it easier to organize all of your accounts, but helps you follow other people and conversations. TweetDeck is a must for an avid Social Media user with features such as:
And that’s just listing a few of its unique features; check out the website for all of the features and see if TweetDeck is something that could save you some time and money.
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