Category Archives: Social Media

5 Facebook Engagement Boosters

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Ok, you are proud of yourself for opening that Facebook account. You are ready to interact with your clients, your students, and your business prospects…A week passes by, then another, then a month, or more, and no one seems to notice your wisdom, your wit, and your cool images… What’s up?

How do you create engagement in this dead zone called Facebook page? How do you make your audience like your posts, talk about them, share them, and comment on them? Watch this 4 minute video to learn how: Continue reading →

12 Twitter Post Types to Increase Your Online Presence and Influence

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Where did the Fall go???? It is almost Thanksgiving time! No matter what country you are from, I want to use this opportunity to thank you for your continuous support, your love, and your curiosity that keeps me on my toes, as I constantly need to come up with topics that intrigue you and bring value into your life. Today’s “Hot Topics Wednesdays” episode is dedicated to an important issue- your online presence.

 

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How To Get Retweets? 9 Strategies to Maximize Your Online Influence

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Getting retweets is a sign that you captured the attention of your audience online, and that followers find your tweets interesting. Retweets are posts by your followers based on the original tweet posted by you or someone else. They usually start with “RT” which means retweet followed by the twitter name of the person it originated from.

Your influence increases exponentially when someone retweets your post because your original tweet will be shown on the feed of the person who retweets you, and all those that follow that person will also see your tweet. If your content is something of interest to them, the chances of them following you are very high. And as such, the ripple effect begins… Continue reading →

7 Twitter Tools to Increase, Manage and Measure Your Online Influence

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Influence is difficult to determine online. Is that lady with 25,000 Twitter followers an influencer? What about if you have 15,000 RSS subscribers, are you an influencer? Many people mistakenly think that the more followers you have, the more influence you have, and some go to extremes to even buying fans. If you want to please your ego, you can certainly do that. However, in order to have a very effective network you need to concentrate on the quality not quantity of the followers.

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3 Strategies for Building Connections Through LinkedIn

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In my previous posts we already discussed the importance of LinkedIn for your overall online presence and for your success as a business owner, or a professional. Today’s “Hot Topics Wednesdays” episode reveals three simple strategies for building connections in this social network. Watch this 3,5 minute video to learn how to build your own mini “empire” online  (click here if you do not see the video)

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How to Increase Your Visibility Through Linkedin Recommendations

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Today’s “Hot Topics Wednesdays” episode reveals the second secret of how to increase your visibility on Linkedin and create a stronger connection with your perspective employer or client. Continue reading →

15 Best Practices for Using Twitter

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I noticed that my 2 blog posts on Twitter that I created earlier this month received an overwhelming response. People loved learning about various activities and reasons for using Twitter in their online training, distance learning classrooms, businesses and coaching practices. However, they also wanted to know the best practices for “operating” this social media. In this “Hot Topics Wednesday” episode I compiled a list of 15 most important steps that you need to take in order to enjoy your Twitter experience. Continue reading →

10 “Cool” Twitter Activities for Your Online Training

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In today’s “Hot Topics Wednesdays” episode I am going to continue our discussion on using Twitter in your online training. In the previous post we talked about the reasons for using Twitter in your classroom. In the video below I provide 10 activities that you can utilize and modify for your concrete context that will spice up your teaching and training and will engage your learners.

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The Ode to Twitter (Part I): 10 Reasons Why You Should Use It In Your Teaching

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In the last several years Twitter has grown beyond a micro-blogging service to become one of the most popular social messaging platform. Despite the fact that there are over 175 million registered users on Twitter, many teachers and trainers still ask me WHAT Twitter actually is, and many of them really have no idea how to use it effectively or why they should even use it at all. In this “Hot Topics Wednesdays” episode I will provide 10 reasons for using Twitter in your distance learning classroom or online training. Continue reading →