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How Much Togetherness Do We Really Need?

Look, I’m a technology loving girl.  The internet has truly changed the way we live, and I’m thankful for that everyday, especially since I have made my career out of owning blogs and using social media. Ahhh… social media. That really is the heart of the matter. Yes, the internet opened the world up to us, but social media is…

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#indiebizchat – Marketing Mistakes – May 10

The next Indie Biz Chicks Twitter Party will be Monday, May 10 from 9 – 10pm Eastern time. We will be talking about Marketing Mistakes (and you just might be making some of them)! I recommend using TweetGrid to keep track of the discussion. You can log in by clicking here. Remember to use the hashtag #indiebizchat when you enter…

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What To Tweet About?

Many of us have taken on the social networks as marketing tools for our businesses. And in doing so, we have decided to use Twitter. Now we have accounts, at which we stare blankly. What should we be tweeting about? We have 140 characters to work with and while that seems easy, it can prove more difficult to provide a…

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Twitter Spam vs. Twitter Marketing

When we begin speaking in terms of marketing, invariably the question comes up, are my marketing efforts true marketing efforts or are some viewing them as spam? Spam is about taking the choice away from someone and delivering them information about products and services without their permission. Spam comes in the way of unsolicited emails, junk mail and telemarketing. Spam…

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Are You Tweeting About Your Biz?

If you’ve done any reading on the Twitter marketing, you probably realize that tweeting can be an effective, cost-free or low-cost solution for marketing your business. All too often, however, we may be left wondering what to tweet about our businesses. We are under the mistaken impression that we simply have nothing worthy of sharing. A good tweet can not…

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Gaining Traffic From Social Media

Social media is all the rage. Business owners are smart to tap into these tools to drive traffic to their sites, yet many are missing the mark. Here are some tips: 1. Offer insight about your industry. When you’re online at your social networking site of choice it’s absolutely important to participate, but how you participate can make all the…

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Who Are You Really Listening To?

When I started looking for information on how to work from home and start my own business, there wasn’t any Facebook or Twitter. Back then, I had to go to message boards. You could ask a question, and people would reply back. The information was often from people with vastly different opinions. It could be hard to figure out what…

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Twitter Party: Learn How To Connect With Your Customers

The next Indie Biz Chicks Twitter Party will be on Monday, October 26 from 9 – 10pm Eastern. We’ll be discussing tips on How To Connect With Your Audience. We are using the hashtag #indiebizchat. To participate, simply click here -  Tweet Grid will help you keep track of the discussion. Just remember to use the hashtag at the end…

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Social Media Divorce: Making Your Way Through It

Earlier today, I posed this question on my Facebook:  “If Facebook is my husband, is Twitter my boyfriend? Or am I just in a plural marriage?” Of course, that was meant to be a joke, but your connection to social media can be a lot like a relationship. You spend a lot of time with it, you tell it about…

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Free Twitter Class!

Ah, Twitter. I’m sure you’ve heard of it… and you may have signed up for it… But do you know how to use it for business? If you’re having problems with figuring it out, I can help! With this Twitter class you’ll learn: The basics of social networking How to make friends & avoid what I call looking like a…

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