My name is Julia and I am an over-sharer. I post pictures of my daughter eating breakfast on Facebook, I check into places on Foursquare, I pin beautiful photographs on Pinterest, I post my blog to LinkedIn, and I tweet about politics, social media and nonprofits on Twitter. The only time I am not sharing something is when I’m …
Daily Dose – Join the group
Daily Dose – Social Media Tip of the Day – Join the group! LinkedIn groups are, in my opinion, a vastly underutilized or incorrectly utilized resource in social media. Before joining a LinkedIn group, you need to ask the following questions: How am I going to use this group? What will my role be in this group? What value can I add to this group? I …
Daily Dose – How to use social bookmarking sites
Daily Dose – Social Media Tip of the Day – How to use social bookmarking sites What are social bookmarking sites? With all the attention that gets paid to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, social media managers often overlook another great tool in the social marketing toolbox – social bookmarking sites. Social bookmarking sites are a great way to promote your blog, …
Daily Dose – How to reach influential people
Daily Dose – Social Media Tip of the Day – How to reach influential people One of the most fantastic pros about social media is that influential people are easier to reach than ever before. By influential, I don’t mean huge celebrities like Lady Gaga or Oprah Winfrey. I mean influential people in your industry. You know those people. People with …
Daily Dose – #ThankfulThursday
Daily Dose – Social Media Tip of the Day – #ThankfulThursday It’s #ThankfulThursday! Despite the hashtag in front of it, this weekly event is not limited to Twitter. Use your social media channels every Thursday to show your gratitude towards your most active and engaged followers and fans. Thank people for following, for sharing, for reading, for commenting. Thank them for just being …
Daily Dose – Making a list, checking it twice
Daily Dose – Social Media Tip of the Day – Making a list, checking it twice “If I follow a lot of people on Twitter how will I keep up with everything that I find important? It all gets lost in my overwhelming Twitter feed!” Does this sound familiar? I’ve thought it too. One of my goals for 2012 is to …
Daily Dose – I Will Follow You (Maybe)
Daily Dose – Social Media Tip of the Day – I Will Follow You (Maybe) “I want more Twitter followers.” OK. That is a valid desire, especially given the recent lawsuit that valued a Twitter follower at $2.50 per month. So, I retort, how many people are you following on Twitter? Unless you are Conan O’Brien (or another major celebrity), you can’t get …
Daily Dose – When should you post?
Daily Dose – Social Media Tip of the Day – When should you post? “What is the best time of day to post to social media sites?” The answer to this question (and to so many other questions related to social media) is – IT DEPENDS. With that said, my informal method for posting content is: If the content requires reading, …
Daily Dose – Work for a cause
For today I thought I would simply share a great photo I found on Pinterest. (BTW isn’t Pinterest awesome?!) Enjoy, and have a great Saturday!