When advertising on social media, your website, or traditional media, the phrase "Call to action" is defined as a phrase to help "prompt an immediate action." As small business owners, we need to create a call to action for every advertising media we create. We need to remind people what they can do next. So, getting familiar with these terms is important. Remember, these call to action words are only phrases that you can use. There are plenty more out there. Now, here's some … [Read more...]
Small Business Social Media Marketing Ideas Archive Page
Welcome to our Small Business Social Media Marketing Ideas archive page to help you and your business streamline processes. Read the archive posts for tips to use in your business.
Saving Time Using Pinterest – Advice For Your Small Business
As a small business owner, we need to save time wherever we can. This week, I will be talking about saving time using Pinterest for your small business. Yes, I know this sounds like an oxymoron statement, but it isn't. Benefits of saving time using Pinterest: If you are a visual person and need to see things to remember them, Pinterest has lots of images to keep reminding you of tasks that need to be done. After all, it is an image-based social media site. Planning events for your … [Read more...]
How to Track Social Media Followers in your business
I work with several clients that need help managing their social media marketing. From managing a few social media accounts to several accounts, I had to set up a tracking social media followers system that would make it easy for me and them to track the progress of the account. 3 Important Tracking Social Media Followers Tips Here are tracking social media followers tips: Make a list of all your social media accounts: Be sure to include the username and password. Also, add the email address … [Read more...]
12 Questions To Ask Before Posting On Your Company’s Social Media Page
Nowadays, we share many different posts on social media. We could be sharing, promotions for our business, posts from other influencers, industry content. But, what type of content are you sharing and is the content worthy of your audience? Having a focus before posting will make your social media page more cohesive. Go through these questions when you decide to post, it will result in a more professional page. Here are 12 questions to ask before posting on your company page: Remember to be … [Read more...]
Step by step instructions on how to use Google My Business App
<<<<<UPDATED 2018 there is a new feature called "Posts" section. Read below and check it out. >>>>> If you have a business, you probably have signed up or claimed your business on Google. Here are the instructions on how to do this through "Google My Business." But, have you reviewed it out recently and updated your information? From the desktop, you can go to https://business.google.com to modify your data. This step might have been a site you forgot about which … [Read more...]
8 Small Business Reference Websites Every Owner Must Use
Did you ever look for information online and just get frustrated on where to go and what to look for? There are so many reference blogs and sites on the Web that it can be overwhelming for a small business owner like yourself. Lucky for you, here are my favorite reference websites. Reference Websites for small businesses startups IRS.gov for updated information on tax and payroll information. Yes, I know, you may be thinking that the IRS site is too complicated to use. It has gotten a … [Read more...]
20 day Social Media Challenge to Increase Engagement
Creating content on Social media can get pretty annoying. I have several clients that contact me just to do their social media shares, so they don't have to deal with it. To help you get the most engagement possible, I created this challenge to help you get more engagement on your social media sites. Tip: Pick one social media page that gets the most response and focus this challenge on that one only. Don't worry about the other social media pages right now. 20 Day Social Media Challenge to … [Read more...]
8 Ways To Engage Followers on Social Media Pages
Engaging your customers on social media can be difficult. They are at different times throughout the week. And, the followers see lots of posts that are trying to get their attention. And, having more posts run through your page's stream doesn't necessarily mean you will get more engagement, you may never get people to re-post your stuff. So, why spend the time? There are better ways to engage your followers. It's best to share fewer better quality posts on all your social media pages. It will … [Read more...]
9 Ways To Market Your Business On a Budget
These days, a small business needs to be in front of people more frequently than ever before. There are so many distractions that may take the potential customer away from you. Though, as small business owners, we need to have strategies in place to be able to consistently market our small businesses on a regular basis with little money when necessary. Here are nine(9) tips to stay on budget while doing small business marketing. Write regular blog posts on your websites. Research other … [Read more...]
