Pinterest recently introduced the option to verify your website on your profile. Pinterest is one the fastest growing social media platforms, and recent studies have shown that it drives more traffic and converts more sales than other well established social sites. As a business owner, website verification on Pinterest is useful because it shows on […]
Defining Social Sharing Image Thumbnails: The Secret Is Open Graph Tags
Social Sharing and Open Graph Tags When you share your web pages or blog posts on social sites such as Facebook, Google Plus and LinkedIn, a thumbnail image is often generated and displayed next to the description. These thumbnail images can be auto-generated based on the first appropriately sized image on your page or post. […]
Social Sharing: What Works, Where and When [Infographic]
Unless you plan on using mainly paid for traffic, social sharing is fast becoming a must these days for success online. Not only does social media drive its own traffic, but search engines now factor in social signals into their rankings. This infographic from Compendium mainly examines data from Twitter and LinkedIn, but it shows […]
Basic Facebook Netiquette: Do’s and Don’ts for Busy Business Owners
Facebook – love it or loathe it, it can be a great tool to gather and nurture connections and potential clients. The temptation is to dive straight in gung-ho and get your name out there as quickly as possible. After all, with Facebook reaching a billion users this month, the urge to get a piece […]
Create Facebook Cover Images The Easy Way
Easy Facebook Cover Graphics If you are like me, creating Facebook cover images is not the easiest thing in the world! I found this nifty tool a couple of days ago and recommend you give it a try. If I can use it, there’s hope for everyone! Timeline Slicer Pro helps you to create Facebook […]
Quick and Easy Infographics
I was having a chat on Skype when the question came up, How do I create an Infographic? Not having a creative bone in my body, my first reaction was to hire a designer. That’s great if you want something swish and looking really good. In this case, some simple charts were needed, and preferably […]
The Ultimate Social Media Image Sizes Cheatsheet
Social Media Image Sizes I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been searching for a Facebook image size to do a new quick tab image. I’ll admit my Twitter profile still needs doing too! Lunametrics have come to the rescue with the ultimate social media image size cheat sheet. It may not be […]