My recent blog post about setting social sharing image thumbnails with Open Graph tags was perhaps not the most tech free and simple as it could be! If you use WordPress, these Open Graph tags can be set really easily using the Yoast WordPress SEO plugin. While I was in the Social section of Yoast […]
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 […]
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 […]
5 Fab Free Tools To Help You Increase Your Online Visibility and Connections
Like everyone who uses the web for business, time can fly in a blink. There you are, expanding your reach, increasing your online visibility and making new connections. Before you know it you’ve spent hours doing nothing much of anything… Well, nothing productive anyway. It’s easy to get wrapped up in tools and the […]
55% UK Businesses Fail In Social Media… Are You One Of Them?
The “Tackling The Social Challenge” Report from EPI Server highlights a very disturbing social media problem… Only 45% of marketers monitor their own social communities, forums and blogs. I find that quite shocking. The whole point of social media is to interact. It allows you to add your personality and style to your business online. […]
Scheduled Tweets – Is Twitter Automation Bad For Business?
I had a question over on Facebook a couple of weeks ago and a variation popped up again by email earlier today… What’s your thoughts on scheduled tweets? The question on Facebook continued: I use scheduled tweets to keep engaged with people (which then auto post to my FB wall as well) I do try […]
Why Using Social Media For Business Isn’t Working For You
So, you decide to start using social media for business. You set up an account or two – maybe even half a dozen… The promised magic didn’t happen. You were broadcasting to a vast emptiness. Perhaps you ran out of things to say. Either way, you come to the conclusion that social media is not […]