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How to Prevent Unwanted Tags in Facebook
It’s happened to all of us. You’re at your laptop, working hard, and out of the blue, you get a notification from Facebook saying that you’ve been tagged in a photo or video or comment made by someone else. Dread washes over you. What is it? What have you been tagged in? A relevant article?…
Read More4 Tips for Fitness Professionals Using Social Media
Lately, I’ve been observing several clever fitness professionals (personal trainers, yoga teachers, dance instructors, etc.) leveraging Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media to position themselves as experts. Here are a couple of tips for these pros who dedicate their lives to keeping the rest of us looking and feeling good… 1) Know Your Target…
Read More5 Tips for Health and Wellness Professionals Using Social Media
We’re in an age where the general public is hungry for free health advice. So it’s no surprise I’m seeing an increasing number of health and wellness professionals interested in stepping up their social media presences. After all, social media offers a grand opportunity for health pros (such as chiropractors, naturopaths, physiotherapists, psychotherapists, nutritionists, skincare…
Read More3 Reasons to Update Your Headshot
If you’re a business owner, you should have a professional head shot. A great head shot has tons of uses: * as a profile photo on social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) * on your website, e-newsletter and blog * on your business card and marketing materials So how often should you update your headshot?…
Read MoreHow to Brand Your YouTube Channel
Lately, I’ve been helping some small businesses and organizations manage their YouTube channels. One thing that struck me was how many were not taking the time to customize the look of their channels to reflect their brand. Granted, YouTube does not give you a whole lot to work with, but branding is important if you…
Read MoreHow to Create a Twitter List and Get Your Life Back
If you’ve been on Twitter for a while, you may be following a LOT of people, so much so that it seems like you can’t keep up with the constant influx of tweets filling up your feed. You may feel that you’re not finding the right tweets at the right time. Your tweet feed has…
Read More4 (Stupid) Reasons Businesses Don't Engage in Social Media
As a social media trainer, I get to listen to a lot of excuses! It seems that a lot of business owners want to explore Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogging and other social media avenues to promote their businesses, but they find ways to talk themselves out of it. Behold… 4 reasons why business owners don’t…
Read MoreInstagram Embraces Video
Sharing video content just got a whole lot easier! Last Thursday, the photo-sharing social media platform Instagram added a video feature. Here’s the promo video from Instagram’s blog: [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/68765934 w=400&h=300] Instagram will now let you capture up to 15 seconds of video at a time, choose from 13 filters (after all, what would Instagram…
Read MoreFacebook Adopts Hashtags
Love them or hate them, Hashtags aren’t disappearing anytime soon. Hashtags continue to prevail on Twitter and Instagram, and as of this week, you’ll now also find them on… Facebook! So now when you use a Hashtag (#) on Facebook, you’ll create a clickable link which will take your readers to a list of relevant…
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