How to Finally See Your Content Spread on Social Media

The following is a guest post by Ann Smarty. Ann Smarty is the Brand and Community manager at InternetMarketingNinjas.com as well as the founder of MyBlogU.com. Ann has been into Internet Marketing for 10 years, she is the former Editor-in-Chief of Search Engine Journal and contributor to prominent search and social blogs including Small Biz Trends and Mashable. Ann is also the…

10 Secrets to Writing More Convertible Social Media Posts in 2021

The following is a guest post by Lesley Vos.  Lesley is a professional copywriter and guest contributor, currently blogging at Bid4Papers, a platform that helps students and authors with writing solutions. Feel free to get in touch with her on Twitter @LesleyVos.  Here’s something we can both agree on: When planning a social media strategy and writing social media posts,…

How to use Twitter Polls and the Best Twitter Poll Ideas and Examples

Twitter has many features that you can use but do not have to use. One feature that you should know about and consider for your Twitter strategy are Twitter polls. This type of tweet allows you to ask your audience questions and get a weighted answer from your Twitter crowd. While polls will not provide you with scientific statistics, they…

15 Ideas for What to Post on Your Social Media Channels

When talking to entrepreneurs and bloggers there is one question that comes up fairly often: What the heck are you posting on your social media channels all the time? How do you keep those channels active without going crazy and spending far too much of your time on social media when you really want to be busy working on other…

7 Ways Content is Key to Online Business Success

Before I explain the various aspects that make content so important for your online business success and marketing ventures let me make one thing clear: We are always talking about targeted content and quality content. And it should be a matter of course that you need great content that has value for your audience. There is not much use to…

6 Ways to Fail with Pinterest Traffic Generation

There are many facts and tips about Pinterest traffic generation and marketing success floating around. Some of them are true and it is good to follow them. Other tips are old and simply will not work anymore. But some of the facts and tips about Pinterest marketing have the power to seriously hurt your marketing success. The hard truth about…

The 80/20 Rule of Social Media Marketing – and Why Getting it Wrong Can Hurt Your Success

If you are promoting your blog, product or brand via social media, you have probably stumbled across the 80/20 rule of social media marketing. But the chances are high that you have heard this rule all wrong. Because misinformed “marketing experts” share a variant of this rule that is simply not true – and can in the worst case hurt…

Why being “Small” in Social Media Marketing is an Advantage – Podcast Episode

Social Media Marketing: Everybody is afraid of being the small brand on social networks – but the truth is, being small is your biggest competitive advantage. Learn why: You can subscribe to Marketing in Minutes on iTunes, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast platform. In this episode of Marketing in Minutes you will learn: Why being a small brand is…

Which Social Networks Should You Use for Marketing: And The Answer is not One-Size-Fits-All

This week, we had a workshop on social media marketing at a University with young business founders and people who think about founding a company. We talked a lot about the various ideas and projects of the founders and how they could use social media. And a question came from the audience: Could we not simply present THE solution and…