Advantages of Social Media Marketing for Businesses

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Websites are one of the key things that are necessary for any sort of business to succeed online. After all, these websites, as simple as they may look like, are considered to be the basis in which people judge your business by. Though, as important as they are, websites aren’t the only thing necessary for a business to succeed, especially if it is to be marketed online, and one of the best means to make sure that it does succeed is to try social media marketing.

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How to Create a Squeaky Clean Facebook Page

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More and more employers are turning to Social Media accounts (and not your CV) when it comes to finding out more about their perspective employee. A surprising amount of companies will deny someone a job, too, if they find something they don’t like or agree with on your page, which seems pretty unfair on you; especially if you don’t have the chance to defend yourself!

‘What? That photo of me in the BBQ Rib eating competition?! It was… for charity!’

It’s becoming ever more important to clean up your social media profiles for this exact reason. Do you want to miss out on your dream job simply because you forgot to de-tag the drunken photos from your last night out? Protect yourself from snoopy employers as soon as possible so you can relax in interviews; knowing they’ll find nothing but your wonderful (industry related) statuses, your (frequent) charity work and those glorious (cultured) holidays.

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Keeping Old Friends, Making New Ones: Social Networking Alternatives to Facebook

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The rise of social networking has been decried by several observers for decreasing sociability and actual face time. The fact is social websites provide a convenient and easy method to not only communicate with old friends but also make communications more personal. Instead of a letter once a month, it is possible to continue the relationship at the same level of intensity possible for next-door neighbors.

Of course, keeping old friends is only part of the picture. Many people have interests that are not shared by individuals in their geographic proximity. This is especially common in rural areas. Even in densely populated areas, it can be difficult to locate those who share your interests or hobbies. Social networking provides a solution to these problems, provided you are aware of the possibilities.

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How Social Networking Becomes Easier with iPhone Apps

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The most common social networking sites are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Orkut. These sites have become a part of daily life mainly for the present generation, where youngsters to business tycoons make sure they update their status every minute a day. The advantages of social networking sites include, it holds instant messaging services, you can connect with new and old friends, post blogs, share pictures, email, send greetings, and you can text short messages directly to your friend mobile phones. The networking sites play a great role to connect with new friends and consumers.

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Why Reputation Management Should Be Part of Your Online Marketing Strategy

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Until recently (about the last 5 years or so) no one really thought much about the way a search engine results page might affect their business. But with the prevalence of widespread access to SEO strategies and a huge growth in SEO firms and freelance SEOs, more website owners are becoming savvy to the strategies that will help them rank better. Although this is good knowledge to have, it can also be damaging to your business. For example, review sites optimize their sites so that their reviews will rank well when people search for business names. That’s great if you have a lot of good reviews, but not so great if the top review on that site is negative and untrue.

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5 Tips for Surviving a Social Media Disaster

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Social media has become an integral part of every business plan. In fact, businesses that aren’t using social media platforms can expect to fail due to lacking online visibility and customer loyalty. However, using social media isn’t always blissful. One wrong Post or Tweet can ruin your brand in a matter of seconds. In the last year alone, large companies such as United Airlines and Chrysler have taken a beating because of poor social media management.

Disgruntled employees and angry customers can quickly take their thoughts to the web which can tarnish your brand for life. But a social media disaster doesn’t mean you should shut your doors for good. In fact, even those who have suffered from a disaster are still able to recover.

5 Tips for Surviving a Social Media Disaster

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7 Unnoticed and Cheap Social Media Marketing Strategies

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Social media marketing has now become essential for any promoter who desires brand recognition and prefers buzz publicity. That said; it is obvious that such a promoter always looks for some cost effective and efficient social media marketing strategies. Moreover, there are several such strategies to choose them depending on the products or services that need promotion. But sadly, there are a few of them that promoters mostly tend to overlook or ignore despite the fact they need minimum outlay and have tremendous publicity potential. So, why not take the advantage of these most unnoticed social media marketing strategies to let the buzz play its role in an uncommon manner where competition is yet not fierce? Well, let’s check seven such strategies now!

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Hi-Tech Tricks to Keep Long Distance Love Alive

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While business keeps you and your spouse on opposite sides of the world, technology keeps you connected. Use your tech-tools wisely and your romance can flourish despite the distance.

Do not be naïve: Distance definitely can destroy a relationship. Loneliness and boredom drive people to very stupid mistakes. Managed well, though, extended absences need not ravage a good relationship. Well-traveled couples say frequent, loving communication makes all the difference, and they stress the essential role high-tech tools play in keeping love alive.

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