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365 Social Media Tips: A year of ideas for marketing your business via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and more!
365 Social Media Tips: A year of ideas for marketing your business via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and more!
365 Social Media Tips: A year of ideas for marketing your business via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and more!
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365 Social Media Tips: A year of ideas for marketing your business via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and more!

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365 Social Media Tips does exactly what it says on the tin. There are 365 tips that cover specific social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and SlideShare, as well as tips to improve your use of social media generally.
This book not only gives practical suggestions but many of the tips also include clear instructions on how to implement them. 365 Social Media Tips gets down to the nuts and bolts of social media in short, concise, helpful tips - one for every day of the year!
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 5, 2012
ISBN9781908003317
365 Social Media Tips: A year of ideas for marketing your business via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and more!

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    365 Social Media Tips - Karen James

    Publishing details

    An Enterprise Nation book

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    First published in Great Britain in 2012

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    ISBN: 9781908003317

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    About the author

    Karen James has run a successful virtual assistant business, Cloud VA, since 2004, providing administrative support to small businesses across the UK (and in France and Spain!).

    Karen spent 16 years as a secretary before going back to college at the age of 32 to gain a degree in business management and a promotional practice qualification from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. After three years as a marketing manager for a small pub chain, redundancy prompted her to look at self-employment and Cloud VA was born.

    Having built up a solid reputation as a virtual assistant it made sense to add social media marketing support to Cloud VA’s services. Karen has helped many business owners set up their social media accounts, giving them practical advice in simple terms on a one-to-one basis and in a workshop setting. She also helps clients develop social media plans that integrate with their marketing strategy, helping them to build brand awareness and generate leads online.

    Karen is passionate about giving small businesses the tools and knowledge they need to use social media as part of their promotional mix.

    Introduction

    365 Social Media Tips covers LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, SlideShare, HootSuite and blogging. It includes practical tips on the features of each platform, and where to find them, as well as ideas on how to use them for your business. Read it from beginning to end or just dip into a section as and when you need to.

    If you’d like regular updates on social media for business please connect with me on:

    twitter.com/karenjpa

    www.facebook.com/cloudva

    I look forward to seeing you. :-)

    Karen James

    Cloud VA

    www.cloudva.co.uk

    The Tips

    LinkedIn

    1. Join LinkedIn, the world’s largest online professional network. It has 120 million members in over 200 countries and in 2011 LinkedIn members did nearly 4.2 billion professionally-oriented searches.

    Go to: www.linkedin.com

    2. Make your LinkedIn URL unique. If possible, choose your own name. If that’s not available try your name plus something that reflects your business e.g. joebrownconsultant. It looks better on a business card and you’re easier to find in a search.

    How: In your Profile box scroll down to Public Profile, click Edit, then in the right-hand side of the page click on ‘Customise your public profile URL’.

    3. Upload a simple, professional, head and shoulders shot as your profile picture. If you’ve been to a networking event and someone is searching for you afterwards you’ll be easier to recognise.

    4. Your personal LinkedIn Profile picture should not be your logo (see Tip 3). People like to deal with people not brands.

    5. Make your profile headline work for you. Don’t just put ‘Owner’ or ‘Managing Director’ – this is a chance to tell people exactly what you do in a couple of lines, e.g. Motivational Business Coach, Social Media Trainer, Author of ...

    6. Experience Section: Make sure your past experience reflects what you’re doing now. Your previous positions should build on each other to show off your expertise. If you’ve changed professions then include qualities/skills that are transferable.

    7. Summary Section: Use this section to really showcase your expertise. Let people know how you’re qualified to do what you do; explain how you solve your clients’ problems. Include examples of clients you’ve worked with.

    8. Include your Twitter ID on your LinkedIn profile. (I would be wary of automatically sharing all your tweets on your LinkedIn profile if they’re not purely professional.)

    How: Click the down arrow next to your name in the top right-hand corner, click Settings and click Manage

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