Miss Kemya │Marketing Strategy │Social Media Management

18Jul 2011 by Miss Kemya

Quick Tip: Stay In The Know With Paper.li

Social Media

Do you publish a paper.li newspaper? If not, do you subscribe to someone else’s paper.li? If you’re scratching your head wondering what I’m talking about, a paper.li is a free service that basically takes links from the people you follow on social media and organizes the links into a virtual newspaper. You can create your own paper.li based on a list, hashtag, a user, or a custom setting with advanced features. Once you choose your source, you can name your paper and set it to generate daily or weekly and receive the latest editions via email. Just like a newspaper, there are sections for Headlines, Business, Arts & Entertainment, etc. and popular hashtags. So go ahead and create your own paper.li newspaper or subscribe to one you like. I’m sure…

07Jul 2011 by Miss Kemya

Learning Across the Globe From Your Comfy Chair

Social Media

If there's a subject you're interested in, you more than likely do a quick search online to find out details, right? You can apply the same principle to your ongoing business education. Think of it as distance learning! With so many social media platforms launching on a regular basis, you can easily stay abreast of hot topics in your industry from your comfy chair. Here's 4 quick methods you can use to stay current with your industry's trending topics: Virtual trade shows - This concept is gaining in popularity, and it's a great way to hear industry-related speakers and topics in one place without the travel expense. Online events, such as webinars, tweetchats, and facebook chats. I attend at least a couple of these weekly to keep current on trending topics and stay in touch…

29Jun 2011 by Miss Kemya

3 Quick Tips For Using RSS For Business

Social Media, Strategy

Ever been puzzled by this little orange symbol that appears on blogs and websites? And why should your business be using RSS feed anyway? If you are in business of any kind, here are 3 quick tips for using RSS feed to subscribe to websites and blogs to help your business. 1. It provides one neat place to keep track of updated content from your favorite sites. No more surfing individual sites for content. aka time-saver 2. Makes industry research a much simpler task. Keep up on trending topics by following the leading sites, experts and authorities in your industry. aka easy-research 3. Your clients/potential clients can subscribe to your updates if you give them the RSS feed option. Not everyone wants to share their email address to receive your…

27Jun 2011 by Miss Kemya

I Want To StumbleUpon Your Site

Blogging, Social Media

I read an eye-opening article about the power of StumbleUpon as a referral source to boost your social media traffic. Did you know it has surpassed Facebook as the largest shared source of traffic? How many of you use StumbleUpon to drive traffic to your site? I just started using it recently and it's quite interesting. I've seen the symbol and little "I like it" hand at the top of toolbars as I view articles on the web, but I didn't fully understand its impact until I started learning the stats. If you are new to StumbleUpon or haven't incorporated it into your social media strategy, check out this StumbleUpon 101 to get started! You can set up a personal profile, receive recommendations based on your interests, and you can index…

18Jun 2011 by Miss Kemya

You Are Your Brand, Own It!

Branding

I had the pleasure of attending a fantastic social media seminar, dubbed an Online Marketing & Social Media Crash Course, featuring none other than Entrepreneur Magazine expert Starr Hall. Now since I already know Starr I was prepared to be blown away by all her proven tips to navigate the online marketing environment. For those of you that don't her, let me tell you she is indeed a marketing machine! My friend and event attendee Author Brian L Thompson asked me a question after the event that really had me stumped. He asked me "What was THE most important thing I learned? And what am I going to do with it?" The nerve of him asking me such a loaded question right?! After giving some it some thought, I answered: I think the most…

14Jun 2011 by Miss Kemya

Twitter Is For Right Now – Not Yesterday!

Social Media

There are many articles that tell you how little time it takes to use social media. Yet, if you're a relatively new user, this will sound like hogwash! It can take several hours to understand how to use just one social media platform. However, once you're up and running, your time spent can be drastically reduced. You'd be amazed at how the pros manage their time using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs, etc. There really is a method to the "spend 20 minutes a day" advice you hear out there. Today's quick tip is an invaluable lesson I learned several months ago from Warriorpreneur Ann Evanston: When using Twitter, don't go backwards in your timeline to get caught up. When you open Twitter, depending on which platform you're using (Hootsuite, iPhone, etc.),…

11Jun 2011 by Miss Kemya

Seize the Tweet Chat Opportunity

Social Media

I'm writing this post as though you are familiar with Twitter. If you aren't, take a look my previous blog post "Why Aren't You Tweeting Yet?" Then come back here and finish reading... I recently participated in an awesome tweetchat with THE CEO Mamma Network via #theceomamma. Let me tell you, these are some energetic ladies that are wonderful at sharing tips, info, and insight with each other! During the chat I learned several of the participants had never participated in a tweet chat, it was their first time! I'm so used to tweeting that I took the "tweet chat" concept for granted. In keeping with this month's topic - social media - I thought I'd give a brief overview of a tweet chat. A tweet chat is a Twitter conversation with a group of people, it…

07Jun 2011 by Miss Kemya

Why Aren’t You Tweeting Yet?

Social Media

Many professionals are still apprehensive regarding social media outlets. I run into so many business owners that simply don't know how to join the social media conversation, so they stay behind, falling further and further into the abyss with the dinosaurs. For those of you that don't know how to join the conversation, I'm here to get rid of all the excuses you've been using as to why you can't "get on" social media. Read on to learn how I joined one of the major social networks: Twitter. How To Get Started on Twitter For Business Learn the Basics. Go to http://business.twitter.com/ and learn Twitter basics. Just because you don't know what you're doing doesn't mean you have to look like a novice late to the party - that's the beauty of…