Social Media for Business

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Social Media for Business

Just encase you were not able to make it out to the Small Business Week, we wanted to share some information from the Social Media presentation by the Valley’s own Marcia Johnson. Marcia is co-Owner of Apex Power & Automation and co-Founder of Peace in OUR Lifetime. She is a social media maven who has built over 30 pages and groups online and has global conversations on her radio show with Bullion Bankers, Authors, and Leaders in Social change.  She shared with us how she was able to share Global concerts for peace on over 2000 websites including the United Nations website every year on Peace day.  She also gave us great information to help all of offer value to our customers and staff through a social media marketing plan.

• ·       Build a business page. If you do not currently have a Facebook page for your business she suggests building one, it is a great and free way to share, inspire and communicate with current and potential customers and clients. Don’t be intimidated because it is very simple and step by step process. It is like taking baby steps, you just have to take the first one here: www.facebook.com/pages/create.php

• ·       Create a URL for your business page. If you're an admin of your Facebook Page, you'll be able to choose a username for it at: http://www.facebook.com/username  You can choose a username for each eligible Page you manage.

• ·       Facebook Buttons: Integrate Facebook connect buttons into your company website. https://www.facebook.com/badges Website visitors can easily connect to Facebook with the click of a button.

• ·       Add Value: Share information about products & services, but don’t spam. Insert an interesting data point into a visual. Find Cartoons about your industry. Take behind the scenes pictures of staff, customers and office happenings. Share videos, like case studies, interviews and quick tips & how-to content. Answer Questions (either posted or FYI)

• ·       Connect Accounts: To connect your Twitter account and your Facebook profile: http://support.twitter.com/entries/31113-how-to-use-twitter-with-facebook#

• ·       Posting Tip: When posting information on Facebook & Twitter, add a statement describing the link that you post so that when it shows up on the Newsfeed, it will encourage more people to take action and click the link! On Twitter it simply shows up as a URL, so why would anyone click on it?

Once you have your Page set up and you start adding content and information invite people to “Like” your page. You are invited to share it on the Elk Valley BC page as long as you add a descriptive comment letting people know what your business is about, what you do, who you are and why you are inviting people to check out your page. Just adding a link is the online equivalent of walking up to a total stranger and trying to French kiss them. If you would not do that in real life, don’t do it online by just posting a URL to your website on everyone’s page; that is Spam and just as unwanted!

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ou can find out more great information about Social Media on another one of Marcia’s pages: https://www.facebook.com/howtosocialmedia If you have any questions about how to start or what to do, post your question there, she will get back to you!

No matter where on earth she is, Marcia is not very far away and is always happy to help, so feel free to connect with her online. Here are just some of her links.

Apex Power & Automation Ltd. http://apexpower.ca

Peace in OUR Lifetime http://peaceinourlifetime.org

Blogs: http://www.eaupening.blogspot.com

http://www.stockharmony.blogspot.com

Twitter: @Marciajk

Facebook: Marcia Johnson

Radio Show: www.blogtalkradio.com/stock-talk-radio

This video has some GREAT tips that will provide YOU some do-able things that will make a huge difference to your social media traffic! 

 

Stories.Facebook

Facebook comes up with yet another great way to Share YOUr Story... Stories.Facebook.com

Here is Mark explaining more about it:

 For more Great information like this I invite YOU to Join Social Media How to on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter!

Create an Amazing Day! 

Humbly,

Marcia

CEO of UnitingCreatives

Co-Founder of Peace In OUR Lifetime

Where are all YOUR Facebook Friends ?

PLEASE READ - THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE WHO USES FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS OR PERSONAL REASONS WE ARE ALL INVISIBLE TO EACH OTHER. THIS IS AN EASY FIX CANT WAIT TO REJOIN WITH ALL OF YOU :)

Watch Video to See How : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CTCE9k1aiw&feature=youtube_gdata

Have you noticed that you are only seeing updates in your newsfeed from the same people lately? Have you also noticed that when you post things like status messages, photos and links, the same circle of people are commenting and everyone else seems to be ignoring you?

Don't worry, everyone still loves you and nobody has intentionally blocked you. The problem is that a large chunk of your friend/fan list can't see anything you post and here's why:

The "New Facebook" has a newsfeed setting that by default is automatically set to show ONLY posts from people who you've recently interacted with or interacted the most with (which would be limited to the couple of weeks just before people started switching to the new profile). So in other words, for both business and personal pages, unless your friends/fans commented on one of your posts within those few weeks or vice versa - you are now invisible to them and they are invisible to you!!

HERE'S THE FIX: On the homepage click the "Most Recent" title on the right of the Newsfeed, then click on the drop down arrow beside it and select "Edit Options", click on "Show Posts From" and change the setting to "All Of Your Friends and Pages" (you can also access the "Edit Options" link at the very bottom of the facebook homepage on the right)
Note: Business pages do not have a newsfeed however page owners should adjust the settings on their personal accounts.

The good news is: now you can now view all of your friends and fans again. The bad news is: YOU ARE STILL INVISIBLE to a large portion of your list. You must get the word out to ALL of your friends and fans by inviting them to this event or creating one of your own so they can read the post and adjust their settings. To invite your friends: Click on "Attending" at the top and then you will see an option to invite your friends under the smiley face. It’s public so everyone who logs onto facebook can view it and even the friends who can’t see your posts WILL see the event invitation. You can also tweet about it, create a blog post or send out an email to your subscribers in hopes of reaching them all. You can Join and Invite Your Friends here to join this Facebook Event to share the message quickly... http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=217430561605012&index=1 

How to Post from Facebook Pages:



How To Social Media on YOUTube 
How To On Twitter 

Great News Facebook Fans

Hey there here is something very interesting things that I just came across on my Facebook excursions. Did you know that you can back up all of your Facebook Information?
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Also, here is a little video on how to work some of the new page features ... they will help you create more interaction for your Page... helping all of your Hard work to pay off!

Click here if you are viewing this Blog Post in my Facebook feed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5THs2t2i6rQ

Wishing YOU the Very Best! Have an amazing day ... and remember to Share Value!!!
Humbly,
Marcia

Twitter @Marciajk
Facebook http://amplify.com/u/efjf

If you are excited and interested in learning about Social Media & Social Networking, you will want to join this Facebook Page ... How-to-YOUR-Guide-to-Social-Networking-Social-Media




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Changing Education Paradigms

Divergent Thinking.... this is an outstanding video that really speaks to possibility and the solutions that are needed to step out of the old Paradigm in Education! (The Sooner the Better!)

This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.

Do schools kill creativity? If creativity was a person schools would be it's concentration camp! I think that young people are going through a creativity holocaust perpetrated by teachers especially ones who hate their jobs. Everyone who agrees this is a disgusting inconvenient truth give me a thumbs up. BTW I'm only twenty years old and I understand this.



For more information on Sir Ken's work visit: http://www.sirkenrobinson.com

The Tao of Abundance

“This book will change your perception of abundance. Even if you thought you were well-versed in the art of living in the flow of abundance, I guarantee you will have many “ah-ha” moments while reading this brilliant masterpiece.

Consider it a real treat to receive this as an e-book because it should be on the New York Times bestseller list!” ~ Michelle Arbeau, Intuitive Numerologist, Author and Inspirational Speaker

"The Tao of Abundance

I'm so overwhelmed by all the positive response to this new book. It's awesome when you create something that really touches people.

Which is why I have to let you know that the price is about to go up.

Then the price is going to up to more than double this offer.

Invest In Your Own Copy of The Tao of Abundance

Be Inspirational!

Ian"

The “Tao Of Abundance” is a Divine creation inspired by the seed of Love planted deep within the soul of, Author, Ian Paul Marshall. This beautiful work will open your heart to receive and allow abundance to flow to and through you creating a cycle of reciprocity that will grow with each visit to these inspiring nuggets of truth. It touches your senses and invites you to ‘savor life’ while reaching your dreams by dreaming bigger than you have before. As I read “The Tao Of Abundance” just as I thought I found my favorite passage I turned the page to find another favorite.

Thank YOU Ian for allowing your loving words to once again inspires the readers to remember who they truly are, divine beings of Loving Abundance.
Humbly,
Marcia Johnson

Quantitative Easing & Money As Debt

Even if nothing in the above video was true .... wouldn't being wrong for 20 straight years simply be enough? Which Union is Ben Bernanke apart of? Or is it because he has some great blackmail pictures that he is holding over someones head?

The following series of videos were shown to me by a friend of mine who has some great simple solutions to "right the ship" an shine a light on the underside of the iceberg that we keep ramming into. I will share more about him and his company in future blogs posts, so do stay tuned!
Wishing YOU the very best!
Humbly,
Marcia