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02/07/2015

7 Reasons to Attend the Big Social Media Conference
Are you coming to the Big UK Social Media Conference in Manchester? Here are 7 fantastic reasons why you need to be there!

7 Reasons to Attend the Big Social Media Conference

26/06/2015

How Much Should A Website Cost?
by Carol Lynn Rivera
http://select.social/1FDzihN

19/05/2015

Talking Tools on the Manly Pinterest Tips Show

There was a lot of excitement when scheduling tool, Buffer announce they were integrating with Pinterest. Jeff Sieh together with myself and Alisa Meredith discussed the pros and cons of using Buffer with Pinterest, why it was such welcome news and the potential pitfalls of using it



Jeff Sieh originally shared:

Tool Talk - Buffer For Pinterest

Today's episode is all about tools…social media tools. This week social media professionals Alisa Meredith from Scalable Social Media and Ian Anderson Gray from Seriously Social stop by to discuss the new feature of scheduling Pinterest pins with the popular Buffer app.

Discussion includes the pros and cons of scheduling your pins as well as the proper use of scheduling tools for social media in general.

Click here to watch/listen: http://bit.ly/1c2oAdl

22/10/2014

New Article: 8 Steps to Build Brand Awareness with Short Domains

Do you use branded domains?
In this article I explain how to set up a branded short domain to build brand awareness across your social networks.

http://iag.me/socialmedia/brand-awareness-short-domains/

If you aren't using a branded link on Twitter, you're missing a trick. Branded short urls are powerful because:

- They build brand awareness
- They allow you to track clicks across all your networks no matter which tool you use to post.

As well as showing you how to set one up, I also explain how to use your branded short domain with Buffer, Friends+Me, Sprout Social, TweetDeck and Edgar.

Unfortunately, you will struggle to get this working with Hootsuite unless you are willing to pay $588.88 per year. And even then, you can only use that branded short link working within Hootsuite and receive analytics on links posted from there.

So, if you don't already have a branded short domain are you willing to give it a go?

16/10/2014

20+ Tools to Turn you into a Twitter Power User

(reposting in case you missed it yesterday)

http://iag.me/socialmedia/20-twitter-tools-will-turn-twitter-power-user/

How do you go about increasing your engagement on Twitter and increasing your followers? Not just any followers, but relevant followers! How do you build your Twitter community, find your influencers and supporters and then view meaningful reports to analyse how you are doing?

In this article I cover over 20 power tools for Twitter and review them. The follow areas are covered:

- Follower Management
- Monitoring
- Community Management
- Analytics & Reporting
- Posting & Scheduling

What are your fave Twitter tools?

I've included: ManageFlitter, SocialBro, TweetDeck, Twools, Mention, Commun.it , twtrland, Twitter Analytics, SumAll, Twitonomy, NOD3x, Friends+Me, Buffer, RiteTag, IFTTT, Zapier, TwitterFeed, dlvr.it, Triberr and Edgar!

There’s no denying it, I’m a Twitter fanatic and have been since Twitter launched. One of the reasons that Twitter became so popular was due to the number of 3rd party apps that were created to help manage your Twitter … Continued

13/10/2014

10 Do’s and Don’ts To Using Twitter For Marketing - http://select.social/1ENY1mN

09/10/2014

Latest Article: A Quick Guide to Ello

Not another social network, please no...

Yes, but could this be different?

In this article I give:

- A brief introduction to Ello
- Why it is different
- Ello facts
- The Cheat Sheet
- Link to an amazing full guide by Mark Traphagen

Also, if you've signed up to Ello, do find me there (my username is iagdotme)

Are you convinced by Ello? I'm not sure myself, but time will tell...

Ello, you mean another social network? I know what you’re thinking, do we really need another social network? The new darling is called Ello and was founded by 7 designs and artists from Berger & Föhr Studios. Co-founder, Paul Budnitz isn’t … Continued

07/10/2014

15 Experts Share their Worst Blogging Advice Ever

Ashley Faulkes does it again and has written another great "experts" post.

This time he asks What is the WORST blogging advice you have ever heard or read?..and more importantly he asks "WHY"!

There are some real gems in here, and it's great to hear from people who know their stuff. Let's face it, although some of us could be called experts in the field- we're all learning and we've all made mistakes. The more we can do to debunk and demystify the art of blogging the better!

So, have a read and you'll hear about the worst advice these great people have heard on blogging: Adam Connell, Brian Dean, Peg Fitzpatrick, Sarah Santacroce, Adrienne Smith, Kristi Hines, Brent Carnduff, Mike Allton, Rebekah Radice, Ron Sela, Ann Smarty, John Paul Aguiar and Pauline Cabrera. There is even this random person on there called Ian Anderson Gray, but I'd probably ignore what he has to say (note that is called British self deprecating humour!)

You’ve probably heard that saying about everyone having an opinion? Well, in the world of Pro Blogging, the opinions are flying around daily! And with so many experts out there telling us what to do, it is insanely confusing. Who should I listen to, and what is the “best” advice in the end? So I …

06/10/2014

How to grow your followers on Google+

My latest article has just gone live on Social Media Experts and is all about Google+!

http://www.smexperts.co.uk/google-plus/grow-followers-google/

I cover:

- What is Google+?
- Why Google+?
- How to write for Google+
- Google+ writing "rules"
- How to find great content
- Your Google+ toolkit
- More Tips on Gaining Followers

And of course I go into the best tools for the job. Many of you will no doubt recognise them- NOD3x, Circloscope, CircleCount, DoShare, Buffer, Steady Demand Pro and Friends+Me

I'd love to hear what your tips are for gaining followers on Google+. Let me know!

Google + can be difficult to master, but Ian Anderson Gray has great advice and tools to use to grow your Google + following.

02/10/2014

10 Browser Extensions You Won't be able to Live Without

http://iag.me/socialmedia/10-browser-extensions-you-wont-be-able-to-live-without/

After far too long, I've written a new article for my blog!

Are you addicted to browser extensions? I definitely am! Over the years, I’ve discovered some amazing extensions that enhance my productivity and effectiveness, and I thought it was time that I share them with you.

There are so many to discuss, but in this article I am going to discuss 10 which I think you will find very useful.

Can you live without them? Well, technically, yes- you will still live! However, they are going to make your online life easier and help turbo boost your productivity!

1. Friends+Me Chrome Extension. This is a brand new tool (it's just come out today). I was honoured to be part of the small beta testing team together with Mike Allton. I have to say, Alois Bělaška has produced a truly amazing tool here which integrates with the web app, Friends+Me. It enables you to share content as you browse the web. It works very similarly to Buffer and allows you to post content to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Tumblr, app.net and Google+ posts. You can cross post selectively and it does so in an intelligent manner. See my article for more information.

2. MightyText an extension that integrates with your Android device (sorry, iOS users). It allows you to receive and send texts and calls via your phone through your browser. It has some other very cool features

3. Buffer - I think most people have heard of Buffer, so need I say more? A very easy to use extension that allows you to cross post content to your social media empire!

4. Riffle - Presents you with very detailed info on any Twitter user within the Twitter website. Really useful!

5. CircleCount shows you more information about a user including their ranking, number of 1s, reshares, location and interest tags

6. Evernote *Web Clipper* - sends a snapshot of an article to Evernote. Just...

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/9J2p/52cd1a24

Are you addicted to browser extensions? It would seem that I am! Over the years, I’ve discovered some amazing extensions that enhance my productivity and effectiveness, and I thought it was time that I share them with you. There are … Continued