Marketing & Client Attraction for the Solopreneur & Small Business Owner
Could your Facebook Page cover image do with a makeover?
Check out www.picmonkey.com and ‘create a collage’ to make a new Facebook cover image.
PicMonkey is a really cool and fun online tool you can use to easily create simple banners using images and text – you can even create a collage of your favourite images or photos of your team.
Facebook Cover above was created in PicMonkey!
In this blog series, we showcase examples of small business and their experience with social media. For this post, our Social Media Spotlight is on a client of ours, Melissa Cooper, Relationship Specialist and owner of The Art of Intimacy.
About The Art of IntimacyMelissa Cooper is an internationally published author, writer and speaker and a Relationship Specialist. The Art Of Intimacy specializes in personalized counselling and coaching for individuals and couples, with results based therapy.
LinkedIn is the worlds largest professional networking site. Currently, LinkedIn has over 175 million members globally with over 3 million Australian users!
Having a strong LinkedIn profile is essential if you want to control what people see when they search for you online. It’s also essential if you want to grow your professional network online through LinkedIn.
If you’re ready to do more business networking online, here’s our top LinkedIn tips.
In this blog series, we showcase examples of small business and their experience with social media. For this post, our Social Media Spotlight is on Strawberry Communications, a writing and public relations consultancy based in Launceston, Tasmania.
Founded by Johanna Baker-Dowdell, experienced journalist and public relations consultant, Strawberry Communications is a writing and public relations consultancy that generates amazing publicity for SME businesses. Strawberry Communications create and share great stories via the media to connect their clients’ businesses with their customers. [Read more...]
In this blog series, we showcase examples of small business and their experience with social media. For this post, our Social Media Spotlight is on Virtual Elves, an outsourcing consultancy and business support company based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.
Kristy Smith is the principal ‘elf’ and creator of Virtual Elves. Virtual Elves help business owners identify, systemise and delegate their necessary business tasks to streamline their business and help increase their profits. Virtual Elves also offer administrative support and graphic and web design services. [Read more...]
Have you seen the new cover photo option on Twitter?
Similar to a cover image for Facebook Pages, you can now add a customised header image to your Twitter profile.
The new cover image photos display well on tablets and mobile devices which is fantastic news for anyone who uses Twitter for business because it allows you to keep your branding consistent on Twitter iPhone, iPadand Android apps as well as Twitter.com
In this blog series, we showcase examples of small business and their experience with social media. For this post, our Social Media Spotlight is on a client of ours, Laura’s Place, located on the NSW Central Coast.
About Laura’s PlaceFounded by internally recognised parenting expert, Laura Kiln, Laura’s Place aim to provide a caring, confidential, supportive and relaxed environment where families can seek support. Laura Kiln has a passionate belief that children’s difficult behaviour can be managed best by their parents, empowered by using specialist strategies.
What does your Twitter profile say about you?
If you are a Twitter user and hope to promote your business on Twitter then answering the above question is important.
Does your Twitter Bio represent your business and your brand effectively?
Twitter bios are usually the first thing that people check when they visit your Twitter page. How effectively they present you and your brand can mean the difference between someone (a potential client) choosing to follow you or choosing to click away. And if they don’t follow you, that is a lost opportunity!
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According to the Yellow Pages (Sensis) Social Media Report 2012, the huge popularity of social media amongst Australian consumers is an undisputed fact. Social media has become integrated into our everyday lives and the majority of us actively use social media daily.
But, there’s still a sizeable gap between the social media strategies of Australian businesses and the behaviours of their customers; only 27% of small business, and 34% of medium business actually use social media.
This report is a really interesting insight into the ever-changing behaviour of social media users. We’ve summarised some of the main points of interest for small to medium businesses.
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