Friday’s frustration is about knowing you need social media for your business, but don’t have the time to do everything you think you need to do! Social media for small business owners is a HUGE component for success. Why? It’s easy (sorta!), affordable, and can be fun when it’s not driving you nuts. The key…
What are website calls to action, and why does a small business need them? A website call to action (CTA) is an image, line of text or other visible prompt that spurs visitors to your site page to take action. When someone lands on your website, you don’t want them to just browse through the…
Get Out Of Password Hell! Passwords are the keys to your kingdom – literally. But generating, storing or remembering them? Ugh. Nothing is more frustrating than not being able to remember a password. How to get out of password hell? Easy: free password memorization programs. Most of us have some discomfort about the passwords…
One of the questions I get the most from people is “What can I blog about? I need ideas for my blog!) It can be frustrating, but there are tons of things you can pick from and make them long or short, light-hearted or intense. Here’s a few blogging ideas to get you started. Now…
Here are just a few free time management tips for small business owners! You work hard if you own a small business in Glens Falls, Ticonderoga, Saratoga Springs or the Adirondack region. As a matter of fact, you are probably never fully away from your business even when you’re sleeping. Try at least one or…
This can be a pain in the patooty if you don’t do it all the time, so here they are…image sizes for your most used social media profiles! Facebook: Cover (large) image: 851 x 315 pixels Profile (small) image: 160 x 160 pixels Twitter Header (large) image: 520 x 260 pixels Profile (small) image: 80…
If there is one thing that most businesses can benefit from, it is learning how to create frustration free email subject lines. I just read a great article How to Write a Professional E-mail that Gets a Reply in ProBlogger. This got my attention…I am one of those people who face the dreaded inbox like…
It seems as though there is a danger that Facebook Suggested Posts are sucking the life out of social. As an internet marketer, I get it that promotion is what it’s all about. I also get that social relationships are an important part of real business growth, particularly for small businesses marketers. They have become…
Amid the ever-changing economic landscape in Upstate NY, content marketing strategies promise opportunity and options for small business owners to increase their visibility and brand. Inbound marketing = Expertise + Customer Service, and the art of “across the fence” relationships continues to thrive in a digital world. How can a small business owner in Upstate NY…
I had heard about it, but never experienced it until one day I got this cheery email… “Hello, Your Facebook Page, http://www.facebook.com/xxxxxxxxxxx, has been found to be in violation of Facebook Pages Guidelines. As a result, we have removed your admin rights to this Page. If you would like to regain admin rights to your…