Social Media Marketing

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Did you know that you can opt in to receive special emergency " Twitter Alerts" from select organizations? Designed to complement, rather than replace, other emergency notification systems, you can sign up to see special tweets from law enforcement and public safety organizations, emergency management agencies, governments, and other state and federal agencies.

Twitter announced Monday that advertisers now have the ability to schedule tweets. If you're not a Twitter business user but this kind of functionality appeals to you, we can help. While some social media management tools, such as Hootsuite or SocialFlow, provide similar features, we're taking a look at three super easy, standalone services that will let "ordinary" Twitter users schedule tweets to go live in the future.

The newly launched Google Helpouts Service is set to become a money earner for marketers and for Google. Helpouts offer one on one, paid and free, help and tuition using video chat; Experts are offering their services in in a wide range of subject areas.

Most of the hashtag tips below are relevant for Facebook, Gplus, as well as Twitter although there are some specific methods for each social network. Hashtags Tips for Gaining Targeted Followers? The main aim is to develop a list of targeted followers; those who are interested in your particular type of content and recommendations.

Yes, this is another post about Facebook Image Sizes. You've probably read some before so why read this too? Firstly, this post only talks about images you post to your Timeline and those included when you post a link. The main reason is that most posts I've read aren't very clear and the infographics you see are even more confusing.

When I come across a blog with content that interests me I'm always keen to follow the writers on their social media networks. That's not possible if there are no follow buttons. Here are some WordPress Follow Plugins but if you don't want to add any more resource hungry plugins I've included a free download of Follow Button Images and full instructions to add them to your site.

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Facebook images posts attract the most engagement so , in light of the festive season, I've prepared a feast of Facebook sized Christmas Greeting images for free download. Each image is 504px x 504px which fits the Facebook window nicely. They're also a reasonable size for Pinterest, Google Plus, Instagram, and Twitter.

Are you getting the results you want from your Facebook Page? If not, then maybe you're not reaching or keeping your ideal Facebook Audience. I suspect many individuals and small businesses, who don't have the resources to hire Social Media specialists, create a page and start posting with no detailed plan of the why or how.

Even if you find the right sized free square social media images to use on both Facebook and Instagram are you sure you can use them without breaking copyright? I've found it difficult to find downloadable square images so I've made some myself.

To celebrate the start of the "Silly Season" here are my thoughts on signs you're using too much Social Media for marketing. We use the term "Silly Season" here in Australia when talking about the period leading up to Christmas and the New Year.

Or, do you leave it to WordPress to auto-submit images from your posts? If so, is it your chosen image that posts and do your images display correctly?