Pinterest: Makeover and Analytics
I‘m as addicted to Pinterest as the next gal. But over the last year or so, I’ve started exploring it not just as a place to find inspiration for my blogs, Facebook pages and Twitter followings, but as a way […]
Why I Hate Legal Facebook Contests
In case you missed it, I’ve been a bit ranty lately about running legal Facebook contests. Basically, it breaks down to this: most of the FB contests you see out there are illegal, according to FB’s Terms of Service. But […]
Should Teachers Ban Devices in the Classroom?
Me and my big mouth. Check out this recent interview I did for the BCIT Link Newspaper. I taught a workshop recently to some of my colleagues at BCIT. It was a professional development day, to help them learn how […]
Amanda Palmer: The Art of Asking
This is a brand-new TED talk, and I wanted to share it with you. Just watch this. I cried buckets. It’s beautiful. It’s about art and social media and crowdfunding and a whole bunch of other things I love. In […]
Installing a Contest App on Your Facebook Page
Okay, so I’ve been a little ranty lately about illegal Facebook contests. On tuesday, I talked about what was, and what was not, legal in terms of running contests on your FB Biz page. One thing you need to do […]
How to (Properly) Run a Facebook Contest
Everybody’s doing it, right? Yep, but that doesn’t necessarily make it right. I’m talking about Facebook contests. There are tons of people out there that are running “like this post to win” types of contests. You know the ones: they […]
How NOT to Pitch Bloggers
So, I got this email yesterday. It’s not strange. I get these emails all the time, probably at least one a day. There are tons of folks out there who are trying to build up their SEO by back-linking, and […]
16 Ways To Increase Your Facebook Interaction
I‘m still recovering from my book launch and The Wellness Show, so I thought I’d share an infographic with you today. This is one that I have found myself sharing over and over again over the last few weeks. Hope […]
New E-Book Now Available!
Wow. This is a big moment, guys. A couple months back, in October, I started thinking about going on a writing retreat. You see, it had been 3 years since I had put out my first book, The Guide to […]
My Favorite Top 10 Business Blogs
Over the next couple of days, I’ll be writing a series of posts aimed at small business owners as I lead up to the launch of my new book, Getting Started with Social Media for Small Businesses on Friday, February […]