Working in Coffee Shops
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 […]
Keep On Keeping On
Discouragement. Feels like there’s a lot of it going around these days. Maybe it’s the time of the year, or maybe it’s some weird planetary alignment. But it feels very, very present right now. I’m working on a new book. […]
Should You Purchase PPC Ads on Facebook?
I don’t normally talk about social media if it costs money on this blog. My main audience here are small businesses, not-for-profits, and artists, who, let’s face it, don’t usually have the funds for advertising. And that’s why social media […]
How to Add a “Donate” App To Your FB Page
I spent last weekend training a group of non-profit fundraisers how to use social media. One question that came up was, “how can I accept donations through Facebook?” It’s actually relatively easy, Facebook has created apps for that! You need […]
Vine: Video Tweets
I‘m rolling my eyes a tiny bit as I write this. One of the exciting parts of my job is seeking out new social media to tell you about. It’s also the bane of my existence, because, you have to […]
Come Join Me at #SMCV13!
I just got word that a proposal I put in to do a workshop on Pinterest at Social Media Camp Victoria in May has been accepted! I don’t have all the details yet, but they’ll show up on my Current […]
How To Find A Good Web Designer
A guest post for you today by Robert Dall, Developer at 32 Spokes Design. F inding someone to build your website is a lot like finding a mechanic for your car. There are a lot of people who do it, […]
Snappz: Vancouver Aquarium Creating Engagement With Apps
A couple of days before the end of Christmas vacation, I took my son to the Vancouver Aquarium. We have a membership to Science World, so we go there all the time, but the Aquarium is a treat for us […]
Investing in FB Promoted Posts: A Case Study
A couple months back, Facebook did some re-jigging. This is nothing new. Facebook, is, in fact, pretty much re-jigging all the time. This time, however, got a lot of people up in arms. Facebook has an algorithm that determines what you […]
Keek
URL: www.keek.com What it is: Keek would be the result if YouTube and Twitter got together and had a baby. They are short (max 36 seconds) video clips that you take of yourself talking directly to camera and then upload […]