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10 Tips, 10 Minutes a Day on Facebook

1. Update your status at least once a day. This goes out to your news feed. To get good content, set up Google alerts in your area of expertise or interest and get them delivered via email or RSS feed. Want to see what topics are trending online? Go to www.Alltop.com or http://popurls.com and share the ones you like. Chances are they will get shared again and you’ll get comments on your post. Copy the link and attach it on your status update and comment on it.

2. Scan through the feed (the wall) and comment on things you like that your friends have posted. Your comments will be shown on your friend’s page, which is a great way to grow your friends organically. Facebook splits the feed into live feed and most recent, so toggle back and forth. Facebook decides who they show on your feed so you might want to take a look at my previous entry to select and allow which friends will be seen on your feed. 

3. While scanning through your feed, see what postings you can share on your wall. Don't forget to thank your friend for posting the particular item.

4. Create different friends lists to be more targeted and keep organized. To create a list, click on Account, Edit Friends. Then create your list and add people to it. You can share certain postings with certain friends depending on how you organized them.

5. Look at birthdays and wish your friends “Happy Birthday”. Think of the friends you are really trying to build relationships with.

6. Look at events your friends have posted or are attending to see what you might be interested in. You can also share the event with your friends. Let the organizer know you are sharing the event - another way of being social on Facebook.

You'll see three icons next to "facebook" at the top of the page. The first one are your friend requests, second one are your direct messages and the third one are notifications. When they are highlighted, you know you need to respond. 

7. So, first look at your “Friend Requests” and accept the ones you’d like to. Pay attention to how you know them. Did they send you a personal message or do they have a picture? Do you have friends in common? Do they have a name or just a business name? Make sure they are “real” people. When you invite people to be friends with you, tell them how you know them: "I see we have a lot of friends in common" or "Just saw you on my friend’s page and liked what you said" or "It was great meeting you last night at the Denver Divas event."

8. The second icon is your inbox where you have received direct messages. Don't forget to answer any personal messages. 

9. The third icon are your notifications where someone has commented on one of your posts or  has responded to a post that you have commented on. So, click to follow the conversation and respond back if you need to.

10. Most of all, have fun. Even though I use Facebook for branding my social media marketing company, I really try to engage and get to know others by following conversations. After all, it's all about being social and that should always be fun. 

Here's a great video on doing Facebook in only five minutes a day created by one of my favorite Facebook social media friends, Kyle Griffith and the inspiration for this blog post.

 

Get Your Business on the Map of Social Media Success

Social Media Classes & Workshops in Denver

 April 5, 2010  

Your Marketing Gal to teach social media classes for Denver area businesses.   Learn the latest social media marketing techniques to propel your small business to success. Social media marketing classes and workshops will be taught by Jo Guerra of Your Marketing Gal in Denver,  Colorado. Classes start Saturday, April 17^th and go through Saturday, May 8^th. Classes range in price from $29 to $46 plus material fees.  

Classes include:

• Social Media 101
• Creating a Social Media Marketing Plan
• Facebook 101
• Advanced Marketing on Facebook
• LinkedIn Profile Basics
• Advanced Marketing on LinkedIn
  

Topics include profile basics, keyword strategies, establishing your industry expertise, building your connections and online friends, engaging your social media audience the right way and much more. Don’t want to spend all your time online, you won’t have to with the tricks you’ll learn. Want to implement a manageable plan, you’ll be able to after taking these social networking classes and workshops.

Schedule is available at http://www.yourmarketinggal.com/calendar-of-events.html.

Information on individual classes is available at http://www.yourmarketinggal.com/blog_index.html . Questions? Please contact Jo Guerra at  SocialJo1@gmail.com or 303.632.2928.

>About: Your Marketing Gal in an internet marketing firm located in Denver, Colorado. Jo Guerra, owner of  www.YourMarketingGal.com is a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant and Internet Marketing Professional. Your Marketing Gal works with small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. Services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing.  

Beyond the Basics of LinkedIn: Advanced Business Marketing Denver Workshop

You've created a great LinkedIn profile. But just how does LinkedIn work for you? LinkedIn is the premier social media networking platform perfect for businesses. In this intermediate to advanced workshop, you'll learn how to market yourself or your business the "social media" way. Learn how to grow your network and add connections the easy way, find opportunities, target companies and be known as an expert in your field! Get networking tips and join the right groups to pump up your social media marketing efforts. Also learn how to find content to look like the expert you are in your business or field.

Class is at Colorado Free University, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230 on Saturday, May 8th from 9 to 11am. Register at: http://bit.ly/LinkedInMay8 or call 303.399.0093. 

About me: Owner of www.YourMarketingGal.com, I'm a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant. I help small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. My services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing. I believe in giving entrepreneurs the tools to empower their own marketing efforts. 

Facebook for Business 2 - Marketing Your Business Denver Workshop

Your profile is set up, and you are posting updates regularly, growing your friend list, and following the Facebook etiquette that you learned in Facebook For Business Part I. Now it's time to play big and use Facebook applications. These powerful advertising tools will help you reach your target market quickly, easily, and free. In this class, you'll learn how to set up a business page, start a group, create and broadcast your event, and post articles and videos.

This is social media at its finest and is sure to attract the attention you need to grow your business! For more info or to register go to http://bit.ly/FB2April24 or call 303.399.0093.Class is April 24th from 9am to 11am at Colorado Free University, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230.

About me: Owner of www.YourMarketingGal.com, I'm a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant. I help small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. My services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing. I believe in giving entrepreneurs the tools to empower their own marketing efforts. 

Creating a Social Media Marketing Plan Denver Workshop

You understand the basics of social media including social networks, blogs, video marketing, etc., but how do you put this together? Learn how to come up with a preliminary manageable marketing plan to increase your brand awareness and be known as an expert in your industry.

This is one class in an all day Entrepreneur Fair at Colorado Free University, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230. Find more info and register for this event #8941B at http://bit.ly/CFUFair or call 303.399.0093. Class is from 11:30am to 12:15pm.

About me: Owner of www.YourMarketingGal.com, I'm a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant. I help small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. My services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing. I believe in giving entrepreneurs the tools to empower their own marketing efforts. 

Social Media 101 Workshop in Denver

You've heard of social media, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc., but don't fully understand how you should be using it to help your business. Learn the basics of building your online brand and how to market yourself the right way so that clients will find you. You can bet your competitors and customers are on social media, you should be too.

Class is from 10:30 to 11:15am and it part of an all day Entrepreneur Fair at Colorado Free University, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230. More info and to register for this event #8941B, go to http://bit.ly/CFUFair or call 303.399.0093.

About me: Owner of www.YourMarketingGal.com, I'm a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant. I help small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. My services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing. I believe in giving entrepreneurs the tools to empower their own marketing efforts. 

LinkedIn Business Basics: Create a Great Profile

LinkedIn is the premier social networking site perfect for business. Did you know that you are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn if you have a complete profile? Learn step by step in this interactive workshop to create an effective profile that draws prospects, customers, power partners or hiring managers to find you. Understand the basics of social media and optimize your profile with keyword enriched descriptions. Learn to update your status to look like the expert you are in your field and much more.

If you have a Denver area business, this is the class to really start your online presence the right way and join one the hottest business social network. Class is Wednesday, April 21, 6pm to 8pm at Colorado Free University,7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230. To register for class #3349AP, call 303.399.0093 or online at http://bit.ly/LinkedInAp21. 

About me: Owner of www.YourMarketingGal.com, I'm a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant. I help small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. My services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing. 

Facebook 101- Grow & Brand Your Business

Learn the latest and best strategies for branding yourself or company on Facebook. Start by optimizing and completing your profile. Add pictures, videos, links and posts to drive people to you or your business. Quickly add your current friends and organize your personal and business friends separately. Choose your privacy settings based on your comfort level. Know the secrets of growing your business by spending only 10 minutes a day on Facebook. Avoid the top four deadly mistakes people make on social media. You’ll have concrete techniques to implement your dynamic Facebook marketing plan. 

If you have a Denver business, this is the class to really start your online presence the right way and join one the hottest social network. Class is Saturday, April 17, 9am to 11am at Colorado Free University,7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230. To register for class #3719K9, call 303.399.0093 or online at http://bit.ly/Ap17Facebook1. 

About me: Owner of www.YourMarketingGal.com, I'm a certified Inbound Marketing Consultant. I help small businesses grow by developing and implementing strategic internet marketing plans. My services include social media marketing, social networking, blog creation, blogging, keyword selection, local search, search engine optimization & video marketing. 

Is Facebook the New Twitter? How to Hide Twitter on Facebook

Do you have your Twitter account connected to your Facebook account? I had connected mine some time back. But my cousin, that is very active on Facebook with over 3,600 friends told me I was taking up her whole wall with all my tweets. Would I please remove them? I did. Today while surfing the status updates of my friends instead of the Live or News Feed, I noticed that most of my Facebook friends had updated via Twitter.

I am all for automating and making things easy. But all updates via Twitter to Facebook? What if you tweet 40 times a day? What if you tweet every few minutes?  Are you taking up most of your friend's wall? Do you like reading all the updates via Facebook? Will someone just hide you instead of having all your tweets on their page?

Or will they figure out that there is a way to hide all Twitter updates? And that is what I did. I can still remain friends with everyone and keep my Twitter separate from Facebook. I can't show you a screen shot because I accidentally found this. I did not find it in Facebook's help section either. But I was able to hide Twitter updates posted by my friends while clicking on one of my friend's update. You are given the choice to hide the person or hide Twitter. If you want to hide all Twitter updates, just click on "Hide Twitter". You've got your wall back without any Twitter updates. Yay.   

If you want to share some some tweets, use Selective Twitter. According to their fan page, you can "Update your Facebook Status from Twitter but only for the tweets you choose. End a tweet with #fb when you want to update your status - simple!" It also works with Fan Pages.

What do you prefer? Receiving all Twitter updates or do you have them hidden? Do you use Selective Twitter? Do you share your updates to Facebook?