One of the easiest ways to build community on Pinterest is to create a group board. Group boards are like any other board except multiple people can post to them. Here’s how you can create a Pinterest group board in under 2 minutes. 1. Open up your boards page. 2. Click on “Create a… Continue reading How to create a Pinterest group board in under 2 minutes
Category: Social media
Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 18, grocery store
The 18th post in the Stump the Social Media Guy series is for grocery stores. The best way to connect with your customers is reminding them of your products. One way to do this is to post product photos regularly to your Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest pages. Ideally, take photos of items that just came… Continue reading Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 18, grocery store
How to get a custom LinkedIn address in 4 simple steps.
Click on this link: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=6005854&goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1&trk=spm_pic If you have a LinkedIn account, you’ll probably see my LinkedIn profile. (Feel free to add me.) It’s an easy URl to remember however. Did you know that LinkedIn has a feature to pick your own custom domain? Try this link now: http://www.linkedin.com/in/siever It takes you to the same place,… Continue reading How to get a custom LinkedIn address in 4 simple steps.
Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 17, mechanic
The 17th post in the Stump the Social Media Guy series is for mechanics. A great way to engage with your customers online is to post videos of DIY tutorials and maintenance tips. Not only will this establish you as an expert in the field and keep you front of mind for those looking for… Continue reading Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 17, mechanic
How to pin to Pinterest without visiting Pinterest
Did you know you can pin webpages to Pinterest without having to open up Pinterest? Here’s how. 1. Install the Pin It button Visit about.pinterest.com/goodies, scroll down, and install either the browser plugin or the bookmarklet. If you use Chrome, you should see something like this after it installs. 2. Visit your favourite website and… Continue reading How to pin to Pinterest without visiting Pinterest
Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 16, sports team
The 16th post in the Stump the Social Media Guy series is for sports teams. You know what sports fans love? When their favourite team wins or scores. If you manage social media for a sports team, take advantage of that love by posting photos and short videos of home runs, touchdowns, goals, baskets and the… Continue reading Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 16, sports team
How to remove someone’s retweets from your Twitter feed
Do you have one of those people on your Twitter feed who retweets profusely? If you don’t want to remove this user because you want to read their other tweets, you can just remove their retweets from your Twitter feed. Here’s how: 1. In your feed, click on the user’s name. 2. Click on… Continue reading How to remove someone’s retweets from your Twitter feed
Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 15, restaurants
The 15th post in the Stump the Social Media Guy series is for authors. Naturally, a great way to engage potential customers on your social media page if you own a restaurant is to post photos of the great food you make. It’s such a great way that most restaurant pages do that. So why… Continue reading Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 15, restaurants
How to connect your Pinterest account to Twitter in 4 steps
Connecting your Pinterest account to your Twitter account is a great way to drive traffic to your pins. Plus, it makes it much easier to log in. Here is how to connect the accounts in just 4 steps. 1. Go to Settings. 2. In the Social Networks section, make sure “Log in with Twitter”… Continue reading How to connect your Pinterest account to Twitter in 4 steps
Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 14, author
The 14th post in the Stump the Social Media Guy series is for authors. A great way to engage social media followers as an author is to provide snippets from a new book. Other ways include providing content not available when you purchase a book (an extra chapter, background information on characters, maps, photographs, etc).… Continue reading Stump the Social Media Guy: Tip 14, author