I spoke a few weeks ago about a Twitter contest that I ran that allowed me to increase the Twitter following on an account by over 16% in just 3 days. Since then I have run several more contests on Twitter, every time the increase in Twitter followers has been very respectable. The best thing [...]
Social Media
Last night I got into a short conversation with @_katewells on Twitter about exercise and jogging in particular. Here is a tweet she sent me: @davidshawblog muchos respect for anyone that can run more than 4 miles! I hear it gets easier. I hope it gets easier! Whilst engaging in this conversation I was actually [...]
On any given day you most likely say ‘Thank You’ countless times, the majority of the time it is an instinctive reaction to a deed carried out by someone else. A cup of coffee delivered to your desk, someone holding the door open for you or someone offering to help with your workload. However, when someone [...]
Last week I shared with you ‘6 Things You Should Be Doing On Social Media‘. Today I want to share with you 5 Things You Should NOT Do On Social Media. Hopefully you are starting to carry out the points that I raised last week and are seeing results in your social media strategy. Now [...]
Social Media is still a relatively new phenomena and there is a lot that still has to be learned about how to use it effectively. Chances are you have setup profiles on the popular sites such as Twitter and Facebook, but are you doing enough to attract and retain your followers? I want to share with you [...]
I have talked a lot in the past about how you can increase your Twitter following and how to drive traffic back to your blog through Twitter, today I want to talk about one of the things that is key to success in both these areas and that is Retweets or RT for short. What [...]
I have talked a lot in the past about the power of Twitter for growing your blog and taking it to the next level. In order to take full advantage of Twitter you need to have a strong and faithful following, a group of people who will Re-tweet your latest blog posts and increase exposure of your [...]
Online Networking is an activity that has seen a lot of growth over the past couple of years. One of the biggest factors in the growth of online networking is the huge uptake of Social Media. It is a trend that has forced businesses to join the party as they look to grow their business [...]
Every blogger should have an account on Twitter by now. But are they using it in a way that drives traffic back to their blogs? I see a lot of bloggers who are still only posting updates about how their day is going and what they are having for dinner with only the occasional link [...]
