Archive for the ‘social media’ Category

Want to send a message to your friends on Facebook, but don’t know how?  Here are simple steps to help you send messages through your Facebook Inbox and other helpful tips for sending messages in Facebook.

• Type the person’s name into the Search box at the upper right of any Page.  When the search results are returned, click on the “Send a Message” link to the right of the result.  A box will open to type in the subject and message.  When finished, click “Send.”
  
• Open the Inbox and click on “Compose“  the same box will open to type the specifics of your message
• To learn how to send a private message on Facebook, visit my YouTube Channel to view a short video where I walk you through the entire process.

Here are other tips to help with sending messages on Facebook:

• You can message up to 20 friends per message
• If you have a Group or Fan Page, you can send to all of your Group Members or Fans with one message
• Users can receive messages from anyone on Facebook, regardless if you are friends or not.  To avoid this, go to Settings/Privacy/Search and under “Search Result Content” uncheck the box for “A link to send me a message.”
• Photos, videos and links can be attached to messages
• The Inbox is not intended for “live” conversations.  The Chat option can be used for instant messaging others on Facebook
• Be careful of promoting a product or service or any type of advertising to your friends through the Inbox as it is considered spam and against Facebook policies
• The Inbox has search features for finding messages by sender, keywords, recipients or Friend Lists
• You can manage your Inbox notifications by going to Settings/Account Settings/ Notifications.  Here you can select which information you would like to see in your Personal Email Account.  For example, if you use Microsoft Outlook for your email management, you will receive an email each time you get a message in your Facebook Inbox.  You can uncheck this notification to stop those emails from going to Outlook.

The Facebook Inbox is a great communication tool when used properly.  It is just another alternative for connecting with your online friends and business contacts.

Twitter has just added a great feature to the popular micro-blogging site.   Twitter Lists are the latest and greatest feature offered by Twitter.  To know if you are eligible to begin using this feature, you will see this announcement at the top of your Twitter Page.

With Twitter Lists users can organize the people they are following into specific lists for easy recognition and communication.  For example, I have set up two lists, so far.  One is call “bizbuddies” and included in this list are the people that I follow related to my business, affiliate partners, clients, and others that I have a business relationship with.  My second list is called “social media.”  This list is made up of all the people I follow that have some connection to social media. (My Twitter ID is @avirtualbiz if you want to add me to your Lists)

Now when I want to hear the latest “scoop” in social media, I simply click on my Social Media List on Twitter and I can be updated very quickly with the latest industry information.

Another great feature with Twitter Lists, is that you can search for lists that you would like to follow and with just one click, you are following the entire list. To see the top lists and to recommend your friends and business associates to a list (and even yourself) go to Listorious.  You can search on hundreds of keywords, and industries to find lists that you would like to follow.

You can have up to 20 lists and each list can have 500 people in it.  So set-up your lists and each time you follow a new person on Twitter, add them to one of your lists or create a new one.

This is just another step toward simplifying and streamlining our social media experience without sacrificing the quality and benefits of social networking.

What are you thoughts regarding the new List feature on Twitter?

P.S. If you would like to recommend me to a social media list on Listorious, I’ll recommend you back!!

Want to stay up-to-date on all the current news related to Social Media?  Take a look at this video.

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Well, today’s your lucky day!  Today at 1 pm est. is the official launch of the Blastoff network.  It is free, easy and fun, plus you can make money with your Blastoff site.

Watch this short video to get more information and then click I Want a Free Blastoff Site

Take a look at this video to help you evaluate and develop a strategy for accepting Facebook Friends.

I wanted to share some very exciting news about the new Online Social Media magazine that Michael Stelzner just launched, the Social Media Examiner.

It will offer some of the best tips and advice on how to use social media for your business.  There will be articles, videos, case studies and the latest industry news in the magazine.  And the best part is that you can have it delivered free directly to your Inbox!

Go grab your subscription of the Social Media Examiner, today!

My friend and Master Trainer, Sandy Rees, CFRE and I are offering a full-day of social media training on October 16, 2009.  If you are within driving distance of E. Tennessee, come join us.

The training will be held at the Blount County Chamber in Maryville, TN.

You Will Learn -

* The BEST social networking sites for Your business
* Learn the best strategies to build your social profiles
* Understand why you need a “complete” social media presence
* The top 6 Ways to Generate leads through social media
* Identifying the Top social networking mistakes and how to avoid them
* 5 Keys to Massive Income through social networking

Click here, How to Grow Your Business and CA$H IN on $ocial Media for more information and to Grab Your Seat now!

You don’t want to miss this training and the opportunity to spend a full-day with two Internet experts.

One of the most asked questions I get when I’m speaking to groups or training individuals on social networking is, “How do I send a private message to someone? I don’t want to accidentally send something that I intend to be private and have it been seen by everyone.”

So I thought this would be a great topic to add to my “Social Networking Nuggets” videos on YouTube. Find out how to send a private message on Facebook, visit my YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/avirtualbiz.

Everywhere you turn, you hear about these Social Networking and Social Media Websites: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.  It looks like they are taking over.

Facebook has 200 million active users!  Up 89% this year alone…Twitter grows at 300K new users per month…. YouTube visitors are viewing 13 billion videos a month… Linkedin has over 36 million business people networking.

*** THE BIG CHALLENGE ***

The big Challenge is that most people are wasting their time with these sites.  Countless others don’t know how to grow their business or generate leads using these sites and many people are just watching from the sidelines.

*** THE SOLUTION – SelfGrowth.com Social Media University ***

My friend David Riklan, the founder of SelfGrowth.com, came up with a powerful way for small business owners, entrepreneurs, authors and direct marketers to learn how to leverage the power of Social Media.   He is calling it Social Media University.

Through SelfGrowth.com’s Social Media University, you will be taught by a team of 8 Faculty members who have applied Social Media Marketing to become wildly successful!  And they will teach you the practical, step by step, insider tips you NEED to be profitable with social media marketing!

I am honored that David has asked me to be one of the chosen faculty members!  I will be teaching the session on Introduction to Facebook where I will share with you The Seven Key Strategies to Build a Strong and Profitable Facebook Presence.

To get the full details, please go here:  Social Media University

In this 8 week program, you will learn:

1. The top 7 mistakes that people are making using Social Media.
2. How YOU Can Position Yourself as an Expert in any Niche fast without spending a dime.
3. The Top 4 Ways People are Generating Leads through Social networking.
4. Exact daily Social Media processes (a) for you and (b) to delegate to your assistant for maximum results…and how to manage that in 30 minutes or less per day.
5. Why social media is changing marketing forever.
6. How to use Social Media to generate MASSIVE income.

Unsure if this program will help your business?  You can even speak to a social media specialist to find out if you are a good candidate.  To request your complimentary consultation now, please go here:

These tools are changing the future of business and the Internet.  If you want to be part of the future, don’t miss out on the SelfGrowth.com Social Media University.

Don’t forget to request your complimentary Social Media University consultation here to find out if the program is a good fit for you.

I had the great pleasure of being the special guest of Sandy Rees, CFRE on her Get Fully Funded Support Club call today.  We had an awesome discussion on how to utilize the many tools on the Internet for raising funds for nonprofit organizations.

Some of the topics we discussed were:

• Have an engaging and informative Website
• Make it Easy for People to Donate
• Utilize a Blog to stay connected to your donors more frequently
• Keep the Blog short, simple and conversational
• Develop an electronic newsletter/ezine
• Do NOT make a PDF of your print newsletter and call it an ezine!
• Take advantage of the wide world of Social Media
• Use Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to promote events and accept donations.

Sandy is a fundraising coach, speaker and master trainer and has a wealth of knowledge to assist nonprofits in reaching their fundraising goals.  She also has programs designed to engage nonprofit boards and manage a small nonprofit on a shoestring budget.