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Are You Using LinkedIn Companies for your Business?

Just like Facebook Business Pages, you can create a Company Page on LinkedIn. The screenshot below shows my profile and the Company details that pop-up when you hover over where it says current employer. Larger companies can also include their individual employees and promote career opportunities for potential job seekers. Now, if you are ‘pretending’…

Facebook Pages – an update on recent changes

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Last week’s call on ‘All Things Facebook’ was our busiest Q&A Hour so far – with many questions sent in by email, as well as from ‘live’ callers. A huge thank you everyone who took part and made it such a fun call. The hour whizzed part so quickly that I wasn’t able to do…

Forget the internet!

Please! The internet is not going to solve all your business problems and worshipping at the church of Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn does not mean guaranteed success. I’m seeing so many previously quite level-headed business owners jumping on the social networking bandwagon and proclaiming it to be the best thing since sliced bread. Which it…

Being business-like on Facebook

The use of Facebook by small businesses is often misunderstood, especially as our first encounter with the mammoth site is usually when we’re faced with endless questions just to set up an account.  By the time we’ve filled in all the fields (or left some blank to come back to later!), the thought of having…

How to Get More from LinkedIn Answers

A popular feature on LinkedIn is ‘Answers’ where members can both ask and answer questions.  Hundreds, if not thousands, of questions are typed in every day by members under various categories including Management, Personal Development, Small Business and Technology. Answering questions enables you to demonstrate your particular area of expertise.  ‘Good’ and ‘ Best’ answers…

Facebook – Groups vs Pages

In response to a frequently asked question “What’s the difference between Facebook Groups and Facebook Pages?”, I hope to shed some light on what they are and which to use when!  I’ll admit to sometimes being confused on this issue myself, especially as Facebook continues to make changes to both Pages and Groups, in response…

Finding Time to Network Online

Even with all the benefits of social networking for small business owners, there’s no doubt that it can take up an awful lot of precious time unless it’s approached in the right way. At our recent Q&A Hour I (Louise) was asked how long I spend networking online each day.  I was pleased to be…

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