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Facebook’s New Page Timeline

Via Scoop.it Debra’s Social Media Resources

Via techcrunch.com

On March 30th Facebook is giving our pages the same design as our new personal profile timeline. There are some pros and some cons when it comes to the new timeline.

This is a great overview of the new timeline and its components from TechCrunch. You can easily preview your page’s new timeline before deciding to publish it immediately, or wait until the mandatory change.

The cover (the large banner at the top of your profile) has a few rules that come with it. It would seem like the perfect place for a call to action, or a website address, wouldn’t it. That would be in violation of their terms of use though. There are a few other restrictions too.

Many of us have custom pages for our Facebook business page. We’ve set one of those custom pages as our default, meaning anyone landing on our Facebook page and is not a current fan will see the custom page.

You can still create custom pages, you just can’t set them as the default page. This means it will be harder for your page visitors to find your custom pages.

One of the nicest features is the addition of Messages, allowing your visitor to send you a private message.

There are other new features, so check out the full article at TechCrunch.

For those of you who are my subscribers, I’ll be holding a free webinar to answer your questions about the new Facebook timeline. Details are at the Cutting Edge Cafe. Or just fill out the form on the right and get the 6 Social Media Lessons too!

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Creating Your Social Media Hub

Debra Simpson on Syndicating Your Content and Social Media HubsOften small business owners tell me it’s hard to incorporate social media into their day. I’m sure you have felt that way at times too. There just don’t seem to be enough hours for all that we already have to do, like checking and answering emails.

With so many people around us telling us what we should be doing with social media, it’s hard to know exactly where to start. Then when you do decide to jump in, you feel overwhelmed with the prospect of creating a profile, or page.

It doesn’t have to be that way. You can Learn from Deb all you need to know in language you understand, plain old english. Join me Monday, September 19th from 9:30am to noon in Oceanside at Quantum Learning Network. I’m going to show you how to create a page for your business on Facebook, how to add your company to LinkedIn’s company pages, and the tools you’ll need to make your social media marketing effortless.

I’m starting the four week series (there are individual class prices too) with blogging. If you have a WordPress, whether it’s self hosted using WordPress‘ software or a free blog at the shared site WordPress.com, you’ll:

  • learn how to hand feed the search engines with the information you want them to have so your site is found easily.
  • learn how to add video and audio to your blog.
  • about different sources for content.
  • discover how to monetize your blog.
  • play with widgets to add extra content to your blog.

Of course, you’ll have me right there with you to answer any questions you have about using your blog.

After the first week and WordPress we’ll jump into Facebook. In this seminar we’ll be:

  • creating and/or optimizing your Facebook business page.
  • setting goals for your page.
  • importing your blog content so that it is automatically shared on your page.
  • customizing your page to help you achieve your Facebook goals.

We’ll move on the LinkedIn the following week.  In our LinkedIn seminar, you’ll be:

  • optimizing your LinkedIn personal profile.
  • adding your company to LinkedIn’s Company Directory.
  • discovering new ways to meet your target market and interacting with them.

In our final week together, we’ll visit Twitter and put a social media plan together. Your blog will do the heavy lifting for you, leaving you to engage your followers and connections. You’ll see how your Social Media Hub works together to deliver your message, show your expertise and entice others to find out more about you and your business.

If you’re ready to go for it now, here’s the registration button. If you want more details, visit Learn From Deb.

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Marketing Data: 100 AWESOME Marketing Stats, Charts, & Graphs

HubSpot has compiled a brand new collection of 100 Awesome Marketing Stats, Charts & Graphs based on original research and data from a variety of sources, including analysis of their 4,500 business customers, surveys with hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses, and dozens of top-notch publications like MarketingSherpa, eMarketer, Pew Research, McKinsey, and more.

Click through the slides to find some enlightening and interesting facts related to inbound vs. outbound marketing, search engine optimization, blogging and social media. One piece of research I found very interesting was the conversion rate for B2B by using LinkedIn and B2C on Facebook.

How might this data change the way you use social media, blogging and seo to market your business?

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Are You Compromising Your Facebook Presence?

Debra Simpson on Facebook and Your Business

Syndicate Your Content
Show Notes: May 16, 2011

Facebook is a great tool for expanding your online visibility and brand influence. Do you know if what you are doing will compromise your Facebook account?

I see some common mistakes made when working to build our online community with Facebook. Tune in today to learn what those common mistakes are and how to avoid them.

Make sure to  sign up for your FREE 6 Lesson Social Media E-course!

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