Twitter

Have you taken a class on Twitter somewhere and still don’t understand how to use it, let alone how to set it up?

Let Debra Simpson, Syndicating Your Content, help you. This “hands on” workshop is just for you. You will actually be working on your Twitter account. Don’t wait any longer, get the “hands on” help you need today!

On Wednesday, February 10, 2010 from 10am to 12pm PT (1pm to 3pm E T) you can get the hope you need to:

• Set Up Your Account
• Customize Your Background
  Using Photoshop for Your Background
  Using Ready Made Backgrounds
• How To Get Followers
• Twitter Services and Directories
• Twitter Strategies

Twitter

Have you taken a class on Twitter and you’re still as confused about it as you were before you took the class? I know the feeling.

On Wednesday, January 13, 2010 that changes!

This webinar is different! First, I’m limiting the number of attendees to five (5). Why? Because I’ve found that many people need “hands on” help to get their profile put together and just get started using Twitter.

Second, I use a desktop sharing technology to help YOU with your Twitter account. If you really want to make good use of our time together, you may want to subscribe to my Members Only area. It’s free and there are overview videos on Twitter, Facebook, WordPress and many other resources on social networking.

In this course we’ll:

• Setting Up Your Account
• Customize Your Background
• Using Photoshop for your Background
• Using Ready Made Backgrounds
• How To Get Followers
• Twitter Services and Directories
• Twitter Strategies

North San Diego Business @Large
Show Notes: December 17, 2009

Today we celebrated over a year of weekly episodes of North San Diego Business At Large. Out of all my guests, I had to celebrate this with Barbara Eldridge, Mind Masters. She has been sharing tips and information on strategic planning, marketing, leadership and so much more during this past year. She’s guest hosted for me so I could take a vacation. She’s been one of my strongest advocates. She also made a special offer for the listeners on her Planning Summit being held January 8, 2010.

We talked about social networking, some of the concerns small business owners have about social networking…what should they do? Linkedin or Facebook? What about Twitter? Then there’s blogging….the list goes on.

It was an animated conversation. I hope you’ll learn something from what we shared. Let me know by commenting.

Have a great Holiday Season and a happy New Year! See you on the radio January 8, 2010.

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: November 20, 2009

For the first 30 minutes I shared some of the common questions I get about Facebook, Twitter, Blogs and Blogging, and syndicating your content.

Barbara Eldridge, Mind Masters Entrepreneur Association, joined me for the second half where we discussed creating a vision for your business. A vision that would sustain you through tough times. We talked about creating vision boards that keep your vision and goals right in front of you.

North San Diego Business At Large is taking Friday, November 27th off. I’ll be spending it with family and friends. I hope you will be as well.

If you have an idea for a show, know of a business I should interview, or feel you have something that would benefit my listeners, please contact me and let’s talk. As usual, please feel free to join the conversation by commenting below.

North San Diego Business At Large
Show Notes: October 16, 2009

On today’s episode of North San Diego Business At Large, Dan Boe, Inner Fire Presentations, shared some of the 6 most common mistakes small business owners make in their sales process and how to avoid them.  Dan made a very generous offer at the end of his interview to, you, the listeners. I hope some of you will take him up on that offer.

Later in the show Barbara Eldridge, Mind Masters, joined me as we answered the questions you sent us over the last week about growing your business.  We talked about how, as solopreneurs, we tend to give our time away, niche marketing, high-priority high-payoff strategies, and a bit about Twitter and managing your social networking.

When I speak to small business groups about social networking, or using social media / web 2.0 tools to market their business, I usually get the same reaction…”where am I going to find time to do this too?” You know what, you may not have a choice. Your market may already be there….and if you don’t start incorporating some of these new tools, you’ll be left in the dust.

The first thing you have to do is define your target market. I think this video I found will help you see why you need to consider moving to social networking. If you are local, consider attending the Vista Chamber of Commerce “Good Morning Vista” Breakfast where I’ll share why Facebook and Twitter are viable marketing tools for your small business.

I hear it all the time….”I don’t want to know what someone is eating for breakfast.” I say, “they may be having a conversation with someone and you don’t realize it.”

TwitTip came up with 20 Must Reads for small business owners. I suggest you take a look at the tips and how Twitter can benefit your business.

For those of you who attend all these seminars on Twitter and why you should use Twitter, but they didn’t cover HOW to use Twitter, North San Diego Business offers webinars you can attend from the comfort of your home office. I’ll teach you HOW to use these tools to raise your online visibility and drive more traffic to your website, and….get more clients!

Technorati Tags: Twitter, business

Are you too timid to tweet? Too bewildered to blog? Are you looking for a new job? Or looking to make contacts? Social Networking is here to stay!

I’ll be speaking at this free event, sponsored by  Tick Talk Toastmasters, Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 7pm about using these new and exciting tools to meet more people, for whatever your goals are. It could be you want a new job in a particular industry or for a particular company. Or, it could be that you want more clients and business.

This event is free to anyone. Tick Talk meets at Carlsbad by the Sea, 2855 Carlsbad Blvd. which is at Carlsbad Blvd. and Grand Ave. The event begins at 7pm, there will be light refreshments and lots of friendly people to meet. Please RSVP by calling 760-630-2089 and speaking to Pat Rarus.

On Friday’s episode of North San Diego Business @Large I interviewed Bridget Ayers of GSW Consulting. Bridget was very gracious with her time, and knowledge.

Much of the hour we spent together we discussed Twitter and it’s place in our overall marketing strategy. Right now, Twitter is experiencing a leveling out after the dramatic growth in the first half of 2009.

Here’s the interview with Bridget. Enjoy, and let me know what you think by commenting!

According to a study done by Sysomos about Twitters growth, and entitled  Inside-Twitter-BySysomos, Sysomos discovered the following:

• 72.5% of all users joining during the first five months of 2009.
• 85.3% of all Twitter users post less than one update/day
• 21% of users have never posted a Tweet
• 93.6% of users have less than 100 followers, while 92.4% follow less than 100 people.
• 5% of Twitter users account for 75% of all activity
• New York has the most Twitters users, followed by Los Angeles, Toronto, San Francisco and
• Boston; while Detroit was the fast-growing city over the first five months of 2009
• More than 50% of all updates are published using tools – mobile and Web-based – other than
• Twitter.com. TweetDeck is the most popular non-Twitter.com tool with 19.7% market share.
• There are more women on Twitter (53%) than men (47%)
• Of people who identify themselves as PR professionals, 65.5% have never posted an update
• Of the people who identify themselves as PR professionals, 15% follow more than 2,000 people. This compares with 0.29% of overall Twitter users who follow more than 2,000 people.

It’s Friday and that means North San Diego Business @Large, 3pm PT. Today I’ll be interviewing Bridget Ayers, GSW Consulting, about her business and how she uses social networking to market her business online.

I’ve been teaching small business owners how to create a blog in 90 minutes and I wanted to share some of that information with you, especially if you don’t currently have a blog. Blogging is the beginning of your adventure with syndicating your content on the web. You can reach more people, more quickly with a blog strategy.

Today is a good day to get some answers on social networking and blogging. Just follow the North San Diego Business @Large link to listen live. Remember the show will be archived if you can’t join us live.

Let me know what questions or ideas you have about social networking and blogging by commenting!