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Stunning Growth for Pinterest in One Year

Serena - CEO — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:43:23 +0000

In little more than one year of operation, Pinterest, the uber-popular social photo sharing website, has gone from a beta only site to become the third largest social networking site on the internet, second only to Facebook and Twitter. As explained in this article from the website Venture Beat, the growth of Pinterest has [...]

Facebook Timeline….The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!

Serena - CEO — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:21:25 +0000

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” ~ Albert Einstein Well, everything is happening at once – once we reach March 30th. For on this day a new Facebook gets made, Facebook for Business Pages, that is. We posted on this subject last week, see Facebook Timeline for Biz [...]

Facebook Timeline for Biz Pages is On The Way

Serena - CEO — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:03:27 +0000

Do you like the new Timeline feature on your Facebook profile? Do you hate it? Well, whether you love it, hate it, or are indifferent to it, you’d best get ready for Facebook Timeline for Business Pages by the beginning of March. That’s right, following up on the implementation of Timeline for your personal page; [...]

WordPress and Google – Love at First Byte

Serena - CEO — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:02:40 +0000

Many people wonder why their Virtual Assistants seem to push them toward WordPress as their favorite blogging and small business website platform. The answer is simple. WordPress is the most SEO-friendly platform available. The makers of WordPress, those wonderfully clever folks at Automattic, designed a Content Management System (CMS) which was, and is, as Google-friendly [...]

Changes to Facebook Requires Dynamic Response

Richard - Copywriter/Ghostwriter — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:46:36 +0000

As was recently explained in this post from Anum Hussain, at hubspot.com, the recent changes to Facebook, meaning the new Timeline rollout, requires a dynamic response from social media marketers. ” The most recent posts that appear on a Facebook feed are now a direct result of the latest content being published,” writes Hussain. “And [...]

Facebook – Here We Go Again

Serena - CEO — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:39:22 +0000

Facebook Launches “Timeline” Uh oh, here we go again. What is Facebook doing to our profiles now? Well, according to Mashable.com, they’re making them better: more versatile, more interesting, and more informative. We think… With a big “Thank you” to author Christine Erickson, we highly recommend her article on Facebook Timeline: The Complete Guide, in [...]

3 Powerful Elements to Effective Email Subject Lines

Serena - CEO — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:35:06 +0000

One of the most important elements of effective email marketing is the subject line. Just like a headline in a blog post, a subject line is key to get your foot in the door and have the recipient open your email. Do you know what it takes to craft a subject line that compels your [...]

Keep Your Online Branding Consistent for Effective Business Messaging

Serena - CEO — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:41:05 +0000

Branding is important to ensure you project the right message to your clients and your prospects. If you fail to do this, it could result in a negative impact in your business. Providing the right message across all of your online profiles, websites and blogs is critical to effectively projecting a professional image. In just [...]

WordPress Tip

Serena - CEO — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:25:30 +0000

When you publish a blog post, you want to get as many visitors to it as you, right? Well, we know how to push people to our blog from social media and other platforms, but did you know there’s a way to tell sites about your post right away? Yep, it’s built into WordPress and [...]

Getting Your WordPress Blog Found With a Sitemap

Serena - CEO — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:39:18 +0000

When you build your blog, you just expect Google and other search engines to just find it. Well, it doesn’t actually work that way and if you just wait for Google to just “find” your blog, you’ll be waiting a long time. Here’s the thing: in order for a search engine to find your site, [...]