Category Archives: Social Media

Facebook Tips

Posted on May 16, 2013 by randyalletag

I had heard somewhere that Facebook was losing members and was rapidly losing popularity, but apparently in this case the famous quote – “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” from Mark Twain applies here as well. I did … Continue reading →

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Changes to Google Place Page

Posted on July 29, 2011 by randyalletag

Late last year we posted Tips to Improve Your Google Place Page Results that gave some ideas to maximize the impact of your Google Place Page. Last week Google announced some important changes that will impact any small business owner … Continue reading →

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Tips for Handling Phone Messages

Posted on July 20, 2011 by randyalletag

Since all the different dimensions of the Internet; websites, email, social media, etc. are having an increasing impact on how customers perceive your company, a lot of small business owners may be overlooking some old technology that is still very … Continue reading →

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Vacation Reading List

Posted on June 10, 2011 by randyalletag

Even if you are foregoing a traditional vacation this year and planning a Stay-cation (as I am) Summertime is still a great time to catch up on some reading. By the way, if you are planning on a Stay-cation, it … Continue reading →

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Facebook Business Page Upgrade

Posted on February 18, 2011 by randyalletag

I’m a big believer in duct tape (sometimes referred to as hundred mile an hour tape) so when I ran across an article from Duct Tape Marketing on an upgrade to Facebook it immediately caught my attention. Many small business … Continue reading →

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New Program from Facebook

Posted on February 7, 2011 by randyalletag

Facebook Places was launched late last year for the iPhone and has since expanded so that you can use Places on touch.facebook.com or the Facebook App for  BlackBerry, Android, HP webOS or Windows Phone 7. If you’re not familiar with … Continue reading →

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More Tips on Email

Posted on January 21, 2011 by randyalletag

We just did a posting yesterday with some tips to make your emails more effective and originally thought we might combine two articles on the topic, but there was so much good and different information in both of them that … Continue reading →

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More Effective Email

Posted on January 20, 2011 by randyalletag

I know a lot of people think that with all the new social media email is quickly becoming an an obsolete technology (some would even say it is already effectively dead). Let’s have a little fun before we get to … Continue reading →

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Tips to Improve Your Google Place Page Results

Posted on December 9, 2010 by randyalletag

There was an interesting article from Small Business Trends on how Google is really empasizing local with Place Search, Place Pages, Google Hotpot, etc. The article emphasizes how important it is becoming for any successful small business to optimize their … Continue reading →

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6 Tips to Build Small Business Credibility

Posted on November 19, 2010 by randyalletag

Every small business owner knows how important it is to establish the credibility of your business, after all if people doesn't have trust in your product, customer service, and overall business performance they will go somewhere else. A recent article … Continue reading →

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