Thousands of bloggers, perhaps tens of thousands, are raving mad because a major source of affiliate revenue has just been removed from them. In an email to its ‘Power Pinners’ late last week, Pinterest stated all affiliate links, as well as all redirects and trackers, would be removed from the site. Particularly hard hit are […]
How Too Much Automation Annoys Your Twitter Followers
When it comes to social media sharing, following and/or marketing, I’m not a big fan of Twitter and rarely login to my Twitter account. As someone who enjoys writing for the purpose of sharing information and to entertain, Twitter’s 140 character limit leaves me somewhat cold… and quite frankly, despite being Canadian born and bred, […]
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Grow Your Biz with Social Media Marketing World
Back in the early 2000’s, I used to spend tens of thousands of bucks every month on pay per click advertising – now I spend almost no money on PPC. How is that? Social media marketing!! Man Internet marketers use social media marketing to grow their businesses likewise. For example, Michael Stelzner (the guy who […]
Facebook Groups Faux Pas
With almost 5,000 ‘friends’ from both my business and personal life, it’s not too often that I get really upset by what anyone does or says on Facebook. My Facebook timeline is open to everyone and all opinions… and although I argue a lot about politics with some folks, it’s rare that I would ‘unfriend’ […]
Klout Gets Upgraded
During the past several months, Klout has been making updates to improve their accuracy, functionality, and transparency. Today, they launched major updates to the Klout Score, new product features, and a new site design. These upgrades are an important step toward helping everyone discover and be recognized for their influence. My personal score went from […]
Social Media: A Tool, Not a Solution
If you’re a small business owner, chances are you’ve heard all the buzz about social media sites. You’ve probably heard the fairytale-like stories of people who used social media to grow their company and their bottom line exponentially. The reason that these stories sound too good to be true is because, in most cases, they […]