Social Media for Small Business and Entrepreneurs

   
 
 
 

 
 
 

   

Resources (Video-Articles-Podcasts)

To grow your business with Social Media today, you need to have "real time" control of your website.  You also need the powerful Web 2.0 tools at your disposal to market your business.  

This entire website has been developed and is hosted on a free platform from Google called Sites.

It was created 100% without coding or any other prior experience in web design.  This platform allows you to utilize video, slide shows, streaming content, podcasts, etc.  It also allows the flexibility to make changes on the fly for any content updates that you can think of, including news, events and product information.  

Learn more by watching the video on the right.

At Practical Social Media, we use Wordpress.org for all our blogging, and Google Sites for my main website.  Never again worry about paying someone lot's of money to create and host a site that you still aren't satisfied with in the end.





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Articles


We have all heard of the tremendous things that companies are doing in the world of social media. And in fact, Inc. magazine says that the nation's fastest-growing private companies are making use of social media. Forbes magazine calls social media a foundational shift that is here to stay.



Excerpt: In marketing, the critical question is: How do I ensure that every dollar I spend is being maximized to benefit my company to the fullest extent possible? The two key components to that equation are Branding and Social Media.



Excerpt: Facebook announces a new Open Stream API, giving third-party developers access to the entire Facebook homepage experience to recreate as they see fit. Read more to see what that means for marketing your business.





Radio Interview (MP3)

Steven MacDonald is interviewed about the most important conversion tactics that all your social media marketing will rely upon, a brand strategy.  The interview covers the fundamentals of branding and the critical importance to your online presence, especially these days (5:34).


   

Real Time Control in the World of Web 2.0



A Basic Explanation of Social Media




The Very Basics of Blogging



Although the Twitter video below doesn't go into the business opportunities on Twitter, it is a good overview of the social media tool.


The Very Basics of Twitter as a Social Media Tool