What are viral facebook fanpages and why should you create them?
Don't know what facebook fanpages are? Facebook, a social networking site with over 500 million users, has set up a system where you can add a page to their site.
This page could be a site for your business, for you as a person, for a charity or cause or anything else you would like. For us internet marketers, we use it to target a niche or product group that we can market to. By having a fanpage like this, you can invite people to “like” or join your fanpage.
These people can then invite all their facebook friends to also join your facebook fanpage. This means that the more people that like your page, the more people would see that their friends “liked” your page. This can cause your page to go viral, meaning it will keep on getting massive amounts of fans without you having to invite anyone. So what do you do after you have a fanpage with thousands of fans?
You monetize it, meaning you create a way that you can profit from it. This is so easy, because you can post an update on the fanpage, which your fans will see on their facebook news feed. This means that every time you make an update, thousands of people would see your update or advertisement and potentially hundreds of them could click on them, of which many will buy your product or complete your offer, which in turn would make you money. And this is where the beauty of facebook fanpages lie.
If you can create a huge fanpage with lots of fans, the sky is the limit on how many ways you can profit with this fanpage.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Working at home for busy moms (part 2)
Family Support Is Crucial
Going into an at-home work venture without solid family support for the idea can prove
to be a huge mistake. If family members do not understand that work time is important
or that work calls shouldn’t be interrupted with blaring rock ‘n’ roll music from a
teenager’s room, than an uphill battle will need to be fought.
To make sure your family is onboard, ask yourself these things:
Have I discussed the idea thoroughly with all family members? If you haven’t, you will want to do so.
Making sure everyone who is old enough understands that just because you are home doesn’t mean that working hours are any less important is vital for your chances at success.
Will older family members provide backup during emergencies? Work at home moms still need to attend meetings, meet deadlines or get out and network. When the need for serious focus time presents, it is imperative to have someone who can step in and take care of childcare and/or household duties.
Will family members pitch in? Just because you’re working at home doesn’t mean you can or should handle everything. It will help you immensely if family members will pitch in with chores and do their part to make sure everything in the household flows smoothly.
Working at home after being out in the world can be a bit of a challenge for an entire
family to adjust to.
If you’ve been a stay-at-home mom, the challenges can be even
greater. After all, everyone is used to having you there to help them. Moving into an at
home career means that even if you are there, sometimes priorities will have to shift
focus. If your family is truly onboard, you will have an edge in whatever endeavor you
pursue.
Self-Discipline Gets The Job Done
It will not matter at all how much money
you’ve socked aside to get started or how
supportive your family is, if you can’t motivate
yourself, you’re in trouble.
Self-discipline is
one of the most important traits to have when
attempting to launch at at-home career. This
goes for telecommuters who will work full
time for companies as much as it does would
be entrepreneurs.
To make sure you have what it takes on this front, consider asking yourself these things
and answering with frank honesty:
Am I motivated? If you don’t have the motivation and drive to get up in the morning and get to work, an at-home business will be on shaky ground from the start. While half the reward of working at home is to be around more for the family, you will still need to operate with drive to enjoy business success. Just like raising your children, an at-home career will require time, attention and some serious nurturing.
Can I set hours and stick with them? When you own the operation or work as a freelancer, you can set your own hours. Actually doing so can be a very big help in making sure life is balanced out better. Of course, you can knock off early to play with the kids once in a while, but you will need stick-to-itiveness on a more-or-less regular basis.
Can I resist temptations? One of the issues that self-discipline can overcome involves resisting the temptations to do other things beside work during working hours. When no boss is breathing down your neck, it can be all too easy to watch television, play on the computer or even tackle housework instead performing work-related functions. Give in to temptation too often and your venture might not fly.
Going into an at-home work venture without solid family support for the idea can prove
to be a huge mistake. If family members do not understand that work time is important
or that work calls shouldn’t be interrupted with blaring rock ‘n’ roll music from a
teenager’s room, than an uphill battle will need to be fought.
To make sure your family is onboard, ask yourself these things:
Have I discussed the idea thoroughly with all family members? If you haven’t, you will want to do so.
Making sure everyone who is old enough understands that just because you are home doesn’t mean that working hours are any less important is vital for your chances at success.
Will older family members provide backup during emergencies? Work at home moms still need to attend meetings, meet deadlines or get out and network. When the need for serious focus time presents, it is imperative to have someone who can step in and take care of childcare and/or household duties.
Will family members pitch in? Just because you’re working at home doesn’t mean you can or should handle everything. It will help you immensely if family members will pitch in with chores and do their part to make sure everything in the household flows smoothly.
Working at home after being out in the world can be a bit of a challenge for an entire
family to adjust to.
If you’ve been a stay-at-home mom, the challenges can be even
greater. After all, everyone is used to having you there to help them. Moving into an at
home career means that even if you are there, sometimes priorities will have to shift
focus. If your family is truly onboard, you will have an edge in whatever endeavor you
pursue.
Self-Discipline Gets The Job Done
It will not matter at all how much money
you’ve socked aside to get started or how
supportive your family is, if you can’t motivate
yourself, you’re in trouble.
Self-discipline is
one of the most important traits to have when
attempting to launch at at-home career. This
goes for telecommuters who will work full
time for companies as much as it does would
be entrepreneurs.
To make sure you have what it takes on this front, consider asking yourself these things
and answering with frank honesty:
Am I motivated? If you don’t have the motivation and drive to get up in the morning and get to work, an at-home business will be on shaky ground from the start. While half the reward of working at home is to be around more for the family, you will still need to operate with drive to enjoy business success. Just like raising your children, an at-home career will require time, attention and some serious nurturing.
Can I set hours and stick with them? When you own the operation or work as a freelancer, you can set your own hours. Actually doing so can be a very big help in making sure life is balanced out better. Of course, you can knock off early to play with the kids once in a while, but you will need stick-to-itiveness on a more-or-less regular basis.
Can I resist temptations? One of the issues that self-discipline can overcome involves resisting the temptations to do other things beside work during working hours. When no boss is breathing down your neck, it can be all too easy to watch television, play on the computer or even tackle housework instead performing work-related functions. Give in to temptation too often and your venture might not fly.
work at home for busy moms (Part 1)
How To Tell If Working At Home Is Right For You
You love the idea of being able to
work at home and relish the notion
of spending more time with the
family, but you’re just not sure this is
the right road for you. Don’t sweat it
– you are not alone in your doubts.
Just about every woman who has
ever launched a successful at-home
career has faced them. Still, it’s smart
to be sure.
Working at home does require a lot of dedication, discipline and patience. It’s just not
for everyone, and that is perfectly okay. There are a few things that should be carefully
considered if you’re intending to become a work at home mom. Even if you are a stay at
home mom, adding a career into the mix can change things a bit. To make sure you’re
going in a good direction for you, it is important to review such things as finances, family
support and your ability to cope with the prospect of working at home. Some moms
thrive in this situation, but others wither.
Financial Positioning Matters
If you’re planning on leaving a paying job to work
at home, having a good handle on your finances
will be a must. In most cases, it will take some time
to build up a business or freelance venture enough
to replace a workaday job. Beyond the capital
needed to launch the business, you will also need a
nest egg to cover the startup period.
How much money to set aside will be dependent
on a number of factors, including:
Your monthly bills Understand just how big your contribution is to the family’s budget on a monthly basis. Make sure to have figure covered for at least a few months. Three months can do the trick, but it’s a conservative (and safer) choice to shoot for six to even 12. Keep these figures separate from what you’ll need to give your business venture a fighting chance as success, as well.
Anticipated extra expenses Establishing a business at home can take a little upfront capital. Beyond what is needed to cover the family, you’ll also want money for equipment, marketing, licensing and so on. A small business loan might work in some cases, but for many at-home operations, you’ll be on your own with startup costs.
Projected “red period” While business plans might not always pan out exactly on schedule, have a good understanding of your particular venture’s anticipated period of running in the red. You’ll want to make sure you have the money available to cover this period and keep growing the business. Be realistic here.
If finances are standing in your way, consider seeking out loans, activating a savings plan
or just working at your business part time at first. There are ways to make your dream
happen even if the cash isn’t available as quickly as you’d like it to be.
You love the idea of being able to
work at home and relish the notion
of spending more time with the
family, but you’re just not sure this is
the right road for you. Don’t sweat it
– you are not alone in your doubts.
Just about every woman who has
ever launched a successful at-home
career has faced them. Still, it’s smart
to be sure.
Working at home does require a lot of dedication, discipline and patience. It’s just not
for everyone, and that is perfectly okay. There are a few things that should be carefully
considered if you’re intending to become a work at home mom. Even if you are a stay at
home mom, adding a career into the mix can change things a bit. To make sure you’re
going in a good direction for you, it is important to review such things as finances, family
support and your ability to cope with the prospect of working at home. Some moms
thrive in this situation, but others wither.
Financial Positioning Matters
If you’re planning on leaving a paying job to work
at home, having a good handle on your finances
will be a must. In most cases, it will take some time
to build up a business or freelance venture enough
to replace a workaday job. Beyond the capital
needed to launch the business, you will also need a
nest egg to cover the startup period.
How much money to set aside will be dependent
on a number of factors, including:
Your monthly bills Understand just how big your contribution is to the family’s budget on a monthly basis. Make sure to have figure covered for at least a few months. Three months can do the trick, but it’s a conservative (and safer) choice to shoot for six to even 12. Keep these figures separate from what you’ll need to give your business venture a fighting chance as success, as well.
Anticipated extra expenses Establishing a business at home can take a little upfront capital. Beyond what is needed to cover the family, you’ll also want money for equipment, marketing, licensing and so on. A small business loan might work in some cases, but for many at-home operations, you’ll be on your own with startup costs.
Projected “red period” While business plans might not always pan out exactly on schedule, have a good understanding of your particular venture’s anticipated period of running in the red. You’ll want to make sure you have the money available to cover this period and keep growing the business. Be realistic here.
If finances are standing in your way, consider seeking out loans, activating a savings plan
or just working at your business part time at first. There are ways to make your dream
happen even if the cash isn’t available as quickly as you’d like it to be.
Advanced Twitter Tricks/Twitter Mistakes To Avoid
Advanced Twitter Tricks
Here’s a couple of advanced twitter tricks you can learn and apply immediately:
1. Tweet 125 characters instead of 140: Although you can now tweet more than 140 characters, the whole purpose of Twitter is the short messages. Shorten your tweets to 125 (or shorter if you can) to encourage easy re-tweets and added comments.
2. Try Friendfeed for finding tweets- Friendfeed is a very good resource for searching for old tweets. Twitter Search only goes back a few weeks, but Friendfeed allows you to search back much older tweets.
3. Use Groups to organize your Twitter: Even when you are following a large number of twitter users, you really pay close attention to only a sum of their tweets. By creating groups in your Twitter client, you have a columns for those tweets that are really important.
4. Don’t Use & in Your Twitter Profile: For some reason, the “&” symbol doesn’t get along well with Twitter and won’t be displayed properly.http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
Twitter Mistakes To Avoid
Twitter can be a great way to get more followers. That is if you do things correctly. If you make these silly mistakes, you’ll end up doing more harm than good:
1. Ranting or blabbing on your business Twitter account
2. Randomly following twitter users just to increase one’s number of followers.
3. Be inactive after you’ve garnered a following.
4. Don’t ever brag too much and provide zero value.
5. Do not expect to be re-tweeted if you do not re-tweet in return.
6. Do not take your followers for granted.
7. Spamming is a huge no-no
8. Using default avatars such as the egg.
9. Do not EVER use generic backgrounds.
10. Don’t use Twitter to stalk or harm others.
In short, stay away from these Twitter mistakes and you’ll be on the pathway to twitter success! Remember, treat others like how you would like to be treated. Which in this case means constantly striving to give quality content.http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
Here’s a couple of advanced twitter tricks you can learn and apply immediately:
1. Tweet 125 characters instead of 140: Although you can now tweet more than 140 characters, the whole purpose of Twitter is the short messages. Shorten your tweets to 125 (or shorter if you can) to encourage easy re-tweets and added comments.
2. Try Friendfeed for finding tweets- Friendfeed is a very good resource for searching for old tweets. Twitter Search only goes back a few weeks, but Friendfeed allows you to search back much older tweets.
3. Use Groups to organize your Twitter: Even when you are following a large number of twitter users, you really pay close attention to only a sum of their tweets. By creating groups in your Twitter client, you have a columns for those tweets that are really important.
4. Don’t Use & in Your Twitter Profile: For some reason, the “&” symbol doesn’t get along well with Twitter and won’t be displayed properly.http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
Twitter Mistakes To Avoid
Twitter can be a great way to get more followers. That is if you do things correctly. If you make these silly mistakes, you’ll end up doing more harm than good:
1. Ranting or blabbing on your business Twitter account
2. Randomly following twitter users just to increase one’s number of followers.
3. Be inactive after you’ve garnered a following.
4. Don’t ever brag too much and provide zero value.
5. Do not expect to be re-tweeted if you do not re-tweet in return.
6. Do not take your followers for granted.
7. Spamming is a huge no-no
8. Using default avatars such as the egg.
9. Do not EVER use generic backgrounds.
10. Don’t use Twitter to stalk or harm others.
In short, stay away from these Twitter mistakes and you’ll be on the pathway to twitter success! Remember, treat others like how you would like to be treated. Which in this case means constantly striving to give quality content.http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
Integrating Twitter With Other Websites
Integrating Twitter With Other Websites
You can actually integrate Twitter with a variety of social platforms and your website to create buzz and a huge following.
One of these places is your blog. I love blogs.
You can add a “Tweet This” plugin at the end of every blog posts so to ease the sharing of your great content with others. One good plugin I use is ShareThis which incorporates not just Twitter, but also Facebook, Emails, Digg, Reddit etc.
Besides that, you can add a “Follow Me On Twitter” button on the side bar of your blog so you can get more followers. Vice-versa, you can tweet followers
What about Facebook? If you got a Fan page budding with fans, you can encourage them to add you on Twitter.
You can also install an app where your Facebook content automatically gets tweeted so that you can lead your Twitter followers to your Facebook fan page and vice versa – Isn’t technology wonderful?
One more thing worthy to mention, is using your Twitter account as your signature wherever you go – Name cards, forums, commenting
on blogs – All these are places where you can build a following and get more customers. Try it today! http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
You can actually integrate Twitter with a variety of social platforms and your website to create buzz and a huge following.
One of these places is your blog. I love blogs.
You can add a “Tweet This” plugin at the end of every blog posts so to ease the sharing of your great content with others. One good plugin I use is ShareThis which incorporates not just Twitter, but also Facebook, Emails, Digg, Reddit etc.
Besides that, you can add a “Follow Me On Twitter” button on the side bar of your blog so you can get more followers. Vice-versa, you can tweet followers
What about Facebook? If you got a Fan page budding with fans, you can encourage them to add you on Twitter.
You can also install an app where your Facebook content automatically gets tweeted so that you can lead your Twitter followers to your Facebook fan page and vice versa – Isn’t technology wonderful?
One more thing worthy to mention, is using your Twitter account as your signature wherever you go – Name cards, forums, commenting
on blogs – All these are places where you can build a following and get more customers. Try it today! http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
The Twitter Marketing Strategy
The Twitter Marketing Strategy
Every business needs a marketing strategy. Here’s some simple twitter marketing strategy you can immediately learn and apply to your business to start growing it immediately:
Who do you want to reach on Twitter? Be specific and limit your scope to the demographic you really need – Don’t try and hit everything that moves!
Look up at least 10 of your customers on Twitter (a quick name search on Google can turned up their Twitter profiles). Once you’ve found some, look at who they’re following and who they talk to. These people could also become part of your audience. See how they describe themselves and the keywords they use.
The goal here is not to find everyone you’d like to interact with (that would probably be next to impossible), but to find people who might fit into your audience.
Try to lookout for important people in your audience.
Understand their language- You need to understand how your audience talks, what they like, and what they share. Look up what people are saying about your company. Are they saying good things or bad things? Are they asking for advice about what product or company to choose or are they giving feedback?
Do the same for your competitors. Note if your competitors are jumping in or influencing any of these conversations.
Notice tonality- Are they generally formal or informal? This will be very different depending on the companies you are tracking and the people you attract.
It’s always good to match the tone of your audience.
Also, look at what your audience shares and retweets. What kinds of links and articles do they like? What kinds of terms and ideas get them excited or annoyed?
Finally, don’t forget to set a goal and track your progress. Determine what you want to achieve within your community and monitor your progress – it’s the surefire way to success!http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
Every business needs a marketing strategy. Here’s some simple twitter marketing strategy you can immediately learn and apply to your business to start growing it immediately:
Who do you want to reach on Twitter? Be specific and limit your scope to the demographic you really need – Don’t try and hit everything that moves!
Look up at least 10 of your customers on Twitter (a quick name search on Google can turned up their Twitter profiles). Once you’ve found some, look at who they’re following and who they talk to. These people could also become part of your audience. See how they describe themselves and the keywords they use.
The goal here is not to find everyone you’d like to interact with (that would probably be next to impossible), but to find people who might fit into your audience.
Try to lookout for important people in your audience.
Understand their language- You need to understand how your audience talks, what they like, and what they share. Look up what people are saying about your company. Are they saying good things or bad things? Are they asking for advice about what product or company to choose or are they giving feedback?
Do the same for your competitors. Note if your competitors are jumping in or influencing any of these conversations.
Notice tonality- Are they generally formal or informal? This will be very different depending on the companies you are tracking and the people you attract.
It’s always good to match the tone of your audience.
Also, look at what your audience shares and retweets. What kinds of links and articles do they like? What kinds of terms and ideas get them excited or annoyed?
Finally, don’t forget to set a goal and track your progress. Determine what you want to achieve within your community and monitor your progress – it’s the surefire way to success!http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
How To Get More Twitter Followers
How To Get More Twitter Followers
In the beginning of your Twitter campaign you can click "find people" and via Gmail, Yahoo, or AOL you can find friends who already use Twitter.
Find and follow the leaders in your niche by scouring the many Twitter user directories. Be prepared to spend time observing these leaders and the various social orders within the user base.
These observations will help you to find the leaders in your niche.. Pay particular attention to these trendsetters/influencers. Befriend as many of your competitors as possible, but do not forego the small guy as they tend to be quicker to repost your messages. These relationships should be nurtured over time and a few may well lead to some kind of joint ventures in the future.http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
Another simpler way of getting followers fast is simply promoting your Twitter on your blog, Facebook fan page or email lists of people who are already following you.
Tell them that they can get the latest updates and news (as well as special offers) by following your Twitter.
In short, join the conversation and get involved in your community! That is the fastest way to build a huge followinghttp://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
In the beginning of your Twitter campaign you can click "find people" and via Gmail, Yahoo, or AOL you can find friends who already use Twitter.
Find and follow the leaders in your niche by scouring the many Twitter user directories. Be prepared to spend time observing these leaders and the various social orders within the user base.
These observations will help you to find the leaders in your niche.. Pay particular attention to these trendsetters/influencers. Befriend as many of your competitors as possible, but do not forego the small guy as they tend to be quicker to repost your messages. These relationships should be nurtured over time and a few may well lead to some kind of joint ventures in the future.http://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
Another simpler way of getting followers fast is simply promoting your Twitter on your blog, Facebook fan page or email lists of people who are already following you.
Tell them that they can get the latest updates and news (as well as special offers) by following your Twitter.
In short, join the conversation and get involved in your community! That is the fastest way to build a huge followinghttp://adf.ly/10566551/twitter1
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