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Potential Facebook Competitor DIASPORA
Diaspora, defined as the privacy aware, personally controlled, do-it-all distributed open source social network is a project begun by four students at NYU’s Courant Institute. They propose to build an open-source, distributed social network as an alternative to companies such as Facebook. See the the below flyer and and below video for more info….Interesting….
Face the Facts about Facebook…
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Facebook Like
What is the Facebook Like feature?
“Like” is a way to give positive feedback or connect with things you care about on Facebook. You can like content that your friends post or Pages that you want to connect with on Facebook.
How do I get the Facebook Like’s feature on my blog?
Like – This plugin supports multiple languages, gives a number of display options and can be shown at the top or bottom of a post, on pages and on the front page, all based on what settings you select.
Facebook Like Button – This plugin has a nice settings panel that makes it easy to see and adjust how you want buttons to appear.
Facebook Like Button Plugin – We like that this plugin supports a shortcode, which means that you can indicate what posts to include a button on or not, in the post itself. You can also set default global options.
See more details on Mashable.com
The First Video Ever Uploaded to YouTube
“The video doesn’t look like much, but it sparked a revolution; by July 2006, more than 65,000 videos were uploaded to the site every day. In October that same year Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion – a reminder of how fast things move in the age of the internet…”
That’s nuts!!!
(Excerpt and article Via Mashable)
Social Media HubPage
With all of the social media sites out right now, it might not be necessary that you create a whole website for your venture. You can advertise and reach prospects for free with myspace, Facebook, Twitter, worpress and many more sites. A few simple tools that can add professionalism to your venture would be a Business Email Address and a Basic Webpage with links to everywhere you can be found on the net.
A business email address (yourname@yourventure.com) makes your venture seem more professional than the @hotmail.com address you may use. It lets prospects know that you have your own domain and solidifies the fact that you have your own web presence.
The webpage (yourventure.com) can include your logo, and logo’d links to your page on the social media sites you use to promote your venture. You can also include your contact info, contact form, or a MailTo link.
This is a great tool for party promoters, musicians, consultants, photographers and artist.
To see how a small change in your operation can add many resources for your venture, please go check out UtterJargon.com
Five Ways That a Blog Can Help Your Freelance Business..
An article I came across that pretty much sums up why blogging is useful for start-up freelance business ventures. brought to you via freelancefolder.com
There are many ways that blogging can help you build up your freelancing business quickly. Here are five of them:
1. Web Presence. Having a blog gives you and your freelancing business an immediate online presence, especially if you can get a URL with all or part of your business name in it. If your freelancing business is primarily online (web design, web content, etc.), having an online presence is expected. However, other freelancers can also benefit by having a blog. For one thing, a blog gives clients an alternate way to find you.
2. Describe and List Your Services. With a business blog, you can create a separate static web page using your blog’s content management system that describes the products or services that your business offers. Not only can prospective clients see what type of business you are in just by reading the page, you can also link to the page yourself when you create proposals or send e-mails. Don’t forget to update this page when you acquire new skills or expand your services.
3. Home for Your Portfolio. A blog makes an excellent home for your professional portfolio. You can create a separate static page to showcase samples of your best work or link to websites that include your work. Clients and prospective clients examining this page can get a good idea of what your abilities are. Again, don’t forget to review and update this page periodically.
4. Position Yourself as an Expert. A blog allows you to position yourself as an expert while letting clients and perspective clients learn more about you. By creating helpful or informative posts on topics relevant to your freelancing specialty, you can establish your professional authority in your field. (While it’s okay to let your personality shine through in your posts, remember to keep your posts professional. Too much personal information on your business blog won’t help your business.)
5. Networking. Blogging also provides a wonderful opportunity for networking. If you leave your comments turned on (and you really should), then you have the opportunity to “discuss” your posts with perspective clients and peers. If someone leaves a comment on your posts, not only do you have the chance to respond, but you can also pay a visit to their blog and get to “know” them a little better. Before long, it is likely that your freelancing blog will have a little community of regulars who stop by to chat.
Twitter For your Business
As I have explained in previous post, social networking has become a great tool for advertising your business online. Check out this article that highlights the top 8 most valuable Twitter apps for your small business.
Top 8 Twitter Apps – About.com
See the teaser below. = )
1. TweetDeck
2. bit.ly
3. TweetLater
4. TweetBeep
5. TwitPic
6. Twitter Tool (WordPress plugin)
7. BackTweet
8. Twitter Search
Advertising on Facebook…
As we all know, Facebook is becoming one of the largest marketing tools of our time. Businesses of many sizes have facebook pages or advertise on facebook. With over 120 million registered users, It is the ideal spot to find your target demographic. Setting up an account is free and only takes minutes. It’s a great way to maintain relationships and get your product or service out there; and being that it’s the 4th most-trafficked website in the world, your bound to find potential consumers. If you already use facebook, what methods do you use to attract customers? How is the social networking site working for you?