Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2012/02/25/your-social-media-identity/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2012/01/13/5-tips-for-building-your-facebook-community/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2012/01/13/5-tips-for-building-your-facebook-community/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:45:40 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1437

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Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/12/21/tekkbuzz-podcast-13-interview-with-mari-smith/feed/ 0 Deborah talks to Mari Smith about using Facebook to market your business.  Mari, a well-known expert in social media, has a new book called "The New Relationship Marketing."  This is an excellent read for anyone looking to use social media more effecti... Deborah talks to Mari Smith about using Facebook to market your business.  Mari, a well-known expert in social media, has a new book called "The New Relationship Marketing."  This is an excellent read for anyone looking to use social media more effectively. Mari talks about how to use social media to build trust and foster a community. She also talks about how much information we should share about ourselves online. Margarita Moment: Deborah shares her latest business success, and how she brought 550 new fans to her Facebook Fan Page in recent months. Strategy Spotlight: If you're wondering how to get more people to "Like" your fan page, then you don't want to miss the tips shared in the Strategy Spotlight portion of the show. As always, it helps us tremendously if you leave a review of the show on ITunes.  Simply log in to your iTunes account and search for the Tekkbuzz Social Marketing Podcast. Deborah Richmond no 36:13 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/11/10/tekkbuzz-podcast-12-podcasting-for-business/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/11/10/tekkbuzz-podcast-12-podcasting-for-business/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:46:39 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1402

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/11/10/tekkbuzz-podcast-12-podcasting-for-business/feed/ 0 Interview with Podcast Answer Man Cliff Ravenscraft - In this podcast, we have an interview with Cliff Ravenscraft of http://podcastanswerman.com.  I have been listening to Cliff's podcasts for quite some time. (http://tekkbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/podcastanswerman.jpg)Interview with Podcast Answer Man Cliff Ravenscraft In this podcast, we have an interview with Cliff Ravenscraft of http://podcastanswerman.com (http://podcastanswerman.com).  I have been listening to Cliff's podcasts for quite some time.  He has turned his love of podcasting into a full business, and shares lots of great information about podcasting and how to get started. One of my favorite parts of my business is creating the Tekkbuzz Podcast. If you have ever considered starting a podcast yourself, I highly recommend that you jump in right away.  It's a blast and a great marketing tool. Strategy Spotlight In case you're thinking, "I can't start a podcast, someone is already talking about my topic", I've got some thoughts on where podcasting is going and how under-utilized the tool really is. Margarita Moment My Facebook fan list is really growing!  I'll share information on how I've been growing my Facebook Fans list and how you can do the same.   Deborah Richmond no 1:10:35 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/09/13/5-steps-to-social-media-roi/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/09/13/5-steps-to-social-media-roi/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:40:35 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1389

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/09/13/5-steps-to-social-media-roi/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/09/02/tekkbuzz-social-media-podcast-11-you-need-a-blog-today/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/09/02/tekkbuzz-social-media-podcast-11-you-need-a-blog-today/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:26:23 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1381

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/09/02/tekkbuzz-social-media-podcast-11-you-need-a-blog-today/feed/ 0 You MUST have a blog if you're going to market with social media. In this episode, I tell you why and give you ideas on how to write popular blog posts. - Strategy Spotlight: See how Sears uses simple special offers on Facebook to build community. - You MUST have a blog if you're going to market with social media. In this episode, I tell you why and give you ideas on how to write popular blog posts. Strategy Spotlight: See how Sears uses simple special offers on Facebook to build community. Margarita Moment: A small win that shows social media really works to bring in real business. For more information on how to build your social marketing machine, go to http://mysocialmarketingclass.com. See dozens of audio and video tutorials that walk you step-by-step through setting up your own Deborah Richmond no 25:59 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/08/15/7-steps-to-getting-started-using-social-media-for-business/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/08/15/7-steps-to-getting-started-using-social-media-for-business/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:33:00 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1345

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/08/15/7-steps-to-getting-started-using-social-media-for-business/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/07/31/tekkbuzz-podcast-10-interview-with-david-spark/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/07/31/tekkbuzz-podcast-10-interview-with-david-spark/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:07:30 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1341

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/07/31/tekkbuzz-podcast-10-interview-with-david-spark/feed/ 0 Today we have a special interview with David Spark of Spark Media Solutions. David talks to us about content creation, and how to become the voice of your industry, and why it's so important. - He also shares some of his articles with us. Today we have a special interview with David Spark of Spark Media Solutions. David talks to us about content creation, and how to become the voice of your industry, and why it's so important. He also shares some of his articles with us. These are excellent so do check them out: How to Become One of the Most Respected Companies in Your Industry Looking for a social media strategy? Try this one. In our Strategy Spotlight, we talk about the importance of collecting industry news and including some in your blog. I show you how to easily collect industry news in no time. And in our Margarita Moment, I show you how my own social media marketing is truly acting as a customer magnet, and how you can do the same thing. I invite you to go to http://facebook.com/tekkbuzz, write on our wall and tell us what you do, what your business is, and give us a link to your fan page or website.  Let's harness the power of social media together!     Deborah Richmond no 37:58 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/07/20/facebook-7-ways-to-get-the-conversation-started/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/07/20/facebook-7-ways-to-get-the-conversation-started/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:23:13 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1332

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/07/20/facebook-7-ways-to-get-the-conversation-started/feed/ 1 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/06/29/tekkbuzz-podcast-9-saving-time-while-networking-on-social-media/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/06/29/tekkbuzz-podcast-9-saving-time-while-networking-on-social-media/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:46:10 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1236

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/06/29/tekkbuzz-podcast-9-saving-time-while-networking-on-social-media/feed/ 0 Setting social marketing goals to save you time - We talk about ways to set goals with your social media marketing. Setting goals will allow you to spend your time efficiently. You will be able to get on the social media networks, Setting social marketing goals to save you time We talk about ways to set goals with your social media marketing. Setting goals will allow you to spend your time efficiently. You will be able to get on the social media networks, get your marketing tasks done, then move on with running your business. We'll discuss questions to ask yourself when setting goals. I also give you some ideas if you're interested in outsourcing some of your social marketing strategies. Set goals and stay on track with your marketing Social Marketing Strategies Restaurants are using social media in some very creative ways. I'll show you some of those ideas and talk about how you can use these ideas and adapt them to your business or organization. Margarita Moment Being an entrepreneur can be very rewarding. My philosophy is to celebrate the small wins by treating myself to a margarita.  I'll share one of my recent "wins" that I celebrated recently. Deborah Richmond no 19:29 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/04/25/recommended-resource-for-hosting-your-website-or-blog/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/04/25/recommended-resource-for-hosting-your-website-or-blog/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:40:00 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1107

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/04/25/recommended-resource-for-hosting-your-website-or-blog/feed/ 5 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/04/04/social-marketing-analytics-april-2011/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/04/04/social-marketing-analytics-april-2011/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:23:37 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1056

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/04/04/social-marketing-analytics-april-2011/feed/ 2 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/03/23/tekkbuzz-podcast-8-5-steps-to-getting-started-on-linkedin/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/03/23/tekkbuzz-podcast-8-5-steps-to-getting-started-on-linkedin/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:51:39 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=1029 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/03/23/tekkbuzz-podcast-8-5-steps-to-getting-started-on-linkedin/feed/ 3 B2B companies often wonder if social media is for them. They often don't feel sites like Facebook are a fit for their business. But many want to be able to take advantage of the massive power of social media. Our feature, Feature - 5 Steps to Getting Started on LinkedIn B2B companies often wonder if social media is for them. They often don't feel sites like Facebook are a fit for their business. But many want to be able to take advantage of the massive power of social media. Our feature, 5 Steps to Getting Started on LinkedIn, will give you all you need to know about LinkedIn to get started. Strategy Spotliight - Logos Bible Software This company recently used a very simple strategy using Facebook, Twitter and their own blog that brought them huge profits last Christmas season. Find out the strategy and how you can modify it to fit your business.  To find out more, go to Social Media Examiner (http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-social-media-generated-300000-in-software-sales-in-a-weekend/) for details. If you would like to learn how to pump up your profits using your own social marketing machine, go to http://mysocialmarketingclass.com. Visit my Fan Page on Facebook! http://facebook.com/tekkbuzz Deborah Richmond no 19:49 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/02/28/should-you-have-your-own-domain-for-your-blog/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/02/28/should-you-have-your-own-domain-for-your-blog/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:10:30 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=988

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/02/28/should-you-have-your-own-domain-for-your-blog/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/02/20/tekkbuzz-podcast-7-angela-wills-checklists-for-using-wordpress/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/02/20/tekkbuzz-podcast-7-angela-wills-checklists-for-using-wordpress/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:14:38 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=981 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/02/20/tekkbuzz-podcast-7-angela-wills-checklists-for-using-wordpress/feed/ 3 Angela Wills shares her expertise with Wordpress and provides useful checklists you can use to build your own Wordpress site. After trying every business under the sun and doing it ‘the hard way’, Angela Wills became stressed out, burnt out, frustrated and overwhelmed. She then made the final decision to build a business and life she loved. Now, with her years of experience in web design, she helps others use Wordpress to build their own business websites. Angela share a checklist to use when building your own Wordpress site. She also shares a checklist for things to consider when choosing a Wordpress theme.  Find out more about Angela at http://marketersmojo.com (http://marketersmojo.com). In our Strategy Spotlight, I tell you which Wordpress plugins I use on every one of my Wordpress sites, and tell you why I think you should do the same.  This is good actionable information that you can use today to grow your business. You can subscribe to the Tekkbuzz Podcast in iTunes. Find out when new blog posts are added to the Tekkbuzz blog by signing up in the form to the right of this page.  Don't miss any of the great content I provide just for you! Deborah Richmond no 43:34 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/02/08/social-marketing-stats-january-2011/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/02/08/social-marketing-stats-january-2011/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:47:23 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=977

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Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/02/03/tekkbuzz-podcast-6-measure-your-social-marketing-results/feed/ 0 Andrew McCauley, the Social Media Bloke, talks to us more about how to measure your social marketing results. - How do you know your marketing is working? - How do you know you're having an impact? - Andrew gives us a great list of ways to measure y... Andrew McCauley, the Social Media Bloke (Siimon Reynolds <siimon@mooncorporation.com.au>, Mark Holtermann <mark@thefortuneinstitute.com>), talks to us more about how to measure your social marketing results. How do you know your marketing is working? How do you know you're having an impact? Andrew gives us a great list of ways to measure your efforts and see the results you want.  You'll find out who is talking about you, what they are saying, how many people are listening to you, how many new people are visiting you, and more. Social Strategy Spotlight I will show you how I measure my social marketing each and every month, and how you can easily do the same. Come join me on Facebook (http://facebook.com/tekkbuzz) and keep up-to-date on new content I provide about social media marketing. Deborah Richmond no 24:10 http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/01/23/tekkbuzz-podcast-5-building-your-social-media-strategy/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/01/23/tekkbuzz-podcast-5-building-your-social-media-strategy/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:51:04 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=941

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2011/01/23/tekkbuzz-podcast-5-building-your-social-media-strategy/feed/ 0 Andrew McCauley, the social media bloke, has loads of good information to share with us about how to build your own social media strategy. - Follow these 7 Steps to ensure that your strategy wis working to grow your business. Andrew McCauley, the social media bloke, has loads of good information to share with us about how to build your own social media strategy. Follow these 7 Steps to ensure that your strategy wis working to grow your business. You can find out more about Andrew at http://www.thesocialmediabloke.com (http://www.thesocialmediabloke.com). Strategy Spotlight:  In the interview, Andrew talks about Best Buy and what they are doing with Twitter.  I show you how you may be able to adapt this same strategy to your Twitter activity. Deborah Richmond no 35:12 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/12/26/add-an-online-income-stream-to-your-business/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/12/26/add-an-online-income-stream-to-your-business/#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:27:33 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=857

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Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/11/30/social-marketing-stats-november-2010/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/11/02/3-step-easy-social-media-strategy/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/11/02/3-step-easy-social-media-strategy/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:31:52 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=773 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/11/02/3-step-easy-social-media-strategy/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/10/19/trust-your-instinct-and-invest-in-your-business/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/10/19/trust-your-instinct-and-invest-in-your-business/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:39:16 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=762 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/10/19/trust-your-instinct-and-invest-in-your-business/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/09/28/websites-com-helps-you-market-your-website/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/09/28/websites-com-helps-you-market-your-website/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:07:07 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=756

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/09/28/websites-com-helps-you-market-your-website/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/09/23/international-freelancers-savvy-about-social-media/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/09/23/international-freelancers-savvy-about-social-media/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:06:46 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=750

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/09/23/international-freelancers-savvy-about-social-media/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/09/21/deborah-richmond-appears-on-the-virtual-assistant-podcast/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/09/21/deborah-richmond-appears-on-the-virtual-assistant-podcast/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:14:54 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=740

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Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/08/31/is-your-social-media-branding-working/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/08/02/social-media-for-marketing-is-not-enough/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/08/02/social-media-for-marketing-is-not-enough/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:49:55 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=687 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/08/02/social-media-for-marketing-is-not-enough/feed/ 0 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/07/22/2-ways-to-optimize-your-social-media-profiles/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/07/22/2-ways-to-optimize-your-social-media-profiles/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:26:35 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=678

Continue reading »]]> http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/07/22/2-ways-to-optimize-your-social-media-profiles/feed/ 1 http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/04/22/2-marketing-strategies-to-use-with-linkedin-groups/ http://tekkbuzz.com/2010/04/22/2-marketing-strategies-to-use-with-linkedin-groups/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:08:33 +0000 Deborah http://tekkbuzz.com/?p=520

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