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Over the past five years of running the Twitter chat hour #woofwoofwednesday many people have asked me what it takes to run a Twitter chat. In this blog, I share the story of how I started, how I built it up and what it take to run a Twitter chat hour. Back in 2014, I was part of a small group of pet business owners. All of whom I met on Twitter. We would often chat on Twitter usually during small chat hours that one of us had set up. At the time, I was trying to promote my local pet care services busine[...]

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31 Jan 2019

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Working with Influencers as a business owner

Working with Influencers as a business owner It has become increasing popular to use bloggers and influencer to promote products and services on social media. However, so many of us still find it a bit of a minefield and not sure what to expect, how to find an influencer or how to find one. I interviewed three influencers that I have met through the fabulous Instagram community in Bristol the same set of questions of how working with an influencers works, what a business can expect when working with an[...]

09 Jan 2019

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Instagram Stories for business

Instagram stories for business Instagram stories are used by over 400 million daily users and has more users than snapchat. A story can be either a video or a photo that you share but only last for 24 hours. You stories can be viewed by anyone but only you can see who has viewed them. Stories are only available on the mobile app. The great thing about stories is that they can be lots of fun, with different filters and more being added on a regular basis. Sometimes social media can fe[...]

13 Dec 2018

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Choosing the right social media platform for your business

When starting out in business, we often think that we need to be on EVERY social media platform. This is a myth. You really don't need to be everywhere. Sure, grab your social media handles for all the social media platforms so that you have them for future use. However, I recommend starting with building an audience on just one or two platforms. This is so you concentrate on one or two platforms and do them well. If you try to be everywhere you will spread yourself too thin. This is when you can f[...]

05 Sep 2018

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What to post on Twitter for your business

Twitter is a great social media for business. Whether your business serves B2B or B2C it can really help with having a presence on social media. Many people bypass Twitter because they don't get it or they don't know what to tweet. Twitter is like any other social media platform, it's just more open and a little faster. Ideally you should be tweeting on a daily basis, multiple time per day. I recommended Tweeting at least four times per day. Below I have ten different things that you tweet about for your[...]

24 Aug 2018

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How to join in a Twitter chat

Twitter chats provide a chance to network with others whether in your industry, area or fellow business owners. They help increase engagement on your account, get your business out to a wider audience and you can promote your products or services. Think of them as a networking event that you can participate in from your sofa. What actually is a Twitter chat? A Twitter chat is where a group of Twitter users meet at a pre-determined time to discuss a certain topic, using a designated hashtag for[...]

15 Aug 2018

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Stop Scrolling for September

You’ve probably hear of Dry January, Stoptober and Movember. The RSPH (Royal Society for Public Health) has announced the launch of Scroll Free September. The worlds first large scale social media-free month. I must point out that scroll free September is for personal use of social media, not business use. If that a sign of relief I hear? Social media is such a huge part of our everyday lives. The way we communicate with each other, keep in touch, wish friends happy birthday. As much as there are posit[...]

08 Aug 2018

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How to get more likes for your Facebook Page

There are so many different ways to get more likes for your Facebook Page. In this blog I am going to explain three foundations that will help when posting content. They are: 1. Entertain 2. Educate 3. Engage and they all refer to your audience. How can you entertain, educate and engage with them? Lets jump straight in and talk about entertaining your audience. There are many ways in which you can do this but I’m going to be showing you eight different ways: Entertain 1. Post relevant content[...]