Of all the social media channels, Twitter is the most difficult to understand and use, especially for those who are unfamiliar with other popular forms of social media. Words like “hashtag,” “re-tweet” and “handle” can seem like a mysterious foreign language, and the 140-character limit makes using Twitter even more
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‘The Big 3’ Social Media Channels
Rachel Strella - Mar 06, 2013 - Facebook, LinkedIn, strella, Twitter, which social media channels are best for my business - 2 Comments
I often receive calls from business owners who immediately ask me, “Can you set up my Facebook fan page for me?” I tell them that I can take care of that for them, but I then follow up by asking, “Why Facebook?” Here are a few of the typical responses
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8 Twitter Best Practices
Rachel Strella - Feb 20, 2013 - rachel strella, social media advice, social media expert, Social Media for Business, social media harrisburg, strella, strella social media, twitter rules, twitter workshop - 2 Comments
Of all the popular social media channels, I’d say that Twitter is probably the most intimidating. But once you learn its unique language of tweets, hashtags, and handles, Twitter opens up a world of opportunities to promote your cause or business. For those of you new to Twitter or new
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Popular Twitter Workshop Spurs Spinoff
Rachel Strella - Feb 10, 2013 - central pa events, central penn college, harrisburg, rachel strella, social media events, strella, strella social media, twitter workshop - 1 Comments
On Thursday, I held the first-ever Twitter 101 workshop and I’m very pleased by both its initial popularity (it sold-out) and the positive feedback from the attendees. I can’t take all the credit – in fact, I think most of it goes to the people who made it happen –
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3 Quick Tips for Building Your Social Media Audience
Rachel Strella - Jan 06, 2013 - blogs, Facebook, get more facebook fans, get more linkedin connections, get more twitter followers, grow social media following, how to build a social media audience, LinkedIn, rachel strella, social media advice, social media expert, Social Media for Business, social media harrisburg, strella, strella social media, Twitter, youtube - 1 Comments
I consider audience building to be the red-headed step child of social media. Social media consultants will tell you to generate strong content, but many don’t do enough to emphasize that the content is useless if no one is listening (if you have only 12 Facebook fans, for example). At
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