You know, every time I see a news anchor or TV personality talk about Twitter, I laugh. Not because they’re talking about Twitter, but because they are trying to be hip with a subject that they have zero clue about. I love it because for the longest time, traditional media had a stranglehold on what was newsworthy and what wasn’t. If you didn’t go through the gatekeepers, you had no chance...

The Truth about Getting More Twitter Followers I don’t normally talk about this, not because it’s not important, but because that key phrase has been used to spam people to death both on Twitter and on blogs. Although I’d like to say that I have the secret to getting 10,000 twitter followers overnight, the truth is that aside from aggressive follow tactics, there really is no way to pull it...

Alright, so you’ve been beaten over the head by people telling you that your company needs a blog (us included), and you know you need to make it happen. The problem is that you aren’t sure exactly how to pull it off without forcing it or coming off as an amateur. Maybe your niche doesn’t cater well to a blog, or at least you think it doesn’t. Maybe you just don’t know what topics...

If you are looking to get started with video content, then you’ll need to take some time to choose the correct host for your videos. YouTube is great, but there are reasons when I don’t think you should use it, and there are some when you cannot at all. So, to help you decide where to upload your videos, I’ve arranged a brief guide to 3 of my favorite services. 1. YouTube We’ll start...

Facebook is definitely one of those “must use” social tools, but there’s a lot of controversy about whether having a Facebook fan page makes you arrogant or whether it shows you are business savvy. At first, I was in the camp that thought having one made you look like a jerk. After all, who am I to ask people to be my fan? And that’s where I think Facebook made a mistake, not by creating...

Few of us are naturals Blogging comes naturally to a lot of people because we’re used to writing papers, essays, and journal entries. We spent 18+ years writing in school and as a result, we’re not only comfortable writing, but we’ve developed that skill set over a long period of time. Compare your writing skills to your public speaking skills and there probably is no comparison to be made....

How to set up a Twitter account, become an active part of your community, and get more Twitter followers. Watch the video to learn more: Click here to learn about Twitter Rockstar Click here for the advanced guide – Twitter for Game Changers SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The 5 Tenets of Tweeting", url: "http://makingitsocial.com/the-5-tenets-of-tweeting/" }); Ping This Post Stumble This Post