Don’t ask for LIKES!
Fact: the pages you have liked add YOU to an Interest[ed in] category, previously determined by Facebook. Liking a Page is defined as 'activity across the Facebook Products'. Facebook use this Interest of YOURS to help you find 'new things' ... by showing you some...
The #CyberGran Academy … and so much more
On Monday 27th April the #CyberGran Academy will officially enter the world. From an idea I had a few years ago, that sat waiting and wondering if, or when, it would ever see the light of day a transformation has occurred. There's nothing quite like a band of...
What is a #CyberGran Boot-camp?
= Distance Learning for Grown-ups My boot-camps allow you to learn a new set of social media skills in record time, with fellow solopreneurs. Based on a very successful working model from a few years ago I have decided that now would be a great time to release a fresh...
I am a finalist in the first ever DigitalWomen Awards!
Not just once but twice. What are the awards about? DigitalWomen is a community created to empower one million women through digital skills. This community is perfect for women who want to be inspired by other women and those looking to boost their digital skills. In...
How to use the Feature section on LinkedIn
The more time I spend on LinkedIn the more I begin to like it. It’s developed some interesting features recently whilst becoming less corporate and more about communication. In my recent rummaging I noticed a new “Featured” section, which has huge appeal for me. I...
Getting to know Twitter
The now hugely successful social media company, Twitter, was first launched in 2006 and described as a micro-blogging platform. The number of monthly active users is now over 320 million and is as defined by them, ‘where people go to find out what’s happening in the...
How to train the Facebook AI (artificial intelligence), so it likes you more than anyone else
The art of brevity and humour is damaging your success on Facebook. To reach people in the news feed you MUST write words for the right people at the right time.[bctt tweet="To reach people in the news feed you MUST write words for the right people at the right time"...
How to use #Hashtags on Facebook
Do you know how to use the right #hashtag at the right time? When it comes to using hashtags correctly on Facebook to fulfill the criteria of increasing brand awareness, you´re on dodgy ground. They are like chalk & cheese versus their use on Twitter and...
How to Create Magical Content for Facebook
One of the questions I get asked most often during training sessions is ... How do get I reach and engagement on my Facebook Page? My answer always – WORDS #wordsmatter “You have to write the right words for the right people at the right time” However, this takes time...
Face Recognition … Friend or Foe?
On the back of the 10 year challenge that swept Facebook recently, and may still be going but I´m not sure, it was proposed by some that his was a back handed way of Facebook testing a facial recognition software. Facebook declared they had no involvement in this...