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The Elements of a Perfect Facebook Contest App
The first thing most business owners do when they want to increase engagement and Likes on their Facebook Pages is create a contest app. Yet so many people are still... read more
Case Study: Even the Experts Have Things to Learn When Building Custom Facebook Apps
Hundreds of companies are running contests on their Facebook Page every day. Some are successful and some not so much. Custom app builder, ShortStack, recently ran their most successful Facebook... read more
How Blogging Can Help Your Social Media Efforts
When people think of social media, they tend to think first of Facebook and then Twitter. During the last few weeks on Small Biz Social Friday we’ve offered tips on... read more
4 Best Practices for Finding Facebook and Blog Images
Recently we’ve received a ton of questions about best practices for finding photos for Facebook posts and blog articles. One of the reasons is that there has been a lot... read more
Beyond Contests: How Facebook Apps Can Boost Your Brand’s Visibility
Facebook contests, especially giveaways and sweepstakes, are popular on Facebook for a good reason: if the prize is right, the contest generates buzz and motivates people to spread the word... read more
Social Media ROI: 5 Things You Must Remember
7Mashable recently ran a piece devoted to the often controversial topic of social media ROI. In the piece, 5 Dead Simple Ways to Track Social ROI, the writer offered tips... read more
8 (More) Must-Know Facebook Tips for Small Businesses
1Last week we provided you with eight must-know Facebook tips for small businesses; the tips focused on generating content that increases engagement. In this week’s post, part two in our... read more
8 Must Know Facebook Tips for Small Businesses – Part 1
1Facebook recently celebrated its nine year anniversary. Business Pages have only been around since late 2007, and they seem to evolve all the time. The constant changes can make it... read more
10 Quick Tips for Posting Better Facebook Status Updates
When it comes to posting a Status Update on Facebook, wording is everything. You might be sharing something valuable, but if your Status Update isn’t worded the right way, it... read more
7 Ways Businesses Fail on Facebook
If one of your goals for 2013 is to have a stronger presence on Facebook, don’t make the mistakes that too many businesses make: 1. They break the rules. Facebook... read more
8 Ways to Create Better Facebook Content [Checklist for 2013]
1As you start to make Facebook marketing plans for 2013, here’s a handy checklist to help ensure your posts get maximum exposure: Keep posts short, skimmable. If there is one... read more
22 Easy-to-Implement Social Media Tactics for December
2It’s December, and the countdown to holiday events and the New Year has begun. With fewer than 30 days left until 2013, here are 22 easy-to-implement social media tactics to... read more
4 Tips: How to Convert a User to a Fan with Suggested Posts
For the past couple of months, Facebook has been Beta testing a new advertising feature called “Suggested Posts.” For advertisers, the feature is a homerun. For many Facebook users, the... read more
Do You Know the Best Way to Engage Your Users? [Infographic]
Can you guess the best way to motivate users to engage with your brand or business? You got it: contests! That’s what we found when we did a survey of more than... read more
Need-to-Know Formula for User-to-Fan Conversation on Facebook
When a new user visits a business’s Facebook Timeline Page, the ultimate hope for the business is that the user will become a fan. User-to-fan conversion is tough. But there... read more
