7 Social Media Blogs for Small Biz
This post is a sequel to 8 Small Business Blogs – look there for more great small business resources. You should also learn about Twitter chats.
Your small business or organization website is online – but is anyone finding it?
Learn the ins and outs of social media networking from some experts.
Larry Brauner
Larry Brauner is always coming up with great online networking ideas – last week he ran a worldwide networking party in honor of his 58th birthday. He talks about why one should have a blog for one’s business and 10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Blog or Website. Larry doesn’t just spout out his ideas and then walk away; if you ask him to give you feedback on your own business or organization, he will give thoughtful suggestions and ideas. Follow Larry Brauner on Twitter.
Shari Weiss
I met Shari Weiss through Larry Brauner (see, online networking really does work, if you take the time to have a conversation with people, listening to them and adding your observations). Shari writes in a friendly, easy-to-connect manner about how one can use social media to develop your business. And Shari has even more blogs for you to read. Follow Shari Weiss on Twitter.
Debra Askanase
Debra writes a blog called Community Organizer 2.0. The description says “a forum for discussion and opinions on web 2.0 and non-profits” – I found the information Debra presents to be useful to small businesses as well. When you leave a comment on Debra’s blog, she responds in a thoughtful, intuitive manner. Check out her category called Listening. Follow Debra Askanase on Twitter.
Janice Tomich
Janice Tomich has a blog called Calculated Presentations. Here’s how she introduces her site: “Ever experience death by PowerPoint? Find people falling asleep when you present this year’s financials? I will help you build better presentations and create messages that stick.” Find out Why Being Yourself and Passionate Trumps Distracting Habits. Follow Janice Tomich on Twitter.
Shirley George Frazier
Shirley Frazier has a blog called Solo Business Marketing. I particularly liked her post Marketing and Free Advice Doesn’t Always Mix – what do you say if someone asks you for all sorts of free business advice? Shirley might have some business advice that is just right for marketing your business. Follow Shirley George Frazier on Twitter.
Chris Kieff
I feel like I *almost* met Chris Kieff, as he runs a networking group in northern New Jersey, and we talked via Skype at recent Tweetup. Chris writes about internet marketing, web site promotion, advertising, blogs, SEO, and social networking. He provides great information such Top 10 Social Media Guides or his predictions of Social Media Trends in 2010. Follow Chris Kieff on Twitter.
Eva Abreu
Eva has recently started a column for the Home News Tribune in Central New Jersey. The information she writes about may be local to New Jersey, but anyone anywhere in the world can take Eva’s ideas and apply them to their location. Eva has been great about organizing Tweetups in New Jersey, and her enthusiasm is contagious. You can also read more at her website New Jersey Social Media. Follow Eva Abreu on Twitter.
Are you reading a great small business or social media blog? Care to share?
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Hi Leora,
I’m really honored! I love Eve Abreu, and am so glad to find a few new bloggers to follow as well. Leora, I would also put your blog in the same category. I find it thoughtful and insightful for business owners. Thanks for including me.
Debra
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Thanks, Debra. It is wonderful to “meet” so many teachers via Twitter. I’ve learned from everyone I’ve mentioned.
Thanks so much Debra! I’d love to collaborate one day, you have so much knowledge and are a great resource for others.
Leora,
Humbled and honoured! (Canadian spelling
) I met Leora through networking via Twitter. She always comes to the rescue with terrific Photoshop tutorials when I am just on the verge of – well you know!.
Thank you Leora for sharing, which in turn helps me-and all who have the pleasure of meeting you–grow and learn.
Kindest regards,
Janice
Janice, we are like mutual helpers – I have so much to learn about presentations.
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Hey, Leora, this is FUN!
See what Larry has started . . . I’m going to be connecting with all of your suggestions, and thanks so much for including me.
The best to All of Us this coming year!
Shari, you DO have a way of making social media and business fun – with your comparisons to yoga, and the beach, and I’m sure you will come up with new ones, too…
Now you’ve given me a challenge, i.e., my NEXT Social Media is Like . . .
THX for the support.
Shari
Leora,
Glad to learn about these dynamic blogs and am honored to be part of the roster.
Shirley, with pleasure. I am greatly enjoying watching others connect through this post. We can all learn from each other.
I will try and visit some sites. I might get some insights for myself and ideas for my business English classes. Very neat presentation.
BTW the link to Larry’s website has http twice so it doesn’t work.
Ilana-Davita, nice to have friends like you that check my links for me! I took out the extra http:// in his name.
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Thank you very much Leora, for this honor! I’m looking forward to meeting the other experts here and reading and learning from their blogs as well. Thanks for sharing this and for taking the time to research and write about it. Regards, Eva Abreu
Thank you Leora. I am planning to start writing blogs for social media, looking for relevant blogs and of all the blogs I have gone through, this one I found very exciting and interesting. I really appreciate your work.
Thank you for leaving that comment. I only wish I could convince my current clients the value of social media – I’m working on some of them.
Nice to read here about social media. I have very good experience with facebook. I am writing my daily blog and post few lines daily to facebook and get very good result. But bit disappointed with Twitter.
Twitter is really about whom you follow. You need to find others who share your interests. There are a lot of technical and marketing people on Twitter. Try following a few and reTweeting when they say something you find valuable. Spend a lot of time listening to others. Contribute what you think they might find valuable (don’t think about it as a way to sell your stuff but as a way to connect).
Nice info, quiet interesting, Thanks.
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