Becoming a Pinterest Rockstar!

Pinterest for Business

At SocialNicole, we LOVE Pinterest! Any client we think it may work for, we try to include in their social media plan. Because Pinterest doesn’t work for everyone due to the visual and demographic factors, when the stars align and a client has the perfect content and base to share magic can happen! So strap [...]

Marketing Your Business with Pinterest

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They say a picture speaks a thousand words, well they were right! Pinterest speaks an infinite amount with pictures from all over the world whether personal or for business! Pinterest is a social media tool that allows users to pin and “repin” items onto their personal boards. Not only can users pin pictures, but also they can [...]

Social Media Ambassadors: Leading the Way!

One of our smaller clients was hosting a big fundraising event this past year. We wanted to find a creative way to spread the word online – extending beyond just out online community and followers. We racked our brains trying to decide exactly how to do this in a way that wasn’t too “spammy” or [...]

To Be On LinkedIn or Not to Be? That is the Question!

LinkedIn For Business

That is the question that everyone is asking nowadays. LinkedIn launched in 2003, has increasingly gain members and popularity all over the world. It is currently the world’s largest professional social media networking website. Creating a LinkedIn Company Pages is almost a must for your business. If you don’t have one for your company, now [...]

Good, Better, Best: Blogging Practices You Need to Know

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Each and every day we’re bombarded with new blogs and articles that claim to have the next big secret to writing a successful blog post. Though these articles are usually full of good tips, the secret to blogging is that there is no secret – there’s no magical code or piece of advice that will make your [...]

3 Social Media Time Management Tips for Small Businesses

Social Media Time Management Skills

This day and age, everyone is on a social media network of some sort whether it be Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or WordPress. The list goes on. In truth, social media is everywhere! Social media is a great tool to network, keep up with friends and family, as well as keeping up with the latest news [...]

Taking You Above and Beyond: Your Google+ Business Page

Google+ Business Page

Let’s face it: Google+ hasn’t been the most warmly welcomed social networking tool. But don’t let your innate distaste blind you from the awesome benefits that a Google+ Business Page has to offer. It’s not enough just to stick with your personal page – business pages offer opportunities to market your business, connect with customers, and ultimately grow [...]

Blogging 101: Optimize Photos

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Today’s in our Blogging 101 series is how to optimize photos for your blog. Read on to learn why this is important and how to do it! 4 Tips on How to Optimize Photos for Your Website/Blog: 1. Select an Image that Fits: The reason someone may choose to click on your blog post is [...]

Blogging 101: Resize a Photo for Online Use

Resize a Photo

Today in our Blogging 101 series we are focusing on resizing a photo for your blog. When your website or blog starts to get popular, we all know that we want to try to keep people coming back for more. The last thing you want is to slow your site down just when it starts [...]

Blogging 101: Yoast SEO Plugin

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Welcome back to our 2nd installment in our Blogging 101 series! In case you missed it, check out Blogging 101: Google’s Keyword Tool to catch up on where we are. Today, we will be discussing the Yoast SEO Plugin for WordPress. WordPress is not only a great blogging platform, but what we use to build our [...]