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Here is a sample routine you can try out or customize to fit your schedule so you can create a daily routine for doing your own social media.  I included a time-frame so you know how long each task should take you. If you add it up, it's around 30 minutes. I recommend you  space out these things throughout the day if your schedule is flexible enough. If not, you can partially automate some of these tasks. Caution: don't automate all of it. After all, this IS social networking and live engagement can be thrilling and lucrative. ... Read More

Infographics, one of the most popular visual arts of the 21st century, can be compared to ancient cave paintings , known as "rock paintings" and petroglyphs - the carvings on the walls of caves and rocks. Those ancient designs and today's infographics accomplish the same thing: portraying complex data in a visual and easy-to-understand way. "The shaman would retreat into the darkness of the caves, enter into a trance state and then paint images of their visions, perhaps with some notion of drawing power out of the cave walls themselves."... Read More

If you're frustrated because you've invested a good chunk of money into your website  but your brand is invisible online  and your customers can't find you, today's newsletter is just for you. I have included links to the blog posts I've written regarding these topics, so you can read more valuable visibility tips. When you start using  my top 10 tips for increasing your online visibility , you'll soon notice a jump in website traffic and get that phone ringing more. Top 10 Online Visibility Tips Get found in... Read More

What's so hot about Pinterest? Lots of things. Its innovative design (though DaGama Web Studio created a somewhat similar style way back in 2008 for our client The Buzz Coffee and Yogurt - check it out here ). Its a social network that's more visual than verbal. No need to write much. You're just collecting images; pinning them to virtual boards and checking out your friends' boards and liking them and/or re-pinning their images. It's becoming the top referral of traffic to your website or blog - even beating out Google and... Read More

There's a new kid on the block and she's giving Google a run for its money:  Pinterest.com  (pin-te-rest) is a virtual bulletin board . You probably have a bulletin board that hangs on your wall at home, with cut-out pictures of things you want to get and postcards of places you'd like to go, right? --That's what Pinterest is, except that you can have several boards, each centering around one of your interests and your followers can see what you're pinning to your boards. Here's the kicker: Pinterest pages are bringing more traffic... Read More