Aug 24, 2010 Posted by Judith

WordPress How To: Minimize Social Media Time Drain

Feel like you don’t have enough time to get all your online activities accomplished? Well, if it makes you feel any better, you are not alone! I struggle to get two posts a week in place here @ The IStudio. My other sites now have one post a week schedules. Like you, I simply cannot find any more time. And this includes working on my laptop in my great room every night until 10p. Makes me feel... read more

Jun 3, 2010 Posted by Judith

Social Media Marketing Magazine?

Social Media Marketing is now at the core of online success. Experts and self-proclaimed gurus abound all with their own unique take (and products they want you to use and purchase) as to what one should do or not do to take advantage of this new sphere of influence. What works for one company or Web site may not work for another. Each and every site, site owner and stated goals are unique. That is... read more

May 14, 2010 Posted by Judith

Social Media, Privacy & Voyeurism

Social media has perplexed me and many others from the start. Everyone is still trying to figure it out, where it is going and how to use it effectively both from a personal and business perspective. Being a very private person, from the start over 15 years ago I have always micromanaged what I put “out there” knowing that what “happens online — stays online.” Yes, there is... read more

Nov 24, 2009 Posted by Judith

Tweeting for Business: Dos and Don’ts

The social media train has left the station. Either you were on it or you still have to get a ticket and join the ride. Many of my clients struggle with the whole Twitterverse phenomenon and not knowing how they can use it for their business to create networking and lead opportunities. Part of that struggle is due to not understanding the impact and potential that participating on Twitter can in fact... read more

Nov 11, 2009 Posted by Judith

5 Nifty Free Social Media Icon Sets

Today, I was looking for a neat set of icons to use on one of my sites only to discover that some of the sites I had bookmarked were MIA, 404, gone! So, since I had to start my search again, I thought I would share with you the 5 trick social media bookmarking icons sets I found that you can integrate into your own site: Cheers: Web 2.0 in a Glass! A free set of 12 “social” glasses. Cheers! 25 Free... read more

Nov 10, 2009 Posted by Judith

What Are Twitter Hashtags?

We all know what tags are, right? Those are words used to tag a post or bit of information so one can know what it basically about. Tags also help us to better organize our data. The hash character (#) when combined with a tag, becomes a hashtag. What tags and hashtags allow you to do, especially with all the noise on Twitter, is to search for a particular hashtag thereby allowing you to find the... read more

Sep 3, 2009 Posted by Judith

Social Media Friends: Are they really friends?

In Social Media, clearly the above doesn’t apply to the way the word friend is used to describe business contacts. I see business profiles every day with thousands of “friends” — no way that folks know all those people or would truly call them a true friend. How can you possibly successfully productively network with thousands of people you don’t know? Last week I defined... read more

Aug 19, 2009 Posted by Judith

Facey Pages and Tweety Books a Fad?

Whatever the polar opposite of a fad is — that’s what social media is! Maybe we have to review what the word social means to put things into perspective: so⋅cial  [soh-shuhl] –adjective pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club. seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious. of, pertaining to,... read more

Aug 5, 2009 Posted by Judith

3 Tweemendous Twitter Tools

Try and say that fast 3 times! Here are a couple Twitter tools, including a WordPress Plugin that I’ve discovered recently and are worth you taking a look at: TweetMeme Button: The TweetMeme retweet button WordPress plugin is meant to encourage your audience to Tweet your content on Twitter. And it works! You can see it in action on this site. The button shows a live count of the number of times... read more

Mar 17, 2009 Posted by Judith

Why Not to Blog Checklist

I am always encouraging folks to Blog. Whether for business or pleasure, Blogs are a great way to share your expertise, opinions and life experiences. And they are a great marketing tool when done correctly. From my point of view there is no down-side to having a Blog. All but one… time. To write good stuff, interesting stuff, stuff that is desired and read; takes allot of time. I have 3 Blogs... read more