Social Media Examiner | Cal Evans | Activity http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/calevans/activity/feed Cal Evans - Activity Feed Thu, 23 May 2013 21:19:33 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/has-pinteres-caught-your-interest/#post-14525Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Has Pinterest Caught Your Interest..? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/has-pinteres-caught-your-interest/#post-14525 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:23:27 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Has Pinterest Caught Your Interest..? in the club Small Business Given that Pinterest has been accused of quietly replacing people's affiliate links with their own, I'm not sure it's a company I'm ready to do business […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/lets-share-some-love/#post-14289Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Let’s share some LOVE! in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/lets-share-some-love/#post-14289 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:52:05 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Let’s share some LOVE! in the club Small Business "
When I look into your eyes, I see love."
-- Me
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]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/selling-digitsl-products-ebooks/#post-10666Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Selling Digitsl Products (eBooks) in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/selling-digitsl-products-ebooks/#post-10666 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:35:58 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Selling Digitsl Products (eBooks) in the club Small Business @sgsrecording,

No, Foxycart is not free, I believe it's $20!mo.

No, the URL that the user is given is not the real URL, when a user goes to that URL, the user checks to make sure it's not been used yet […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/which-is-the-most-powerful-small-business-marketing-book/#post-10512Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Which is the most powerful Small business Marketing book ? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/which-is-the-most-powerful-small-business-marketing-book/#post-10512 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:31:17 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Which is the most powerful Small business Marketing book ? in the club Small Business @roryramsden,
The best one I've read lately is "Marketing White Belt" (www.amazon.com/Marketing-White-Belt-Marketer-ebook/dp/B0054HKSFQ) by Chris Penn. Excellent book and an easy read.
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]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/selling-digitsl-products-ebooks/#post-10510Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Selling Digitsl Products (eBooks) in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/selling-digitsl-products-ebooks/#post-10510 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:28:14 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Selling Digitsl Products (eBooks) in the club Small Business Hi @sgsrecording,
This is a common problem and an easy one to solve whether you are a programmer or not. If you are a programmer, it's easy to hide the true URL of the content and then just pipe it through your […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/when-should-networking-clubs-go-public/#post-10343Cal Evans replied to the forum topic When should Networking Clubs go public? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/when-should-networking-clubs-go-public/#post-10343 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:39:25 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic When should Networking Clubs go public? in the club Small Business Throw wide the gates. If you've designed the application correctly then most problems can be solved by additional hardware. (and if you haven't, it's best to know sooner rather than later.
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]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/best-list-building-strategy/#post-10299Cal Evans replied to the forum topic best list building strategy? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/best-list-building-strategy/#post-10299 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:30:17 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic best list building strategy? in the club Small Business Hi @deairby!
Sorry, I'm on the road this week and don't always have net.
This is the plugin I'm using. It won't work if your blog is at WordPress.com, but if […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/best-list-building-strategy/#post-9624Cal Evans replied to the forum topic best list building strategy? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/best-list-building-strategy/#post-9624 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:56:48 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic best list building strategy? in the club Small Business @deairby, since I use WP for my blog, I grabbed wp-superpopup to do the popup. It's.good enough. Haven't had the need to go to their paid product.

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]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/best-list-building-strategy/#post-9515Cal Evans replied to the forum topic best list building strategy? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/best-list-building-strategy/#post-9515 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:48:34 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic best list building strategy? in the club Small Business @deairby,
While my list is not large (~500) When I started building it it was just 50. The biggest thing that worked for me was a pop-up on my website. I know people hate those but for the first 3 months I was […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paper-li/#post-8874Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Paper.li in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paper-li/#post-8874 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:12:53 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Paper.li in the club Small Business @joanmuschampfagnani,
No I don't use it and no, I don't read them, even the ones I'm mentioned in. I don't see the appeal of "papers" and sites like that. If you make it too easy to curate, everyone will do […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/technology-governance/#post-7371Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Technology Governance in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/technology-governance/#post-7371 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:51:10 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Technology Governance in the club Small Business Hi  @joanmuschampfagnani!
Ok, I'm a programmer, not a manager so maybe it's just context but I don't understand why you would need governanace for a CRM. Since it's an inside tool, I wouldn't think it needs […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-browser-do-you-prefer/#post-6859Cal Evans replied to the forum topic What Browser Do You Prefer? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-browser-do-you-prefer/#post-6859 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:10:51 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic What Browser Do You Prefer? in the club Small Business @donpurdum,
Actually 8 sped FF up on my Windows 7 box a lot. pre 8 I was having a LOT of problems with it, esp. first thing in the morning. It would literally take 2-4 minutes for FF to become responsive after I […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/favorite-email-marketing-services/#post-6857Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Favorite email marketing services? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/favorite-email-marketing-services/#post-6857 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:04:32 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Favorite email marketing services? in the club Small Business For me, MailChimp.com hands down. I have 3 accounts with them, 2 are free and 1 in paid. My paid list is in excess of 30k and my free ones range from 20-500. 
They have a great interface.Their API makes it […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-browser-do-you-prefer/#post-6849Cal Evans replied to the forum topic What Browser Do You Prefer? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/what-browser-do-you-prefer/#post-6849 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:57:16 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic What Browser Do You Prefer? in the club Small Business For development, FireFox is still my favorite and it's set as my default for when links are clicked, etc. However, for most of my browsing, I have turned to Chrome. I like the fact that each tab is a process in […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/using-google-s-hangout-for-customer-support/#post-6477Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Using Google+ 's HangOut for Customer Support in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/using-google-s-hangout-for-customer-support/#post-6477 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:29:58 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Using Google+ 's HangOut for Customer Support in the club Small Business @sgsrecording
Thats what I understand, I've not tried it yet. (iirc, TWiG is where I got that from, that or BeanCast) 
WRT different Google accounts, it took me about 2 days to get everything traight but I […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/using-google-s-hangout-for-customer-support/#post-6472Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Using Google+ 's HangOut for Customer Support in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/using-google-s-hangout-for-customer-support/#post-6472 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:15:28 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Using Google+ 's HangOut for Customer Support in the club Small Business I participated in a G+ Hangout with author John Morgan "Brand Against the Machine" where we and 4 others just chatted about marketing, publishing and writing. It was an excellent experience and as soon as my […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-small-business-should-use-tablet-pcs-in-social-media-marketing/#post-6357Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Why Small Business Should Use Tablet PC’s To Engage With Their Customers. in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-small-business-should-use-tablet-pcs-in-social-media-marketing/#post-6357 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:11:02 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Why Small Business Should Use Tablet PC’s To Engage With Their Customers. in the club Small Business @theodoresturos,
Apologies, I hit the wrong link. :)

@seancookceo-salyrisstudios,

What do you use to display your clothing designs on your iPad?
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]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/hvac-social-media/#post-6356Cal Evans replied to the forum topic HVAC & Social Media in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/hvac-social-media/#post-6356 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:08:59 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic HVAC & Social Media in the club Small Business @jessicasmith
What is your goal for participating in Social Media? I wrote this as a guest post a few months ago that may help. <a […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-small-business-should-use-tablet-pcs-in-social-media-marketing/#post-6311Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Why Small Business Should Use Tablet PC’s To Engage With Their Customers. in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/why-small-business-should-use-tablet-pcs-in-social-media-marketing/#post-6311 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:59:03 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic Why Small Business Should Use Tablet PC’s To Engage With Their Customers. in the club Small Business @seancookceo-salyrisstudios,
What tool do you use to put your designs on your iPad?
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]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-is-your-website-helping-your-business/#post-6285Cal Evans replied to the forum topic How is Your Website Helping Your Business? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-is-your-website-helping-your-business/#post-6285 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:24:40 +0000 Cal Evans replied to the forum topic How is Your Website Helping Your Business? in the club Small Business The most interesting web application I've built was a "Radiological workflow system". Rural hospitals without a Dr. to read X-Rays could scan them, send them up the line and let a Dr. Read them. Transcriptions […]

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