http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/carolinechen-whatley/activity/feed Caroline Chen-Whatley - Activity Feed Fri, 24 May 2013 01:49:38 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/download-manager-plugins/http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/download-manager-plugins/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:16:50 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley started the forum topic Download manager Plugins in the club Blogging Hi,
I'm curious if anyone here uses download manager plugins for WP and if so which one?
I finally am starting to get together my series of presentations that I'd like to make available for visitors of my […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/monetising-social-media/#post-13401http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/monetising-social-media/#post-13401 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:02:04 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Monetising Social Media in the club Small Business Great thread.  I saw Mari's presentation and I took away from it that she's trying something new her and trying a new tactic and game to see how it will unfold for her.  Perhaps it will work, perhaps not.
I […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/i-want-my-alternate-buttons/http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/i-want-my-alternate-buttons/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:36:40 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley started the forum topic I ”want” my alternate buttons… in the club Facebook Anyone hear anything about updates on when the alternative buttons will be available?  I could so use the "want" button...

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/is-email-dead-or-dying/#post-9395http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/is-email-dead-or-dying/#post-9395 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:03:44 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Is email dead or dying? in the club Small Business I think on top of cost there's the issue of security that continue to haunt some of the other platforms.  email for the longest time was rejected as a way to send information, especially important/official […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/google-whats-the-point/#post-9392http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/google-whats-the-point/#post-9392 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:57:40 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Google+ What's the point in the club Facebook Anyone else see the Google changes today?  It feels liek another push towards going Google+.
If I understand what I read correctly, they have created a "personal" search that will automatically bring back pages […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/content-marketing-writers/#post-9391http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/content-marketing-writers/#post-9391 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:54:53 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Content Marketing Writers in the club Small Business I think having variety of voices is a good idea for your blog, especially if there are a few people in your company.  It adds character and personality to your company.  Give each of them their own author credits […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-you-allow-comments-to-blogs-without-moderation/#post-9389http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-you-allow-comments-to-blogs-without-moderation/#post-9389 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:47:32 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Do You Allow Comments to Blogs Without Moderation? in the club Blogging @abigailgorton you'd be surprised how many attacks you can get.  I just logged into my blog today and had over 92 new spam that came in since last night.  I'm by no means a "big time" blogger but I think some […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/download-manager-plugins/#post-9387http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/download-manager-plugins/#post-9387 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:43:55 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Download manager Plugins in the club Blogging Hi @kristi-hines.  Thanks.  I'm considering I need to take the next step and start getting people's emails to be able to reach my potential market.
Does Aweber give you statistics on who actually downloaded the […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-you-allow-comments-to-blogs-without-moderation/#post-8630http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-you-allow-comments-to-blogs-without-moderation/#post-8630 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:16:36 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Do You Allow Comments to Blogs Without Moderation? in the club Blogging Akismet used to have its up and down days but I suppose that's to be expected since it gets so much traffic it has to filter through.
I switched last year to Anti-Captcha.  I like it in that it so far has done a […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/the-best-reason-not-to-buy-likes/#post-8427http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/the-best-reason-not-to-buy-likes/#post-8427 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:31:00 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic The best reason NOT to buy ”likes” in the club Facebook @jfouts what you're discussing is the Affinity portion and based on everything I've read it's an individual score, not a look overall at the page.  It's not calculated based upon an overall engagement score […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/the-best-reason-not-to-buy-likes/#post-8301http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/the-best-reason-not-to-buy-likes/#post-8301 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:28:22 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic The best reason NOT to buy ”likes” in the club Facebook @jfouts I agree with all you said here.  I just wanted to point out that based on your story, this client's edgerank would have gone down even if she hadn't bought LIKEs.
My guess is the LIKEs she bought are […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-programming-knowledge/#post-8300http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/how-important-is-programming-knowledge/#post-8300 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:21:06 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic How important is programming knowledge? in the club Facebook I think it doesn't hurt to have very basic information but you shouldn't rely upon it.  It depends upon the outsource you find and how much you trust them. If you don't have at least a basic understanding of […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/billing/#post-7938http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/billing/#post-7938 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:43:53 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Billing in the club Small Business I had been doing a flat rate as another business seminar I went to made a good point about T&M vs flat rate.  With T&M the client will keep trying to cut down the time and minimize what they have to pay you.  With […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-images/#post-7935http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-images/#post-7935 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:28:21 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Website Images in the club Small Business I don't mind it if it fits the company style/image.  I think if the company is generally humorous and offbeat, it could work.  I always prefer sites that give some level of personality to it so you get a sense of […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-do-you-handle-guest-bloggers/#post-7930http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-do-you-handle-guest-bloggers/#post-7930 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:16:08 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic How do you handle Guest Bloggers? in the club Blogging @fredericgonzalo you can setup the roles under "Users".  Then use "Invite New" and pick their "Role" at the top.
You may find this post useful:  http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/
It explains […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-do-you-handle-guest-bloggers/#post-7898http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/how-do-you-handle-guest-bloggers/#post-7898 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:27:11 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic How do you handle Guest Bloggers? in the club Blogging You should have levels of "Author" or "Contributor".  Editor is more of someone who would oversee the posts so they would have to have access to all of them.
There are some plugins that might help.
You may […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-disaster-planning-112012/#post-7892http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-disaster-planning-112012/#post-7892 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:17:54 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Disaster Planning (1/1/2012) in the club Small Business Along with backup, I recommend doing a "fire drill" of what you have in place.  My husband works with several small businesses as IT support and you'd be surprised how many he's had to go in only to discover […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/quandary-take-back-a-client-that-did-not-pay-in-the-past/#post-6024http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/quandary-take-back-a-client-that-did-not-pay-in-the-past/#post-6024 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:32:43 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Quandary>>> Take back a client that did not pay in the past in the club Small Business Does he still have outstanding payment he hasn't paid you yet?  I would request that as well.  Did you create an invoice for it and have recorded proof that you billed him previously?

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/customerstudent-blogging-managed-by-the-company/#post-6023http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/customerstudent-blogging-managed-by-the-company/#post-6023 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:30:14 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Customer/Student Blogging Managed by the Company? in the club Blogging You have to find something appealing to teens/adults at that age.  At that age it's all about being cool and getting noticed.  I remember back in my college days I wrote and participated on several sites geared […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/where-is-everyone-from/#post-6019http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/where-is-everyone-from/#post-6019 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:23:29 +0000 Caroline Chen-Whatley replied to the forum topic Where is Everyone From? in the club Small Business I'm originally from NJ/NY area but the last 5 years I've been in South Eastern Ontario, between Niagara Falls and Toronto.

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