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Julie Bean replied to the forum topic What is your "Home" page? in the club Small Business

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:46:05 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic What is your "Home" page? in the club Small Business Mine is just set to Google. I can't have that much stimulation in the morning, or I won't get anything done! No messing around until at least an hour in to the day.

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic pinreach in the club Small Business

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:44:38 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic pinreach in the club Small Business It definitely isn't just you...Pinreach isn't reliable at all. The analytics are great, I love the insights that I get, but I can't count on it to perform all the time. Let's hope they work out the bugs, […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Network with NE Region Here: CN,DE,MA,MD,ME,NH,NJ,NY,PA,RI,VA,VT,WV in the club Facebook

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:25:20 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Network with NE Region Here: CN,DE,MA,MD,ME,NH,NJ,NY,PA,RI,VA,VT,WV in the club Facebook I'm based in Boston, MA. Would love to know some people around here for networking!

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google Plus One Exchange in the club Small Business

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:05:52 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google Plus One Exchange in the club Small Business @deairby
Sure! I'd be happy to. Google Plus works in many different ways, not just as a social network. It is tied in very closely with organic rankings and search engine visibility on Google. By using […]

Julie Bean started the forum topic Other Small Business Social Media Resources? in the club Small Business

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:58:01 +0000

Julie Bean started the forum topic Other Small Business Social Media Resources? in the club Small Business I'm just wondering what other sources you all use to network with other small business social media people. To-date, this is the only forum I have found that is valuable to a small business like mine (not […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Critique This. Be Brutal If You Gotta! in the club Facebook

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:53:21 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Critique This. Be Brutal If You Gotta! in the club Facebook Oh, I completely understand. We had the CEO doing our Facebook at first, he just went by instinct and it was a complete disaster! He gave up after two weeks and only 7 likes, which were all family members.
He […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google+ Business Page in the club Small Business

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:43:46 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google+ Business Page in the club Small Business @amyhallbiz
It is a little scary everything Google is doing now. Kind of makes me think of a sci fi movie from the 50s with some big corporation owning the world.
I don't know if you've been following, but […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Facebook Interaction in the club Facebook

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:21:05 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Facebook Interaction in the club Facebook @lauracandelaria
I find that the posts where I have the most interaction are the most odd things I post. I generally try and keep posts related to my company to about 5 - 7 times a month, maybe 10 at most. […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google+ Business Page in the club Small Business

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:10:25 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google+ Business Page in the club Small Business @amyhallbiz
I did actually get my first sale from a huge company that I had added on Google Plus. I can't make a definitive correlation, but we had never had any quote request or lead from this company prior to […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Critique This. Be Brutal If You Gotta! in the club Facebook

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:01:20 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Critique This. Be Brutal If You Gotta! in the club Facebook Ok, here we go! I'm going to be as honest as possible.
1. There is a grammar error in your cover photo. "Loves" should be "love." You are a group of "people who love" not a "group" of people "who […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Facebook Welcome Page Ideas in the club Facebook

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:29 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Facebook Welcome Page Ideas in the club Facebook In my experience, welcome pages have been rendered useless with the mandatory switch to Timeline View. It is no longer possible to replace your timeline with a welcome app.
I purchased one online from Pagemodo, […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google Plus One Exchange in the club Small Business

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:43:06 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google Plus One Exchange in the club Small Business Note: This would not be a Follow exchange, just a homepage Plus One exchange. From everything I have read, this is the absolute most important thing that will boost your SEO as far as Google Plus - the number of […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google+ Business Page in the club Small Business

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:27:47 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Google+ Business Page in the club Small Business I've managed to get quite a few followers on Google + just by doing a lot of hard work. My brand is in a very specific category, so first, I went through and found all of our manufacturers and suppliers and […]

Julie Bean started the forum topic Google Plus One Exchange in the club Small Business

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:14:24 +0000

Julie Bean started the forum topic Google Plus One Exchange in the club Small Business Would anyone here be interested in starting up a Google Plus One exchange, much like the Facebook exchange that is already going?
Plus Ones are very important for SEO and for trust on the user end, and it is […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Creating Fan Pages, without a credit card! in the club Facebook

Mon, 07 May 2012 18:02:55 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Creating Fan Pages, without a credit card! in the club Facebook You can start a fan page on your own, you don't have to pay for it. Facebook offers it for free.
It is actually pretty easy, and with the new mandatory Timeline, there isn't a whole lot of customization.
If […]

Julie Bean started the forum topic Social media manager with Google Plus functionality? in the club Small Business

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:54:00 +0000

Julie Bean started the forum topic Social media manager with Google Plus functionality? in the club Small Business Does anyone know if there is a social media management program out there (all I need is to be able to schedule posts in advance) that supports Google Plus?
I haven't been able to find one except the very […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Which is the best Social Media Management Platform for small Online Agency in the club Small Business

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:34:03 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Which is the best Social Media Management Platform for small Online Agency in the club Small Business I have an issue with every single one I've tried. Can anyone recommend a social media management platform with the following:
-On Facebook, allows you to schedule publishing of an album in the future
-Allows […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic website evaluation? checklist? in the club Small Business

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:04:05 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic website evaluation? checklist? in the club Small Business I highly recommend Jakob Nielsen's usability studies. He did one about 10 years ago, and recently re-did the study. A lot changed. It is expensive to buy all the results (around 300$ if I remember correctly), […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Social Settings in Google Analytics in the club Small Business

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:01:13 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic Social Settings in Google Analytics in the club Small Business I'm having a challenge with this, too. I can see how many clicks I've gotten from various social networks, but I can't see what people did once they got to my site. I need to see conversion rates, not just […]

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic VOIP for business. Pros vs. Cons in the club Small Business

Tue, 01 May 2012 18:45:51 +0000

Julie Bean replied to the forum topic VOIP for business. Pros vs. Cons in the club Small Business In my real job, we just switched to VOIP. I don't have anything good to say about it yet. Call quality isn't very good at all, hangups are frequent. I'm not sure who our provider is, it is a large […]