Social Media Examiner | Mat Fitzgerald | Activity http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/matfitzgerald/activity/feed Mat Fitzgerald - Activity Feed Thu, 23 May 2013 10:36:22 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/free-google-authorship-plugin-adds-your-photo-next-to-articles-in-serps/#post-50686Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Free Google Authorship PlugIn - Adds your photo next to articles in SERPs in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/free-google-authorship-plugin-adds-your-photo-next-to-articles-in-serps/#post-50686 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:39:36 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Free Google Authorship PlugIn - Adds your photo next to articles in SERPs in the club Blogging Hi all,I'm finding a problem with Google products is that I use different email addresses for different things. Most notably, I set up analytics and youtube using my @gmail.com address, but now am putting most of […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/working-from-home-or-working-from-the-office/#post-48504Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Working from home or working from the office? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/working-from-home-or-working-from-the-office/#post-48504 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:41:39 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Working from home or working from the office? in the club Small Business There's a third option - co-working.
I worked from home for the last six months of 2011 and found it really lonely. I was used to an office environment and all the fun/stress that comes with that. It was great to […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-social-media-plans-for-2013-12-9-2012/#post-48459Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Social Media Plans for 2013? (TOTW: 12.9.2012) in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-social-media-plans-for-2013-12-9-2012/#post-48459 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:23:15 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Social Media Plans for 2013? (TOTW: 12.9.2012) in the club Small Business I'm new to this little community, so it's my first new year list on this site.

Here's my to-learn list:
Go to school on SEO
Shift my efforts from FB to google plus
How to edit videos more quickly than I […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/getting-leads-via-social-networks/#post-48028Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Getting leads via social networks in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/getting-leads-via-social-networks/#post-48028 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:31:37 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Getting leads via social networks in the club Small Business I don't engage with sales and marketing groups. I find linked in really invites a bragging environment where everybody is hard selling and showing off. There is also no way ill be getting leads from these […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-goals-for-the-new-year/#post-47973Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Social Media Goals for the New Year in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-goals-for-the-new-year/#post-47973 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:15:05 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Social Media Goals for the New Year in the club Small Business Really focusing on how my SM activities translate into quality traffic to my website. By quality traffic I mean people that a) download the free material, b) supply their email address for the mailing list c) […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/a-guide-to-working-with-difficult-clients/#post-47923Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic A Guide To Working With ‘Difficult’ Clients in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/a-guide-to-working-with-difficult-clients/#post-47923 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:22:18 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic A Guide To Working With ‘Difficult’ Clients in the club Small Business I try to set the boundary nice and early. If people want to create hassle I will walk away from the deal. Strangely enough, on the two occasions I've done this it has been a trigger for the client to realise that […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/are-simplier-websites-in-our-future/#post-47922Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Are Simplier Websites in Our Future? in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/are-simplier-websites-in-our-future/#post-47922 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:17:31 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Are Simplier Websites in Our Future? in the club Small Business @michaelpingree simpler websites are a great way to stand out. I've been pushing for 'simple' and spacious every time I work on a website.

Mobile is reminding us all that you don't have to scream […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/547865/Mat Fitzgerald and Leila Ansart are now friendshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/p/547865/ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:06:04 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald and Leila Ansart are now friends

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]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/web-site-review-your-input-desired/#post-47847Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Web site review..Your input desired! in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/web-site-review-your-input-desired/#post-47847 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:12:10 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Web site review..Your input desired! in the club Small Business @andy-dickey
I'll be echoing a lot of what @mitch-rezman has already said.
You really need to communicate to the site visitor VERY quickly, and they should know in an instant if this is the right website. 
So this […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-promotion/#post-47826Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic website promotion in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-promotion/#post-47826 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:33:40 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic website promotion in the club Small Business @annfurnivall
"hi  mat…im  going for all the  good  goals  you mentioned.!!"
I always recommend that businesses have a plan for each of these. It seems like you're doing the awareness activities really well. […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/affilate-partnerships/#post-47791Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Affilate Partnerships in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/affilate-partnerships/#post-47791 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:31:09 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Affilate Partnerships in the club Small Business Hi @leila ,
Thanks for the follow up reply.
As soon as I work out how to PM on this forum I'll shoot you through a follow up.

@atlantarobin

Thanks so much for the video link! I love her warning that most marketers […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/top-social-media-analytics-tools/#post-47785Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Top Social media analytics tools in the club Blogginghttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/top-social-media-analytics-tools/#post-47785 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:26:00 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Top Social media analytics tools in the club Blogging Using sprout social at the moment but I feel like I've taken it to the peak of its powers and that its not far enough.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-promotion/#post-47782Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic website promotion in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-promotion/#post-47782 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 06:05:40 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic website promotion in the club Small Business Sorry for the lak of paragraphing - it's not working for me for some reason.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-promotion/#post-47781Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic website promotion in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/website-promotion/#post-47781 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 06:04:05 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic website promotion in the club Small Business Hi @annfurnivall

What do you consider tekk? I'm assuming you mean anything you am do right away without any real training?

There are infinite ways to connect with customers - a better starting point is […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/affilate-partnerships/#post-47735Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Affilate Partnerships in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/affilate-partnerships/#post-47735 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 06:50:25 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Affilate Partnerships in the club Small Business Wow Robin thanks for all of that. The method I was thinking of was pretty simple and I was going to test it with low cost video production.

Basically, it looks for common search threads, creates webcam quality […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/affilate-partnerships/#post-47733Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Affilate Partnerships in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/affilate-partnerships/#post-47733 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:38:03 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Affilate Partnerships in the club Small Business @warrenveach thanks for such a thorough response. Really appreciated. Just want to make sure I avoid the costly mistakes if I am going to head down this path.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/affilate-partnerships/#post-47722Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Affilate Partnerships in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/affilate-partnerships/#post-47722 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:24:17 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Affilate Partnerships in the club Small Business @atlantarobin

Agree that YouTube is the place to be but you make it sound like producing SM videos is easier than writing? Or are you talking more about return on effort?

My worry is producing low quality […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/introduce-yourselves/?topic_page=8#post-47719Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Introduce Yourselves! in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/introduce-yourselves/?topic_page=8#post-47719 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:54:51 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Introduce Yourselves! in the club Small Business Hi all,

Mat Fitzgerald here.

It's bled over this site and absolutely love it.

I'm in the set up phase of my new marketing company - SPLIT Strategy. Wanting to take my social media skills to expert […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/google-for-my-business-or-not/#post-47715Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Google+ for my business or not in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/google-for-my-business-or-not/#post-47715 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:41:21 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Google+ for my business or not in the club Small Business @atlantarobin this is the first I've heard of google SERPs. What is that?

In a competitive field like marketing you need all the ranking help you can get. For this I will be putting some work into YouTube as […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/google-for-my-business-or-not/#post-47701Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Google+ for my business or not in the club Small Businesshttp://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/google-for-my-business-or-not/#post-47701 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:21:52 +0000 Mat Fitzgerald replied to the forum topic Google+ for my business or not in the club Small Business Very low uptake in this part of the world but I really believe it'll become a force as more people become disenchanted with Facebook.

G+ is a great platform but hardly anyone seems to be active on it. If I […]

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