<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Susan Avello | Mentions</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/activity/mentions/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/activity/#mentions/</link> <description>Susan Avello - Mentions</description> <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:20:08 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/adding-social-icons-to-wordpress-1/#post-36087</guid><title>Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Adding Social Icons to Wordpress in the club Blogging</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/adding-social-icons-to-wordpress-1/#post-36087</link> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:48:22 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/adding-social-icons-to-wordpress-1/" rel="nofollow">Adding Social Icons to Wordpress</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a> I always suggest switching over to &#160;a self-hosted WordPress.org blog, especially if you are going to use your blog to make money online or promote your business. &#160;If you think you will want to move [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-5221</guid><title>Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios replied to the forum topic Branding Name or Company in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-5221</link> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:35:10 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/seancookceo-salyrisstudios/" title="Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios" rel="nofollow">Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/" rel="nofollow">Branding Name or Company</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href="../../../../../members/susanavello/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a>, <a href="../../../../../members/mike-stelzner/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mike-stelzner/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mike-stelzner/' rel="nofollow">@mike-stelzner</a> @caseyvalianthas have very valid points. We had a client recently with a branding issue. He is a vocal coach so branding his name was important, but he had a new book coming out with [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/facebook-timeline-rolled-out-for-all-today/#post-1562</guid><title>Dea Irby replied to the forum topic Facebook Timeline Rolled Out for All Today! in the club Facebook</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/facebook-timeline-rolled-out-for-all-today/#post-1562</link> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:15:46 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/deairby/" title="Dea Irby" rel="nofollow">Dea Irby</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/facebook-timeline-rolled-out-for-all-today" rel="nofollow">Facebook Timeline Rolled Out for All Today!</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> where do I find the timeline thing? how and why use it? <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/luciebcus/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/luciebcus/' rel="nofollow">@luciebcus</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/joancrocker/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/joancrocker/' rel="nofollow">@joancrocker</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a>&#160;</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-1042</guid><title>Casey Valiant replied to the forum topic Branding Name or Company in the group Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-1042</link> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:41:08 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/caseyvaliant/" title="Casey Valiant" rel="nofollow">Casey Valiant</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/" rel="nofollow">Branding Name or Company</a> in the group <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a>, <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mike-stelzner/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mike-stelzner/' rel="nofollow">@mike-stelzner</a> brings up one of the most important reasons to not use your name for the business. You don't want to be doing this for the rest of your life, so what happens when you're ready to get [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/migrating-a-blog/#post-773</guid><title>Eugen Oprea replied to the forum topic Migrating a blog in the club Blogging</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/migrating-a-blog/#post-773</link> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:42:30 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/" title="Eugen Oprea" rel="nofollow">Eugen Oprea</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/migrating-a-blog/" rel="nofollow">Migrating a blog</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a class="mention" href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/phil-mershon/" title="Mention Phil Mershon" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/phil-mershon/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/phil-mershon/' rel="nofollow">@phil-mershon</a>&#160;let us know how it goes and if you need help.<div><div><a class="mention" href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/" title="Mention Susan Avello" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a>&#160;I would definitely recommend starting with the self-hosted version. It might take you longer to&#160;accommodate, but you have a lot more freedom [&#8230;]</div></div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-659</guid><title>Michael Stelzner replied to the forum topic Branding Name or Company in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-659</link> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:27:49 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mike-stelzner/" title="Michael Stelzner" rel="nofollow">Michael Stelzner</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/" rel="nofollow">Branding Name or Company</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a>Great question!When I first started 15 years ago my company name was Stelzner Consulting.&#160; It worked for me, but then I got kinda big.&#160; I ended up changing it to WhitePaperSource Publishing and then [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-655</guid><title>Patricia Redsicker replied to the forum topic Branding Name or Company in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-655</link> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:02:36 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/patricia-redsicker/" title="Patricia Redsicker" rel="nofollow">Patricia Redsicker</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/" rel="nofollow">Branding Name or Company</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a> - I would go with your personal name if you're looking to position yourself as the expert. As consumers continue to evolve into 'social buyers' I think our response as consultants/businesses is to [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-653</guid><title>Mike Delgado replied to the forum topic Branding Name or Company in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-653</link> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:16:36 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mikedelgadodigitalmarketer/" title="Mike Delgado" rel="nofollow">Mike Delgado</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company" rel="nofollow">Branding Name or Company</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href="../../../../../members/aremorch/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a>I think it really depends on what your career goals are.&#160; If you're looking to be well-known, then you should probably try to brand your personal name.&#160; A lot of popular bloggers (fill-in-the-blank [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-646</guid><title>Wael AlHusseini replied to the forum topic Branding Name or Company in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-646</link> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:25:09 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/waelalhusseini/" title="Wael AlHusseini" rel="nofollow">Wael AlHusseini</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/" rel="nofollow">Branding Name or Company</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a class="mention" href="../../../../../members/susanavello/" title="Mention Susan Avello" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a>,I suggest you to choose a unique name for your company rather than depending on your name to be a brand one. Alot of choices, alot of names , and recently many brand names come from business ideas or [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-564</guid><title>Rich Brooks replied to the forum topic Branding Name or Company in the club Small Business</title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/#post-564</link> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:37:46 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/" title="Rich Brooks" rel="nofollow">Rich Brooks</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/branding-name-or-company/" rel="nofollow">Branding Name or Company</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/susanavello/' rel="nofollow">@susanavello</a>,Are you planning on creating a company name like Avello Consulting, or something like Social Media Diva Consulting (which doesn't use your name at all?)</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>