by lesley | Jan 29, 2018 | Social media
The term makes sense when you apply it to Facebook, where people are talking about personal subjects, the kind of thing you’d chat about in real life. But what about LinkedIn – how is that social? Isn’t it a business platform? Let’s look at it from a different...
by lesley | Dec 26, 2017 | Social media
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me – a Tweet saying ‘will you marry me?’ That was a bit of a shock, but on Twitter? Really? On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me – a LinkedIn update telling me he’s still waiting for an answer. He’s...
by lesley | Oct 16, 2017 | Social media
If you have a Facebook personal account, you’re probably using it for social activity; keeping up with family and friends in far flung places, letting people know what’s going on in your life (and sharing cute cat videos – no?) However, if you have a Facebook...
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by lesley | Jun 26, 2017 | Social media
If you’re running a business it’s sometimes hard to decide whether your social media should be you or your business. There are no hard and fast rules, but these are my observations. Generally: Never post anything negative about anyone else, it’s the fastest way to...
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by lesley | May 1, 2017 | Social media
You’ve probably come across Facebook pages with thousands of likes and an active community and wondered why yours only gets a couple of likes a week and hardly any engagement. It’s all to do with the amount of time, money and effort you’re prepared to invest. Facebook...
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by lesley | Mar 13, 2017 | Social media
Most switched on businesses today use social media – for a variety of reasons. The question is does it work? That depends on what your expectations are of your social media activity. If you think that you’ll find your next big client in the next week, you’re going...
