I’ve written about this topic before. But clearly the holiday sales enthusiasm has caused some folks to forget, so here it is again: DO NOT SEND FACEBOOK EVENT INVITES TO PEOPLE THAT YOUR EVENT DOESN’T APPLY TO. Recently I’ve received a slew of events to holiday shopping events all over the country. I live in [...]
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How To Deal With Negative Comments On Your Blog or Profile
Ever get that comment on your blog or social networking profile that made your stomach feel a little funny? Maybe it was critical of something you said. Maybe it bashed another commenter on your wall. Maybe it was completely irrelevant to the discussion at hand. What do you do about that? We talk a lot [...]
10 Signs That You Are a Spammer
No one likes to think of themselves as a spammer. Those are icky people that live in their mom’s basement and have nothing better to do than hack into our email accounts and send our friends messages about buying “male medication” from Canada, right? Think again. A large majority of direct sellers are joining the [...]
ENOUGH with the Annoying Game Invites!
Earlier this week I wrote about Facebook Events, and how there are certain things folks are doing with them that damage their credibility. Today I want to talk with you about another oft-abused feature, and that’s the application invite. An application invite is when you invite someone else on Facebook to join you on an [...]
Are You Sharing Social Media Content in the Right Place?
Chances are, your company has or is planning to have a great Facebook Page. On that page, they’re going to share things like specials, information about the opportunity, tips and ideas, charitable work, etc. There will be LOTS of content on that page, and a handy little “share” link on the bottom. It would be [...]
How Do I Tell Everyone in My Social Networks About My Red-Hot Special?
So you’ve got a new hot special. A red hot deal. Something you want the world to know about, because you’re SURE that EVERYONE will want to take advantage of such a great deal. So how do you tell EVERYONE on your social networks??? Answer: you don’t. No matter how great your deal is, if your friends [...]
Working Social Media Like Traditional Media – Guest Post by Dave Sattler, Scentsy
From Jennifer: If you think that just because you’re using social media, you’re business is going to soar, you’re sadly mistaken. Today’s guest columnist Dave Sattler, Web Marketing Strategist over at Scentsy, shares with us today what it takes to use this medium appropriately. There are some REALLY good things to think about in this [...]
Will Your Company’s Social Media Tools Cause You to Lose Your Facebook Account?
Many application vendors are now offering tools that allow direct selling companies to provide content that distributors can push out through their Facebook profiles. But if this is not approached carefully, a company could find that every distributor could lose their Facebook account. Here are my thoughts on how to handle this.
