Why you should never buy Twitter followers or Facebook fans & likes.

Why you should never buy followers, fans or likes. Last Monday I got a phone call from a VERY angry client. He is a home improvement contractor in southern California who wanted to know why he was getting no response from his tweets and posts even though he had over 5000 followers on Twitter and

This critical mistake may be keeping you from building an engaged Twitter following

The Mistake Most Marketers Make in Trying to Build an Engaged Twitter Following You will read and hear many a Twitter “expert” telling you that to get followers you have to follow others. They are right about that part. You will also find many that tell you to (manually or using a tool like Tweepi)

How to get the most out of LinkedIn Answers

What to look for on LinkedIn Answers Today I read a very good guest blog by Allen Mireles on Shelly Kramer’s V3 Integrated Marketing website regarding utilizing LinkedIn Answers to build your reputation as an expert in your niche or industry by answering questions.  Allen gave some great advice on how to share your expertise

The 7 Deadly Marketing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

The 7 Deadly Marketing Mistakes (and how to avoid them!) 1)     Not Having a Plan of Action!  2)     Not Knowing what “Success” Is!  3)     Relying on Just One Channel of Marketing!  4)     Not Knowing Who Your Target Market Is!  5)     One Step Marketing Campaigns!  6)     Using Shotgun Marketing Methods!