Before You Follow Another Tweep, Read This!

Before You Follow Another Tweep, Read This!      As someone who has done this social media thingy for a while, I’m asked frequently:   How do I find people on Twitter to follow?   You can find any number of articles on who, what, when, where and why’s to follow. What follows is what…

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6 Top Visual Twitter Tips That Help You Stand Out

6 Top Visual Twitter Tips That Help You Stand Out   Twitter is a cool platform – everyone who follows me here on BadRedheadMedia or my author account, RachelintheOC, knows how valuable I think it is as a free marketing tool – when used correctly (read: not spammy).   From a metadata perspective, yes –…

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The Top 5 Twitter Memes Authors Need To Know

The Top 5 Twitter Memes Authors Need To Know    Let’s get this out of the way first: it’s pronounced meme, like theme. Here, listen to this: http://youtu.be/3dErjFPTarc (it’s Greek — go argue with them).   Meme can mean a lot of things, like a viral pic (remember ‘ridiculously photogenic guy?’), video (the infamous RickRoll),…

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PLEASE: DO NOT SPAM ANOTHER LINK UNTIL YOU READ THIS!

PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM ANOTHER LINK UNTIL YOU READ THIS!   In our current economy, the urgency to sell our product or service can overtake our ability to do most anything else. Financial obligations don’t just disappear the way many of our jobs, or prospects for business, have. Bills and taxes wait for no one.…

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WHY I WON’T RETWEET YOU

WHY I WON’T RETWEET YOU.     There are two main reasons I won’t retweet you.   1)    Are you presumptuous? 2)    Are you rude?   If you want a RT of your article or book link, and send it with a link on my stream or in DM, chances are I won’t.   (On…

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HAS TWITTER LOST ITS MOJO, BABY?

HAS TWITTER LOST ITS MOJO, BABY?   Or have you?   If you’ve read my last few posts or heck, read your stream lately (or listened to anyone on Facebook), it certainly seems so; what with the hackers, spammers, automation, and, as someone (whom I greatly respect) said recently in an article, ‘branding is ruining…

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NO THANK YOU On Twitter, Please! 5 Better Alternatives

Before you freak out, read the post. (Don’t worry, my mama raised me right.)    Michael Brenner talked this week about thanking people on Twitter and was kind enough to mention me personally and the article I wrote for Jorgen Poulsen and his site, Catalyst Partnership.   A nice fella commented here on my BadRedheadMedia…

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