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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7 Ways You’re Unintentionally Spamming People!

 7 Ways You’re Unintentionally Spamming People!    I have never seen so much spam on social media. And I don’t just mean Twitter and all the hacked DMs. Facebook, too. Even Pinterest!   I work really hard on my streams and for my clients, to ensure they’re getting real human, targeted followers to interact and…

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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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TOP 5 LESSONS FROM BOOKEXPO AMERICA 2012 (BEA12)

TOP 5 LESSONS FROM BOOKEXPO AMERICA 2012 (BEA12)    I’m just home from #BEA12 (Book Expo America 2012) in New York City and I’d like to share with you a few insights and observations (beside the fact that their WiFi sucked):   1)   WHY INDIES MATTER was the first panel discussion I attended, hosted by…

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YOU ARE BORING AND YOUR BLOG PUTS ME TO SLEEP

YOU ARE BORING AND YOUR BLOG PUTS ME TO SLEEP   Are you boring?   I don’t mean in a ‘my personality sucks, I need a makeover,’ kind of way. (You’re on your own there.)   I mean, why should we click on your blog posts? Leave a comment. Follow you on social media?  …

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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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