The following is a guest post by Scott Zimmerman, CEO of ETCHUS. Many of us put in lots of hours every day to improve ourselves and our businesses. Whether it’s learning new processes, educating yourself on SEO, or even starting a one-minute video. We find ourselves finding people with similar interests. For most of us, we find people both on …
How To Use Facebook Audience Insights To Understand Targeting
If data is the future, Facebook is sitting on a whole mountain of it. Smart business owners can actually mine for insights all they want, for free. The only cost is your time and brain power. There is a tool called Audience Insights, and not many people know HOW to use it. My goal for this article is to share …
Publishing Your Unpublished (Dark) Posts on Facebook
If you’re running ads on Facebook, you probably already know what a unpublished (dark) post is. Just in case you don’t know, it’s a post that is used to promote your message to people without being on your Facebook page. I wrote an article on the HostGator blog if you need more detail on what a dark post is and …
Why are there SO MANY ad networks? How to start YOURS!
Here’s an article that was in the works from July of 2009 that never saw publication. While people are no longer building ad networks (that game died 5 years ago), understanding how networks behave is critical if you want to make money via optimization (arbitrage between the supply and demand– the publisher and the advertiser). Tactics like scrubbing don’t work …
How much should I charge for social media consulting?
If you’re a freelancer, charging by the hour for social media consulting is a good way to start. Time is an approximate measure of value and reduces risk to you on scope creep. Clients understand billable hours, as do project management systems. Yet tracking time can be painful and time spent is not an approximation of value. A few quick …
10 Tips to Online Marketing Success
Confused about how to gain truly loyal customers through online marketing? You don’t want to feel like you’re underwater and alone. Many of us have already been there and we want proven results. So to help you stay afloat and increase your online presence and competitiveness. Here are 10 Tips To Online Marketing for you to implement today. 1. Personal …
Jon Acuff’s Social media secret has been revealed
During #ICON14, Jon Acuff, A New York Best Selling author’s secret of Social Media has been revealed. Why during this specific event you may ask? Because he believes in Infusionsoft just like we do! What was the secret you might ask? “It’s about the People!” When using Facebook, the people are the most important part! Such a simple phrase yet …
Why PPC and Content Marketing are now the same: Cycle Explained
We believe that PPC and content marketing are now the same thing. Whoever creates/gathers the content is best equipped to amplify it, as well as follow-up to create spin-off (derivative) content, interviews, community support, etc… The above diagram is the framework that drives social- This is why: Goals: Each business has a story. The founder, CEO, or President has …
What is a Social Media Professor?
With social media becoming the main channel of interaction, establishments such as the University of Louisville now offer courses in it. Also jumping on this trend, University of Florida offers a Masters in Social Media. Hofstra University has worked with us to create a social media curriculum, using our ContentFactory University partnership program where we assist teaching social media and analytics …
4 Conversion Conference Chicago Facebook Marketing Tips Worth Their Weight in Gold
One area I wasn’t expecting to gain much knowledge in from attending Conversion Conference Chicago is Facebook marketing. I’m not talking about more fans or people liking your cat pictures; I’m talking about measurable ROI. These tips will supercharge your Facebook marketing: This article is part of the Content Factory system. PRODUCERecord • Capture ➔ PROCESSTranscribe • Edit ➔ POSTPublish …
13 shocking things the NSA discovered from mining social data
With all of the talk of NSA and Prism lately, one has to wonder what exactly they discovered when mining your social data. Don’t ask us how we got this, but here’s what leaked: 1. The security of the nation’s tacos are at stake… This article is part of the Content Factory system. PRODUCERecord • Capture ➔ PROCESSTranscribe • Edit …
How to Get Diabetes in 90 seconds at PubCon New Orleans
How can you do New Orleans properly without a trip to Cafe Du Monde to have beignets? This golden fried doughnut, drowned in powdered sugar has been a staple since 1862, open 24 hours a day for diabetic worshipers. But sweet tooth Alex decides to take it to the next level, by creating a funnel to dump the extra powdered …