Support small business through social media
 

A friendly reminder that you can support your favorite small businesses through social media -- and it is very much appreciated! If you have a mom and pop store/restaurant in your area that you like, you can support them with:

A simple Like on their Facebook page
Gmail users can give a +1 (plus one)
follow their Twitter
follow their Pinterest page

Share your small business pages.

Our Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/wfieldsdogboutique
Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+wfieldsforpets/posts

GREAT THREAD ! I was thinking earlier how to promote and viola - a genius read my mind lol. I like this idea :thumbup:

Here is ours!

Facebook page is:
https://www.facebook.com/DesignsByVillette?ref=br_rs

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_vrochford

Website: Custom Address Labels and Note Cards

Please post yours if you have a small business and I hope we can keep this thread going -

I'm going to pick your brain Maximo about Google Plus :)

How ccol, I didn't know about the google + page! Will be PM-ing you Kristin if I need help, like V.:p Opened a pinterest acct, but haven't pinned anything yet...

Here's toplinepet's FB page, I really need to be more active there: https://www.facebook.com/pages/TopLi...35822013105655

Remote Tek Support
 

Greetings Yorkie Talkers,

It's been awhile since I've made my rounds on the forums. But just wanted to making sure you all remember that i do Remote computer consultations.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/RemoteTekSupport

Google +:

https://plus.google.com/111330934957542514085/posts

Website:

Remote Tek Support

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Remotetekmatt

Great page!! Social media has done so much for my foundation.

Connor Cares Foundation -

Home - connorcaresfoundation

http://www.facebook.com/connorcaresfoundation

http://www.twitter.com/connorcares

connorcares - YouTube

:thumbup: I can testify that Remote Tek Support supported MY computer a few times - when I have a computer issue I contact Matt here. He has remotely got me out of trouble with my older laptop a few times. Price is right and I think he has free diagnostics

I am liking this thread a lot and Brister - off to see your links!

Ok, I still don't have a FB bc I just really don't want one...but I should have one for my art. Would I need to open 2 pages - one for personal, and one for business/art? Or could I just do one?

Do you find Google+ effective? Trying to decide if I should mess w/ my google page. I don't really have anything on my google thingy: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/113381...63913180/posts

I have my own website, but you can't "like" that or google plus it, right?

Sorry for all the questions, I just avoid social media in general so don't know a ton about its inner workings. I do have a twitter though :D, but it's not a business twitter.

For Facebook, you have to register a personal page first. You can use the privacy settings to make your personal FB page not appear in search engines, or on FB search. You don't have to do anything with your personal page and no one has to know it exists. FB will bug you to fill in personal info, but you are not required to do so.

Using your personal FB page, you then set up your business/art page. No one will know that you are the administrator of your business page. You can remain completely anonymous.

You can put a FB "Like" button on your business website. The Likes go to your Facebook page, not your business website. You can use FB to build brand awareness and to draw people to your website.

Social media can help with creating backlinks to your website, which sends a signal to Google that you must be of interest. This helps boost your website rank in search results.

Social signals were thought to be part of the complex algorithm that Google uses to rank search results. Google's spam guru recently made the subject clear as mud: Google's Matt Cutts: We Don't Use Twitter Or Facebook Social Signals To Rank Pages

Google is thought to be giving Google Plus more attention. Google Plus is confusing, not as straightforward as Facebook to me. I find it more difficult to make connections, but I do think it is helpful with ranking in Google search results.

People can +1 your business site or your Google Plus page. I'll try to find an article to link that explains how to set it up and best practices.

Here is Google's guide to setting up a Google Plus page for a brand (your business website, businesses that don't have physical locations):

Google+ Brands

Google gives you code to add the link on your website to your Google Plus page, and a +1 button.

Thanks so much, Kristin - you're always so willing to help :)!

I agree Ann

Watchu talkin about Willis? :D

I see who to go to for questions lol


Me - I just want to set something up and be done with it - I do have a FB business account but half the time I feel like I'm slamming people if I do a post or comment - I have no idea who all sees what I say lol

Actually I lied - what I really want to say is "WILL SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE A PURCHASE HERE?" hehe