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Facebook’s New Rules Concerning Contests and Givaways

admin1 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:07:45 +0000

Facebook Changes the Rules Yet Again…

Facebook has recently made a very important change in their terms of service

concerning contests or givaways. Here is the link to all the rules (and in normal

Facebook fashion they are confusing) so you can read them over for yourself but

here is what I understand.

http://www.facebook.com/promotions_guidelines.php

You can no longer run a contest that requires people to become fans to be entered. I know I have recommended that in the past as a strategy to increase your number of fans but it is no longer legal according to Facebooks terms of service so I recommend you stop using that strategy.

You can create contests using third party apps and some other ways that are too confusing (and very expensive) to try and explain. Mari Smith does a pretty good job explaining

how you can go about that difficult process on her blog

Read her post HERE

The bottom line is if you are running a contest that requires people to become a fan I recommend you stop and apologise to your fans for the misunderstanding.

Again, here is the link to check out the rules for yourself.

http://www.facebook.com/promotions_guidelines.php“

Win Your Own FAN-tastic Fan Page

admin1 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:30:33 +0000

How would you like a super tricked out Facebook Fan Page like this one? http://facebook.com/yoursocialmediamarketingva

Check out my Facebook Fan Page to get an idea of the possibilities. Become a fan of my Facebook Fan Page and you will be entered to win a new or revised Fan Page of your own. On December 1st I will pick one fan and create them a new page or revise an existing page to include many of the features you see on my page such as a custom welcome page, adding an opt in box, and import your blog to your wall.

Here is a screen shot of my custom Welcome page. This is the page first time visitors land on.

Here is a screen shot of the wall which is the landing page of all my other visitors. Here is where they can join the conversation.

To visit my Fan Page go to http://facebook.com/yoursocialmediamarketingva

Become a fan today for your chance to win!

Facebook Down. Twitter Down. Social Media Meltdown.

admin1 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:03:37 +0000

Using Social Media to Market Online

This morning has been difficult on all the Social Media sites! Twitter went down due to a cyber attack and then everyone rushed over to Facebook to take up the slack. This creating problems for the Facebook site as well.

Click over Here to read this post on Mashable

Facebook Down. Twitter Down. Social Media Meltdown..

This precisely why I recommend that all my clients have a Self- Hosted Blog as the center to their Social Media Marketing Plan. On your own Blog you cretae the content and pay for the server to host it. You get to decide who is allowed to comment. If there is a problem with the server you can decide to take your business elswhere. All the social networks are wonderful for driving traffic back to your blog but they can never be effective without that all important hub!

Facebook Adds a Way to Promote Your Pages on Your Blog Site

admin1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:23:58 +0000

Exciting news! Facebook Fan pages have added a way to promote your page on your blog. Look on the right in my sidebar and you will see what the widget looks like. You can even become a fan right from the blog. You can also pick if you want to show your fans and feed or just your fans.

To add to your own site go to your fan page and look under your picture on the left side of your page. Click on the Add Fan Page to your site link and follow the prompts. When you finish copy the code and then go to your WordPress Blog dashboard. Then add the code to a widget in your sidebar.

What Sarah Palin Teaches Us About Social Media

admin1 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:00:23 +0000

I read this blog today and it reinforces what I am teaching all my clients about the power of the Social Media platform. Sarah Palin took a lesson from President Barak Obama and how he used Twitter and Facebook for his election to the presidency. This is important whether you are a Republican, Democrat or an Independent. The power crosses all political lines and evens the playing field for everyone.

from Digital Life Blog – InformationWeek by Michael Hickens

What Sarah Palin Teaches Us About Social Media – Digital Life Blog – InformationWeek.

Sarah Palin’s abrupt resignation on Friday wasn’t a surprise to anyone who follows her on Twitter or Facebook, and that’s all the former vice-presidential candiate really cares about.

Palin had Tweeted her supporters hours before her press conference:

We’ll soon attach info on decision to not seek re-election… this is in Alaska’s best interest, my family’s happy… it is good, stay tuned.

The Author, Michael Hickens outlined 5 things we can learn about using Social Media from this event.

Social media allows you to give a frame of reference to your actions

Dont be afaraid of giving everyone access to your pages. The supporters will outweight your detractors

keep it confersational rather that edited

Keep it personal instead of like a carefully crafted press relaese. Your fans want authenticity

You can use Social Media to bypass the mainstream media especially if that media is biased against you.

Tweet This!

We are just now begining to see the incredible power availlable with Social Media Platforms to those that choose to use it. The most exciting part of this revolution to me is that ordinary people who are willing to spend some time and who are willing to join the conversation, can now be heard.

Something to keep in mind though, if you are silent on an issue it may actually mean you are now agreeing with what is said. Hmmm…

Please let me know how you feel about using Social Media in Politics and leave a comment below.