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Do you have any New Year's Resolutions?
I have many this year, but writing something every day is my big one for business. What are you going to do more, less or better in ...

Since all the buzz this weekend has been about the iPhone 4S, I have to ask... what kind of phone do you have?
I have a Droid, but only until my contract is up. I'll definitely be switching to an iPhone then. (I admit it... I'm kind of intrigued ...

How do you manage social media on a busy schedule?
We all recognize that social media marketing is time-intensive. When business is slow, perhaps you are more active on social networks. ...

Upcoming FREE Social Media Marketing Webinars
I try not to use this forum to promote my website, but I thought this would be of interest to you all. It's a calendar of any/all free ...
Free Social Media Marketing Webinars socialamateur.com
Have you checked out our list of FREE Social Media Marketing webinars from around the web? Lots of presentations next week on how to find, reach and communicate with potential customers and current clients.

What do you think of recent Facebook changes?
You can now allow people to subscribe to your personal profile. Pages can no longer send messages to all of their fans. Your friends are ...

30 Useful Social Media Monitoring Tools - tripwire magazine tripwiremagazine.com
This is a round-up of Social media monitoring tools that will surely help you and your company to you reach your social media...

How do you "pay it forward"?
Some of these require having a blog of your own, but others are easy for anyone to do. How do you show your appreciation for people & ...
12 Most Karmic Ways To Pay It Forward Online By John Boyle networkedblogs.com
By John Boyle Online in the social sphere people seem to either engage with genuine passion because they enjoy doing so or with motive because they want something. Peggy Fitzpatrick (@PegFitzpatrick) recently published a...

Which platform provides the most value for you?
Of course, so much depends on your social media marketing objectives, and each platform has a specific audience. All things considered - ...
Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or Google+: Which Provides More Value? businessinsider.com
It's not the company valued at almost $100 billion.

What Facebook tip/trick do you wish you had learned earlier?
For me, I think it would be about setting up lists. I didn't do it early on (for my personal profile), and I wish I had. I think I would ...

120 Tips in less than 140 characters
Chapeau (as the french say) to Helen@helentonetti.com for this post
Recently, we asked individuals to share their best social media tip but with a catch – the tip could not exceed 140 characters so that it could be...

Who do you look to for social media guidance/tips/news?
There are a million websites out there (SocialAmateur.com included) for social media news, insights and how-to's (Mashable, Social Media ...


How do you use Facebook to promote your business and engage with clients?
Facebook now has more than 500 millions members, and it's a great place to connect with your clients and potential clients. How are you ...

Why do you "like" brands/company pages on Facebook?
Please take a second to drop by our Facebook page and answer our newest poll question. http://www.facebook.com/socialmediaamateur

What are your biggest social media marketing challenges?
If you are a business owner, independent contractor or non-marketing professional, social media marketing can seem overwhelming. But you ...

I haven't been very linked in lately...
Hi everyone! Just wanted to stop by and say hi and see what everyone is up to lately. I haven't been very active on Linked In in the ...
