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Discover Hidden Facebook + Instagram Tools

You have been doing #allthethings when it comes to posting on your social platforms. You’ve found the best images, used your go-to hashtags, posted at optimal times across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. You’re posting constantly that you’re hitting all your social media goals for the week. You’re such a #BOSS you are even using a scheduler (i.e., HootSuite, CoSchedule, MeetEdgar, …

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Latest Updates For Twitter And A Bonus Twitter Hack!

Twitter is finally improving the way we tweet and connect with our audience. Recently Twitter has been adding new and soon to be released updates to how we tweet. Twitter has listened to their users and understand that conversations can’t be held to 140 characters. The folks at Twitter have tweaked their platform and have given users a way to …

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Content Class is Back

Because of your feedback, I am offering the content calendar class again! Do you feel like you have too little content to be consistent on social media? Do you have struggle with sharing too much of the same thing? A testimony from a past attendee: Your class today was motivating & gave me true direction & steps to move forward …

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60 Creative Ways To Periscope

Just when I thought I was finally understanding the social media game (you know…Facebook, Instagram & Twitter) a new player grabs my attention and pulls me in.  It’s called Periscope….have you heard about this new kid in town? Periscope is a free mobile app owned by Twitter where you can stream live video using your smartphone or tablet.  This is …

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Vend Raleigh Blogging and New Media Community

Vend Raleigh New Media and Blogging Group | A mompreneur community for small business owners using blogs and all platforms of social media to market. We are excited to announce the new leader for the Vend Raleigh New Media group, Tiffani Campbell. Hi, there!  My name is Tiffani and I am a Raleigh native and currently reside in Apex with …

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Periscope by Twitter, The Latest Social Platform

Periscope, the latest and hottest social media platform. Is live video stream a way your business can connect with clients? You’ve seen the links in your Facebook feed and the word on the street is that everybody is doing it, but what exactly is Periscope. I’ve broken down the complexities of Periscope into the Who, What’s and When’s, and made …

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What a Virtual Assistant Knows that You Don’t | Social Media

I’m passionate about being a Virtual Assistant and working with small business owners. I know how hard you work to run your business – everything from marketing, pricing, and strategizing to creating, designing, and promoting! Your hands are full of lots of different tasks and social media is just one piece of your whole business. But what I want to …

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Illuminate: A Moms Story On Childcare

Let’s take a little trip back in time to the summer of 2013, shall we?  Back then, I was a mom of a 3 ½-year-old boy and a 10-month-old baby girl. I hadn’t slept more than three hours or so at a time in well over a year, I was exhausted and really didn’t think I could handle more on …

2014 Small Business Social Media Strategy

Is social media your only marketing plan? For many small businesses it is and the majority of their efforts are on Facebook. Facebook views for business pages are down. Way down. Facebook has come clean and said that if you would like to be seen, you need to pay. Fair enough. You can read all about it here. There are …

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Facebook Break Up

New Social Media Marketing Strategies for Raleigh Small Business We’ve heard it for a while now, and it’s hard to believe when I still see posts that reach over 1000 people, but it’s time to take it seriously that Facebook is making some big changes when it comes to business pages.  If you have a business page and are not …