What are articles and how do they help?

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9February2011

Articles and article marketing have been around long since before the internet. They only got overdone and somewhat cheapened by the internet’s vast publishing engine.

Let’s start with what’s an article?

Articles are informative, educational and can come in many flavors.

  • debates
  • expose’
  • analyze things (numbers,facts charts)
  • personal experiences
  • practical tips
  • question/answer
  • future predictions
  • piggyback the news (popular topics)

What makes article marketing so powerful?

Articles are the same ideas as the editorials in magazines. They’re published on blogs and article sites. They’re a great way to get exposure and traffic. Article sites are a powerful traffic driver because anyone can use the articles on those sites (like Ezinearticles.com) provided they leave your resource box (the bottom paragraph with a note about the author and a link to your website) intact.

We have a full article writing and submission service available. We take our precious time in getting to know you, running every word past you and learning about your products and services. Give us a call or email E: info@answerswanted.com P: 604-626-4820

How To Join Twitter

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2February2011

You may not know what twitter is, or what makes it so powerful, but some people need to know how simple the online conversation is via Twitter. Let me give you a bit of simple background on how to leverage it and how it’s used.

First off, Twitter is a microbloogging platform. What does that mean? It means that instead of writing some long, boring post, a person can sum up their words in 140 characters. This adds some extra bonuses.

  • Faster reporting of news (new products, services, ideas, plans etc)
  • Faster consumption of information
  • Faster conversations with various businesses
  • Faster project updates for world wide colaboration

It’s not for every business. If you have a dull business, or perhaps one that doesn’t change much in 30 days or so… Twitter may not be of much use..

People hop on twitter and search for words… A person typing in Blackberry 9650 for example will get an easy to read digest of all the latest things people are saying about that phone. They’ll also get some noise with personal stories about it.. But mixed in will be real world reviews, software, accessories and just about everything else.

How to Get a Twitter Account.

Visit www.twitter.com and click the big yellow signup button.

Enter in your email, the username you want on Twitter and your password. That’s it!

Next you should pick some interests. I’ve typed in “blackberry” here because i’m going to search for the community about my blackberry industry.

Here’s some great people to follow and get up to the minute updates on my favorite industry, the Blackberry cell phone.

Lastly, you can choose to skip the importing of friends and you’re ready to use your new Twitter account! Welcome to web 2.0!

If your still not sure about whether Twitter is right for your business or not or whether you’re sure what to do with Twitter as a platform, check out some great Twitter case studies on how businesses have taken advantage of it or call us to find out what we’d recommend for your business. E: info@answerswatned.com P: 604-626-4820. We offer a free consultation or comprehensive analysis that may benefit you. We also have managed services.


What Social Media is Most Effective?

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2February2011

I know businesses are still confused by social media, but one thing we know with certainty is that it matters. There’s an online conversation happening whether your a part of it or not. Disruptive in your face media is dying… newspapers go bankrupt every week, TV stations cut more programming every year… Where’s all the spend going? Online…

So, the big question is NOT, should we invest in social media, but more so, which platform should you be investing in?

Statistics show that Facebook and Twitter are the best places to start investing. But, as a good friend (and long time social networker and online marketer) once said “A fool with a tool, is still a fool”.

It’s the RIGHT strategy that’s key to a successful campaign online. How can you leverage this audience to grow your business? What businesses are right for social media engagement and which simply wouldn’t fit?

To understand this and more, it’s best to understand how each is used, and the different acceptable methods (acceptable by Twitter/Facebook and by your audience) and get out there.

I’d recommend creating a Facebook Fan Page.
I’d recommend Joining Twitter and creating a business account.

Hire a social media strategist and have them craft a campaign for you.

How to Create a Facebook Fan Page

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2February2011

Creating a Facebook Fan Page isn’t for everyone. There’s a specific purpose to having a Fan Page vs a Group or any other type.

Fan pages are typically useful for businesses, entertainment, organizations, causes and products. They help instill loyalty and allow you to keep in contact with your clients, customers and brand evangelists.

Don’t let anyone tell you not to create a Fan Page because you can’t message all your fans. You can, message all your fans with our walkthrough.

How to create a Facebook Fan Page.

On the left you’ll see the graphic on this page. Click the more button below your profile (on the left of Facebook) if you can’t see the “ads and pages” button on your Facebook Account. Then click the Ads button Here’s what that looks like.


From there, at least as of today, February 2nd 2011, they’ve made it so that you have to click “Facebook Pages” to go to the page where you have the option to create a facebook page.

Then in the top right, click “create page” should be in green.

Then, click local business (if that’s the case)

Then, simply enter in your business information and you should be done!

Thank you for reading our tutorial! If you need more information, or if you need tips on taking your Facebook strategy to the next level, please feel free to call us for a free consultation, or book us for a planning strategy or request a social media audit. E: info@answerswanted.com P: 604-626-4820 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              604-626-4820      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              604-626-4820      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Sending A Message to Facebook Fans

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21January2011

Some folks think that you can only send a ‘group’ message to groups, and that you can’t send a message to your entire group of fans on a Fan page. Not true, let me show you how you can send a mass message to all your Fans on Facebook!

Click “Edit Page” on the Left below your logo graphic.

Choose “marketing” on the left.

Choose “Send an Update” from the middle.


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