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Posts Tagged ‘google local plymouth’

Google Search

posted by David
Friday, June 25, 2010

Search Stats from Google

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Online usage

  • World Cup opening day fever pushed the internet to a new record. Traffic to news sites on June 11th reached over 12 million visitors per minute globally. The day’s traffic exceeded the previous record of 8.5 million visitors per minute, which was set when Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election in 2008.
    Source: Akamai as cited by CNET news, June 2010
  • Three years ago, only 9% of all UK internet time was spent on social networks & blogs (this equates to 1 minute in every 11). Since 2007, this sector has grown and now accounts for nearly 23% of UK internet time – the equivalent of 1 in every 4.5 minutes.
    Source: UKOM, May 2010
  • UK internet users now spend 64% more time using search engines (31 million hours per month in April 2010) than they did 3 years ago.
    Source: UKOM, May 2010
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Facebook Plymouth

posted by David
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Facebook Marketing Plymouth

  • Facebook marketing for online business – create a business page instead of a group page.
  • Fan pages get ranked in Google.
  • Group pages don’t.

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Facebook Marketing Plymouth

posted by David
Monday, June 21, 2010

Facebook Marketing Plymouth

How can Facebook work for you?  The answer is simple: engage in social networking.

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Facebook is a great way to communicate with all of your current friends and old classmates you haven’t seen in years, as well as a savvy method for interacting with your customers. There are drawbacks, however; when it comes to social networking, people tend to network with those they already know, as opposed to making an effort to “grow” their network.

Facebook pages and groups grow by the thousands each day.  Members “Like” a page or join a group based on common interests.  Now, with Facebook’s newest feature, the ability to ‘Like’ a comment eases the process of meeting new people and networking with them.

Here are some tips on how to venture out of your network and get more out of Facebook:

Join a group

Groups are a simple way to find people with common interests.  Groups are different than a page, because there are group moderators that approve and decline members.  Make use of the feature that allows users to “Like” a comment in order to to let other group members know that you are active and interested in what they have to say.  You may get a few friend invites and/or more connections on your own Facebook page.

Connect with a business or product and engage

You may already “Like” some pages for a company or product that you are interested in, but in order to make use of your connection, you have to engage in the conversation.  If your company has a page, you already know the number of connections you have doesn’t mean anything if people aren’t talking.  Create a wall post and interact with people who respond.  “Like” a comment, and you never know, you may have a new friend request waiting to be approved.

Share your thoughts on photos and videos

You may not be able to comment on a photo in which you’ve been tagged if the person who posted it isn’t one of your friends. However, you are able to share that picture with your friends.  People like to know that what they have posted is getting some attention, and commenting on the pictures your friends post is a perfect way to do so.

Facebook use is increasing daily.  In order to get the most out of it, you have to come out of your social media shell.  Venturing outside of your network may be a bit intimidating at first, but it will be worth it in the end.

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