Google is your friend… Most of the time!

Hey everyone! I know it’s been a little while… I should be following my own advice right?? About blogging frequently… easier said than done like I said before… Anyhoo! Let’s talk about Google. If you run a business you NEED to make sure you a. take over the listing (if it’s already there) or b. […]

450 Yen for how many likes!!?? Just Don’t…

I’ve seen a few ads circulating on my Facebook groups lately. It was this flashy picture and it had about 7 different options to “buy” likes for your Facebook page. The currency was in yen (no big deal I have nothing against foreign currency… just make sure you are calculating the exchange properly). So… on […]

How to Respond to Negativity on social media

Let’s be honest here the internet isn’t a super friendly place. There is a lot of negativity out there and people are READY to offer up their opinions on everything. The good outweighs the bad usually but it’s out there trust me. The more active you are the more you open yourself up to it […]

Stats Part 3: Deciphering!

Ok so Here is what we all want to know… You have all this info from Facebook, WordPress and more… what does it mean? Reach, Previews, engagements, Clicks etc? Ok. On Your pages manager for Facebook (If you’re mobile like me that’s pretty much all I use), You will see an icon at the bottom […]

Stats Part 2 of 3!

So part one I talked about stats and what they are. Next part I’m going into detail on how to read Facebook stats, WordPress stats, and other site stats; I’ll really detail what they mean. Ok. So you have all this information, what do you do with it? How can you really work to improve? […]

Stats… what are they… why do I need them? Part 1 of 3

Ok here we go!! Stats!! Yay everyone’s favorite subject in High School right??!!! Yeah right… I know it’s not something we really enjoy. But as a business owner, you really should be paying close attention to your stats. Throughout these I will be using Stats and insights interchangeably; really they are the same thing. Stats […]

Food For Thought…

I can say with confidence that all businesses have heard the phrase “online presence”, but how many have actually put some REAL thought into it? What does it REALLY mean? What can you do about it? I often hear: “Well, people are going to write whatever they want no matter what I do.” This, in […]

Cordial behavior online (and in person) is a MUST!

Let’s start with the first point on of this: An owner of a business or the person in charge of your brand online must ALWAYS act politely, and NEVER name-call, or use threatening or demeaning language. Period. There is no “but” to this. Point number two: people are MORE likely to complain online than in […]

Getting your LOCALS interested!

Being from Myrtle beach it’s no secret we have a largely tourist driven economy. Between May and August our population baloons! This is awesome for businesses, we have a very large service industry here. Hotels, Restaurants, bars, attractions; they all boom in the summer months. The question here is How do you get your locals […]