A Career In Social Media
Social media as a career is a hot option these days. Many people are trying it. There are a number of options you have for a career in social media. No matter which path you choose like all jobs aim to be the best you can.
Option One – Be The Social Media Expert In Your Current Business
Become the social media expert for your current organisation. Even if there is no official role if you can demonstrate the power of social media, your understanding off it and how it can benefit your current organisation then who knows, maybe they will create a role just for you.
Option Two – Land A Job As The Social Media Person With An Organisation
Land a job as the official social media person for a company. Many businesses these days are realising the huge power and benefits of embracing social media. To assist them in this, businesses are hiring social media experts to manage there social media presence. If you can demonstrate a through understanding and maybe showcase some examples you stand a good chance of landing a role like this. Read more
Top URL Shorteners
Using a URL shortener is a great way to shorten long links. These services are perfect when you want to share links on social sites such as Facebook, Twitter and others. There is a multitude of options when it comes to using a url shortener. My personal preference is bit.ly which has some great features including tracking stats and much more.
When examining URL shorteners you cannot go past what services are popular. There is a reason they are popular. After some analysis of the numbers here are what is the top URL shorteners by popularity and also by my own analysis
1. bit.ly As mentioned this is the service I personally use so you cannot get a stronger recommendation than thay
2. tinyurl The original url shortener that really popularised the idea of shortening urls. Still going strong
3. is.gd The goal is to allow shortening URLs to the maximum extent technically possible.
4. cli.gs Cligs tracks the traffic going through your links. Not just that, Cligs has unique tracking and redirection features that give you the best insight
5 Ways To Promote Your Event Using Social Media
Holding an event for your business is always an exciting but very busy time. You need to do all the planning, the organising, promotion of the event and so much more. You start off with such great gusto and then you are hit with the dreaded “what if no one comes” and you have been to all the effort. Now days your options are almost unlimited in ways of promoting your event thanks to the internet and social media.
Here are 5 ways to promote your event online
1. Set up a Facebook Page
Setting up a Facebook page is free and easy to do and gives you a potential reach of 500+ million. Wow imagine if they all came. However it does not stop there you then need to really promote your event on the Facebook page. Put up wall posts on why you should attend etc. Encourage others to pass the message on. Read more
