Social Media

Our world is ever changing.  

Suddenly social media is something that everybody is interested in. 

Question is, how do you get your small business exposure?

I can guarantee that there are a thousand people out there that will help you with social media for your business.  I can not quote you prices but it is not unusual to spend a thousand dollars a month for the support needed for a small business. Consider $250 per hour, four hours a month.

That isn't too bad when you know that magazine advertising runs between $500 - $20,000.

I participate in facebook, Google+,  Linkedin,  Pinterest and Twitter and spend at least four hours a day fooling around on each site using my desktop, laptop, tablet and phone to keep in contact with my followers.  My other hours are spent helping construction and manufacturing companies establish B2B contacts and acquire great leads.

As for your business, I suggest that you start using the social media outlets that are available.

Create links on your website to companies that you find helpful.  They are called backlinks and they gain page rank for your website in search engines. You're welcome to use http://www.georgiannahardwarecorporation.com/ as a start.  I'm a real human and search engines seem to have started to recognize me as one.  You can buy backlinks but I'm still on the fence about that.

Social media can be a huge benefit to all businesses.

There is a lot of best practices but I revert back to 1988 and say

Just do it!  

Florida Polytechnica

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Safety First!

Armed with a fire extinguisher, a person can often extinguish or contain a fire before it becomes a major blaze.  To effectively fight a fire, an individual must be prepared with the right type of extinguisher and have it readily available.

 Extinguishers are rated for the type of fire they are made to extinguish.

• A - Ordinary combustible materials such as wood, paper, hay, etc.
• B - Flammable liquids such as gas, oil, grease and other petroleum products.
• C - Electrical fires.

As this listing shows, an ABC type extinguisher is capable of extinguishing most fires.

Amazon currently has a handy extinguisher on sale.  Please practice safety at work and home.

It's Cold!

I have been complaining all day about the cold.  I moved south to Georgia because I know that I do not function well in cold temperatures and as I prepare this post it is 10 degrees Fahrenheit.  I have no right to complain because I am fortunate to have electricity and there are many that do not have that luxury tonight.

When I went to the store today the associates apologized that they didn't have anything left in the store that might help anybody stay warm.  People are layering their clothes and adding more blankets to their beds.  After I got home I started to goof around with my web site.  The "End of Season" markdowns are happening now!  You can order a space heater at a reduced price through this link.

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HAPPY #FBLT!

You know me! I am sure you would have expected me to appreciate a company like ACT Group of Cromwell, Connecticut.  ACT Group has office equipment such as printers, scanners and projectors which you know I am partial to but they also offer managed print services. You know this would have sold me on ACT Group but they went above and beyond and also offer #3D printing!

ACT Group makes the 3D process easy. They have design software and scanning tools that let you edit your designs easily and you can make your prototype however you'd prefer. They also have a store with 3D printers and all of the supplies you'll need to print whatever you desire, be it for home use or your professional needs.

I'm sold and you will be to. Visit them on the web at Go ACT Group or you can connect with them on facebook at facebook.com/ ACTGroupCT.  If you're in a hurry they would be happy to have you call them at 800-632-9294.

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ENOUGH OF THE SOFT WORDS

This afternoon it was announced that Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot

Moath al-Kasasbeh was murdered by ISIS. My heart wrenched knowing that just three days ago ISIS had beheaded journalist Kenji Goto of Japan. I feel for the reporters that are telling me of this news and I am frustrated to see the response from the President of The United States.

Moath al-Kasasbeh was one of eight children. He was Muslim, 27 years old and was reported as being a devout Muslim who memorized the Quran. I do not see that anything on this list is reason for murder.

After the announcement of Moath al-Kasasbeh's death the president made a brief comment and once again used the word “ideology”.  We do not use that word in my home. Ideology is not a reason for uncivilized behavior.

So I got to thinking about ideology. Ideology is a principle, a view, an idea, a philosophy. To me it is a soft word that should be used to describe literature and films. My next thought was Marxism. That's not a big deal, it's just a theory but I instantly think of communism. Communism is the implementation of Marxism. To me that's a really big deal!

When my children were toddlers I had rules. No hitting, no pinching, no biting, no kicking, no pulling hair. That was my ideology. NEVER! Not even once did I say to them, “I will not support that ideology.” No. I played judge and jury and removed the violator from the scene. As a parent I took control of the situation at hand. I told them that they needed to be nice and follow the rules. Bad behavior meant there was punishment and I didn't cover up their poor behavior with soft words.

From what I see on television most ISIS members are fairly young. I've noticed they don't like it when somebody says something not nice about them but somebody is the ring leader. They are not supporting a duty to Islam and even though it is not permitted in Jihad, ISIS is harming innocent civilians. It's no shock that they would break the rules but with all of the bureaucratic nonsense and soft words the world is literally letting these young people get away with murder.

I AM THE ONE TO KNOW

I'm working to get all of the parts and pieces of my life together because there are so many of them that are intertwined.  This was a challenge that I received from a friend that believes I should just mix business with pleasure.  I tried to explain that for me business is pleasure. "You leave people guessing!"  Then there were a lot of mumbles and grumbles but I ignored them.

Since I accepted the challenge I thought I should introduce myself to new followers properly and started a new social blog entitled,  'Kara said'.  I figure if people are going to take my advice they could preface it with my name!  It's a small way that I am poking the box to make a friend happy.   Please take a moment to visit Kara said.  I make no promises but hope it doesn't leave you guessing.

Net Neutrality

Tonight when I went to surf the net I found an interesting article about net neutrality which is the concept that all service providers and governments should treat all data equally by not discriminating or charging by user.  This is a term that was first used by Tim Wu of Columbia University.  Initially I thought it played right into my complaint about the net but I was not that lucky.

I like the idea of net neutrality.  I especially like my freedoms of speech and the press.  This blog only serves as example.

Net neutrality wasn't my complaint but the use of offensive language on the internet is.  I have been taking an online marketing class and the other students just don't seem to have much self control over their inappropriate language.  In marketing I have not plans to kick anybody's %$s. Yes, I want to acquire followers that visit my web site but I did not give the site an offensive name to get people's attention.

It's really just that my mother taught me to be polite and I do not believe that she was wrong. Actually, my children tend to agree.  Not as if they wouldn't say sh*t if they had a a mouth full but they believe there is a time and a place and a person should have self control.  I will surely hear about it but if you should be in the room they might keep that to themselves until later!

I have decided that though I do not agree with the younger crowd I will continue with the marketing class and ignore the foul language.  Hopefully I will learn something more than how to turn the air blue!

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