This will probably be a controversial topic for some but it is one I have been wanting to write about for a while now. And that is the nature of how Yelp reviews work. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean to bash Yelp but I want to point out some very big flaws in how … Read more
If you are like me you are probably always creating new Twitter accounts. Whether it be for personal projects, testing, or for clients. The other day I needed to create four new twitter accounts. The problem? After I created one account Twitter would no longer let me create a new one without verifying a phone … Read more
We all know the importance of social media and while I am not always a fan of automating social posts, it can be very beneficial in some cases. Most of my clients have LinkedIn company pages that they like to be maintained. However, they don’t get a lot of traffic from LinkedIn and so copying into Buffer what was being … Read more
Blurry LinkedIn Background Normally I only post when I have a fix for something, however this time unfortunately I don’t. What I am recommending people do is share this post! If you have Twitter, please click the tweet below so that Linkedin is specifically mentioned. Update 2022: A few users have mentioned that these dimensions … Read more
No reviews is sometimes better than bad reviews. Follow these instructions on how to disable your Facebook reviews or star ratings on your Facebook page.
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Seems like nowadays all my clients want their thumbnail previews to look perfect. I don’t blame them, I think a correctly sized thumbnail/image when shared on Facebook is very crucial as it means a possibly higher CTR. So that usually means on homepages and important pages setting a different image manually for the open graph … Read more
Follow these steps to set up a Twitter Card in WordPress and then preview it to make sure it looks awesome. Stay ahead of the social media game!
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Facebook Grid Tool I get clients asking all the time why their ad was disapproved on Facebook. And 90% of the time they don’t read the reason in the ad disapproval box, and it is always for their image having a ratio of too much text. I have to admit, I have made this mistake … Read more
Be Like the Big Guys with a Custom URL Shortener Wanting to get creative with your branding? Do what the big guys are doing and create a custom URL shortener to establish your brand name. Example of Mashable using a URL Shortener. I am sure all of you have seen those short bitly.com/random URLs. Well, they … Read more
Facebook Star Rating System now under Company/Brand Name As many of you probably noticed there is now a star rating system showing on some business Facebook pages, right under the company name. This could be both good and bad. While the review system has been in place for a while, the calculation of this new … Read more