Adding a TweetMeme Button to Blogger

We have been tweaking our blog over the past month. Touch up here, touch up there. Today we decided to add a TweetMeme button. We are on Twitter so much that it seemed appropriate.

What do you think of the new button? Will you be adding one to your blog?

Go to TweetMeme Retweet Button to pick the right code for you. It works with Wordpress as well. It gives you a lot of options to tweak it. We made sure that the RT is by us. If you are looking to use it with Blogger then here are the steps to help you. We will show you how to post it at the end of your blog in the compact size and to add your name in the RT.

Follow these easy steps below to Adding a TweetMeme Button to Blogger:

1. Sign in to your Blogger account and go to
   Dashboard -> Layout -> Edit HTML
   and click the checkmark Expand Widget Templates
   
   
2. Now find the following code
   <data:post.body>
   (NOTE: I used the search feature and looked for data:post.body)
   and paste the following code directly below
   
   <script type="text/javascript">
   tweetmeme_style = 'compact';
   tweetmeme_source = 'talktweetmeme';
   </script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script>
   
   (NOTE: Where talktweetmeme is you will want to put your twitter handle)
   You may want to put a few <br /><br />
   
   before the code if you want a few extra spaces.
   
   
3. It will look like this:
   
   
4. Save the template. And you are done!

I hope this was helpful.

Building a Business with Social Apps - Google I/O 2009

I wanted to share this video and slides with you. Social apps are growing and its very competitive market to make it revenue generating but this will help you get started.

Learn how to do it right from developers that have been there done that and made a successful business out of it. From monetization strategies to analytics, learn how to turn a fun idea into a real revenue stream. These guys know there stuff.

Social Track - Shawn Shen, Chewy Trewhella, Gerardo Capiel

See the video below of the entire session.

You can also download the PDF Session Presentation on Building Business with Social Apps

Info provided from Google I/O Developers Conference 2009

New to Twitter, Quick Guide for Beginners

Are you new to Twitter?

This is a quick guide for Twitter beginners. Twitter is finally growing in popularity. Its being displayed in movies, commercials and even astronauts are using it to tweet from space.

It is an amazing business tool that can really help you reach a whole new clientele if used properly. Think of it as being able to network 24/7 with people all over the world or you can stay local if that is your business goal for the tool.

I have found there are a few tools for Twitter that have made my life easier.

1. Tweetdeck - This is a desktop application that allows you to group your followers in columns. You can do searches as well and keep it as a column. Only limitation is that you are only allowed no more than 10 columns. I have mine grouped by info only, locals, different industries and friends.
2. Hashtags - Hashtags are great way to follow a group and for your tweets to be followed by others viewing that group. You'll see popular ones like #followfriday and #fail (www.hashtags.org)
   
3. Twitter Search - This is a great place to go when you want to search for specific things that people are tweeting about. Could pertain to your business name or business trends. (search.twitter.com)
   
4. TwitterCounter - Allows you to track the increase/decrease of followers (www.twittercounter.com)
   
5. Short URLS - Cli.gs is a great site to create short URLS for twitter. Since you are only allowed 140 characters this allows you to put a link that is shorter than the original. It also has stats that allow you to see how popular that link was. You can also customize it to.
6. TweetStats - This is a great way to track how ofter you tweet, who you tweet the most with. Don't miss out on the TweetCloud tab to see whats the most popular word. (www.tweetstats.com)
   
7. TwitterHawk - Marketing tool that searches for people tweeting about specific keywords you choose that is also in targeted areas. Its essentially a lead generator that has a higher hit rate. It sends you the results so you can respond in a timely manner. This service is not free but affordable. (www.twitterhawk.com)
   

A few Twitter tips before you move on your way to tweeting.

1. If you are tweeting about something that you want to be retweeted (RT) then only type 120 characters. That gives room for the person RTing to include your name.
2. Don't be afraid to get personal. Like networking in person, people want to get to know you first before they do business with you.
   
3. Be polite. Say thank you when someone RTs something of yours. It gives you a good way to start a conversation and to make friends.
4. What is #followfriday? This happens every friday where people list their followers that they believe others should follow. Sometimes they list them based on profession, location or one at a time with the reasons why and adding a personal touch.
   

I hope this helps you get started. I'll soon post twitter tools that are great specifically for business. Stay tuned.

Once you get up and running, follow me (@amandastewart) and my business (@printitquick) on twitter.

Optimized Design for your Web Site

What exactly is optimized design you ask?

It works directly with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) or the Search engine marketing of your web site. Optimized design of your web site takes into consideration all the factors needed for successful optimization of your web site.

• User experience - Making sure the navigation of your site is easy for the end-user. Providing ease of use of your web site, allowing the viewer to find what they are looking for easily and quickly.
• Graphic Design - Creating an eye-catching and compelling design that directly relates to your brand.
• Optimization - Impletmenting the design while also making the web site search engine friendly by utilizing the best practices in web site programming. By implementing the best keywords and phrases through rigorous analysis of your competitors and industry.

While its great to have a site that looks great, in todays every growing web, you must realize that the basis of a web site is to attract new customers. Let us help you create a web presence which brings results with effective OPTIMIZED design that will help your bottomline.

Great FREE business tools

In our ever growing quest to help small business owners, we want to share a few great FREE tools. We hope this helps with growing your business.

1. Free Web Conferencing - Have you ever needed to set up a conference call and realized that 3 way calling through your local provider just wasn't cutting it! Try www.freeconferencecall.com. It allows you to setup a conference line for your clients to call into. You can hear everyone fine and best of all its free.
2. Free Faxes - Through jconnect, you can receive faxes through your email in a .tif format. You receive a free phone number (local numbers cost money) and anyone can fax documents to that number and it comes to you in an email. Fantastic. Technology at its best. Try jconnect!
3. Sending Large Files - Have you ever needed to send a large file but under a time crunch where sending a cd just wouldn't work? Yousendit is a great online tool that doesn't require special software to send up to 1gig files. Signup is free. Its a great tool and no FTP software or knowledge is required. Try yousendit.
   

Other tools that will help your business, is our U-Manage tool. U-Manage is a web site management tool that will allow you to make changes to your web site without any coding/HTML knowledge. Through our web interface admin panel, you can make all the changes to your web site over the web. Contact us today to learn how to manage your site more effectively.

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