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The 7-step guide to using social media for small business owners

Mar 17, 2011Guest WriterWorkapplications, business, freelancing, getting paid, Journalism, productivity, social media, toolkit, tools, Twitter

Social media can be an immensely useful tool for small businesses. Here’s our 7-step guide to getting the most from social media for your business.

Overcoming the loneliness of freelancing

Mar 15, 2011Anthony Caruana6 CommentsWorkfreelancing, management, productivity, small business, social media, tools, Twitter, work from home

There are some great benefits in being self-employed. A whole stack of advantages came out of a recent post on the best things about freelancing and the comments.However, it’s not all plain sailing. One of the benefits of a normal nine-to-five job is the contact with other people. In another recent post I mentioned that

Five conference coverage tips for freelancers

Feb 28, 2011Anthony Caruana2 CommentsWorkconferences, freelancing, Journalism, tools, Twitter

Covering a conference or trade show can be a daunting task for freelancers. Here are five tips for getting the most value when covering events. 1. Preparation Make sure you prepare before the event and plan what you’re going to do. Sure, the plan might change as circumstances dictate but having a plan means that you

A small business owner’s guide to using social media – Part 2

Feb 14, 2011Guest Writer1 CommentWorkapplications, blogging, customer service, freelancing, social media, Software, tools, Twitter

This post is continued from Part One of A small business owner’s guide to using social media by Phoebe Netto of Good Business Consulting Just like society has golden rules and universal principles on how to interact with others, social media also has similar rules to operate by. Social media is one of the greatest

A small business owner’s guide to using social media

Feb 11, 2011Guest Writer2 CommentsWorkblogging, clients, freelancing, language, SaaS, social media, Software, tools, Twitter

This is the first part of a two-part series by Phoebe Netto, the Managing Director of Good Business Consulting, a marketing and public relations consultancy for small-to-medium businesses. Phoebe has a background in public relations and marketing, and takes these skills that are often reserved for big businesses with big budgets, and uses them to help

Flipboard – best social media and RSS reader

Jan 3, 2011Anthony CaruanaReviews, Workapplications, Feeddler, iPad, RSS, social media, Software, Twitter

Yesterday, I posted a summary of the ins and outs of RSS and why journalists need to be across this important, time saving technology. I mentioned in that post that one way to access your RSS feeds was to use a special piece of software called an RSS reader or aggregator. If you’re an iPad