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create a strong social strategy

The simple truth about social media strategy is no secret

Posted on February 11, 2014October 21, 2025 by Ellen Eldridge

  Day 13 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 12, “Bread, Milk and Eggs in a Snowstorm”     Everyone with a business knows that Facebook and Twitter are essential “tools” for online marketing, but the secret to social media really isn’t a secret. No one–no matter how much anyone promises to deliver results for…

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Why bread, milk, eggs and snowstorms go together

Posted on February 10, 2014October 21, 2025 by Ellen Eldridge

Day 12 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 11: “LinkedIn Open Networkers: marketing mistake”     I’ll consider today’s blog one about “parenting” as I try to organize this blog by category. We in the South–Georgia to be exact–are expecting snow for the second time this winter. Many schools, including Kennesaw State University, where I…

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could being a L.I.O.N. hurt your career?

LinkedIn Open Networkers: marketing mistake

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Ellen Eldridge

  Day 11 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 10 “Controlling creativity: 5 tips to managing inspiration”     I’ve made a more concerted effort lately to use my LinkedIn account for networking, and as a place to engage with others in my industry (I join groups about marketing, social media and journalism. I’m a…

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Does your creativity keep you up at night or leave you blocked?

Controlling creativity: 5 tips for managing inspiration

Posted on February 8, 2014October 21, 2025 by Ellen Eldridge

Day 10 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 9 “Social Media Limit”     We makers know that when inspiration strikes we might be dead asleep or butt-naked in the shower. Actually, I think the connecting theme for those two situations is the idea of relaxation. The mind reels when the body relaxes.  But, in…

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How well do you know your friends?

Social media limit secret: you only have 150 connections

Posted on February 7, 2014October 21, 2025 by Ellen Eldridge

  Day 9 of 30-day blog challenge: read day 8 – “Why Google Plus is No Joke”     We all know the importance of human connection and a sense of community, but many of us may not know that Robin Dunbar claims 150 is the magic number when it comes to just how many…

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Stop laughing: Google Plus now has 1 billion users

Posted on February 6, 2014October 21, 2025 by Ellen Eldridge

Day 8 of 30-day blog challenge. Read day 7 post: “10 ways to improve social media marketing overnight”   First off, if the infographic above bothers you because Pinterest and Instagram aren’t in order along the bottom, know that I didn’t create this graphic. Now, if the infographic bothers you because you thought you didn’t…

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10 ways to improve your social media marketing overnight

Posted on February 5, 2014October 21, 2025 by Ellen Eldridge

  This is day 7 of my 30-day blog challenge. Read day 6: “Abandoned Addiction”     Your business needs more than a Facebook Page to be active in social media marketing, and it certainly needs someone more experienced with setting up marketing strategy than your Millennial neighbor. Just as you need a plan for…

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Abandoned Addiction: thoughts on finding Hoffman dead with a needle in his arm

Posted on February 4, 2014October 21, 2025 by Ellen Eldridge

  Day 6 of my 30-day blog challenge. Read day 5 “The benefits of a blog calendar”     George Willis Jr. grew up and became the mighty Lester Bangs before dying from a heroin overdose, with a needle still sticking out of his left arm. I didn’t want to write about Philip Seymour Hoffman….

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The benefits of blog calendar

Posted on February 3, 2014October 21, 2025 by Ellen Eldridge

  This is day 4 of my 30-day blog challenge. Read yesterday’s “Why we don’t even own a microwave”     I thought yesterday about the topics I might choose to blog about today. I considered blogging about my pet peeves when it comes to blogging (some of which include numbers in headlines and poor…

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Why we don’t even own a microwave

Posted on February 2, 2014October 21, 2025 by Ellen Eldridge

  This is day 3 of my 30-day blog challenge. Read day two, “Tips on starting a free blog”     My family doesn’t own a microwave And that’s okay. When we first married, my husband and I consolidated the contents of his 3-bedroom house and my stuff (that didn’t exactly fit neatly into a…

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