Social Media Edge Radio

Join us along with our guest Jeff Belonger, founder of MyPhillyAlive.com as he answers questions about changing careers and building a successful social marketing business and community portal website.  http://socialmediaedge.com/jeff-belonger-myphillyalive/

Read the show notes on SocialMediaEdge.com Today we're talking about the tasks and chores that all independent business people need to do but often forget, get to busy, or just didn't think about it. Mike Mueller and Ken Cook will be discussing the things they do to help bolster appearance, presentation, and security while eliminating clutter, broken links, and bad decisions. Mike Mueller can be found at AreWeConnected.com Ken Cook can be found at theKenCook.com

Generating leads is a big reason a lot of people get "online" and active with blogging, social media, and other forms of information sharing. There is one tried and true way to measure results, create sales, and do it affordably and continually. Today Mike and Ken are discussing landing pages. More specifically "squeeze" pages. They'll be talking about what they are, why they work, and how to use them. SIGN UP FOR Smoking Hot Social Media News at SocialMediaEdge.com Mike Mueller - AreWeConnected.com - @MikeMueller Ken Cook - TheKenCook.com - @theKenCook

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On today's show Ken and Mike will discuss specific techniques to improve Facebook exposure for business pages using so-called "dark posts" with our special guest Christina Etheridge of Leads And Leverage (Facebook). High value for listener's who already have or want to have a Facebook business presence. We will also talk about the importance of having a website and whether or not there is any value to having an email list in today's spam sensitive environment. Christina is an online lead generating guru. Everything she teaches is tried and true, created and implemented over the past two decades in her own businesses. With her vast experience in real estate marketing, her love of Facebook and her experience leading a successful real estate team, she's out to fill the void created when agents realize the urgent need to constantly and consistently generate leads online yet find they don't have the time or knowledge to get the highest return. She founded LeadsAndLeverage.com in order to bridge the gap between so

Well - you didn't think we'd stay gone forever did you? Social Media Edge Radio is the show that has brought you the top names in social media since 2008. Yes we took some time off to re-group, re-think, and generally get busy doing other things but I (Ken) couldn't take it anymore. We actually missed YOU GUYS way too much. Plus things have changed a lot and there are plenty of great new tools and teachers to get to know. So join me, and Mike Mueller, and hopefully at least 52 great guests in 2016 for your favorite talk show strictly about social media marketing, technology, and fun! Mike Mueller is @MikeMueller and AreWeConnected.com Ken Cook is @thekencook and thekencook.com Social Media Edge on Facebook

Don't ever underestimate the power of the social profile; it's one of the most powerful tools in social media.

Updating you on some of the recent changes within the social media marketing field; Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and others.

Join the panel today for indepth discussion of Social Media Marketing tips, tools, tricks, techniques, and technology! Get in the chatroom and stick around for the After Show Hangout on G+

Since there is no easier way to reach out and share than social media and so many of our listeners have already or are thinking about publishing we are pleased to present a return guest Tamara Dorris. Tamara's newest book  Secrets of a Spiritual Guru: Real Estate, Yoga & Lies, is a delightful comedy I must believe is based on real life experiences. It kept me shaking my head in every direction and is a recommended read. We'll be talking about using social media for marketing books and other relevant topics with Tamara on today's show.

Social Media moves pretty much at the speed of thought so today we're discussing our best thoughts on social marketing. Join the panel, Ken Cook, Mike Mueller, Jeremy Blanton and Lisa Oden, at noon eastern/9AM Pacific - and hey, get in the chat room! http://socialmediaedge.com HANGOUT ON G+ Immediately following the show join us at http://goo.gl/qK8HkW for our after the show hangout, also live.

YouTube videos for success when nothing else works? You bet! And even when other methods do work, too. Today we're going to hear about Bob, a 75 year old inventor, who finally stuck gold, and boy did he ever, with a low budget YouTube video which now has nearly 20,000,000 views. Yes, twenty million views. Today we'll talk about everything from channel setup to affordable video tools to "git 'er done" on YouTube.   Social Media Edge Radio is the featured Blog Talk Radio Show providing you with free, in-depth social media marketing training and featuring some of the top names in the industry since 2008. The show begins at Noon Eastern/9AM Pacific on Blog Talk Radio. And then... *This week we'll be hanging out after the show in a Go

Let's take that from the "am I making any money as a direct result of social media marketing?" After all friends are irreplaceable and I think most of us have made friends through social media. Today we're talking about how to measure your return - even if you aren't spending money and you are spending only time. That's right, your time has a value! So, if you're not getting anything in return, you're showing a negative revenue, right? Hopefully you're revenue positive from your efforts!  Join The Super Secret List  Smokin' Hot Social Media Edge News Be the first to know (and this is the best way to claim those occasional prizes! WE HATE SPAM)  Our WebsitesKen Cook, Host & FounderMike Mueller, Co-HostJeremy Blanton, Co-HostLisa Oden, Co-Host

What tools do we use to make our social media and online experience more productive? Glad you asked and hope you can join us live. Oh, and get in the chatroom! Today's show is a round table with Kenny Cook, Mike Mueller, Jeremy Blanton and Lisa Oden.   "Young Worker Holding Hammer" by stockimages

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK My estimate is there have been over $5,000,000,000 wasted by small business people through paying for services that did not create sales and generated only bills. IF YOU DON'T MAKE A PROFIT from your efforts you are bleeding money. Bleeding means that's a bad thing. Join me, Kenny Cook, along with Mike Mueller, Jeremy Blanton and Lisa Oden as we talk about how to target conversions (usually sales) instead of targeting traffic.

So, you have a Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Pinterest, Twitter, and other accounts. Why? What do you do with them? Today we're going to examin Social Media Optimization and how it applies to your business world without it being obfuscated by your social world.

Bottom line? If you have ten thousand hits a month and 0 conversions, unless you are an advertiser support site, your mission as a small business operator or entrepreneur has not been successful. For us the bottom line is the bottom line and that means conversions. Let's talk about traffic that converts even if it is small in number of visits if the conversion rate is high we're succeeding.

If you have a Wordpress.org or Wordpress.com these are some hot tips you really need to know! These will help your reasch with search enginesby improving the user experience of your visitors. Tired of Twitter spam? So is Twitter. We're talking about how Twitter is changing things up to beat back the spam. We're talking Social Media Policies for NCAA players and organizations in general. Let's rock this! Image: "Online Marketing Diagram" by Stuart Miles

... or something like that! Today we discuss the importance of the title for your articles and posts and what effect that has on the reader and on the search engines.

Today's episode is an open mic with the central topic of trending topics - how to find and leverage them for your specific marketing needs.