Okay, I've finally decided which twitter management tool I would use on a more consistent basis. Hard decision, you ask? Very! What's my final decision? I'll start at the end and tell you the winner is Tweetdeck and work my way back to the beginning and tell you how I came to this decision. In the beginning... I started off using Hootsuite and loved it - maybe because my only other exposure to twitter management tools were Seesmic and SocialOomph at the time (still use SocialOomph for vetting followers on one of my twitter accounts). Of those, Hootsuite quickly became my favorite! It has a very inviting interface and is very easy to use. Then came along Tweetdeck... The more experienced I became with using Hootsuite, though, the more questions I had about how to do certain things like ...

Don't you just love infographics? I know I do : - ) Quite often, I've found that small businesses and organizations find it difficult to see the big picture when it comes to social media. There are a plethora of tools, tactics, gurus, and experts that it all can be quite confusing. My motto is to K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Sally (or Sam)! This infographic was created by Mark Smiciklas over at Intersection Consulting to depict a social media strategy framework to help businesses and organizations understand a really simple three step process and avoid all the confusion.   Need More Social Media Resources?

1. The Busy Marketer’s Social Networking Guide
2. Google’s Social Search: Killing SEO

  Lately, I've noticed StumbleUpon come up more often in my Google Analytics referrer stats and, since I haven't really used it as much as I should, I decided to play with it more often to increase the amount of StumbleUpon traffic to my blog. Well, during  my research, I found a very resourceful site called Nick’s Traffic Tips (check him out as he all types of free goodies for getting more traffic to your web properties!) and he has a Free Stumbles page. I thought it was a very cool idea and am doing it here on my blog as well to share the love! What Is StumbleUpon? For those who are unfamiliar with it, StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking and networking site, enabling people to interact with each other and build profiles. Because of these two unique aspects, StumbleUpon is a fantastic tool to ...

If you’re like many business owners, you’re aware of social networking as a business building strategy. You may even participate in a few social networking or social media websites like Facebook and Twitter. This is a great start. However, StumbleUpon is a commonly overlooked and potentially very powerful social site. It offers business owners many unique advantages that other social sites do not offer. So What is StumbleUpon? StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking site. It’s also a social networking site enabling people to interact with each other and build profiles. Therefore, when you rate or review a website, the thumbs up or thumbs down feature is permanent and it becomes not only part of your profile but also part of the profile of those who subscribe to you. It has the power to multiply traffic and generate links to your ...

If you don't currently use Facebook Lists, you're going to love these cool tips! Thanks to my friend Jayne Kopp - a Personal Development blogger, who asked me how to exclude your friends and family from your business statuses and updates, I've put together a brief video about how to set up lists, how to add your friends to those lists, and, if you're a Chat person, show you how to chat in an exclusive manner. By the way, Martha Giffen - Online Marketer, makes a cameo appearance so want to send a shout out to her on the blog! Check it out! Your turn... Do you use lists? Are there any other tips you can add to this discussion? Weigh in family and please share!