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If you have been using StumbleUpon for some time you may be wondering if there is anything that you can do to make it a better experience. Or more so how to be a valuable part of the community so that people take notice of what you are sharing. Take a look at the following tips and they may help you make the change you need to make.

1. Being a valuable part of the community does initially require you to make the decision to be. If you decide up front that you want to only put in a little effort then you will probably find yourself disappointed in the result. However if you decide to be consistent and contribute on a regular basis you will build a better reputation. Just remember it all comes down to how you decide to use the website.

2. Start stumbling, and review and rate as many other sites as you can. Just keep in mind that this doesn’t mean you should go and review or rate 1000 sites today and sit back for the rewards. It is more a consideration of spending a few minutes each day reviewing or rating 20-30 sites, and doing it every day. Rather then having this one big spike in activity you will have a consistent on going pattern, where you will likely keep showing up on people’s radar.

3. Create long posts, which include as many links as possible. This garners you more content, more referrals and more chance to get noticed.

4. Work on ways to not “kill” your page with ads and spam. These are usually an automatic turn off for people who may stumble upon your page. If at all possible keep the ads at bay, and look at other more effective ways to monetize your site.

5. Be aware of your target audience. While I am sure that this is something that you have heard many many times it can be more important here. You need to get content in front of people that are going to be looking for that content. By putting content out there that caters to your audience and your customer base you will get solid followers who should turn into sales or referrals.

So keep working with StumbleUpon and build that lasting impression. Keep a look out for more tips to come again in the near future.

Using Twitter is one thing that is fairly simple. However to make full use of what you can do with the service is another thing all together. If you are looking for some more idea’s on how to work with the service take a look at the following tips.

1. If you want to get in touch with your customers or member’s then consider doing so using Twitter instead of just sending a short email. Sending one short email, compared to sending a tweet, will more then likely net very different results. If you are going to send an email make sure it is something worth people opening, otherwise when you do need to send an important email, readers may just skip it.

2. Ensure that you have a cool or at least interesting follow me Graphic. This is what you will be wanting people to click on to follow you on Twitter. While using any graphic is better then nothing having a catchy one or an individual one that really gets attention will really get you that bit extra attention.

3. Keep it casual, as with any social media site, most people want to enjoy the time that they are on the site. While there is every chance that they will be looking for professionalism, this does not have to mean being rigid. Keep your updates light, and add a touch of humor. Being to serious or rigid, may end up turning readers off.

4. Consider encouraging your staff to be part of Twitter as well, in terms of company related material. This could be either different staff updating twitter at different times for the company or having individual pages for each of them. If this is case consider setting up a policy of sorts to help guide staff in their usage of Twitter for work purposes, and also consider it in the scheme of how your business operates. The last thing that you want to be doing is having 1,000 different people all trying to update the same account or having that many individual accounts. So there can be a few things to consider in this tip.

5. Look at the possibility of incorporating video into your Twitter Page. Twitter now allows multimedia additions, so look at ways that you can work with this, and include it. It may help to get people interested in following you, as video can get that bit extra interest.

So there we have another 5 tips for Twitter, it can be a fun and interesting experience if you do take some time and learn just what potential there is for you to using Twitter, for both business and pleasure.

So last time we looked at some tips for you getting started with LinkedIn. However once you are started, you sometimes begin to wonder where to go next, what else should you be doing, to build your presence and your influence on the site.

1. Answer Questions – You have probably built up a great deal of knowledge over the years so this can be one chance to show what you know. Answering questions, thoroughly and expertly will help you to gain other users confidence.

2.Check your home page – Checking your home page on LinkedIn can be an important part of being on LinkedIn. It can often contain important industry updates, news and postings from associates. Frequent checks will ensure that you are up to date.

3.On company profiles, the top five most popular other profiles are displayed on the home page. This is important since it will show others who you associate with, so be aware of who your top five are.

4. Choose the top 5 who will link back to you so that there is a reciprocal benefit.

5. Explain your work experience – explain your work experience in as much detail as possible. Just listing employers or experience, doesn’t mean much to many people. But instead expand upon this list by showing others what you have done in detail.

Enjoy the tips and keep watching for more soon.

So last time we looked at some tips for you getting started with Digg. However once you are started, you sometimes begin to wonder where to go next, what else should you be doing, to build your presence and your influence on the site.

1. Start a Buddy List – This list can give you the ability to get one on one within Digg. It does allow IM use, however do be careful when using this and try not to over use this feature as you may find you turn some people off.

2. Build up your Profile – You need a profile that looks beoth through and professional. Just like any other website or service this is the home base where people looking to find out about and who you are will come. Make it as good as you possibly can.

3. Find the Power Users – Find who the power users of the site are and become friends with them. This can be a big help as you will find people will see that you are associated with them, and it will help you get much more exposure.

4. Quality Content – This is possibly one of the most important factors of any social media, but it is just as important if not more so on Digg. Ensure you are submitting content that is worth something. Throwing a lot of worthless links and silly stories out there will only serve to drive people away. Make your stories interesting and relevant.

5. Send out Shouts – You can send out Shouts on Digg. This is one of the single best ways to get noticed and get some feedback. So send shouts often. How remember the last tip when doing so, useful and relevant will win every time of sending for the sake of sending.

Enjoy the tips and keep watching for more soon.

So last time we had a look at some tips to get your started with Yahoo Answers. But often once you are started you are not so sure where to go next. So today I have 5 tips to help you build on where you started with Yahoo Answers.

1. Ask some questions – After all this is what the site is about. There is no one that knows all about everything. So ask a question on a topic you don’t know about.

2. Continue to build your knowledge on the topics that you are working with. You will almost always find that there is an ever growing knowledge base on all topics so keeping your knowledge up to date will be important for when you are answering questions.

3. Be sure that you are providing answers that are honest, and most important reliable. The last thing you want to be doing is giving false or misleading answers, just to promote yourself, as this method will not work for very long at all.

4. Don’t just answer a question with a link. Give a detailed answer and then if required provide a link with additional information which is relevant to the question.

5. Attempt to be the first person to answer a question. This is why it is important to be checking the site daily, as there are always questions being asked.  Getting in first gives you the best position in the answers even if yours is not selected as the best answer.

So keep on going with your efforts on Yahoo Answers and keep a look out for more tips to come soon.

We have previously had a look at some tips to get you started with YouTube. However you may be wondering once you are started what to think about next. Well today I have for you 5 more tips to help you build on where you started with YouTube.

1. Try to keep your video’s clean and without to much controversial material. While this can help to build a discussion or grab attention, it can lead down a slippery path that instead of being part of good promotion, you land setting one set of customers against another and begin to alienate part of your audience.

2. Be sure that you are branding your video’s. Include your logo, throughout the video, or as a watermark in one of the corners. Include links to your website, in the video itself either at the beginning end or throughout the video. Also include other details in the information about the video.

3. Have some goals for your video’s. Just remember though that as with most thing some video’s will achieve millions of hits and others maybe only a couple of hundred. Just remember there are hundreds of thousands of other video’s on the site. This is the main reason for greating video’s that catch people’s attention and promoting them in as many places as you can.

4. Have good equipment for filming and editing your video’s. If you cannot afford to buy good equipment consider renting it. In many cases the quality of your video’s will be directly related to the quality of your equipment, and it can show in the final product quite drastically some times.

5. Keep your video’s at a high resolution so that the video will be as clear as possible. This really does come back to the equipment to some extent, however all these little details are important.

So there is 5 tips to keep you building on where you started with YouTube, keep them in mind and keep an eye out for more to come soon.

So last time we looked at some tips for you getting started with StumbleUpon. However once you are started, you sometimes begin to wonder where to go next, what else should you be doing, to build your presence and your influence on the site.

1. Be careful where you stumble. You need to remember that people can see the path that of links that you have followed, and they will have gotten to you by following a particular path. You should look to avoid linking to places that you do no want to be associated with, or you will very likely turn visitors off.

2. Keywords are the key to getting stumbled upon. Get your keywords and look to get the best and most effective placement of thos keywords possible, on your site.

3. Tag the most essential elements. StumbleUpon uses tags, which are much the same as keywords. The more effective and power packed keywords that you use the better. Try to pick nouns, and consider what will pique the interest’s of others immediately. While you must use one topic on the site you can use multiple tags. and change them as required.

4. Use your friends for help. There is a feature which lets you contact you friends, and inform them of your topic. This will show a notification on their toolbar. While it can be fun and a good way to build up more people, don’t abuse it or you will likely end up annoying more people them informing them.

5. Focus on the quality of your topics and posts, rather then the thought of becoming a huge “stumbler”.The often recurring problem is that you can spend to much time qorrying about your followers and the rating, that you neglect to provide good quality content.

Enjoy the tips and keep watching for more to come soon.

Previously we have had a look at some great tips to get you started with Twitter. But what is the point in getting started if you don’t know where to go next. So today I have for you 5 tips to hopefully keep you moving in the right direction with Twitter.

1. Remind people in as many ways as possible about your Twitter profile. This can be done in many different ways, on your business card, your website, and your email signature. Some people may not know you are using Twitter unless you remind them about it.

2. Make Twitter another home hub. Make use of twitter to display business data, such as business growth, charts, statistics, and other factual data. Just the same things that people would get to by visiting your website. This way people that prefer following along can catch everything on Twitter, and don’t need to visit your website to catch up with what is going on.

3. Promote your events with Twitter. Don’t just keep people up to date on the daily happening of your business ensure that they know what is happening on the big event side of things as well. This can be anything really from a trade show you will be attending to a huge seasonal sale, or even the launch of a new product. Make it an event on Twitter as well, as an event at your business or website.

4. You can also make use of Twitter as a way to steer people towards other resources that you have available. Be it your blog, website or other marketing. It is a good way to get others moving to a different resource that you have available that they might not know about.

5. With Twitter you can customize your home page somewhat. You can make use of a full background image, as well as colours, and your own avatar. You can really go as far as you want with the back ground image as it is something you can full edit before you put it online. The things to keep in mind are that you need to be aware of how it will display on different size monitors, and also don’t make it to busy or it will just lose any potential effect it may had.

Well there you have it, another 5 tips to help you keep moving forward in your use of Twitter. Keep watching for more Twitter tips to come in the near future.

Getting started with Linkedin is an essential part of your social media experience, if you are looking at using social media from a career orientation. You would be surprised at the level of people that you may find online with Linkedin. Well today I have 5 tips for getting start with LinkedIn.

1. Complete your profile – Ensure you get as many of the details filled in as possible. Include your interests, a picture for your avatar, and any business information. The more that you include the easier it will make it for people to find you.

2. Connect with people – Get connected with as many business associates as possible. The more people that you are connected with the more they will be able to help you connect and network with other people you do not know yet.

3. Learn from others – You can learn a lot from others and the more that you learn the better. Spend the time to find out about the people that you are connected with and you may just find yourself learning more then you thought.

4. Ask Questions – This kind of goes hand in hand with the last tip. The more you ask, the more you learn. So asking questions can be a good way to start learning or find out more.

5. Ensure you check the Expertise Option in your profile.

Now all you need to do is get yourself an account and get started. Good Luck.

LinkedIn is one of the few completely professionally directed social media sites. The basic idea is that it you as a professional join LinkedIn to connect with other professionals and peer’s within your industry or even globally.

LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries and 200 countries. You can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that you need to work with to accomplish your goals.