facebook tips, tricks, & hacks for tech start-ups

Art Professionals of Texas

@giovanni

July 14, 2012

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Social MediaTo Tweet Or Not To Tweet

To TweetOr NotTo Tweet


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Thank You!

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About @giovanni

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On one hand Giovanni is a recovering Microsoft .NET programmer turned internet journeyman who develops online audience growth & engagement strategies for clients in music, media, missions, faith, film, tv, tech & causes.

On the other hand he is a professional photographer and filmmaker who focuses on the same topics. Giovanni produces content for GeekBeat.TV and serves as a faculty member at Five2Media, xTrain, and Adobe TV.

And, if you’re not careful you might catch him or his work on Troubadour, TX, a syndicated TV series airing in over 40 million households in 140 U.S. markets each week.


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Starting With The End In Mind


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What are we dealing with here?

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Do you have a plan?


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Do you have a plan?

•Differentiate•Be Relevant•Have a Budget•Define Your ROI & Your ROE•MAKE A PLAN - GOALS ARE GOOD


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Do you have a plan?

•Give it legs - Give ‘em something to talk about•Lead them to a destination or a point of conversion•What’s a Point of Conversion?•Provide a way to engage•Stay engaged•Provide the means and the incentive to share


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Do you have a plan?

INBOUND MARKETING

News

Media Coverage

PRSEO

Email

Research

White Papers

Infographics

Social Networks

WebinarsWord of Mouth

Podcasting

Q&A Sites

Direct Access Traffic

Direct LinksReferring Links

Social Bookmarking

Forums

Bulletin Boards

Online VideoComment Marketing

Photo Sharing

Blogs


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Do you have a plan?


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Do you have a plan?

•Define target audience•Determine goals and objectives•Develop and implement tactics to achieve goals•Monitoring, measuring, & reporting•Wash, rinse, & repeat


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What *really* drives traf!c?


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How Will They Find Your Art?

3%4%

25%

68%

1%3%

3%

9%

84%

YouTubeFlickrLast.fmVimeoOthers

FacebookTwitterLinkedInAll Others


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EmailFacebookFlickrFoursquareGoogle+TumblrTwitterWordpressYouTube

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Tools Of The Trade


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Touch Points

Newsletters

Email

Public Speaking

Tradeshows

Seminars

In-Store Experiences

Training

Client Services

Forms & Documents

On-Site Support Team

Delivery Drivers

Social Networks

Blog

Industry GroupsPromotions

Advertising

Press Releases

Website

Meetups

Comments

Build Your Email List!


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Facebook InsightGoogle AnalyticsGraderHAROHootSuiteKloutMap My FollowersPeerIndexYouTube Insight

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Tools Of The Trade


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Tools Of The Trade



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Tools Of The Trade



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Section 1

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SEO 101: The Very Basics


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click thrus | humans

keywords & phrases | humans

back links | search engines

anchor text | search engines


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Keywords

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How Google Works

(Simpli!ed)


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Keyword Research

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https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal




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Keyword Research

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Keyword Research

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Keyword Research

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Using Your Keywords

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The Secret Formula

Title TagTitle of ArticleH1 Tags300 - 500 Words Per Page3% - 5% Keyword DensityKeyword-Rich links to your page/article


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Using Your Keywords

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How To Write For The Web

Write for people, not machinesFocus your messageUse the language of your audienceUse - but don’t overuse - anchor text linksAdd a photo & add your key phrase at the beginning of the photo caption


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Facebook & Google+


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PR > WOM > Marketing > Advertising

Social Media > SEO > Email Marketing > PPC

Social Currency

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PR & Social Media Deal In The Same Currency


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social capital = reputation = access to resources/access to more connections = reciprocity (favors added up) = public accomplishments = increased levels of trust = reputation = more social capital:

wash, rinse, repeat

Social Currency

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PR & Social Media Deal In The Same Currency


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What Did Facebook Do Right?


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What Did Facebook NOT Do Right?


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So what? What are you going to do about it?


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So what? What are you going to do about it?


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And the crowd went wild.


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Google+ Launches Public Beta 6/2011


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Google+ Invites Start Pouring In


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16 days


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120 days

53 Million +


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And then lots of them left.


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Audience Size

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April, 2012

Facebook 901 MillionGoogle+ 240 MillionTwitter 210 Million


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Networks Compared

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Facebook Friends Lists - Closed


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Networks Compared

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Facebook Friends Lists - Cannot Be Optimized


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Networks Compared

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Twitter Lists Are A Vote For People


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Networks Compared

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Google+ Circles


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Networks Compared

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Circles are a vote for peopleGoogle is looking at in!uence.


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Networks Compared

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Circles are a vote for peopleGoogle is looking at authority.


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Networks Compared

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Circles are a vote for peopleGoogle is looking at connections.


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Networks Compared

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Circles are a vote for peopleGoogle is looking at memes.


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Networks Compared

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Circles are a vote for peopleGoogle is looking at threads.


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Networks Compared

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Circles are a vote for peopleGoogle is looking at __________.


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Social Media Optimization

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Optimizing Your Google+ Pro!le Page


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Introduction/About You and Your Gallery


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Occupation/Employment


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Location, Location, Location!


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Get Seen!


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Google+ Style

You can write in bold or italic, but you just have to make some small “additions”. To write in bold, write the word in asterisks: *example*. If you want to write in italic, put it in underscores: _example_. If you want the words you write to appear cut, use a hyphen: -example-.


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Let’s talk about SEO for Facebook.


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Optimization


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That was quick.


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Optimization


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...but seriously.


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Optimization


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Building Engagement


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Communication Strategy


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Communication Strategy


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Like Buttons, Share Buttons, & More

Integrating Facebook

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Social Plugins


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Social Plugins


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Social Plugins


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Get Your Brand!


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Pages NOT Pro!les


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Promote Your Page Of"ine


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Branded Applications

Be Efficient!


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Branded Applications

Mind The Performance!


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Facebook Ads“Why do you “Like” brands on Facebook?

• Brand Invitation or Ad - 75%•Friend Inviting - 59%•Personal Research - 49%


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Facebook AdsDesign > Text & Image


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Facebook AdsTargeting


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Facebook AdsSet Daily Budget & Pricing


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Facebook AdsReview & Pay


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Section 3

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Twitter


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Section 3

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Best Practices For Twitter

Use a photo of yourself that’s interesting

Follow people that YOU think are interesting, not just b/c everyone else is following them.

Mix in SOME personal information

Don’t SPAM - Bring value

Use twitter search to find others

Join the conversation! use the @ sign before another person’s name to get their attention

Most importantly - create and build relationships


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Best Practices For Twitter

Establish twitter accounts for specific demographicsGrow your twitter follower list firstPopulate twitter streams with relevant content using Twitter Feed or Ping.fm

Use innovative ways to get them to follow and friend you on facebookSweepstakes are terrific


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Section 3

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Twitter For Artists


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What Is Twitter Good For?


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Applications


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Applications


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Applications


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Section 4

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YouTube & Flickr


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My Weapons Of Choice

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Photos/Video


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Canon 5DCanon 7DCanon T2i (T3i)Canon G12GoPro HDiPhone

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Equipment


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Before


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Before

Passion: “I have never had a job I was not passionate about.” - Kurt Podeszwa (Camp For All), SchipulCon in the speaker room.

If you are not passionate about what you’re doing, stop.

I’m serious.

Just stop.


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Section 4

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Before

Build Relationships


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Section 4

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We need to reset our expectations

Anyone who says social media is free doesn’t know squat about running an effective social media campaign.


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Section 4

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FOR EXAMPLE: Building a portfolio (translated: work, write, create, or shoot for free sometimes.)

But, DO NOT establish the value for your product/services at $0.00. NEVER be available for anyone for free when THEY request your time. NEVER.



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Section 4

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Easy enough (kind of) if you are doing this for your own brand. But if you have employees or a vendor doing this for you, it just stopped being “free”.



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Photography as a Social Tool


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Photos on Google+


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Photos on Facebook


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Photos on Pinterest


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Photos on Instagram


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iPhoto Metadata


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Aperture Metadata


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What the user sees on Google+


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What the user sees on Facebook


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Video SEO

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How About Video?


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Video SEO

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How About Video?


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Video SEO

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How About Video?


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Video SEO

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How About Video?Video SEO Ranking Factors

-Title-Description-Tags-Views-Ratings-Playlist Additions-Inbound Links-Relevance of content-Flagging/Favorites-Shares/Embeds-Onsite Links-Comments-Age of VIdeo-Channel Views-Subscribers


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This is where I have to prove that stuff works.

Almost Over

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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is


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But can you repeat it?

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But can you repeat it?

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Questions?

Questions?

Thank You


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