Pinterest caught my interest about two months ago.  I have been a scrapbooker for years but lately as I really concentrate on building the business I have not had much time to complete any of my scrapbook projects.

Then along came Pinterest.  Personally I love it!

Go to Pinterest.com and request an invite, it may take a few days to receive your invitation but it will come.

“Pinterest is a virtual pinboard to organize and share the things you love.”

Pinterest consists of “Boards” similar to bulletin boards where you post pictures of things that interest you, like, have a passion for, helps your business and many many more reasons.

Once your invitation arrives get in there and set up your boards. You don’t have to set them all up right away, new ideas will come to you as you see the “pins” of others. The basics they provide are an excellent way to get started.

I have found the easiest way to pin is to install the “Pin it” button on my tool bar. Here is a video that shows you just how to do that;

If you’re like me and use Firefox here is that version too;

Once you have the button so nice and hand right up there on the toolbar it makes it so quick and easy to share the content your find interesting, worthwhile and or funny!

Be sure to add the Pinterest buttons to your website, that way people can easily share your great information!

Happy Pinning & once you’re on please do connect with me Carla On Pinterest

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I discovered Diane Kennedy on Facebook.  Diane designs clothing and creates some of  them in bamboo fabric! Be sure to click the link and “Like” her page too.

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The fabric is made here in Canada and the clothing is stitched together here in Vancouver.

A super bonus for me!  Environmentally friendly because of the fabric and because they are made right here in my own back yard.

As soon as I discovered her I realized I just had to go and take a peek, the bonus was that she was advertising a sale from her Facebook Page.

For me it was a 30 minute drive, but well worth it.  An excellent product and so very comfortable.

The moral of the story…

It only took two hours for a potential customer to find her on Facebook, take action and show up at the store and spend money.  If people are telling you that the return on investment with social media is lousy, I suggest you look again.  Congratulations Diane for being active in promoting your business on Facebook!  I am very glad you did.

Believe me, you can definitely find your customers on social media.

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I created this video to give you an idea of how to find your way around.

We also have a more detailed version for you that gives you a lot more detail on
what you can do and exactly how to do it. You can get it HERE

In this detailed video we show you how to…

• Change your cover, plus a great resource to have a special cover made just for you
• In’s & Out’s of updating your personal information
• A tour through your activity log
• What’s with the two columns??
• Updating posts, privacy, maps and much more

You can get it HERE

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Building a business on-line takes that willingness to do what ever it takes, to be willing to keep going even when you want to quit.

There have been lots of times I was ready to quit but I didn’t, and I am so very glad I didn’t.

One of my inspirations comes from an unlikely source, my dog Tyra.  She demonstrates to me what it takes in her own way!

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She gives what ever she does her “ALL” and that inspires me.

Plus she has also taught me the importance of taking care of yourself and getting the rest we all know we need.

We had a great day at the dog Off-Leash Park today, she even got me running!

What inspires you?  Who or what demonstrates to you they are willing to do what it takes?

Comments and questions are always welcome here on the blog.

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I wanted a graphic created yesterday, sound familiar? 

Or maybe you just can’t wait to have someone “dance to 2 minutes of any song of your choice in a hot dog costume for $5″

But Wait, what about?
“dance for one minute to your song in a panda costume and VIDEO it for $5″

These are just a couple of projects that you can have done for you for ONLY $5.00 on Fiverr.

I personally have used Fiverr for a number of graphics projects and realized that I could serve you even better by sharing this great resource.

You can have many, many small jobs done for you.  Some are wild and crazy (good for those affiliate videos) others are just plain awesome.

I had the cover graphic for my Facebook personal profile created by Nolan Rennie on Fiverr, then when it was time to have the cover created for the Butterfly Networking Facebook page I went right back to him.  Check out his work by clicking on the links.  For only a $5.00 investment I believe I will be changing my cover often.

If you have used Fiverr before I would love to hear about Another Great Job from Fiverr that you experienced.  What did you have done?

Do you have anyone you too can recommend?  Please share.

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Facebook is a great place to meet new friends, but sometimes we want to get rid of one too! You know the kind I mean, right? This quick tip video shows you just how to get rid of a friend on Facebook.

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Twitter is such a wide open forum that many people believe they have no rules. They do, both written and unwritten. This video describes some of the unwritten Twitter rules.

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We have a great free video on “Clear up Facebook Timeline Confusion” you can check it out HERE

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When you take a look at a local example, here in British Columbia we have only one company that provides our car insurance and it’s called ICBC. They have a Twitter account, and there is one person within ICBC who monitors, watches, answers and takes advantage of the personal to business by using Twitter. It’s very effective. They can help people very quickly, they can provide answers, it’s a very effective tool.

1) Social media is one of the best ways for you to engage with your customer and clients without having to be right there in front of them or on the telephone. You can take a look at what they’re posting on their personal profiles on the different platforms and you can interact with them. You can watch for people commenting and asking questions about your product or service.

2) You can provide great information through social media. You can let people know when there’s something special happening, give advance notice that’s something is new and different, change is going to happen, you just found this great source of information from somewhere else and you can share that with your clients and customers. It’s great to be able to share not only your information, but information, products and services you believe your customers will be able to use to enhance what you provide for them.

3) Connect with specific people and you can personalize it. When you go into someone’s Facebook page, you can tell the different kinds of things they like to do. Do they go to the movies? Do they listen to music? Are they pet owners? In my personal profile, I have a cover that I just had created and it has a picture of both of my dogs. You can find out what people are interested in and then use that information to be able to support them, to help them, to provide information that might be of  interest to them.

4) Provide access to more products and services that are recommended by friends. How many times have you purchased something or gone somewhere, gone to a restaurant because a friend recommended it? With social media, when you have your friends on Facebook connections on LinkedIn, followers on Twitter, and they recommend your products and services, they’re telling all of their friends you’re one of the good guys, you provide value.

Social media really does bring down those barriers. It’s really easy to go in and find different information about your customers and clients or finding what groups they belong to and interacting with them in those specific groups. Use social media to breakdown those barriers between business and personal because it really is about connections and helping people.

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Google+ has joined the ranks for social media. Have you had a look at it yet? I find that it fits in between Facebook and Twitter. Learn more on Google Plus circles.

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