For those of you that have set up a Facebook Page (not profile page), did you know that once you have 25 people that “LIKE” your page you can create a personalized URL for your page.
You can go from something that looks like this, http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/yourdestinyteam/137377132960184?ref=ts
WHO COULD REMEMBER THAT URL?
to something that looks like this: http://www.facebook.com/yourdestinyteam
How much easier is it to direct others to your Facebook using the 2nd link vs. the first link!
And, you can also set up that when you post on your FaceBook Page’s Wall, it automatically posts the status/update directly to your Twitter page!
So instead of posting both places, now you can do them both in one easy step!
If you click on this link, this video will show you step by step how to do it!
It’s easy!
Go try it and let me know how it worked for you!
Just click this link!
http://www.screencast.com/users/kimberking/folders/Jing/media/a5039782-1ca3-4678-be9e-d394d0ce9167
This seems like a very simple topic, but I have been surprised as I have been helping others with their Social Media how many don’t know they can do this or even why they should!
For example, maybe you want to update your status with something that you don’t want EVERYONE who is your friend on Facebook to read.
This might be when you want to just announce something to your clients or team about your product or business and don’t want to be constantly bombarding your friends and family with what you are doing.
For example, here’s some lists I have created:
- Family
- School Friends
- Local Friends
- Church Friends
- Business Team
- Networking Friends
- Mentoring Friends (Friends who I learn lots from their post)
and many more! You can create any kind of list.
Now, say I want to make a status update about a Team Dinner that we are having but I don’t necessarily want to have every friend on Facebook read it. Then I can create the status update and then exclude some of these lists.
Let me walk you though the process.
How to Create New List
- Click on “Account” in upper right hand side of your FB page. Now select “Edit Friends” from the drop down menu.
- Now select “Create New List” at the top of the screen
- Enter a name for your list
- Select which FB friends you want in this list and click the blue “create list” button
Now if you have a ton of FB friends already, it might take you a while to sort through all of them, but do a little bit everyday and you will realize down the road, what a great tool this is.
How to Update Status and Exclude a List
- Type in a Status Update on your Profile Page
- Click on the little black “Lock” icon in the bottom right of your status bar.
- Select “Custom” from the drop down menu
- Now start typing the name of the list you want to exclude in the “Hide this from these people” box.
You can also do the opposite with a certain post and share the post with “Everyone” or “Friends of Friends” so more people could see a post!
This is a really handy tool if used with the right intentions and without wanting to bombard or spam others!
Here’s another great tip! When you click on your “Home” page, now your lists are on the left hand side of your page and if you click on a List, you can just see that lists’ status updates! It sorts them for you. So if I want to just see what’s going on with my family, now I can read all their status updates fast!
Try it out today and let me know how you like it and also what types of creative “lists” you have made. Just drop me a note below!
Do you have a WordPress blog?
Are you on Facebook?
Do you want to be able to share your WordPress blog posts on Facebook without bombarding your profile page?
Do you also want others to easily share your blog posts on other social media sites?
There’s a couple great new plug ins that I have been using that are fun and easy!
The first is called, “Simple Facebook Like.”
What does this plug in do?
When you create a new post on WordPress, it attaches a little Facebook “Like” button (at top or bottom or both) of your post. So when your readers LIKE what they read, they simply click on the button and then it shows that they liked your post on their Facebook profile page.
Try it out! Go ahead!
Simply click on the Like button at the top of this post and then go check out what it posts on your Facebook profile page.
It’s pretty cool, huh!
Here’s the link for this plug in: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-facebook-like/
The next plug in is called “Sexy Bookmarks” and you can see this at the bottom of this post.
I actually didn’t use the word “sexy” on this website since it’s a little edgy but I have on another website, where it’s more fun and appropriate www.TheRealWahms.com
Anyway, you can choose from a couple different phrases, such as “Share the Love,” “Share the Wisdom,” etc.
When your reader clicks on this tool, they can share to a ton of their social media sites they use!
Try this one! Just click on an icon of a social media site you use, such as Twitter and see how it works.
Here’s the link for this plug in: http://sexybookmarks.shareaholic.com/
Have fun with your readers. Make it simple for them to share your information with others on the internet!
Let me know how you LIKE these new plugins 
…leave me a reply below!
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I am about 1/2 way through this short but thought provoking book. Dr. Henry Cloud has a unique way of looking at things and the chapter on “Hate” really had my mind bending at first but then really helped me through a few things I had been struggling with.
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The next book is by Rich Marshall called, “God@Work.” If you have wondered how your Faith plays a role in your business and how business plays part in your Faith, this book might be for you.
It’s been on my To Read list for several years. I actually bought it once and lent it to one of my business partners back then and I think she must have loved it so much that I never saw it again
This book was initially brought to my attention by my Mentor. It had a huge impact on her outlook towards the purpose she had been called to.
Lastly, I am reading Laurie Beth Jones, The Four Elements of Success: A Simple Personality Profile that will Transform Your Team.
One of my all time favorite books on leadership, is by this author, “Teach Your Team to Fish.”
This book was suggested to me by one of my peers in the home business industry that I have high regards for, Sue Seward.
We both have studied the “gems” that Dani Johnson teaches and Sue got me excited about this book to take it a step farther.
I know that learning the personalities and languages of my team members and even my family and friends has helped me so much better communicate with them and respect just how they are “wired” and not try to change them but just adjust how I speak and react to them.
Happy Reading!
P.S. I would love to hear what’s on your Summer Reading List in the “COMMENTS!”
For those of you who want to use Social Media but are overwhelmed by making a ton of posts, logging in, logging out….trying to remember usernames, multiple passwords on all the different social networking sites…you will LOVE this service!
Go to www.Ping.fm and register. It’s free.
Now you can connect Ping.fm to more than a couple dozen social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter.
What does this mean to you?
You can make one post in Ping.fm and it will update any social sites you have connected it to all at once.
ONE STOP POSTING!
There are some limitations to it…there is a limit to how long your post can be and how much it will post on some sites.
And I personally don’t like to connect my FaceBook profile to it, since I like to personally be more interactive on my own on FaceBook.
But overall, I put my Twitter, Linkedin, Plaxo, etc… and post away!
Try it and let me know how you like it?