Danielle Guerin

Archive for October, 2009

Are you spending too much time on Facebook trying to read what all your friends are up to?

Are you afraid you may have missed some statuses worth commenting on?

The more friends you have,  the greater the risk of spending too much time on Facebook or missing some messages.

I found that by grouping my friends into lists, I can save time and access important feeds as needed.

Here are the steps to creating specific lists of friends or pages. Yes! You can filter your pages as well.

1. On the Facebook Toolbar at the top of the page, click on Friends.
2. In the menu on the left, click on Friends, just below Lists.
3. At the top of the list of all your friend, click on Create New List
4. Enter the name of the list. For example: Family
5. Select the friends or pages to include in that list.
6. When you are done selecting, click on Create List.

Repeat as needed, for all the lists that you need. I have lists for Personal Contacts (no business at all), French VAs, VAs, English Only, Local Business Network, etc.

Now that you have these filters, Facebook will suggest that you add each new friend to one of your lists.

How can these filters help you save your precious time?

Read only the feeds of your VIPs. You can always come back and check your other lists when you have more time.

If you’ve ever tried scheduling a meeting with 2 or more people, you probably spent a lot of time and exchanged many emails or calls trying to pick when it was convenient for everyone. If you multiply by your hourly rate, it could be costing you a lot.

Believe it or not, there is a solution, it’s free and it has a cool name. It’s called Tungle. The company is based in Canada and I saw on their Facebook Fan Page that they have a Tungle App for iPhone. Really, what’s not to love?

You can share calendars with others and they don’t have to be Tungle users.

From now on,  new clients will be able to  Tungle me to schedule their free consultation. I only share my free/busy times so it protects my privacy while allowing for others to see when I could be available for a meeting. I sync with my Outlook Calendar and, if I had an iPhone, I could sync all three,  Tungle, Outlook and iPhone, without the risk of double booking.

Tungle not only rocks, it’s simple, easy and fun to use.

Facebook Fan pages are one of the hottest pieces of Real Estate on the Web today especially since Facebook made some positive changes back in February of 2009. Presently, over ten million users become fans of Facebook pages each day. There are essentially five reasons why Facebook Fan pages are such a compelling channel to increase your business visibility:

1. Fan Pages facilitate greater interaction with a target audience.

2. Fan Pages are very SEO friendly and well indexed in Google.

3. Fan Pages allow you to build and connect with an unlimited fan base.

4. Facebook Applications enable you to now create visually appealing FB landing pages.

5. Fan Pages are a powerful viral marketing tool. As users interact with your page, this shifts to their walls and news feeds leading to increased exposure!

Our colleagues at the training center, VAClassroom.com seem to have the knack for creating training programs just at the right time when the market demand is on the rise. Businesses are ultra motivated to create compelling Facebook Fanpages, but either lack the time or expertise to pull it off. VAClassroom has recently launched a new two-week mini-course called: ‘Fantastic Facebook Fanpages”. In this short mini-course, they are going to cover such topics as:

- How to design, develop and market your fan page with a user-friendly step by step guide
- How to create visually appealing Facebook landing pages similar to the one we created for our fan page (http://www.facebook.com/vaclassroom)
- Success strategies for leveraging Facebook applications to increase the visibility of your business
- Simple SEO tips for helping your pages get more traffic from the Search Engines
- Practical tips for building a targeted email list with your fan page.

And so much more!

Registration is officially now open for this new mini-course starting on October 19th! Just click on the link to grab your seat today!

P.S.: If you want your own fan page and don’t want to bother with learning how to do it, I can set it up for you. Just book a free consultation so we can discuss your needs and expectations.