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The Top 4 Social Media Tools for Your Business—In Order

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Are you hoping to launch a successful social media campaign? The process can be overwhelming: between producing content on a multitude of platforms, publishing at the right times, interacting with followers, and more, it can seem like a full-time job in itself. Aren’t there tools to make it easier? Absolutely—but now the question is, which tools do what?  Some tools are channel-specific, and others can help you manage multiple accounts from one platform (don’t you think it would be convenient to be able to tweet and respond to Facebook comments all in the same place?). Because executing a social media campaign is not an overnight process, the order in which you take your steps matters, too; and some tools are best for helping you with particular milestones. Here are some of the best social media tools, in order from campaign launch to completion:  Hootsuite  Hootsuite is known as a scheduling tool, but it also offers social listening capabilities. If you are a fledgling ...

Leverage Your Digital Media For A Traditional Business Model

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Once you've enjoyed some success with your digital media business and generated some significant revenue there are some people that would like to launch a more traditional business venture. By "traditional" I mean opening a storefront, manufacturing a product, developing technology, starting a professional services corporation, opening an entertainment venue, or countless other business ventures. These days the traditional business model isn't always the most sought after path, especially if you have built a successful online enterprise. Huge expenses such as inventory, liability insurance, rent, property taxes, permits, payroll, employee health insurance benefits , and much more are not issues that most digital media businesses have to really worry about. But sometimes if you want to go big you'll need to take on the additional risks of increased overhead and liability.  Some common examples of more traditional business models that I've seen digital media in...