by Melissa Ward | Aug 5, 2011 | Social Media Markeing
Imagine how wonderful it would feel to receive a random thank you just for participating in the community. Here’s your homework starting next week: Make note of status updates throughout the week that resonate with you. Maybe it’s a cool quote, a new...
by Melissa Ward | May 16, 2011 | Business Development, Social Media Markeing
Let’s face it, when it comes to going “viral” there are few tools that out pace social media. The exact tools may differ, but with passion behind the project, goals outlined and a good strategy, social media can increase awareness and fund raising....
by Melissa Ward | Apr 12, 2011 | Social Media Markeing
The telephone has become such a common fixture in our society that we use it without giving it a second thought. Be honest, have you ever said yourself, “I have no time to use the phone.”? Email has become a similar commonality in our everyday lives. Whether we...
by Melissa Ward | Mar 8, 2011 | Website Design
I am not new to WordPress. I have been building client sites on the WordPress platform for a number of years. Yet, every so often something surprises me. I have a client who uses the Featured Content Gallery on three sites. To use the plug in, you need to use...
by Melissa Ward | Mar 7, 2011 | Web Hosting, Website Design
When ever I move a client’s site to our hosting servers, I get myself all worked up. Static sites are not too complex, copy down to local computer and upload to new servers. Database driven sites, like WordPress, always make me a little paranoid. Wordpress...
by Melissa Ward | Dec 31, 2010 | Marketing, Social Media Markeing
As we close the door on 2010 and open to 2011, I have a thought I’d like to share… There are still a lot of people doing it wrong. Image by fredcavazza via Flickr They are using social media as a platform to yell, blast and spam out their goods and...
by Melissa Ward | Dec 10, 2010 | Business Development, Marketing, Social Media Markeing
The big take aways: Transparency Relevance / Ask your audience how they want to receive information Brevity / Learn to write Top of mind Sponsored in part by NewWard Development, LLC. Visit the Social Media Club of Tech Valley to learn more or visit us on Facebook!...
by Melissa Ward | Dec 9, 2010 | Marketing, Social Media Markeing
Help a girl out… will ya? I don’t mind those Facebook emails that get sent out to 25 people. What I do mind is the “Reply All’s” I get in return. I don’t need to see everyone’s responses (I don’t want to either). So...