Cindy Ratzlaff

The question I’m asked most often is, “How did you grow your Twitter account to more than 18,000 followers?”  So here’s my list of what I do every day to create a follow-worthy Twitter account. Consistency, frequency, specificity, lika... CONTINUE READING

Twitter Supercharged Twitter has rolled out a new featured called “Who to Follow,” that has the potential to supercharge your efforts to build an influential and interested following. Take a look at the right side of your Twitter homepage and you&#... CONTINUE READING

My interview on using social media in the marketing and branding strategies for small businesses, large corporations and even for individual entrepreneurs will be broadcast on a show called Tempo with Susan Kennedy on PBS 39, WLVT-TV will air at 7:30pm on Frid... CONTINUE READING

Everybody Wins! USA National Executive Director Rich Greif Everybody Wins! USA is a national literacy and mentoring non-profit organization whose use of social media to spread their message has been very impressive.  Non-profits, like small businesses, author... CONTINUE READING

Camilla Kitty Painting Camilla d’Errico is a popular lowbrow painter with a burgeoning career in comics as well.  Camilla first launched her website in 2005, complete with a small online store.  She was going to a few conventions every year to meet fan... CONTINUE READING

If you are struggling to nail down your keywords and floundering to solidify your core brand message, there is a free brand development tool available to you right now.  The tool polls millions of users and aggregates a succinct list of key words and phrases ... CONTINUE READING

Each individual post on Twitter has a unique URL. You can find it by mousing over the date and time stamp on the lower left hand corner of a tweet. These are Google indexed and therefore every tweet you post is read by Google as fresh, unique content and ele... CONTINUE READING

Building brand loyal consumers means engaging with and listening to those fans and followers who have invested their time in you. CONTINUE READING

Using timesaving social media tips, applications and programs will free you from spending too much time marketing and too little time creating. CONTINUE READING

Creating a cross platform marketing strategy will increase your brand visibility and save you money. CONTINUE READING