Cindy Ratzlaff

The difference between a hobby and a business is that your business needs to generate income through sales. Social media creates opportunities to fast track the income creation portion of your business plan. CONTINUE READING

by Cindy Ratzlaff By now everyone is going through the 5 stages of grief over the loss of default landing tabs as the fact that all Facebook fan pages will convert to the new Facebook Timeline for Pages Design on March 30, 2012 sinks in. Questions about the co... CONTINUE READING

Facebook is launching a new suite of premium ad modules featuring more interactivity, more rich media such as video and the ability to create Page Post Stories that don't have to run on the brand wall first. CONTINUE READING

UPublishU, a new educational day hosted by BookExpo America will feature a keynote presentation on June 3rd in New York City by Brand New Brand You President, Cindy Ratzlaff entitled "Do This, Not That: The Social Media Roadmap for Authors." CONTINUE READING

Infographics are the new viral video. Putting facts into a visual format is the latest way to promote your brand as a trusted resource. Check out the Wix.com infographic as an example. CONTINUE READING

Moll Anderson, designer and lifestyle expert, talks to Cindy Ratzlaff about personal branding, marketing messages, guest blogging and expanding her business. CONTINUE READING

This is the second in a series about the Facebook analytics tools called insights.  In my first article, we examined the “Talking About This” number.  Here well be discussing “Engaged Users.” Large companies pay consulting firms big b... CONTINUE READING

Cindy Ratzlaff explains the Facebook Insight "Talking About This." The rise and fall of your fan page "Talking About This" number indicates the level of engagement your current fans have with you page and posts. CONTINUE READING

Cindy Ratzlaff offers small business owners and entrepreneurs a simplified beginners guide to using social media to create a digital footprint for themselves and their business. CONTINUE READING

Cindy Ratzlaff test drives the new news curator site XYDO. CONTINUE READING