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5 Must-Have Apps for the Traveling Entreprenewbie

As I flew to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from my midwest home, I looked at my phone very sadly as I realized I had not prepared any entertaining apps for myself that did not require the network in some way. Well, not counting Angry Birds and Flight Control… but I can only [...]

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Taking Advantage of Foursquare’s Win over Facebook Places

This week, Facebook announced that they’re going to be phasing out Facebook Places, a location-based service (LBS) allowing you to use the Facebook app to check-in to local places of businesses and alert your friends with a post to your profile. Although the feature will probably still be incorporated in status updates, this is a [...]

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Are You Monitoring Your Yelp Reviews?

It’s no secret that most businesses are hesitant about being present in the online space for one very big reason: immediate and uncensored feedback. No matter how nice 90% of the reviews might be about your business, the other 10% make you want to avoid the internet completely. It’s a natural reaction when you love [...]

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5 Steps To Get Your Business “Into Social Media”

I want to get my business into social media, but I don’t know where to start! If only I had a dollar for every time… Between 30-50% of proving that your company is serious about marketing with social media is taking those first simple steps.  Let me break it down for you so you don’t [...]

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