This piece was produced to help promote the new website being developed by Yurrow at Yurrow.com. The animation uses 3 scenarios to illustrate the uses of the site and it’s benefits. The piece was produced and animated by Jason R. Coleman. The art was provided by Charlie Wetherington. If you would like more info about this project or if you are in need of creative for your next creative advertising or marketing project, please contact Extreme Measures Creative at info@extrememeasurescreative.com.
I recently had an issue with a new Facebook page. I created a new page to have for interacting with friends who may have interest in Melaleuca and its benefits for your home and home business. I have a website that deals with this, but if you’re not on Facebook, you’re missing out on so many social possibilities that it could hurt your business. After I created the page, Facebook asked me to invite friends to get the page started. One of the ways to do this was by importing an email address list. I had a good email address list from Gmail and decided to import it and invite folks on that list. That’s exactly what I did. In doing so, I come to find out later through friends who are on that list that some of them received that invite in their email anywhere from 6 to 12 times! That’s enough to make anybody not want to “like” my new page wouldn’t you think. I know if I received a bunch of emails like that, I’d certainly not follow through even if it was a friend. Alas, I picked up no new “likes” on the page from that email invite process. Gotta love it when a friendly process actually shoots you in the foot.
Anyway, after sorting through “known bug issues” on Facebook’s site and noodling through all the time-wasting topics that didn’t apply, I finally found an area where you can report Facebook bugs. You can go here and report your specific bug. Of course Facebook basically says in it’s disclaimer that they don’t get to answer all email and it’s likely they’ll never do anything about it, but at least you have done your part in reporting the issue as it is. Now I’m not one of those people who feels like I have a right to use Facebook and they have to provide me with everything I want. If you use a service like this, you should expect errors and issues like any other piece of software. So, if you are one of those people, get off your high horse and thank Facebook for helping you find all your old high school classmates.
Hey folks,
I’m signed up with a company called Thumbtack that provides a quality referral service free for businesses.
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They help you regularly post to Craigslist as well if you have filled in your profile with their network. You are regularly contacted via email for other ways to boost your visibility with their service. If anything else, it’s worth a try to get another part of your marketing spiderweb out there attracting business.
If you are a user of Mac mail then you know very well it’s limitations out of the box. Luckily there are a lot of folks who find work-arounds for issues that should be in the program already. One of those is how the program handles inserting a link into an email message. Mac Mail’s way is cumbersome and really just a pain if you put links in emails frequently. I’ve found a great tutorial at Macsparky.com that explains how to create a work around that will allow you to enter a link with keyboard shortcuts. Have a look here and make sure to thank this guy.
Leave a comment or just let me know if this worked for you.
Hey Everyone,
Have you noticed your business email traffic lately? Notice the etiquette involved and the procedural tasks we all take slightly for granted?
Let’s not take them for granted anymore. Let’s talk about follow-up email traffic. For example, if you have a project you are working on that requires several people to be notified, and the project goes on for a period of time, then I’m sure you’ve seen the accidental “reply-to-alls” about something personal by accident or the replying to a previous string using an old email. Well here’s how to eliminate that confusion when sorting through your mass of emails (if you’re like me).
The infamous SUBJECT LINE!
Typically when sending an email, a subject line describing the contents of your email is entered. This helps everyone involved and the receivers of your email who view their mail in a preview pane determine whether or not to open this email and if it is important. If the subject line is not entered or does not reflect the content of the email, it wastes time and energy, not to mention annoying your recipients.
So fix that problem. Whenever you send an email, always enter a subject line that is appropriate. For example if it’s an email about a quote on a creative job, put something like “Quote for Package Cover Design.” All recipients are warned what the content of that email is. If it is important to them, then they are more likely to open the email. In business communications, it is never appropriate to leave a subject line blank.
Say you’ve been working on a project for a while and many emails have passed back and forth. Have you noticed that upon a reply, you see “RE: Quote for Package Cover Design.” The “RE” is important and keeps an email string going on a particular topic within your email client. If the subject line gets changed unnecessarily, then that project string gets jacked up and is less compact and means you have to search for all the emails on a particular project. Not productive. If the email is a follow up to that project, leave the subject line alone.
On the other hand, you’ve all seen the email that follows later on that string that says “RE: Quote for Package cover design.” and the content in the email is for an entirely different project that should be on an entirely different subject line string. This is indicative of someone who dug up an old email just to get the email address of the person they were contacting and didn’t take the time to start a new string with a new subject line.
When digging up old emails, make sure to change the subject line and ensure you are sending it to the correct people.
The subject line of emails is a great way of tracking communications on projects and many more uses. Don’t abuse the subject line and you will save time and productivity.
Please feel free to leave your comments or your email nightmares in the comments below. as always, if you have something you want information about, I’ll be glad to do the research and let you know what I find.
Hey folks, if you’ve ever wondered how to see how many apps have access to your basic information or more, I’m going to show you how to see those apps and get rid of them if necessary. This is also my first image-laden tutorial so if you like it, let me know and I’ll see what I can do to post more in the future. Let’s face it, most folks who are web savvy are on Facebook these days and if you are new to it and don’t know the inner workings, it can be a daunting task.
Let’s get started checking on those apps! You may want to remove some that you are no longer using or check on the access they have to your information=”potentially spooky.”
First you have to be running the updated Facebook profile otherwise you won’t see what I’m showing you. Now, at the top right of the page, click on “Account,” then “Privacy Settings.”
Then from there look towards the bottom of the page on the left and click on “Edit Your Settings.”
Once you do that, you should see a list of all the apps you are using…Eye opening huh. I bet you forgot about at least one of them. Click “edit settings” to see them all.
After that you will have the option to delete an app or view it’s settings. Use the “remove” X to remove the app or click “edit settings” to see more about the apps access to your information.
If you choose “edit settings” you’ll see information about that app and you can use that information to determine whether or not you’d like to keep it.
Well, that’s it…my first image-based tutorial. Remember, if you like it to post a reply or send me an email.
Happy Facebooking!
I just used a service called Meetup to get together with a group that is covering everything that is basic and hopefully soon advanced issues as well. If you’d like to know more about WordPress and are in the Nashville area, check out WPNashville.com. As I understand it, as we go through several meetings, the site will evolve with users input and knowledge.
If you are someone who wishes to know how to use WordPress for your business or have a WordPress site that you have issues with or just need updates, please feel free to email me. I’d be glad to help you out.
I’m sure you’ve all heard of Groupon by now. They are the fastest growing company ever and have just refused a buyout by Google for something like 6 Billion dollars (imagine evil laugh) according to Bloomberg News.
The Customer advantage is making a move on a similar business plan and will include local businesses in rural areas as well. Now everyone can enjoy deep discounts. Please take the time to check out The Customer Advantage. It’s free and there is no risk. I did it and am looking forward to being on the edge of a new discount wave.
Hey Folks,
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Facebook has been making a few changes this year. One of them is to eventually automatically pick up employers on your profile. Unfortunately right now, that’s not happening and until they fix it most employer listings go to a blank page. Check out these two articles for help in setting the employer issue straight. They worked for me and should work for you.
http://jonochs.com/how-to-fix-your-employer-links-in-facebook/
http://boomreactive.com/archives/80
As always, feel free to let me know what other issues you may be having with Facebook and I’ll get you an answer! Happy Facebooking!
He folks, did you here that recently several states have required that manufacturers remove the phosphates from their cleaning products. It’s resulted in dirtier dishes and some people have actually thought their dishwashers were no longer working. See these complaints. Did you know that there is a green alternative that actually does get dishes clean? That’s right there is. It’s from Melaleuca and it’s called Diamond Brite.
Green Cleaner
If you’d like to get a green product for your home along with many others, let me know. I can help you go green the easy way