Toms Skyline Design » media networks http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com CMS, Web Design, SEO & Social Media Marketing Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:54:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Expand your social media exposure with social shopping networks http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-exposure-with-social-shopping-networks/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-exposure-with-social-shopping-networks/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:09:16 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=454 This is a follow up to my prior posts: Social Media Networks: Which ones for me?, Expand your social media vertical markets, Expand your social media reach with social bookmarking sites and Expand your social media exposure with recommendation engines.

In this post I am simply providing you with a small handful of Useful Social Shopping Networks that some of us could be utilizing and taking advantage of:

Social Shopping Networks

Note: Toms Skyline Design is not an affiliate of the above Social Shopping Networks, nor does their listing here necessarily constitute an endorsement of their content, policies, practices or effectiveness. They are listed for information purposes only. Hopefully, the information can be helpful and valuable to the readers of this blog.

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  • Horizontal Markets
  • Virtual Worlds
  • Photo Sharing & Video Sharing Networks
  • Mobile Networks

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]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-exposure-with-social-shopping-networks/feed/ 0 A hosting partner with a lot more … http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/a-hosting-partner-with-a-lot-more/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/a-hosting-partner-with-a-lot-more/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:57:28 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=444 Finding the right hosting partner makes all the difference in the world for me. In order to keep up with what is going on in my own world and beyond, engaging social media networks, tweeting, writing blog posts, staying current with technology, working on design and marketing projects and trying to eat, sleep and have some spare time (unsure what that is) the one thing I do not have time for is down time, due to server or hosting issues. One thing that impressed me about this host is that I called them about 11:00 pm to see how their support was; and to see if anyone actually picked up the phone … or how long they would make me wait. To my surprise, they picked up in less than two minutes and they spoke my language. I looked at the helpdesk support on their site; which is very helpful and comprehensive. I checked out their cPanel demo; which added tremendous value to the WIIFM factor. They give you $50 in Google AdWords credit, $25 in Yahoo credit, another $25 bonus credit, simple scripts, 24/7 responsive and superb support; plus a lot, lot more. Whether you already have a domain or need a domain, they can help you get set up quickly and easily. With the credits, it’s like getting your hosting for free. After I signed up someone called me to confirm my order and to thank me; plus, they didn’t try to sell me anything. A real nice touch. For $6.95 per month, free setup and no gimmicks … plus, if you don’t have a domain, you can get one for free … this is a pretty sweet deal. Check it out. You’ll be glad you did.

I am talking about this now, because, you may have noticed my site was down for a few hours today. I didn’t really want it to be down. However, the upside is that I am now working with a really great web hosting service that should make my life easier; so I can focus on positive activity rather than spending my time trying to troubleshoot server and support issues.

I transferred several domains over to my new hosting partner today; and for the most part, everything went off without a hitch. In fact, on one of my other domains I was able to quickly install and configure the newest release of Joomla in a matter of a few minutes. This would have taken me several hours with my former web hosting partner. The biggest issue I had with transferring this site was that my database import said it went okay, however, it missed chunks of data here and there. Also, I did not use shell access and ftp’d everything; which, normally is fine. However, I did discover that some files did not upload the first time around. So, this caused me a little grief. Fortunately, I have experienced that before and was able to recognize where the potential issue was at.

All said, I don’t think I lost more than three or four hours, with the transfers and setup. Now, with a great hosting partner, I can focus on design and marketing.

]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/a-hosting-partner-with-a-lot-more/feed/ 0 Expand your social media exposure with recommendation engines http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-exposure-with-recommendation-engines/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-exposure-with-recommendation-engines/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:55:09 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=434 This is a follow up to my prior posts: Social Media Networks: Which ones for me?, Expand your social media vertical markets and Expand your social media with social bookmarking sites.

In this post I am simply providing you with a small handful of Useful Recommendation Engines that you and I both, can and should be taking advantage of:

Recommendation Engines


Note: Toms Skyline Design is not an affiliate of the above recommendation engines, nor does their listing here necessarily constitute an endorsement of their content, policies, practices or effectiveness. They are listed for information purposes only. Hopefully, the information can be helpful and valuable to the readers of this blog.

Coming Soon:

More Market Expansion Listings for

  • Social Shopping Networks
  • Horizontal Markets
  • Virtual Worlds
  • Photo Sharing & Video Sharing Networks
  • Mobile Networks

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]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-exposure-with-recommendation-engines/feed/ 0 Expand your social media with social bookmarking sites http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-with-social-bookmarking-sites/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-with-social-bookmarking-sites/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:24:45 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=385 This is a follow up to my prior posts: Social Media Networks: Which ones for me? and Expand your social media vertical markets

In this post I am simply providing you with a small handful of Excellent Social Bookmarking Sites that you and I both, can and should check out:

Social Bookmarking Sites

Note: Toms Skyline Design is not an affiliate of the above social bookmarking sites, nor does their listing here necessarily constitute an endorsement of their content, policies, practices or effectiveness. They are listed for information purposes only. Hopefully, the information can be helpful and valuable to the readers of this blog.

Coming Soon:

More Market Expansion Listings for

  • Recommendation Engines
  • Social Shopping Networks
  • Horizontal Markets
  • Virtual Worlds
  • Photo Sharing & Video Sharing Networks
  • Mobile Networks

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]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-with-social-bookmarking-sites/feed/ 0 Expand your social media vertical markets http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-vertical-markets/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-vertical-markets/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:29:09 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=369 This is a follow up to my prior post: Social Media Networks: Which ones for me?

In that prior post I mention engaging or employing vertical markets, social bookmarking sites, recommendation engines, social shopping networks, horizontal markets, virtual worlds, photo sharing and video sharing networks, mobile networks and if appropriate, international networks. Below, are a few different examples from each of these different categories of social networks.

Vertical Markets

Note: Toms Skyline Design is not an affiliate of the above vertical markets, nor does their listing here constitute an endorsement of their content, policies, practices or effectiveness. They are listed for information purposes only. Hopefully, the information can be helpful and valuable to the readers of this blog.

Coming Soon:

More Market Expansion Listings for

  • Social Bookmarking Sites
  • Recommendation Engines
  • Social Shopping Networks
  • Horizontal Markets
  • Virtual Worlds
  • Photo Sharing & Video Sharing Networks
  • Mobile Networks

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]]> http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/expand-your-social-media-vertical-markets/feed/ 0 Social Media Networks: Which Ones For Me? http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/social-media-networks-which-ones-for-me/ http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/2009/06/social-media-networks-which-ones-for-me/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:16:59 +0000 skyline http://www.tomsskylinedesign.com/?p=366 Looking for a place to expand your social media network reach?

There are numerous social networks where your message(s) can be seen. Visibility is important; however, you want to be visible in the right marketplace. Rather than spending time blasting your message and ads to the wrong market, or to thousands of others whom you are competing with, try to locate social networks appropriate to your target audience. This methodology employs the same tactics as keyword usage and SEO/SEM. Broad based keywords will have the effect of generating more traffic than narrowly based keywords. However, narrowly defined keywords will generate higher conversion rates. Being more specific and less generalized in your targeting is an important factor to consider when preparing and delivering your message.

Types of Networks

In addition to the well-known multi-purpose networks like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter; depending on your product, service or niche, consider employing vertical markets, social bookmarking sites, recommendation engines, social shopping networks, horizontal markets, virtual worlds, photo sharing and video sharing networks, mobile networks and if appropriate, international networks.

Of the more hotly discussed social media networks, Twitter is so hot now due in part to the fact that it transcends the multi-purpose market and encompasses the mobile empowered network. Even though the majority of the social network options do not share this empowerment, they can nonetheless, be valuable to your campaign(s).

To keep this post short, I will list some of the many other social network options in a soon to follow post. Go ahead and subscribe to this blog so you do not miss out on valuable information and important news.

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