Google Plus Communities : Get Social : Where to Find Social Media Advice, Tips and Tricks

Are you active in a Google Plus community? It's true there is a bazillion or more to choose from and narrowing down your choice is daunting. If you are looking share your social media marketing experience and/or find advice, tips, and tricks to navigate your way through the social media world, join the Get Social G+ Community. Close to 6 million members.


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The content shared below is one of my posts contributed to the community.

Pinterest has a board arranging feature. I have several boards (over 50) and I've been trying to arrange them. I just tried a Pinterest feature that lets you arrange your boards: Alphabetical, Newest to Oldest, Oldest to Newest OR you can manually Drag and Drop your boards wherever! I may rearrange them again but for now, I think putting them in alpha order is best for visitors. I can see the boards in alpha order. What I want to know is: Q1: How does a visitor to my Pinterest profile see them? Can you look at my Pinterest boards and tell me if you see them arranged in alphabetical order? Q2: Is that feature available to allow a visitor to rearrange my boards the way they would like to see them? From New to Old, in Alpha Order, etc. ~ https://www.pinterest.com/cmoneyspinner/boards/

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The Bing Bing BUY Button | Writedge (Tips for the Home Biz Entrepreneur)

This blog post supplies a summary update to my article The Bing Bing BUY Button | Writedge which was published July 2015.  The update is a contrast and comparison to my Pinterest experience.

Although The Bing Bing site has a lot of good features, it falls way behind Pinterest in search engine ranking. Pinterest has introduced “RichPins” (same as The Bing Bing Buy button), they allow users to convert personal accounts to business accounts, and account holders can also “Promote Pins”.  For this reason, as a home biz entrepreneur, most of my social media marketing efforts are devoted to maintaining my Pinterest profile. 

Create Web Page with Netboard.me | Writedge is a related or similar article published March 2015 about another site which was presented as a Pinterest alternative.  Though the features of Netboard are different from The Bing Bing, the above update results in me making the same decision to choose Pinterest.

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Pinterest: A Look Back and Now! (2012 - 2015)

Back in 2012 this was the latest news concerning the new kid on the block, i.e. Pinterest.

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How Pinterest Uses Your Content Without Violating Copyright Laws | readwrite.com (2012)

• Pinterest, the increasingly popular pinboarding social network, is able to present a visually arresting interface in large part by using copyrighted images pinned by users. "It's a huge concern for creative bloggers," said Amy Anderson, who blogs on the arts and crafts site Crafter Minds. "I don't think Pinterest does anything to help protect copyright besides removing content when people ask."

• Does Pinterest belong in business? (iowabiz.com)

• How to Use Pinterest for Business (shinesquad.me)

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Glad to have saved these historical markers. It's 2015 and Pinterest has made its way to becoming a recognized reliable social media "facilitator".  Their success is phenomenal.  Keeping up with their business affairs because several months back, they invited me to create a free business account.  That was a gracious and generous offer to a struggling home business entrepreneur.  Even though this company has hit the "big time" (as Peter Gabriel would say), they still extended a helping hand  to "the little people" (like me).  With a current net worth of $3.8 billion, they have plans to continue moving forward.   Here is what they were up to in 2015:

Pinterest Bans Affiliate Links

Pinterest Plans to Offer the 'Buy' Button

How Pinterest Plans to Spends Its New Millions

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Appraisal as a Sincere Form of Flattery

You've worked hard. Really hard. NO. Really really really hard!

You know what it's worth to you? But how much is it worth to someone else?

Would you like to know the monetary value of your website or blog?

Click here: http://www.urlappraisal.net/

What's that? Did I appraise my sites?
NO. But another fellow entrepreneur appraised his and I was impressed.  It gave me hope! Got me making plans!!

So I'm passing along this business tip. If you're a home business entrepreneur like me, perhaps an honest assessment of the value of your work will encourage you to continue to press forward and pursue your financial goals. One of these days you might hear that lovely sound. KA-CHING!!!

** Originally published on TreasurePen.com | Thursday, July 17, 2014