LNT Social Media Training

March is here and in full swing!

What are your social media goals for March?

Maybe finally getting around to updating your "look" or timeline picture on Facebook?

Creating a blog?

Learning how to schedule posts for your social media sites?

Connecting with others through online networking?

Getting more active on Twitter?

Whatever it is, LNT would love to help.

We're offering a $10 discount (new clients only) just for mentioning "I want to get social in March" so be sure to take advantage of that when booking a training session.

We offer one-on-one training sessions that are completely customized for YOUR business.

Also, we have expanded and offer group social media training sessions now for businesses.

For more information please email LNTSocialMedia@hotmail.com (minimum 5 attendees, I travel to you within the Tampa Bay area).

Hope you have a social week!

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Getting "Social" in February and Setting Goals!

Now that we're already starting February, it's time to get "social" with your business and start accomplishing the goals you set in January!

Start off with gathering your list of goals (if you haven't made one yet, no worries create one now-it's not too late) for 2013.

Now read each goal and think "how am I going to accomplish these goals?"

You need a game plan, as with anything.

Start out small and work your way up to the largest goal, or go in the opposite pattern up to you.

I like to write a list of GOALS rather then resolutions each January because then they seem more "approachable" and "do-able" to me!

More of a "to do" list but with a positive spin on it.

A few of my business goals this year are the following~

*Keep learning more about the ever-changing world of social media, so I can keep my clients up to date.

*Gain at least 5+ new clients each month.

*Complete at least one group seminar (if not more) every month and follow up with each person individually that attends...which I've done in the past but could do a better job at this year.

*Continue to grow my brand by also increasing my fans on ALL social media sites.

*Create a monthly e-newsletter and keep up with it (and make it interesting to my clients and business contacts).

Those are just a few of mine, how about yours?

Is social media on your list?

If so contact us at www.LNTSocialMediaTraining to see how we can help YOU achieve your goals for 2013!

Stay Social,

LNT

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy 2013!

Happy 2013 from LNT Social Media Training!

We're looking forward to helping your business grow through social media this next year :-)

*Thanks to Greene Image for the photo, check out their website here!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Happy Holidays from LNT!

Happy Holidays from LNT Social Media Training!

Looking to end the year with a Social Media boost for your business?

We're still booking sessions leading up to 2013 so be sure to contact us today for your one-on-one session.

Need help creating a Facebook page?

How about USING your Facebook page for business?

Not sure what Twitter is or how to manage it?

Need ideas for what to post on your LinkedIn account or creating a group page for your business?

Let LNT help!

We specialize in training for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Blogging from beginner to advanced users.

What we've been up to...

LNT Social Media Training presented the

"Business Basics of Social Media" at the Greater Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce 'Women Mean Business' event in November.

Lauren N. Tice of LNT Social Media Training

We enjoyed presenting and networking with a wonderful group of women and sharing new Social Media ideas for the businesses that attended.

If you are interested in booking LNT to speak at YOUR business event or meeting contact us to find out more!

Until next time,

Stay Social

~LNT

Monday, November 5, 2012

Social Media & YOUR Business: 5 Helpful Tips

Fall is in full swing and LNT Social Media Training has been keeping busy lately with lots of exciting new clients!

Today, we would like to share 5 helpful tips to kick start

Social Media for YOUR business...

1.) TIME!

Set aside time each week to focus ONLY on your Social Media accounts. This could be a simple fifteen minutes a day or once a week. Having a "scheduled" time set aside to manage your Social Media will give you the practice and patience to really take your online presence to the next level.

2.) INTERACT!

Communicating with your fans and followers is key to Social Media. Make sure you are tweeting, liking & supporting posts and updates from your fans and other businesses.

This can really help grow your Social Media and in turn have others interact with your business online.

3.) SCHEDULE!

Learn how to use the scheduling features on Facebook and other Social Media management tools such as Tweet Deck and Hoot Suite. These tools are amazing for managing sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Blogging sites also offer scheduling options, which is a great idea to manage posts. Such sites make having multiple Social Media sites much more manageable when you have a busy week ahead of you and not enough hours in the day.

4.) LEARN!

Take the time to learn about what is going on in the Social Media world. Set aside some time to do a little research on what works for other similar companies or ask for advice from mentors or business partners and friends. We had so much support when we first started out from other small business owners in our area and learned SO much by reaching out to others and supporting their businesses as well :-)

5.) DON'T GIVE UP!

There are always weeks that will be slower than others.

Weeks when you will only get a couple "likes" or followers and you might want to give up on Social Media...DON'T!

Your fan base will continue to grow if you put effort into your posts and updates. Remember to keep material interesting for others to keep coming back to YOUR business Social Media sites.

It won't always be easy, but once you get that FIRST customer or new contact from using FREE Social Media, you will see that hard work really does pay off.

We hope you enjoyed our tips and if you are looking to book a one-on-one training session with LNT Social Media Training check out our website by clicking here!

Monday, October 8, 2012

October Specials!

Check out all of our October specials at this link.

You won't want to miss out :-)

Hope everyone is having a great Fall so far!

~LNT

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Social Media {Networking}

Hi again~

Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day off and we're excited today to share some networking tips for Social Media!

Your Social Media Network is a very important tool that can be used to not only get NEW business and clients but manage and maintain current clients and contacts.

Networking through Social Media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others can help you in this process daily!

Here are a few tips we found helpful when networking through "Social Media"~

*Start with your own personal network and grow your contacts from it!

You can communicate with others you are already linked to and find out about networking groups and how to really become active in the community you already belong to.

This will lead to other networking opportunities, take the risk!

*Join FREE online networking groups and become ACTIVE.

This is so important especially for a new businesses(like us).

Joining a networking group and interacting with others could bring you not only new clients but friendships and mentors that can offer help and suggestions to you.

* Don't just limit yourself to ONE networking group.

Don't be afraid to put yourself out there and make sure your business has a presence you can grow on many Social Media networking sites.

We have found this very helpful when posting information we think that others might find interesting or want to pass along to their clients.

* It's not ALWAYS about the number!

As a new(er) business we had to really try to grow our Social Media presence and quickly.

We recently hit 100 "likes" on Facebook and over 100 followers on Twitter and we are continuing to try to grow those numbers daily.

The important thing to remember though is that you want to be able to manage and communicate with your "followers" and have them interested in what you are posting.

That's it for today!

If you are interested in learning more about how Social Media can benefit your business contact us today to help...

www.LNTSocialMediaTraining.com

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~LNT

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Social Media Management {Tips}

Hello!

After two much needed summer vacations we are now back and eager to help clients with their Social Media needs as we move into Fall.

Today we will be sharing some helpful suggestions for managing your existing Social Media networks and sites.

Here are a few TIPS we have found helpful for clients-

*Set aside a certain amount of time each day/week for Social Media, we suggest 15-30 minutes either at the end or start of your day!

* Use FREE Social Media Management sites such as www.HootSuite.com or www.TweetDeck.com, both are very helpful in managing ALL of your Social Media at once(and they offer scheduling for your posts, genius!).

*Ask for suggestions or insight from your fans and clients! Posting a survey on Social Media sites or just a mere tweet or status update can cause quite a buzz!

*Don't become overwhelmed, Social Media is a great way to grow your client base and enhance your business online, so use it to your advantage, but don't feel pressured into always posting, etc!

*Seek help if needed, don't know where to start on Facebook, Twitter or how to start a blog? Other business professionals are great resources and of course Social Media Training businesses like ourselves that offer one-on-one sessions for a low cost!

*Make it FUN, we say this a lot but it really is true. If you aren't having fun with Social Media, what is the point? It can only HELP your business so WHY NOT? :-)

Hope you enjoyed our Social Media Management tips and be sure to check our our website for new specials we're offering and our services!

www.LNTSocialMediaTraining.com

Friday, July 27, 2012

Is your business utilizing social media? It should be! {Guest Blogger}

Today we have a very exciting guest post from Adrian Brooks, she also has a passion for Social Media like we do and you can check out her blog with more posts by clicking here!

Many business’ are catching on that the use of social media can immediately boost their business and become the pinnacle marketing tool they need to reach the masses. Many of the big corporations are utilizing social media. However, it is the smaller businesses that have not joined the social media trend because they may not know where to begin or not grasp how beneficial it really could be. Though social media marketing is a relatively new idea and perceived as a younger generation niche, marketing through social media sites is only going to grow larger and become the only way to market. This being the very reason why it is important to educate business owners now on how to utilize social media for their company, before they fall too far behind the trend. Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and even the new-comer, Pinterest, can be the only marketing a business will ever need. Making it even easier, is how these sites now correlate with each other. Gone are the days of commercials and print marketing. Though they still exist and are used, they are considered ‘out of touch’ and a slower method within society. Social media has now dominated the marketing world and is on a fast-track to being the only way of reaching customers, in the quickest amount time. Technology and social media feed into the fast paced lifestyle that our society thrives on. We seek information and deals quickly which businesses on social media can deliver.

Business owners that do not understand the social media world and may not know where to even begin are seeking help from social media professionals and marketing organizations. Some businesses, large and small, have even begun hiring social media specialists’ positions as part of their Marketing/Public Relations department. Social media professionals can give business owners the education and building blocks they need to help market their business successfully. So business’ owners make sure you are utilizing social media and reaping the benefits that it can provide to you and your business!

By: Adrian Brooks

Thank you Adrian for sharing & remember if you need help taking YOUR business to the next level by using FREE Social Media, contact us today!

~LNT

Monday, July 16, 2012

Social Media Marketing: Do's & Don'ts

Do's and Don'ts of Social Media Marketing!

Do's

DO set up accounts on all the Social Media sites

DO attempt to become active on Social Media sites for your business benefit

DO ask for help when needed

DO take Social Media Marketing one step at a time

DO look at other businesses similar to yours and ask for advice

DO make an attempt to communicate with others on Social Media sites, you never know who could end up your customer OR even refer you to others :-)

Don'ts

DON'T be intimidated by Social Media, one step at a time!

DON'T over post on Social Media sites, less content is sometimes MORE.

DON'T be afraid to ask for help when navigating or setting up Social Media sites.

DON'T limit yourself to just one Social Media outlet, they are FREE!

DON'T give up if you don't see results, it takes take to establish a business on Social Media

That's it for today, hope you found our tips helpful :-)

**Check out our special valid until the end of July, $10 off ANY Social Media Training Services!

~LNT

Friday, June 29, 2012

Social Media Marketing {Benefits}

Today, we'll be sharing some of the benefits of Social Media Marketing!

—Connect with clients/potential clients.

—Post about news in your business.

—Share events and networking opportunities.

—Promote your business products/services.

—Gain more “branding” for your business.

—Communicate with customers and other businesses.

—And of course it’s FREE!

If your business needs helps with learning how to use Social Media contact us today at www.LNTSocialMediaTraining.com

~LNT

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Event {Networking}

Come out tonight to support Lady Ashley Designs at this great event!

*Effective immediately, Lady Ashley Designs has "Teamed-Up" with Anastacia's Floral Design located at 8826 N. 56th Street in Temple Terrace.
Join us on Thursday, June 21st from 5:30-7:00 PM at Shamrock's Ale House in the River Run Preserve Shopping Center at the corner of 78th Street and Temple Terrace Hwy. for our "Kick-off" Party. There will be light appetizers and drink specials.

Stop by for an opportunity to chat about our new venture*

LNT Social Media Training is donating a 1 hour Facebook Training Session ($50 value), see you there!

Friday, June 15, 2012

June Special!

Check out our June SPECIAL!

Facebook one-on-one training session only $30 (one hour) until end of June!

Appointments will be booking up quick so contact us today!

~LNT

Friday, June 1, 2012

Branding & Social Media

Today we'll be discussing "branding" and how you can help achieve a strong brand status among your Social Media sites.

You can use Social Media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all to build your brand.

What is your "brand" you might ask? Your brand is what consumers think of your business(or you!).

Think of McDonald's, we picture the yellow arches, insurance companies often have catchy tag lines that always remind you of them and cities often have interesting slogans to make an impact on you either the visitor or resident. We recently attended an awesome seminar on "Branding" and came away with so many amazing insights on what truly a "brand" is.

You want people to remember YOUR brand.

You can do this by doing a few things through your Social Media sites to achieve the branding desired.

Here are a couple tips I have learned over the past few months:

Make sure your logo, company colors, etc all match. This is the first thing a consumer sees representing your company(and yourself so wear your colors!!) so make it bold and make it something they will grow familiar with when they think of your business. Think of yourself as the brand and the main thing you are "selling" to others.
Use Social Media to interact with your customers/future customers. If you have a "mission statement" or any other tag line use it throughout your different sites to grow your branding and image.
ALWAYS be a good representative of your brand, whether you work for a company or own your own business, whenever at a business function be professional and through Social Media outlets such as blogging and Facebook/Twitter. Create a separate business account for more professional related contacts and a personal account for home life. This is just our suggestions that have worked for clients.
Remember: You want to be positive, trustworthy and someone YOU would want to do business with. If you don't believe in yourself why would someone else??

Hope you learned a little about branding today and contact LNT at LNTSocialMedia@hotmail.com if you need help setting up your Social Media sites to take your "branding" to the next level!

~LNT

Friday, May 25, 2012

Social Media {Blogging}

Hi there!

Hope everyone is gearing up for a fun Memorial Day weekend :-)

Today, we'll be talking about how to use Blogging to grow your business through Social Media.

I have found Blogging to be a very valuable(and free!) tool that can be setup through sites like www.blogger.com or www.wordpress.com to use yet another source of Social Media to connect with your customers(and future customers).