How To Create Engaging Social Media Posts During Slow Days


It’s a fact – social media marketers do have their slow days. Perhaps people are on vacation or resources are being pulled for another project and there is not much organic content coming through the marketing pipeline to post for the week.  As social media gurus, we know that there should always be something to contribute, and we want to provide content that is respectable, fresh, and relates to the business we are posting for. However, regardless if we are managing social media for a company or posting for our own business we may still experience the occasional slow day. During a recent gathering with other contributors, I was asked how to create unique content for a company when you don’t necessarily know everything that is going on internally from day to day. I believe that this is where some of our skills as marketers are tested. Instead of offering a checklist of ideas (we see a lot of those), I’m going to provide a solid framework towards crafting your own ideas and creating great content on a slow day, even if you initially have very little to work with.

3 Reasons It’s Time To Outsource IT Support To A Managed Services Provider


Supporting your IT in-house can be expensive, aggravating, and time-consuming. It’s challenging and costly for small businesses to maintain an IT department and stay current with the latest technology. Companies are seeing IT expenses continually increasing on a month to month basis, and training staff to perform IT tasks takes time away from focusing on work that generates revenue. As a result, growing businesses are beginning to take advantage of outsourcing their IT support to a managed services provider.

Want The Best Social Media Engagement? Don’t Buy Likes, Fans, Or Followers


Let’s face it: It seems simple. It seems tempting. Everyone else is probably doing it, right?

There are many articles that describe the best social media engagement techniques, but buying followers is not one of them. Paid followers on Twitter or likes on Facebook may seem attractive as it is meant to give viewers the impression that your business is popular. There is a belief that having high amounts of likes and follows on social media websites will give your business additional credibility. The truth is that there are side effects of these services that may work against you in the long run.

PC Repair vs. Managed Service Provider


What is the difference of having a PC repair man versus partnering with a managed service provider? As a Managed Services provider, a lot customers have approached us with this same question. We thought we’d provide some insight into this excellent question and help people understand what the differences are between a one man PC repair person and a managed service provider.