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Best of the Week in Social Media Vol. 4

Tracy Ready — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:47 +0000

I enjoy finding “the good stuff” online. With each post in this series, I am showcasing five articles from bloggers that I find to be insightful and uplifting in the social media sphere. I hope you enjoy these selections.

What does your word cloud say about you? Freelancer Fun with Wordle

Tracy Ready — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:52:00 +0000

It was fun creating this image for our Facebook page using Wordle:

Word cloud for The Social Freelancer Blog via Wordle

What would yours say?

Why did I do that?

Best of the Week in Social Media Vol. 3

Tracy Ready — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:52:23 +0000

I enjoy finding “the good stuff” online. With each post in this series, I am showcasing five articles from bloggers that I find to be insightful, uplifting and informative in the social media sphere. I hope you enjoy these selections.

Why You Should Schedule Tweets AND Engage. Yes. It Matters.

Tracy Ready — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:57:32 +0000

A myth: “Scheduling posts to Twitter is impersonal, everyone hates it.”
A truth: “It is important to engage with your followers, interact with them on Twitter so that they know you are a real person, not a “bot”"

Desire and Discipline: The Not So Simple Keys to Success

Tracy Ready — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:21:21 +0000

Desire is KEY. If you don’t have a true desire to create something of value or learn a new skill, chances are you won’t do the work necessary to “make it happen”. You know how it goes, you get excited about an idea and “toy” with it, get bored, then move on to something else. It’s an infatuation as compared to “true love”.

You are What You DO, Not What You Say

Tracy Ready — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:58:59 +0000

I did a lot of needless yapping before realizing this simple truth: People don’t pay much attention to what you say, all that matters is What You DO.

Lauren's Flowers, Photo by Tracy Ready

Best of the Week in Social Media: Vol. 2

Tracy Ready — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:37:10 +0000

Best of the Week in Social Media: Vol. 1

Tracy Ready — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:58:00 +0000

I enjoy finding “the good stuff” online. This week I am showcasing five posts from some of my favorite bloggers that are insightful, uplifting and informative in the social media sphere. I hope you enjoy these selections.

Your CD is “not my cup of tea.” That’s OK! Indie Music Insight

Tracy Ready — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:33:41 +0000

Recently, a blues “purist” who I like and respect said (apologetically) about our debut CD release “Prosperity Street”:
“It’s just not my cup of tea.”

Great! It’s honest, and that’s cool.
Creative projects such as music, painting, film, photography, sculpture, etcetera are best, in my opinion, when they are true to themselves. That’s all I tried to do with the record and feel its an accurate representation, musically, of who I am.

Four Tips for Surviving Social Media

Tracy Ready — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:24 +0000

What to do with Social Media? Be careful, but have fun… Here are four quick tips for surviving social media, hope you find it helpful.

1. Use common sense. Simple. Don’t put your home address anywhere on your websites, blogs, profiles, anywhere. I keep a business mailing address that is posted on my sites, but it’s no one’s business where I live.