Don’t panic. We spend hours at the drawing board, literally, crafting and creating our product. It doesn’t matter if your product is one that you hold or a service there was still countless hours put into the design. Now, couple that with all of the time spent thinking about ways to get the word out about your product and what it does. You may have envisioned commercials where your product is used and...

Dear Moxie Maven I keep getting requests from people I know to join networks that I have never heard of in the past. How many of things do I have to belong to anyway? At this rate I would doing far more joining than I ever would participating. Filling Up Time Dear Filling Up Time, I know that I have really only focused a few select social media sites up to this point, but I can tell you there are thousands...

Dear Moxie Maven Alright, I have been hearing a lot about Twitter, and to my understanding Twitter is about talking to people from all over the world. So how is that supposed to help my store that is here local to Grand Junction? I just don’t see the connection. Always Buy Local Dear Always Buy Local, A funny thing happened in my own Twitter experience that my actually help you understand how it can help...

Dear Moxie Maven So, here’s my question – do you every sleep? I think adding social media to marketing sounds like a great idea, but I really seem to have only a small amount of time to learn about what I need to do. That’s even before I start to blog, post links, or share photos. Besides, I guess I still am missing why all the above has anything to do with promoting my business, can you help me connect...

Season of sharing, we are now entering into a season of thanks and sharing. Do you want to share your profits, your profits, your space for advertising? Change your thinking of what sharing is in business as The Moxie Maven gives you ideas of what small businesses can do to share and increase their presence.

Dear Moxie Maven Last week you talked about blogging. That’s great and all, but I’m not a writer. I just don’t know what to write about, so how would a blog do me any good for my business? Blogless Dear Blogless, I would have to say that writing is the top concern of most business professionals that I consult with. These business owners suffer from one of two problems: One: The business owner...

Dear Moxie Maven Is blogging part of social media? I have listened to your blog talk radio program and you mentioned that everyone in business should have a blog. I don’t even know the first step to take in getting one. Can you help me? Help Me Blog Dear Help Me Blog, Let me start by answering your first question with a resounding, yes! Blogging is an integral part of social media. A blog is simply two...

Dear Moxie Maven I have a silly question; I have all these strange people following me on Twitter. I must say some of them are not even remotely family friendly, let alone business friendly. Is there any way that I can stop them from following me? Seriously Scared Dear Seriously Scared, Before I get started, I want to let you know that I use Twitter for marketing purposes. Marketing has always been about...

Dear Moxie Maven OK, I now have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, how do I make the best use of my time? There just comes a point when there are too many statuses to updated, Tweets to make, and I have a business to run. I’d love to get involved, but really I have tons of other things I need to be spending my time on. Time Crunched Dear Time Crunched, Each and every day as a business owner I make...

Dear Moxie Maven Do you remember that Twitter dictionary you were talking about in the last article? Where would I find one of those? I am really trying to understand what is going on and I have to be honest it really comes down to understanding the lingo for me. Interpreter Needed Dear Interpreter Needed, Honestly, your question is probably one of the most common questions. The language of Twitter is usually...