Posts by Ray Hiltz
What To Do On Google Plus While Waiting For Friends To Show Up
101 month ago
by Ray Hiltz
in Google Plus
The number one reason that people give for not using Google+ is that no one is on it - well, no one that they know. Here's a list of topics that can be found on Google+ while you wait for your friends to arrive. Think of it as a waiting room with a table full of magazines, only current.
Google Plus: Sharing My Interests
21 month ago
by Ray Hiltz
in Google Plus
Although I’m a Google+ enthusiast, my mind is open. I know the platform isn’t perfect; that it’s birth might have been premature and its mission to control the universe could be considered a tad overreaching.
Is Your Cat Your Collaborator?
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Ever find yourself bouncing ideas off your cat?
One of the things I miss most about being independently employed is the regular interaction with fellow workers.
Are Entrepreneurs Getting Social Media All Wrong?
42 months ago
by Ray Hiltz
in social media
This post is a response to an article I read recently: Guy Kawasaki Explains How Entrepreneurs Are Getting Social Media All Wrong
I follow Guy Kawasaki on many platforms. However, being a social media mentor doesn’t make him infallible.
Be Aware of the Googleman!
02 months ago
by Ray Hiltz
in Google Plus
Google has consolidated some 60 privacy policies for different services into a single policy that governs how the company employs user data.
This has caused "panda-monium" over the internet.
How to Keep Your Hotel Social Before, During and After the Stay
02 months ago
Although this post is written with Hotels in mind, it relates to anyone who does business with people. Some hotels have broken from the pack and are leading the way because they understand that to succeed, you have to exceed expectations.
Turn That Frown Upside Down
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You can call me a rainbow loving unicorn if you want, but the very core of social media success is person to person engagement, not marketing.
I prefer to be lead than pushed. I’m motivated by wanting to please rather than having to please.
Ranking with Google Plus
23 months ago
by Ray Hiltz
in Google Plus
Everyone who has a business, whether they’re self-employed or run a chain of restaurants, wants to be found.
That is unless their business involves the cultivation of a certain herb or the laundering of items other than laundry.
Who doesn't want to rank on top of that Google search results page?
How Do You Use Social Media?
53 months ago
by Ray Hiltz
in social media
A look at the top four social media platforms I use and how I use them in regards to platform, audience, frequency, and reason.
What Digital Ghost Will You Leave Behind?
43 months ago
by Ray Hiltz
in social media
Once captured on any medium, we all become ghosts.
And if someone wants to see our ghosts – who they going to call?
The new GhostBusters - Search engines!