How To Link Your Facebook Page To Your Twitter Account

This quick tutorial will show you how to link your Facebook Page posts to your Twitter feed. This way every time you post on your Facebook Page you will automatically tweet it from your Twitter account. This really helps you to be more active in your social network without having to do double the work!

Make sure that you are currently logged into both Facebook and the Twitter account that you want your page posts to show up on.

Step 1: Go to http://www.facebook.com/twitter and you will see that your profile page is first in the list. Under it you should see the following with a list of your pages:

Step 2: Choose the page you want to link to your Twitter account and click the Link To Twitter Button.

Step 3: You will be transported to the App Authorization page on Twitter. Authorize the app on Twitter.

That is it! Now, every time you post on your Facebook page you will automatically send a tweet with a link to your Facebook post. It really is that simple! Now you have doubled your social networking efforts. Enjoy!

BTW- I am still working on getting the new blog and website up and running. I will be announcing the date soon. I have already moved my Etsy shop to http://CraftKraken.etsy.com and have a couple of my eBooks up with more on the way. Check it out and favorite the shop!

Post Your Etsy Listings To Twitter Automatically!

I've been talking about social networking and how to automate it to make best use of your time. I recently started using HootSuite to help automate and schedule posting to my social networks. They offer a free version that is plenty robust enough for most of us Etsy users.

The free version allows you to link up to five different social profiles including Twitter and Facebook! It also provides some basic analytics so you can keep track of your progress. It also allows you to auto-schedule your posts via an online dashboard. The different paid versions of HootSuit expand what you can do but for most of us the free version is plenty good.

I have been using it for a few months now and it sure makes my life much easier. It also helps me to make a much better effort of being engaging. The rule of thumb on engaging is 10 to 15 nonbusiness posts for every one business or marketing post. Being able to actually see the number of posts listed helps to make this easier. One of the really great auto-scheduling perks is that it sets your posts up to go live at peak times for the network you are using. No more guesswork on when to post!

Alright, that's all for today. Go and check out HootSuite and see if it can help you.

How To Gain Followers On Social Networks And Keep Them!

Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ and others are the 'Word of Mouth' of the new millennium. To be successful you need to learn how to gain followers and keep them. They will be the bread and butter of being successful.

I have written many articles on how to start your Twitter account, your Facebook page and Pinterest along with others. That is the very first step to creating a useful and meaningful social network. They can't come to you if you are not there. Even Etsy itself is based on social connections. Favoriting, Following and Sharing is at the core foundation on how Etsy works and has become so very successful!

Over the next few days I will be writing about how to gain and keep followers in your social networks.  I am always open to questions and comments so let me know where you'd like the conversation to go. If you do not already have the social networks I have mentioned above started, search my blog for instructions on how to get them.

Social Networking For Etsy Shop Owners

How do you build your social network as a business? It really is pretty simple, be human. As an Etsy shop owner you probably have a personal Facebook profile and a Facebook Page for your Etsy shop. You probably have a personal Twitter and a Twitter for your Etsy shop. You may even have a personal Pinterest and a Pinterest for your Etsy shop.

I have doubles of everything when it comes to social networks, some things I even have triple or quadruples! How do I manage all of these social network profiles? The short answer i automation! That and I spend a lot of time linking my social networks to one another.

Over the next few weeks I will be talking about how to build your social networks. I will show you how to link your social networks together and how to use free tools to automate your social networks. I hope you will join in discussions that might help to answer a few questions.

For today I would like you to make a list of what social networks you use. Post them here in the comments section. Don't post any links to your networks just a list of which ones you use.

Share Your Etsy Shop With Everyone

It is once again time to share your Etsy Shop, Your Facebook Page, Your Twitter Account and/or your Pinterest Account! I love growing my social networks! Every time I get a new follower/subscriber/reader it makes me happy! It also increases my exposure as it will for you!

If you already are a part of any of the networks listed, try and pass on the love by favoriting an item, ReTweeting a post, Sharing a link on Facebook or Pinning an image on Pinterest! The point it the more you share the better it is for everyone involved! Here are my links:

Etsy:
Tangled Metal http://TangledMetal.etsy.com Chainmail and Steampunk Art and Jewelry
Perpetually Young: http://PerpetuallyYoung.etsy.com Paper Crafts
Craft Kraken Supplies http://CraftKrakenSupplies.etsy.com My Supplies and Findings Shop
Market My Shop http://MarketMyShop.etsy.com eBooks for Etsy users

Facebook:
Tangled Metal http://www.facebook.com/TangledMetal

Twitter:
Tangled Metal http://www.twitter.com/TangledMetal
Market My Shop http://www.twitter.com/MarketMyShop
Craft Kraken Supplies http://www.twitter.com/CraftKraken

Pinterest:
TangledMetal http://www.pinterest.com/TangledMetal

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I will see you all next week!

7 Tips And Tricks For Better Etsy Sales

This week we have talked some about shipping and keeping track of changes you make and a little bit about Twitter. Today I wanted to give you a few tips and tricks that are easy and easy to see results from. Feel free to add to the list with a comment.

1. Rearrange Your Shop! Don't leave it to list your most recent items. Rearrange it to put your best face forward. If you make sever sales of stock items or renew a lot of items rearrange your shop again! Keep it pretty!

2. Quality Trumps Quantity! This goes with many things. Twitter followers, Facebook Fans, Pinterest followers and beyond. One good active follower will do more good than 10K people who do nothing!

3. Encourage Action! Saying things like "at time of purchase" can be "when you purchase" or "buy now" or other proactive words. Don't be timid! But don't be rude.

4. Coupons Are Gold! There are now several types of coupons you can offer with all kinds of stipulations. Offer coupons often and reap the rewards!

5. Keep In Contact! Ask your buyers if you can add them to your mailing list. Keep all those email addresses handy for seasonal promotions!

6. Encourage Social Networks! Get those people on your social networks so you can talk to them often. If you send them to your Etsy shop they will visit once if you send them to your Facebook page you'll have them for a long time!

7. If It Ain't Broken Don't Fix It! If you are doing something that is working well, make a note and keep it up! Don't change anything without having a record of what it was before. That way you can always revert!

That is all for the week. I hope you all have a prosperous and pleasant weekend. Feel free to leave a comment. Don't forget I am on many social networks: MarketMyShop On Twitter and MarketMyShop on Facebook and MarketMyShop on Etsy See you all next week!

Gaining More Followers On Social Networks

Many of the questions I have received lately is how to get good quality fans/followers on your social networks. I am working on a few articles on just how to accomplish this. In the meantime I thought it might be a good day to share your links with the readers and maybe get a few followers. So, in the comments post your Etsy Shop Link, your Facebook Page Link, your Twitter page, etc and then go through and join everyone's who have posted. It will be a small bump to your social network.

I'll start:

Etsy: http://TangledMetal.etsy.com and http://MarketMyShop.etsy.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TangledMetal and http://www.facebook.com/MarketMyShop
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TangledMetal and http://www.twitter.com/MarketMyShop
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/TangledMetal

Go forth and follow/like/heart and share with your friends. I will do the same with each link you all post.

Social Media Graphic Sizes

Every Social Media site that allows you to customize your profile, etc has a different size requirement. I was planning to write a post on all of the different sizes then I found a blog that already had it and I decided why reinvent the wheel!

INFOGRAPHIC: The Ultimate Complete Final Social Media Sizing Cheat Sheet has all the information on graphic sizes for many of the most popular Social Media sites. Have a look and bookmark it for future reference.

When Is The Best Time To Post On Social Networks

I have talked many times about posting to social networks. To get the most views and shares and likes you need to make sure that you are posting when people will actually see your posts! What it really boils down to is what time YOUR target audience is online. Here are some examples:

1. Moms: Moms are on before the kids wake up, while the kids are at school, and after the kids are in bed.

2. Day Jobbers: Before work starts, at lunch time and around 5:30 to 6:00 when they get home from work.

3. School Goers: In the morning before school, at lunch, when they get home from school.

4. Women tend to be on the Internet more than men.

5. Men tend to frequent social network sites more if they are single.

What is the point of my examples? To find the ideal time to post you need to find out when your ideal customer is online. Tomorrow I will talk more about how to do just that!

Let me know if you have questions or comments.