100,000+ Fans Can’t Be Wrong

Posted on August 16, 2011

Interested in raising your web presence? This past week the Independent Lens Facebook page reached and passed the 100,00 fan milestone. IL’s Managing Editor Brooke Shelby Biggs has been making her social media best practices available in a series of BTB posts. You can find a roundup of those offerings below:

On Social Media, Quality Trumps Quantity How to measure and maintain quality followers on social media.

Use Geo-Targeting Early and Often How to geo-target relevant information to your Facebook community.

To Tweet or Not to Tweet? How to setup and leverage your twitter account.

If You Facebook in the Forest Does it Make a Sound? How to trigger and track engagement on Facebook.

Mastering the Facebook Fundamentals How to create and maintain an effective Facebook page. 

First Things First: Pick the Right Platform How to get the most out of social media.

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