You've probably heard before that social media, including sites like our own BizSugar small business news and information community can be great places to market your content and, by extension, your product or service.
So why would anyone, least of all a social media community moderator like myself EVER tell you to stop using social media for marketing?
Well, the answer is I'm not. Just bear with me!
Recently, while glancing … 
There are plenty of tools you can use to improve the performance of your small business blog, but creating a blog that can easily be shared on social media sites can be just as important for building brand and traffic these days.
Here at BizSugar.com, we see our share of business blogs and know some of the factors that can improve a blogs standing in a small business community. Are any of these factors that could help with your blog?
Write … 
With so many small businesses beginning to use social media today, how does your small business or brand stand out from the crowd.
Small businesses owners, consultants and entrepreneurs joining BizSugar or using other social media platforms across the Web to share their message, know instinctively the power inherent in talking directly to their customers and building networks of fans and supporters by sharing their expertise and creating … 
Small businesses may know that social media plays an important part in their marketing and branding efforts. Still, many remain confused despite the best efforts of gurus and social media strategists about how to go about using these tools most effectively.
But using social media like BizSugar and other online platforms to build brand, market products or services, promote expertise and network with customers and partners isn't as hard … 
Accenting your social media communications with the magic of online video whether here on BizSugar or on other social media platforms is a great way to enhance your business communications.
Here at BizSugar.com, adding video is as easy as linking directly to the video you wish to share or to a blog post containing your video when creating your link. You may also want to include the word "video" in the title section and keyword section … 
Ready for another social media and small business interview?
Last month we interviewed Adam Wallace, the Director of Digital Marketing at the Roger Smith Hotel, to understand how one independent hotel was using social media to build its brand and get customers in the door. Today, we’re talking to a slightly larger brand as we chat with Daniel Sundin, Community Manager at PETCO.
1. The PETCO brand has developed a strong presence … 
We've blogged before about the benefits of social media for your small business here at BizSugar.com or using other social media sites.
But as Anita Campbell, founder of Small Business Trends observes, using social media simply as a tool to market to potential new customers is missing a huge part of what social media can do. Use your social media efforts not only to acquire new customers and clients but also to find ways also to … 
You might have already guessed that here at BizSugar.com we're HUGE fans of social media for small business.
But while plenty of people are talking these days about how useful social media can be for your small business, it's been our experience that many entrepreneurs have only scratched the surface of what social media can do.
So without further delay, here are our favorite 10 bright ideas for using social media to see greater … 
We talk a lot here about social media and all the different ways small business owners can leverage it to attract an audience, stake their claim, and, ultimately, grow a better business. To further the conversation, we'll be starting a new series here on the BizSugar blog where we reach out to small business owners (and even some big brands!) to hear about how they're using social media and what advice they have for other businesses and … 
Whatever your small business Web presence, social media offers you the opportunity to boost awareness of your brand online through discussion and interaction.
Here are three simple ways to get the discussion going and give your online brand some increased visible by simply sharing with your community.
1. Get a discussion going around your brand. Ask those in your social media community questions about your brand. This week, for … 
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