About Matt Massaro

Writer, blogger, entrepreneur, & networker with a passion for social media. Social Media training available. Let's network online or grab coffee if you are local and see how we can help each other. @mattmassaro or http://northsandiego.org

Social Media Share Boosters – North San Diego Blog, Everything About North San Diego County

Building up your social media presence and effectiveness as a small business is not easy. It takes hard work, creativity, time, measurement, and consistency. Even more important is finding the right tools to help you along the way. There are social media management tools, analytic tools, contest tests, apps, and more keep emerging daily. Below [...]

Two WordPress Social Media Stream Plugins – North San Diego Blog

I found two WordPress Social Media stream plugins by the same company the other day that are pretty cool. You can turn your widget sidebar into a stream and tabs of your different streams or use the other one for a Pinterest wall style stream or feed. Whether you are a web designer, own your [...]

3 Social Media Tools For Small Business 2013

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3 Social Media Tools For Small Business 2013 – See Full Post Here: http://northsandiego.org/3-social-media-tools-for-small-business-2013/ 1.) Sendible –  Social Media Management,  Publishing, Scheduling,  Automation,  & More Publishing options include Subject/Title, Photos/files (photos post great and not as a link they have to open), Ability To add YouTube videos, tags, and Scheduling. Groups – You can group together [...]

Eco Kids Art, Spramani Elaun

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Spramani Elaun with her two children launched: Nature of Art For Kids®, LLC Earth-Friendly Art Supplies & Art Classes, Colour Blocks™ Handcrafted recycled square block crayon business, Visual Art Instruction Method For Young Children, U.S. made Non Toxic Water-Based Primary Acrylic Paints™ & Eco Kid Zone™ Hosting Live Art Venues. via Eco Kids Art, Spramani Elaun. Related articles Winter [...]

4 Tips for Balancing Friendship and Business

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Great read from YoungEntrepreneur.com about balancing friendship and business.   1. Brace yourself. Arguments will happen. You cannot avoid them in an environment where everyone is overworked and the stakes are high. So be prepared for disputes, and build relationships that are strong enough to withstand them. 2. Bounce back. Don’t hold a grudge. If [...]

109 Ways to Make Your Business Irresistible to the Media

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Wow this is a great resource for anyone that has an existing business or is starting one up. I skimmed through the list and saw that I have actually participated and naturally done a couple handfuls. Check it out and share! “Ever wonder why some businesses get press and some don’t? Getting a mainstream media [...]

So You Wrote A Blog Post, Now What?

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I wrote up the process I go through to promote a new blog post. Let me know if there’s anything you can add or do differently. For Social Media: Open up the blog post and use the Hootsuite “Hootlet” button which installs in the bookmarks bar. That automatically picks up the title and shortens the link as [...]

Using StumbleUpon For Writers Block

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StumbleUpon has many uses so I decided to write up a little article on how I use it. Let everyone know how you use it or other suggestions in the comments! We all face the dreaded writer’s block, especially those who are trying to provide fresh original content on a daily and weekly basis. This [...]

Is Your WordPress Site Hacked? – North San Diego

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I’m fortunate enough to get to work with Gabriel, who has a lot of experience when it comes to issues such as databases, hacking, creating, or fixing issues that are way above my skill level. He wrote this great post about WordPress sites and a file that may be in your theme that you need [...]

Getting Aloe Vera In and On – North San Diego

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Great article about the power of Aloe Vera. I’ve read recently in the past few months about the healing effects it has when you drink it and do the detox etc. I’ve heard stories of it curing terminally ill people with cancer. Crazy! Aloe Vera is a plant that’s uses date back to ancient times. It [...]

27 Ways to Learn to Program Online

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I saw this article from The Next Web about 27 ways to learn to program online. It’s a great article with resources that you can learn to program for free. This has been going along thoughts that I have had for a while regarding education. If you want to learn something bad enough the knowledge [...]

Why Im Straying Away From Facebook – North San Diego

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I have been noticing lately that the Facebook Posts are all messed up. I’ve personally been spending more time on G+. I wrote up some of the changes I have seen as well as some of the mistakes in the past. Take a look and let me know if you have noticed anything the same [...]