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Facebook Messenger for Your Desktop

The longer Facebook is a part of all our lives, the more messages I receive through the Facebook Messenger app. One recent afternoon, I was communicating with 4 people all at the same time on my mobile and felt like I had whiplash. You may not know this but there’s a better way to manage these messages.

Additionally, if you do business on FB, you’ve probably recognized the shortcomings of using your phone to answer professional communications. I type 80 words a minute and get frustrated at only using my thumbs to respond. When I want to copy, paste, or record important information the limitations of mobile and it’s tiny keyboard are an efficiency killer. When I discovered that I could use Facebook Messenger through my desktop computer, I got really excited. It ends up being an open tab in my browser and an alternate/addition to my traditional email. It feels like a brilliant hack and I wanted you to know that you can use it too! Continue reading →

How to Delete a Facebook Group

Facebook groups are a great way to connect with people like family, teammates, industry professionals, or coworkers. Groups are more collaborative than Pages, as everyone can have a say, and communications in groups are balanced in delivery versus just coming from the administrator. There are more than 600 million groups in use and you may have started your own. If you have and it’s outlived it’s usefulness, here’s how to delete a Facebook Group: Continue reading →

My Adventures As A High School Teacher

How I Became a Teacher

As an independent consultant, my job is to learn the tools and then educate others. I’ve been co-teaching a class at Sonoma State University for several years, I teach workshops at Santa Rosa Junior College, and have delivered many other day-long classes at a variety of institutions and private organizations in my work. I have taught almost daily for years. I have learned that teaching adults is very different than being a high school teacher. Continue reading →

I’m Still Here

Have you heard the news?

I’m now teaching two classes of Business Principles at Windsor High School. The regular teacher wanted to work part time so I became his partner. The class focuses on personal finance, business management, some social media skills, as well as college and career readiness. These are all areas I feel strongly about and I’m beyond excited that I get to teach young people skills that will help them make the most of their opportunities. I get to impact their lives. It gives me goosebumps if I think about it for a while.

I will continue to teach the after school extra curricular social media workshop that I started last year. It’s shorter in length than a regular class but the principal is encouraging me to develop full year curriculum for the subject. Continue reading →

How to Respond to Yelp Reviews

I recognize the needs of my clients when I’m consistently asked the same question. Recently I was asked how to respond to Yelp reviews by several different clients within just a few days. It hadn’t occurred to me that this information wasn’t easy to find so I decided to write a blog to make sure I have a resource to share with those that ask.

You must have a Business Yelp account

Most people don’t realize this is the case. There are two different ways to use Yelp, as a reviewer or as a business owner. The first step is to claim your business. Once you do that, you can respond privately or publicly to any review you receive. Continue reading →

How to Remove Facebook Business Manager

I have a client that was upset about using the Business Manager tool on Facebook. Her business partner had turned it on but they later found that they couldn’t use Facebook apps or get back to the personal area without a lot of trouble.

I discovered this myself when it first came out. As an internet professional, much of my testing and learning about new tools comes about when I use my own accounts as the guinea pig. I usually wait until I hear reviews from other pros before putting myself in the line of fire but I went ahead and jumped in the deep end.

I regretted it immediately.

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My Computer Mentor Turned 94 Today

My computer mentor turned 94 today. She thinks she’s a “total geek when it comes to this computer stuff” and she’s right. She’s the most important geek in my life – my grama.

Grama Marian was the first person I knew with a computer, a Commodore 64. She would tell me that computers were the way of the future and that I needed to know how to use them. Grama bought typing programs to make sure I knew how type but she also had Frogger to make sure it was fun. (click on the Frogger link, you can play it!)

Years later, I graduated with two AAS degrees in software and computerized business and asked her if she remembered telling me about the importance of technology. She smiled and acted coy. Don’t let that lady fool you, she’s as smart as anyone I’ve ever met though she would try to talk you out of believing it. Continue reading →

How to Change Your Gender on Facebook

In case you haven’t noticed, there is a gender revolution happening in our culture. We’ve moved beyond binary when identifying our genders (male or female). Facebook responded and now has 56 different gender options for those that don’t fit the traditional system.
If you or someone you love would like to reflect the appropriate choice, here’s how to change your gender on Facebook: Continue reading →

The Social Media Fixer

I spend a lot of my time in social media teaching and consulting. I’m really good at marketing myself and my skills (I should be since I teach others to do it) but there’s one service I’ve never really advertised. My office mate called me, “The Fixer.” He’s right. I fix a tremendous amount of social media problems and tech headaches. (The featured photo is capturing my sense of accomplishment after I successfully fixed a major Google problem for a client.) Continue reading →

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How I Became a Teacher

Have you heard the news?

You must have a Business Yelp account

I regretted it immediately.

“You look SO busy!”

Social Media Is An Illusion