Comments on: How Google+ might affect Google search results http://435digital.com/blog/2011/08/26/how-google-might-affect-google-search-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-google-might-affect-google-search-results 435 Digital Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Sally http://435digital.com/blog/2011/08/26/how-google-might-affect-google-search-results/#comment-140 Sally Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:13:14 +0000 http://435digital.com/?p=5570#comment-140 No problem on the delay, Patty. As you say, the social web is really just learning how to listen and how to talk online. It's as easy and as complex as that. These days, with these great tools, you don't need to be a techie, you just need to be persistent and most of all - be yourself. It's a whole new world of authenticity and I think most small business — being the enthusiastic bunch that they are —  will welcome that. I am glad that the MasterClass helped and I encourage you to keep coming back here and to the classes. No problem on the delay, Patty. As you say, the social web is really just learning how to listen and how to talk online. It’s as easy and as complex as that. These days, with these great tools, you don’t need to be a techie, you just need to be persistent and most of all – be yourself. It’s a whole new world of authenticity and I think most small business — being the enthusiastic bunch that they are —  will welcome that. I am glad that the MasterClass helped and I encourage you to keep coming back here and to the classes.

]]> By: Patty McEnaney http://435digital.com/blog/2011/08/26/how-google-might-affect-google-search-results/#comment-139 Patty McEnaney Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:51:42 +0000 http://435digital.com/?p=5570#comment-139 Sally, So sorry it took me so long to respond. I asked because I know you are a writer and involved in social media, and I asked another friend who is a website content manager at a bank. I am a marketing consultant, and thanks to your response and my friend's, I don't think I need to know HTML to be a good advisor about SEO and social media. But, in terms of writing on a topic, I think people who are new to social media might think they need to be more tech-savvy to really feel comfortable before jumping in. I think there are a number of barriers to entry to the social media world on the part of small business owners, and that mistaken belief of needing special technical skills is one of them. The MasterClass I took in July was really helpful in terms of getting started with social media and encouraged me to not be afraid to experiment. Thank you so much. (I lost track of which of your posts I had commented on, and didn't find your return comment until tonight, hence my late return response!) Sally,

So sorry it took me so long to respond. I asked because I know you are a writer and involved in social media, and I asked another friend who is a website content manager at a bank. I am a marketing consultant, and thanks to your response and my friend’s, I don’t think I need to know HTML to be a good advisor about SEO and social media. But, in terms of writing on a topic, I think people who are new to social media might think they need to be more tech-savvy to really feel comfortable before jumping in. I think there are a number of barriers to entry to the social media world on the part of small business owners, and that mistaken belief of needing special technical skills is one of them. The MasterClass I took in July was really helpful in terms of getting started with social media and encouraged me to not be afraid to experiment. Thank you so much. (I lost track of which of your posts I had commented on, and didn’t find your return comment until tonight, hence my late return response!)

]]> By: Sally http://435digital.com/blog/2011/08/26/how-google-might-affect-google-search-results/#comment-138 Sally Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:10:12 +0000 http://435digital.com/?p=5570#comment-138 Hi Patty - I took an HTML basic web authoring class in 2000 or so at a place called Mac U. But frankly, when you are working in wordpress or most of the other CMS you can pick up most of the HTML you need as you go. I barely need to use it anymore and when I find I need to code something, I usually Google the code and find a solution that way. I think WP, Drupal, Joomla have changed the Web dramatically. These tools are so easy to use the user can concentrate on his or her strengths, rather than having to become a coder. Hope this helps and thanks for the comment! Let me know what you would like to learn about so I can add it to my agenda for writing here... Hi Patty – I took an HTML basic web authoring class in 2000 or so at a place called Mac U. But frankly, when you are working in wordpress or most of the other CMS you can pick up most of the HTML you need as you go. I barely need to use it anymore and when I find I need to code something, I usually Google the code and find a solution that way. I think WP, Drupal, Joomla have changed the Web dramatically. These tools are so easy to use the user can concentrate on his or her strengths, rather than having to become a coder. Hope this helps and thanks for the comment! Let me know what you would like to learn about so I can add it to my agenda for writing here…

]]> By: Patty McEnaney http://435digital.com/blog/2011/08/26/how-google-might-affect-google-search-results/#comment-137 Patty McEnaney Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:13:11 +0000 http://435digital.com/?p=5570#comment-137 Sally, I was at a MasterClass in July and you were in the row behind me working on a blog entry for 435 Digital. Would like to find out how/where you learned HTML. Thanks very much. Patty McEnaney Sally, I was at a MasterClass in July and you were in the row behind me working on a blog entry for 435 Digital. Would like to find out how/where you learned HTML. Thanks very much.

Patty McEnaney

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