Facebook is certainly allowing small businesses to survive and thrive for many people…proving it is no longer just for kids!

Take for example one lady from Canada.  Gerene Murphy, in a little town called Windsor in Canada…sells perogies for $7 a dozen via Facebook that she 'cooks up from home'!

To earn some extra money, Ms. Murphy began selling her perogies to friends and family for around $7 a dozen and then set up a Facebook page and uses the classifieds site Kijiji to advertise them. (see source below)

Maria Gudelis trend prediction:  Facebook name games:  Those who grab their business name first on Facebook wins!

"That's how to make sure your business name and brand doesn't get 'stolen' away from you"…

Jiminy Cricket!

Another perogy business in Facebook having 'branding issues'…But what is MORE SHOCKING…is the FIGHT over the business name, Perogy Princess! 

Check out the image below that shows the Facebook business page of Perogy Princess.

As you can see, the above issue is already happening…and even for the 'little companies too"! 

So if you are a big business owner or a small business owner – go forth and grab your Facebook business page to "claim your name"!  Let me know your thoughts – leave a comment below!

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* source for Perogy making mom in Canada – Globe And Mail

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A picture says 1,000 words doesn't it?

Here is the latest stats from "The State of Small Business Report" and I found this great chart above from eMarketer.

As per eMarketer:

According to “The State of Small Business Report” from Network Solutions and the Center for Excellence in Service at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business. Social media usage increased to 24%, from 12% the year before.

The most common usage of social media among small business was a company page on a social networking site, followed by posting status updates.

I thought this was a great statistic given the economy 'sour state' and yet….small businesses are selecting the wise choice:

Online marketing and increasing their social media marketing presence!

If you are a social media marketing consultant…these numbers show your efforts and choice of consulting practice to be very wise indeed!

What do you think? 

Cheers, Maria "To Your Social Media Profits" Gudelis

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We forgot to announce a prize winner during the webinar when Tina was going to throw a ‘Virtual Bouquet’ to go with our Twitter Facebook marriage story!

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Google knows the answer and is capitalizing on it.

A simple question for you…

Would you rather ask your friend for a referral for a dentist, doctor or plumber? OR go to Google and search for one?

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Tyler, a student of our recent Ultimate Cash System, found an AWESOME article online just the other day, that we thought was TERRIFIC!!!

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Tweets from the loo…Maria Gudelis here and yes, you read correctly

…the lastest statistics from Crowd Science are that:

• 17% of Twitter Users Tweet from The Toilet
• 11% Tweet while driving…YICHS

Now what the heck does that really mean…how was this report determined and honestly, how fills out a survey admitting that?

Hmm…already imagining the calculations on a business ROI for that!

Just joking, must be the Halloween activities influencing my writing.

Seriously though, great social media statistics from emarketer (full original article – click here)