{"id":1136,"date":"2014-04-22T16:01:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T15:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2014-04-22T16:01:10","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T15:01:10","slug":"1136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/index.php\/2014\/04\/22\/1136\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make your Digital footprint work for you&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><em>Do you know your <a title=\"#DigitalFootprint #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/speak\/where-am-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Footprint<\/a>?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P3iS3q-ea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1135 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/my-digital-footprint-iancalvert-ian-calvert-sa-service-address-serviceaddress.jpg?w=128&#038;resize=128%2C150\" alt=\"#My-Digital-footprint #IanCalvert #Ian-Calvert #SA #Service-Address #ServiceAddress\" width=\"128\" height=\"150\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><em>Are you really utilising your <strong><em><a title=\"#DigitalFootprint #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/speak\/where-am-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Footprint<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to its full potential?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The interesting thing is that we set out with good intentions of using the platforms we sign up to but then after a while, one by one, we stop using them and fall back to maybe one or two, which nine times out of ten is <a title=\"#Facebook #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ian-Calvert\/476968982370404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> or <a title=\"#Facebook #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ian-Calvert\/476968982370404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and <a title=\"#IanCalvert #Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ianmcalvert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Yet are these the best ones?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Do we think it is a matter of time that we don&#8217;t have to use all these?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The interesting thing, is that if you actually sit back and look at all the <a title=\"#Social-Media #Ian-Calvert\" href=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/speak\/where-am-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media platforms<\/a> you are connected too, you can make their usage actually work for you better and easier than you think&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><em>So here are a few tips to help you&#8230;&#8230;..<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By using say a &#8220;News Gathering&#8221; facility such as <a title=\"#IanCalvert #Scredible\" href=\"https:\/\/scredible.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scredible<\/a>, you are able to gather all the latest news in one place and then either share them immediately or you can schedule them for a later time to share with your audience. Currently <a title=\"#IanCalvert #Scredible\" href=\"https:\/\/scredible.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scredible<\/a>\u00a0allow you to share via <a title=\"#Facebook #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ian-Calvert\/476968982370404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a title=\"#G+ #IanCalvert #GooglePlus\" href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/110529685205694322087\/posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google+<\/a>, <a title=\"#IanCalvert #LinkedIn\" href=\"http:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/ianmcalvert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a title=\"#IanCalvert #Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ianmcalvert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. With having email notifications switched on too, when people share or comment on these postings, you will be altered to them and so you can then respond when you are available.<\/p>\n<p>Do you like to blog or have you considered blogging but are unsure where or how to start? Well a great way to get introduced to blogging is to utilise <a title=\"#IanCalvert #exploreb2b\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreb2b.com\/users\/ian-calvert-lion-open-networker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exploreb2b<\/a>. <a title=\"#IanCalvert #exploreb2b\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreb2b.com\/users\/ian-calvert-lion-open-networker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exploreb2b<\/a> is an ideal and easy way to get assistance with getting yourself known to a much wider audience. Why? Simple they help you! Once you have signed up and connected your networks &#8211; <a title=\"#Facebook #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ian-Calvert\/476968982370404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"#IanCalvert #Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ianmcalvert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; you are then ready to create your content. Once you have created your content you then just publish it and that is where the assistance starts&#8230;. How? Well they then will tweet this to their network of followers and in turn, these followers will assist by reading and sharing it. Depending on the article this can be done by many. Plus they will re-tweet it at later dates too.<\/p>\n<p>Another way of sharing information across\u00a0<a title=\"#Facebook #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ian-Calvert\/476968982370404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"#G+ #IanCalvert #GooglePlus\" href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/110529685205694322087\/posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google+<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"#IanCalvert #LinkedIn\" href=\"http:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/ianmcalvert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"#IanCalvert #Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ianmcalvert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0is to utilise <a title=\"#Hootsuite #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/hootsuite.com\/p_9489?d=upgrade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hootsuite<\/a>. By using <a title=\"#Hootsuite #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/hootsuite.com\/p_9489?d=upgrade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hootsuite<\/a>, you can share not just on these four platforms but also to <a title=\"#LinkedIn #CompanyPage #IanCalvert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/2387416?trk=tyah&amp;trkInfo=tarId%3A1398183483807%2Ctas%3Aservice%20address%2Cidx%3A2-1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Company Pages<\/a> and <a title=\"#LinkedIn #ShowcasePage #IanCalvert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/linkedin-showcase-page?trk=biz-brand-tree-co-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Showcase Pages<\/a> on there too. not just immediately but you can schedule them individually or via their bulk uploader too&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><em>What next&#8230;..<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well I do hope those three helpful hints have helped you to consider about using more of your <a title=\"#DigitalFootprint #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/speak\/where-am-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Footprint<\/a>\u00a0and don&#8217;t think it is really time-consuming as it is only as difficult and time-consuming as you want to make it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><em>If you want to learn more about the points above or your Digital Footprint, then, contact myself via here,\u00a0or complete the form below:-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><div data-test='contact-form' id='contact-form-1136' class='wp-block-jetpack-contact-form-container '>\n<form action='https:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/index.php\/2014\/04\/22\/1136\/#contact-form-1136' method='post' class='contact-form commentsblock' aria-label=\"How to make your Digital footprint work for you....\" novalidate>\n\n<div style=\"\" class='grunion-field-name-wrap grunion-field-wrap'  >\n<label\n\t\t\t\tfor='g1136-name'\n\t\t\t\tclass='grunion-field-label name'>Name<span class=\"grunion-label-required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">(required)<\/span><\/label>\n<input\n\t\t\t\t\ttype='text'\n\t\t\t\t\tname='g1136-name'\n\t\t\t\t\tid='g1136-name'\n\t\t\t\t\tvalue=''\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='name  grunion-field' \n\t\t\t\t\trequired aria-required='true' \/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"\" class='grunion-field-email-wrap grunion-field-wrap'  >\n<label\n\t\t\t\tfor='g1136-email'\n\t\t\t\tclass='grunion-field-label email'>Email<span class=\"grunion-label-required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">(required)<\/span><\/label>\n<input\n\t\t\t\t\ttype='email'\n\t\t\t\t\tname='g1136-email'\n\t\t\t\t\tid='g1136-email'\n\t\t\t\t\tvalue=''\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='email  grunion-field' \n\t\t\t\t\trequired aria-required='true' \/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"\" class='grunion-field-url-wrap grunion-field-wrap'  >\n<label\n\t\t\t\tfor='g1136-website'\n\t\t\t\tclass='grunion-field-label url'>Website<\/label>\n<input\n\t\t\t\t\ttype='text'\n\t\t\t\t\tname='g1136-website'\n\t\t\t\t\tid='g1136-website'\n\t\t\t\t\tvalue=''\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='url  grunion-field' \n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Please enter a valid URL - 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