Is your arts organization or small business on Facebook and Twitter? Oh and don’t forget Google+!

If your answer is no, or if you’ve let your accounts die quiet deaths, it’s not too late, they can be resuscitated. Your audience is out there with their keyboards ready, waiting for you to join their social network.

In past blogs, we have established that Social Media is an indispensable tool for ANY business for Marketing and connecting with your audience, clients, and customers.

So, you have resigned yourself to this fact. You need to set up that account and get 'twittering'.

Are you perplexed with the language, the jargon, the seemingly random use of letters and words with weird symbols?

Relax, you aren't alone - we have all had to learn this language, and once you start using it, it becomes second nature. We have identified some of the most commonly used codes and jargon to help you get started.

Why I love Social Media, and why you should too.

The World is Changing

In the past, big business ruled, and while that is still, to some degree, true, social media is changing all of that. Now small businesses, non profit organizations and artists can benefit from social media marketing tools that have changed the marketing game. Its no longer about who has the biggest advertising budget. It's now about who has the most creative, smart, and engaging platforms, and who's really listening to their customers and clients.

Written by Guest Contributor Jason Kanigan

Enchanted Grant Application Writing: The Magic of Decision and Clarity In Five Easy Steps

Ah, the Arts!

Emotions! Interpretations! Individuals!

Lack of clarity! Purple prose! No agreement!

These are serious challenges in putting together a clear, purposeful grant application, and I see them all the time. A major part of what I do is synthesize and edit a whole bunch of different sources clients provide me, and turn it into a cohesive explanation. And, magically, I keep the client’s “voice” coming through loud and clear.