Teach Mama Social Media Mama: Growing & Chatting From the Ground Up!

1. social media mama growing teach mama from the ground up: blogging, tweeting, liking, and chatting social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

2. history. . . social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

3. history. . . social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

4. November 2008. . . teachmama.com • Blogger • godaddy.com • early html social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

5. first post: November 2008 • I’ve finally jumped on the bandwagon of the blogging world, and, I have to admit, I’m doing it reluctantly and imperfectly. Being a lover of interaction with people, I often wondered how bloggers fit their blogging, tweeting, facebooking, and cyber-interacting into their real lives, especially those who are full-time, stay-at-home with their kiddos types. I can barely finish cleaning up the breakfast dishes, do a load of laundry, or read the newspaper, let alone actually find time to sit down, relax, and read someone else’s blog. . . . • However, I have come to realize that I cannot be an internet and blog-hater for much longer, or I will be left behind, and I refuse to be so. So instead of complaining, I’ve decided to share my world, as nutty and crazy and unorganized as it is, with others, for three reasons: social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

6. 3 reasons for starting the blog: • I love teaching. I miss teaching. But I’m forgetting some really important students. • My second reason for throwing myself out there to the sharks is to help other teachers-turned SAHM’s find ways of earning some extra money by launching their own tutoring business. • My last reason is that there’s no better way of learning than by doing. So here I am. . . Maybe you will find humor in the way I fumble with my early-elementary knowledge of websites and weblogs, the way I try to stumble to keep up with the rest. social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

7. goal: develop community social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

8. June 2009. . . teachmama re-vamp • Digital Image Suite • ads, sponsors, giveaways • Amazon store • 4Shared.com social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

9. goal: carve out my niche social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

10. goal: grow online community social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

11. February 2010. . . we teach: weteachgroup.com • ning.com • personalized community • online forum • 40+ groups, 2900+ members • message blast • newsletter: Mail Chimp • sponsors social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

12. goal: learn, connect, grow social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

13. goal: make it easy (for others) • 4Shared: 4shared.com • Join ‘tribes’ auto tweet posts • Scribd: scribd.com/teachmama • Create lists, followers, shelf • Share on Facebook, Twitter • Embed documents on site • YouTube: youtube.com/teachmama1 • Share videos • Facebook:facebook.com/teachmama • Pagemoto-- pagemodo.com • Apps– RSS Graffiti -- pagemodo.com • Shortstack— shortstackapp.com/ • ‘Like’ pages– tag pages, people, events • Linked In: linkedin.com • online resume social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

14. goal: make it easy (for me) • RSS: www.google.com • read, stay in touch with others’ blogs • Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/teachmama • Visual, quick! • Tumblr: www.teachmama.tumblr.com • My faves, quick a la blog • Followers, tweets, tags • Triberr:triberr.com • Join ‘tribes’ auto tweet posts • Flickr: www.flickr.com • Photo sets, tags, SEO • Html codes, hosting • Slideshows • Picnik: www.picnik.com • Photo editing • Connected to Flickr • HootSuite: hootsuite.com • Schedule tweets • Schedule FB posts social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com

15. goal: move onward, upward social media mama * amy mascott * teachmama.com