Take pictures at EVERY event that you host for your group.  Do not worry about the quality, just do your best.  Why? Pictures of people at your events will attract more Members (for free), get more opens when you send out a newsletter, attract more viewers on Facebook, and so much more.  In most cases, pictures will cost nothing more than your…

So you are starting a group (or maybe you already have one going) and you are not sure if you should charge Membership dues or not.  I can help.  

When I first launched my social group, Membership was free.  Two years later I moved to a new platform that allowed me to have two Membership levels: Basic (free) and Premium (yearly dues).  Three…

If you want your Members to feel warm, cozy, and welcomed, make sure you have a designated host at your event.  I have been to events where I was not greeted by a host and it always left me asking myself questions such as “Who is part of the group?”, “Are we gathering here for the night or moving to another spot?”, “Can I eat the food over there?”, etc.  Unanswered questions leave Members with a sense of feeling unsure.  Yet, you want your Members to feel comfortable so they will be likely…

I cannot tell you how many times my group was in the news and I was not even notified. Instead I found out via Google Alerts (a totally free, easy, and awesome provided by Google).  What is Google Alerts?

Google Alerts as Defined by Google:

“Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your queries. Enter a search query you wish to monitor. You will see a preview of the type of results you'll receive.” …

Only recently did I realize I was making a HUGE mistake with my 5,000 Member social group.  I was constantly driving traffic to my website, but I failed to effectively capture the email addresses of those who were not ready to pay dues. Sure, I had a standard sign-up form (generated by Constant…

Every website should have these 6 things. If anything might be missing, make it your goal to audit your website and put these in place within a month:

1. Contact Information – Do not make it hard for people to contact you.  You could potentially miss out on new Members AND potential sponsors (who want to give you money).

Golden Star Social currently has 32 List.ly lists embedded in training and information posts. Have you used List.ly? Do you find it useful?

I fell in love with List.ly when I made my first list. I had lists on my computer, my web sites, in notebooks, bookmarks and on pieces of paper. Was I ever happy to…

My family expects these for Christmas every year, but didn't think I was going to be able to make them this year because of my recent shoulder surgery. Guess what???? I found a way.. in the crockpot. Yay!!  Remember everything in moderation!!!



Here is one for the holidays

Moderation as always when trying to lose weight…

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The holiday season is approaching rapidly. Up to 40% of annual retail sales occur during October through December. Last year’s holiday season showed that online sales were booming even on big in-store shopping days like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This trend continues to grow, nearly half of shoppers plan to purchase gifts online this year. All these…

For anyone working on buddypress/wordpress communities for the first time, don't listen to what the pages tell you up top. It says "All Wordpress/Buddypress pages need their own page to function right". Well, sometimes activate won't work if it's not aligned with register page. Just a heads up for anyone who tried to join social buddies, and did not get through, please come back over and try again.

Social Buddies! is…

  I have just updated my page to reflect my current social changes. ;)

I now offer low income pagan hosting to those who would like to try theirname_ortheirsite.paganjourneys.net for low incomes. Prices do not range over 35.00 a month!

That is pretty good for those just starting out - we also offer trial monthly hosting for $20.00 a month on trial basis only.

You don't get cpanel access but you get to operate everything inside your installation and content is your own to…

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A few months back, after ning changed to 3.0, I decided to perm. move off ning because i didn't like the idea at all, actually I left around the time glam social bought ning.

However, I just recently found wall.fm which is a way better and cool ning alternative, and for starter packages its only 19.90 USD, and is based on oxwall.org open source software, which is free with no license.

There is also a free invite code plan with no chat option. I have invite codes to give to…

Staying up-to-date with the recent developments in digital marketing and social media space has become the must for online entrepreneurs. It is quite a big challenge for small business owners to keep up with all the latest changes and updates on numerous social media platforms. Attempts to build your company’s presence equally on all popular…

Although a yoga trainer coaching course will offer you a certificate to teach yoga, it'll do much more than that as well. Any teacher who has taken a severe certification program will inform you that there are many further advantages you'll get from finishing such a course. These further benefits are the subject of this text, and I will talk about 5 of a very powerful ones below.

Once you begin working towards yoga, there are very few people who don't develop…

According to the recent study “Your Brain on Coupons: Neurophysiology of Couponing” conducted by Professor of Neuroeconomics Dr. Paul J. Zak at Claremont Graduate University, coupons can help make shoppers happy and relaxed. This is the first known scientific research of the neurologic effects of couponing performed in a laboratory setting. Dr. Zak’s team aimed to explore what happens to the human body when people receive a discount offer. The findings show that the levels of oxytocin,…