Google+ & Social Search – Stik.com Co-Founders Present at LeadsCon

This week Stik.com Co-Founders Jay Gierak and Nathan Labenz presented Google Leader to an audience of 1,200 people at a marketing conference at the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas. The reaction from attendees, including executives from Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, Allstate, and other Fortune 500 companies, has been incredible. One reporter wrote that I “channeled my inner Zuckerberg” while describing the power of social search.

Folks paid $1,000 to attend this conference, but we’re giving you the goods for free. Check out more info at stik.com/google-premium and see the whole presentation here:

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Boost Your Recommendations and Reviews with Your Email Signature (Outlook 2010)

If you’re sending dozens of emails as day, as most of us are, take advantage of this simple means of driving potential customers to your Stik.com profile.

Add your unique URL (http://www.stik.com/INSERTNAME) to your signature line and encourage the people you interact with to view and add to your recommendations.

The recommendations and reviews you’ve received from your customers will speak volumes to those considering enlisting your service. So make that connection easy for them.

Scroll through these screenshots to see how I did it.

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For Microsoft Outlook 2010 users, the steps are easy:

• Click “File” in the top toolbar on the left
• Choose the “Options” on the left
• In that box, click on “Signatures…” box on the right
• Choose to create a new signature by clicking, “New…”
• Enter a name for your new signature, like “standard,” and click OK
• In the next window,  add your desired text with link to your Stik.com profile:
• Highlight text and click on the link icon above the editing box on the right
• Enter your Stik.com profile URL in the Address field and click OK
• Choose what type of email correspondence you’d like to use this signature for (i.e. new messages, replies) and click OK

When you compose a new email, the signature will automatically appear.

Stik to who know!

Nathan Labenz
Stik.com Co-Founder
Visit me at Stik.com

Rotary Partners with Stik.com to Raise ‘Pennies for Polio’ at No Cost to Supporters

In a new twist on fundraising, local Rotary clubs are asking supporters to open their desktops rather than their wallets.

Through a partnership with the networking website Stik.com, Rotary clubs around the world, including the Macomb Rotary Club and Sterling Heights Rotary Club, have started the Pennies for Polio campaign.

Read the full article on Patch.com»

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Check out the campaign at www.stik.com/rotary.

Boost Recommendations and Reviews with Your Email Signature (gmail)

If you’re sending dozens of emails as day, as most of us are, take advantage of this simple means of driving potential customers to your Stik.com profile.

Add your unique URL (http://www.stik.com/INSERTNAME) to your signature line and encourage the people you interact with to view and add to your recommendations.

The recommendations and reviews you’ve received from your customers will speak volumes to those considering enlisting your service. So make that connection easy for them.

Scroll through these screenshots to see how I did it.

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For Gmail users, the steps are easy.

• Go to your “Mail settings” by clicking the options wheel in the upper right hand corner
• Make sure you’re in “General” settings and scroll down to signature box and select the option for signature
• Add your desired text with link to Stik.com profile (highlight any text and click the link symbol, then copy and past your unique Stik.com profile URL in the box)
• Click “Save Changes” and you’re done

When you compose a new email, the signature will automatically appear.

Stik to who know!

Nathan Labenz
Stik.com Co-Founder
Visit me at Stik.com

Boost Recommendations and Reviews with Your Email Signature (Yahoo)

If you’re sending dozens of emails as day, as most of us are, take advantage of this simple means of driving potential customers to your Stik.com profile.

Add your unique URL (http://www.stik.com/INSERTNAME) to your signature line and encourage the people you interact with to view and add to your recommendations.

The recommendations and reviews you’ve received from your customers will speak volumes to those considering enlisting your service. So make that connection easy for them.

Scroll through these screenshots to see how I did it.

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For Yahoo users, the steps are easy:

• Choose “Mail Options from the options tab at the top of the screen
• Click on “Signature” in the left column
• Choose to “Show a signature on all outgoing messages” and make sure you select the “Rich Text” option on the right
• Add your desired text with link to Stik.com profile (highlight text and click on the link symbol, then enter your Stik.com profile URL in the box)
• Click “Save Changes” and you’re done

When you compose a new email, the signature will automatically appear.

Stik to who know!

Nathan Labenz
Stik.com Co-Founder
Visit me at Stik.com

Boost Recommendations and Reviews with Your Email Signature (Hotmail)

If you’re sending dozens of emails as day, as most of us are, take advantage of this simple means of driving potential customers to your Stik.com profile.

Add your unique URL (http://www.stik.com/INSERTNAME) to your signature line and encourage the people you interact with to view and add to your recommendations.

The recommendations and reviews you’ve received from your customers will speak volumes to those considering enlisting your service. So make that connection easy for them.

Scroll through these screenshots to see how I did it.

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For Hotmail users, the steps are easy:

• Choose options from the drop-down tab underneath your name at the top right of the screen
• Click on “Signature” in the left column
• Choose to “Mail” from the left tab to get to your mail options
• Then select “Message Font and Signature”
• In the “Personal signature” box, add your desired text with link to Stik.com profile (highlight text and click on the “add hyperlink” symbol, then enter your Stik.com profile URL)
• Click “Save” and you’re done

When you compose a new email, the signature will automatically appear.

Stik to who know!

Nathan Labenz
Stik.com Co-Founder
Visit me at Stik.com

Boost Recommendations and Reviews with Your Email Signature (AOL)

If you’re sending dozens of emails as day, as most of us are, take advantage of this simple means of driving potential customers to your Stik.com profile.

Add your unique URL (http://www.stik.com/INSERTNAME) to your signature line and encourage the people you interact with to view and add to your recommendations.

The recommendations and reviews you’ve received from your customers will speak volumes to those considering enlisting your service. So make that connection easy for them.

Scroll through these screenshots to see how I did it.

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For AOL users, the steps are easy:

• Click “Settings” at the top right of the screen
• Click on “Compose” in the left column
• Choose to “use signature” from the drop-down menu under signature
• In the signature box, add your desired text with link to Stik.com profile (highlight text and click on the “link” symbol, then enter your Stik.com profile URL)
• Click “Save” and you’re done

When you compose a new email, the signature will automatically appear.

Stik to who know!

Nathan Labenz
Stik.com Co-Founder
Visit me at Stik.com

Boost Your Recommendations and Reviews with Your Email Signature (Outlook 2003)

If you’re sending dozens of emails as day, as most of us are, take advantage of this simple means of driving potential customers to your Stik.com profile.

Add your unique URL (http://www.stik.com/INSERTNAME) to your signature line and encourage the people you interact with to view and add to your recommendations.

The recommendations and reviews you’ve received from your customers will speak volumes to those considering enlisting your service. So make that connection easy for them.

Scroll through these screenshots to see how I did it.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

For Microsoft Outlook users, the steps are easy:

• Click “Tools” in the top toolbar and select “Options…” from drop-down menu
• Choose the “Mail Format” tab at the top
• In that box, click on “Signatures…” box at the bottom right
• Choose to create a new signature by clicking, “New…”
• Enter a name for your new signature, like “standard,” and click Next
• In the next window, choose “Advanced Edit…”
• In the Word document that opens, add your desired text with link to your Stik.com profile:
  • Highlight text and click insert
  • Select “Hyperlink…” or hit Ctrl+K
  • Enter your Stik.com profile URL in the Address field and click OK
• Click “Save” and go back to Outlook
• Click OK in the “Create Signature” box
• Back in the “Mail Format” of options, be sure to choose whatever you named your new signature as under “Signature for new messages.”

When you compose a new email, the signature will automatically appear.

Stik to who know!

Nathan Labenz
Stik.com Co-Founder
Visit me at Stik.com

Build your Business on Facebook in Minutes with this New Tool!

Are you wondering how to use Facebook to build your business? Tired of signing up for social media accounts, only to have them just sit there for months on end doing nothing?

Stik.com has now made it easy to connect with your referral network on Facebook via our new feature, your Stik.com “to-do” list.   Visit your Stik.com to-do list today and take a few easy steps that will help you connect with your network in a professional, authentic way.

Your to-do list will continue to refresh with simple steps to help you get the most from Stik.com.

At Stik.com, we realize professionals are too busy working to spend their entire day sharing, commenting and updating their social media platforms.  As a result, we created a suite of tools to help you gain meaningful exposure on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ in just a few minutes.

Our to-do list prioritizes the most important steps you can take TODAY to build your referral network on Facebook.

This list will constantly refresh and give you new tasks to help build your reputation and referral network. We’ll keep you posted as new tasks pop up starting with a personalized email this week, but come back often and check for yourself!

Give Your Favorite Professionals a Google Bump

By now you’ve heard of Google’s +1.  It’s shorthand for “this is pretty cool,” as Google says. Now Stik.com users can +1 the professionals they trust most.

Visit Stik.com and give all of these professionals you’ve already recommended your +1.

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Just as with recommendations, this stamp of approval is telling shoppers that this is a professional they can trust. Your +1’s can help friends, contacts, and others on the web find the best service provider when they search.

Links and profiles that have received a +1 from people you know will show that right in the search results on Google (see screenshot below).

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With searchers relying on Google about 65 percent of the time, it’s still where you want your results showing up more than anywhere else.

While Google and Facebook battle it out for the superior social network status, let Stik.com help hedge your bets and ensure your business and professionals you support are getting the most from both spaces.