Author: Renee

How much do you know about your website?  After trying to explain the structure of a website to clients recently, I created the Zestee Social Media School Website Pyramid.  I've found that visualising and creating models to explain concepts makes it easier to understand. For those who built their own website, all of the 10 … Continue reading Zestee Social Media School Website Pyramid: How to build a solid website and how it's like a house

Last week, I wrote about the International City Podium over on my Dutch Australian website.  Here's my wrap-up of my highlights of this event which was held on the 5th November 2013 in The Hague. Organised by the International Community Platform, in partnership with the Gemeente Den Haag, Ministrie van Buitenlandse Zaken and the West … Continue reading 2013 The Hague International City Podium Highlights

  On Tuesday 12th November 2013, the Zestee Social Media School offered our first evening class from 6.30pm-8pm, covering the Top 10 Social Media Tools for Business. This mini workshop was essentially a crash course of all of the major social media tools and how they can be utilised for business, covering Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, … Continue reading Live class wrap-up: Top 10 Social Media Tools for Business 12 November 2013

Frenzy "How do you do it all?" is something I've heard lots of times in my life. In fact, I wrote a blog post answering this in 2011. I've always loved meeting new people, networking, taking on new projects, going new places, trying new things. With the rise of social media in recent years, and … Continue reading Frenzy Fatigue Focus: a theory on social media and life

On October 5th & 6th 2013, I attend the 2013 WordPress WordCamp Europe event - also affectionately known at #wceu!  Held in beautiful Leiden, The Netherlands, it was conveniently close to where I live (Den Haag).    There were around 700 attendees from all around Europe.  I was one of a small percentage of female … Continue reading 2013 WordPress WordCamp Europe #wceu

I received this image in my iTunes e-newsletter recently.  It got my attention.  Why?  It made me think.  What were those crazy symbols, what did they mean?  Of course I'd heard of Paul McCartney (Sir!) so I took the time to click through to the iTunes store to figure out what it was all about.  Do … Continue reading Quick Marketing Tips – Make people think

Some 52 percent of consumers get at least some of their news from either Facebook or Twitter, according to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. Although some Luddites might lament this fact, many news organizations find the platform useful for reporting breaking news on the minute-to-minute schedule that most consumers live by. … Continue reading Will Twitter Become a Dominant News Platform?

Social media is much more useful  - and fun - with friends.  Twitter has a section where you can find friends using your email address book.  However this is one of the biggest mistakes I've made in social media and here's how you can avoid or correct it. In theory - a good idea.  You … Continue reading How to stop Twitter invites to your friends

  The use of Social Media in schools is on the rise.  Here's an interesting infographic from Best Masters in Education.  Personally, I completely agree with the quote "social media in school can't be left to chance, it needs to be mediated". Though this may not be the best comparison considering this is relating to … Continue reading The Use of Social Media in School