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LOVE this! #proofreadingisimportant #grammarmatters
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Word of wisdom from an amazing ball player! #wordsofwisdom #beadventurous #takeachance
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#attitudeiseverything #effectivecommunication #HoytConsulting
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Be adventurous, and try something new! #alberteinstein #inspirationalquotes #HoytConsulting #takeachance
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Win a #free t-shirt! Simply use our hashtag, #HoytConsulting, in your Instagram post for a chance to win! Drawing held January 1! #freeshirt #freestuff
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#bekindtooneanother #hands4others #spreadhappiness
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Making Your Home Smarter
As a self-proclaimed tech geek, I was beyond excited when we started adding smart devices to our home. Once the first came, we opened the flood gates, and now I have a HUGE list of wants!
Our first smart device purchase was the Amazon Echo (we now also have two Dots). As Amazon Prime members, the Echo was a no-brainer for our first smart device. We use ours to listen to music (usually from Prime); get news, weather, and sports updates; re-order items from Amazon; hear terrible Dad jokes (which really are super funny); and control the lights, thermostat, and more (these things of course require more smart devices that we bought later)!
The Echo is great because it does all the smart stuff, but it also has a great built-in speaker for listening to music. The Dot is considerably cheaper, and while it does have a built-in speaker, it’s not great for listening to music. However, the Dot can be connected to your Bluetooth devices so our two Dots are connected to Bluetooth soundbars (that we already happened to have).
To enhance our smart home experience, our next purchase was the Ecobee 3, a smart thermostat. Like any digital thermostat, it’s programmable, but it also has additional sensors that can be placed in various rooms throughout the house. These sensors track not only the temperature in their room but also whether the room is occupied. Unoccupied rooms are ignored when the thermostat determines whether it needs to kick in. You can also tell it which rooms to include in your comfort settings. For example, if your heat is set to 68, and you tell the thermostat to only include the sensors at the thermostat and in say, the living room, the Ecobee will use the average of those two sensors to determine when to turn the heat on. If the sensor at the thermostat reads at 69, and the living room sensor is reading 67, the heat won’t kick in (even if other sensors are reading at only 65). With the Ecobee app, you can also control your thermostat from anywhere with your phone. On your way home from vacation and want to start warming the house? Open the app, and adjust the setting.
Next, we purchased Hue smart light bulbs and a Hue bridge. Connect the bridge to your WiFi, and every new bulb automatically connects to the bridge with its own built-in WiFi. Install the bulb, turn on the device or switch, and the bridge adds the bulb to your account. Using the Hue app, you can uniquely name each bulb (we named based on its location). Connect your bridge to Echo, and now you can control the lights with your voice! Simply tell your Echo to turn the lights on or off, or ask her to dim them to any percentage. The bulbs can all be controlled with the Hue app as well.
Our final purchase (so far) was a Wemo light switch. We used this switch to replace the switch for our exterior lights. Using our home’s WiFi, this switch determines our local sunset and sunrise and automatically turns the exterior lights on at sunset and off at sunrise. This switch can also be controlled by Echo so you can simply tell her to turn your lights on or off as well.
The next purchased we’d like to make is the Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller. This device works with your already-installed sprinkler system but replaces the current control panel. Using your home’s WiFi, it follows past and future weather predictions to water only as needed. Maybe tomorrow, only zone 5 needs to be watered. Have your garden on zone 6? Tell Echo to run zone 6 only.
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Streamline Social Media Efforts with Buffer
So your business has presence on multiple social platforms? That’s great! But you’re struggling to keep them all updated? That’s tough, and you’re not alone! We know that in order to make our social presence valuable, we have to post regularly, but doing that can be a full-time job. Many businesses hire outside help (that’s where I come in!), but if you want to do it on your own, I recommend Buffer!
Buffer is a program that allows you to post to multiple social platforms at scheduled times. Don’t fall into the simple trap, though! Many small business owners take advantage of these awesome tools, but then they make the HUGE mistake of just posting one thing to every platform at the same time. Why is that a bad idea?
Think about your followers on your various platforms. If they’re anything like mine, they vary greatly. Consider location alone... Most of my Facebook followers and LinkedIn connections, for example, are local for me. My Twitter and Instagram followers are far more global in reach. Then, consider their differences in age, interests, income, and more. Posting the same thing to all of these people will not be successful; they all want different things. The platform itself, of course, makes a huge difference as well. Twitter followers want quick headlines that link to more information if they’re interested. LinkedIn connections are looking for tips and info that’s relevant to the workplace. The list could go on and on, but I digress.
This means you still have to plan accordingly with WHAT you post, WHERE you post it, and WHEN it gets posted, but Buffer allows you to plan that all ahead of time. I often sit down on Sundays and schedule a bunch of posts to my various platforms for the week ahead. Certainly, if something comes up during the week that I want to share, I’ll share that too, but with Buffer, I know I have a few things already set. Something changed? No problem, log into your account, and edit (or delete) the post.
The best part of Buffer? It’s free! With the free version, you can have up to ten posts scheduled in your queue at a time, and you can connect up to five platforms. If you need more, you can upgrade to the “Awesome” plan for a monthly fee. Visit Buffer.com for more info.
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#snapchat users: follow me for #businesscommunication and #tech #tips and #howtos.
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#makeithappen #jfk #inspirationalquotes
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Our #echo family grew by two Dots! This little guy is even part of the Christmas village. ;) #amazon #amazonecho #hoytconsulting
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Yes! #thisisme #imageek #detailsmatter
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