The Wizard Times

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one."

-- Mark Twain

My brilliant Wizard of Ads Partner Jeff Sexton had one of his articles nominated for a SEMMY award.

A Copywriter's Intro to Frame-switching and Nested Storytelling
-Jeff Sexton

Check it out.

Facebook
by Clay Campbell

My Friend and fellow Wizard Partner Tim Miles posted this on his Facebook page:

Tim Miles: For more than five years, I've told my son I loved him when I put him to bed. Tonight, for the first time, he said, "I love you, too." And that's all I really have to say about that.

I like Facebook. I didn't want to do it. But reluctantly, after so many people I knew were on it, and it had hit critical mass, I figured I might as well. Turns out, I enjoy it very much, and it has some very good aspects that are very good for my business. But as of late I was having some frustration with Facebook.

I'm having issues with Facebook. I was getting the posts of people that I didn't really know that well; you know...a friend of a friend. I was NOT getting the postings of some close friends and even my wife. She had some friends that were also my friends, (I mean real true friends, in real life) and I wanted to get their posts. I typed in their names and added them as a friend. I still did not get their posts. So in desperation and frustration I swallowed my pride and displayed my ignorance about Facebook technology with the following message on my wall:

Clay Campbell: OK I am of at least average intelligence I think, and I can't this figure out. Why do I not get post's people of I am friends with on FB?? Why is that? I know how to delete a person's posts; but how does one GET someone's post?

I received these posts from other frustrated Facebook Friends

Louise Anne McLean: I'd like to know too!...I get them on my blackberry but not always of FB page - help me too please!

Amy Benson Cathey: I have the same problem!

Kay English: I have the same problem.

Margaret Maggie Johnson Penn: I get a few, but not all

So... I surmised that I was not alone; and that many others were frustrated by this same problem.

Just a few minutes later, my sweet Niece Alicia sent me this:

Alicia Johnson: When you're on your Home page, look in the upper left hand corner there's a list of things you can select from...make sure you've selected Status updates and are not on News Feed.

Also, make sure you haven't changed your settings to stop other peoples posts from showing up on your page. Lastly, remember that some people, although I doubt Aunt Barbie would, could have their privacy settings to stop their wall comments from being viewed by certain people.

I hope that helps Uncle Clay!!!

Well that helped, and I did all that. Then I received another comment from a very nice helpful person named Chasity; one of my Facebook friends. This is her post to me exactly as she sent it; unedited:

"Chasity sent you a message about this too.

Subject: this is a little better explination

on the left of your wall click on news feed, then at the top of your wall click live feed. scroll to the bottom and click edit options (in blue) a box will pop open. This is the info you are looking for:

Number of Friends
Control how many friends you want shown in Live Feed.
A higher number means you will see new posts more frequently.
Maximum number of friends shown in Live Feed
(mine is set on 500)

View Recommended Friends
*this one is the key. If a friend isn't highlighted in blue, you dont get them on your wall very often-or maybe not at all. hi-light the ones you are missing and hit save.

i bet barbie isn't hi-lighted.
OH Yeah, everytime you add a friend, you have to go do this....You'll see them on your wall for a few days and then they'll disapper.

hope it helps
chas"

I went immediately and did as Chasity suggested and it worked! Then I went in and showed my wife how to do it as well.

For those of you that do not have Facebook and talk to your Facebook "friends"... you should do it.

For those of you that do have Facebook and you want to get the posts from your "Facebook friends"

Just follow the instructions of my Facebook friends Alicia and Chasity

Mr C

Perhaps now would be a good time to have a complimentary meeting with a Wizard of Ads Partner. Links to their websites and blogs are listed down the right side of The Wizard Times. Hundreds of their articles with free insightful advice can been seen at www.americansmallbusiness.com 2009 would be a great year to attend a class at the Wizard Academy 21st Century Business School in Austin Texas. What is the Wizard Academy?

See you next week.

Clay Campbell
Wizard of Ads

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