Construction Chat - Content Curation 8/6/15

Content Curation — #ConstChat Topic Co-Hosted by Loni Morrey 8/6/15

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Are you in construction? Do you want to build up your following? Are you looking to connect with the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community?

You’re in luck!

Joining our weekly Twitter Chat may just be the right thing for you.

Construction Chat is on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

How to Join a Chat:

1. Follow the hashtag on Twitter (but don’t forget to add #ConstChat manually after your tweet or we won’t see your tweet).

2. Use Hootsuite or TweetDeck and make a column for #ConstChat (but don’t forget to put #ConstChat manually after your tweet).

3. Go to the Twubs page for #ConstChat.

4. My preferred method is using TweetChat. Just go here and log in with your Twitter account. You can even highlight the moderator so you don’t miss questions.

Content Curation

Today’s chat topic and questions are from Loni Morrey aka @MaterialHndling, a regular chat participant.

Q1. How is content curation important to your marketing strategy?

Q2. What type of content works best for your industry?

Q3. How do you come up with good ideas for content?

Q4. How does your content strategy differ by platform (Twitter vs. Facebook vs. blogging)?

Q5. Do you use any specific tools/apps to gather content?

Q6. What’s your best advice for keeping your content fresh? Relevant? Do you use trending topics?

Q7. Do you ever recycle content? If so, how?

Q8. What is your content curation strategy? Any last tips or tricks?

We may have more questions as the conversation changes. This should be a good one.

Construction Publications

Construction Industry Publications To Read

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Quite a while back I wrote about the business blogs I read. It’s time for a construction industry roundup.

There’s a lot out there. I know, “out there” is vague. But it’s true. You are a Google search away from just about anything you want to know.

To write for an industry, you have to read their publications. Here’s what I read.

Publications

Construction Dimensions

Isn’t it funny which one becomes your favorite? It’s hard to believe that a drywalling rag could be my favorite but I love the writing.

The paper magazine has sections for management, supervision, and estimators that can be useful, frankly, for any trade. The online version has very few in the archives, unfortunately.

Concrete Construction

So much of our work in Southern California involves concrete. As you may have read from our epoxy injection post, we have quite a few tilt-up buildings here, and they often need to be repaired or even replaced (we did that, too).

An example of an article that’s helpful to anyone, not just concrete contractors is “Keep Architectural Concrete Looking Great.”  This article discusses aesthetics, mix design, reinforcement, and waterproofing. Continue reading →

Construction Chat - Storm Prep

Be Prepared for El Niño – #ConstChat Recap

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Construction Chat is a weekly chat on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. If you’re free, we’d love you to join us.

With the coming predictions of El Niño here on the west coast, Carol Stephen suggested we talk about Storm Preparation.

You can read about areas to check (not just your roof) to see if your building is watertight here.

But first, some humor.

Questions & Answers

Q1. What can you do to prepare for a storm?

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Construction Chat - Storm Prep

Storm Preparation — #ConstChat Topic 7/23/15

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Are you in construction? Do you want to build up your following? Are you looking to connect with the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community?

You’re in luck!

Joining our weekly Twitter Chat may just be the right thing for you.

Construction Chat is on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

How to Join a Chat:

1. Follow the hashtag on Twitter (but don’t forget to add #ConstChat manually after your tweet or we won’t see your tweet).

2. Use Hootsuite or TweetDeck and make a column for #ConstChat (but don’t forget to put #ConstChat manually after your tweet).

3. Go to the Twubs page for #ConstChat.

4. My preferred method is using TweetChat. Just go here and log in with your Twitter account. You can even highlight the moderator so you don’t miss questions.

Storm Preparation

With the coming predictions of El Niño here on the west coast, Carol Stephen suggested we talk about Storm Preparation.

You can read about areas to check (not just your roof) to see if your building is watertight here.

Questions:

Q1. What can you do to prepare for a storm?

Q2. How far in advance should you prepare?

Q3. Have you thought about ensuring your building is watertight?

Q4. Do you know your local Red Cross and emergency info?

Q5. Do you have a plan if electricity goes out?

Q6. Do you still have a house phone?

Q7. What’s your number one preparedness tip?

#ConstChat - Self-Motivation 7/16/15

Self-Motivation – #ConstChat 7/16/15

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Are you in construction? Do you want to build up your following? Are you looking to connect with the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community?

You’re in luck!

Joining our weekly Twitter Chat may just be the right thing for you.

Construction Chat is on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

How to Join a Chat:

1. Follow the hashtag on Twitter (but don’t forget to add #ConstChat manually after your tweet or we won’t see your tweet).

2. Use Hootsuite or TweetDeck and make a column for #ConstChat (but don’t forget to put #ConstChat manually after your tweet).

3. Go to the Twubs page for #ConstChat.

4. My preferred method is using TweetChat. Just go here and log in with your Twitter account. You can even highlight the moderator so you don’t miss questions.

Self-Motivation.

This week, I shared a short video about being stuck in a rut on our Facebook Page. It’s easier than we’d like to think.

This week we’ll talk about motivation, specifically — self-motivation. Continue reading →