Category Archives: Construction Chat

Blogging - #ConstChat Topic 8/13/15 Co-Hosted by Tess Wittler

Blogging – #ConstChat Questions Co-Hosted by Tess Wittler 8/13/15

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.

Blogging for Contractors

Today’s chat topic and questions are from Tess Wittler, a regular chat participant, and blogging for contractors expert. Check out her 52 Ideas post.

Questions:

Q1. Where do you find topics to write about?

Q2. How often do you post a new article to your blog?

Q3. What’s your biggest hang-up to blogging?

Q4. What kind of Return on Investment (ROI) do you see from blogging?

Q5. Have you tried using other content in your blog, such as videos, info-graphics, audio? If so, what?

Q6. How important will blogging be for your company in the next year and why?

Q7. When it comes to blogging, what do you want to know more about?

See you then!

Construction Chat - Content Curation 8/6/15

Curation Takes Time — #ConstChat Recap

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.

Content Curation

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

Bonus Tweets

 

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

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Construction Chat - Content Curation 8/6/15

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

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 Chat - Storm Prep

Storm Preparation — #ConstChat Topic 7/23/15

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

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