Update+on+Cichetti+-+March+24th

**__April 10th UPDATE on Cichetti:__**
I've had great progress with the social media websites for Cichetti. For the Cichetti Twitter account, I gained 2 food blogger followers within the first two weeks, which was nice to see!

As for the Facebook page, the notice is has gained has increased dramatically since I started keeping track of the page and updating regularly. I used the advice of one of the articles we had to read for the class, and posed a question as a status. I got about 4 responses in less than an hour right after, which I really found interesting. I also found some blog postings about Italy, places where Cichetti was inspired and posted them on the wall. The same posts I posted through Twitter.

We've definitely had more responses through the Facebook page than we did before. We went from about 40 reaches to 110 in the first week since I started posting.
All in all, it's lookin' good!

**__Here is my linkedin Profile:__** http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top
=**Hi Kelsey,**= =**__Cichetti Salts__**=
 * Please put all of your updates on the same page! So many! Nice overview.**

Well, this week I really dug into Cichetti and the disastrous Social Media aspect of the company. I was able to become an admin for the company Facebook page, so I will start this week by uploading photos of the shop, discussing meals and classes (information I will get from the website). I also told the owner (my mom) that she needs someone to professionally, or at leats someone who knows what they're doing to make her website A LOT better...She told me she actually got some compliments on the website...but I really disagree, as does my brother: it's a mess.

See website here: **@http://www.cichettisalts.com/.**

Also, I created a Twitter account for the company. This week, I will blog about the company, so i'll end up sharing it through my facebook and twitter as well. The twitter account, I'm going to follow chefs, food magazines, food distributing companies etc to try to get some followers (maybe even some people who have been to the shop!). I made her hashtag the company name and easy to type in, so hopefully people can easily find it on Twitter and spread the word. I added the location of the store, and soon will post more and more of the general goings-on of the store.

See Twitter page here: **https://twitter.com/#!/CichettiSalts**

I will update the Twitter account as often as I can every week, as well as the Facebook page. I have some photos of the shop, and I am going to be e-mailed recipes, schedules of classes, maybe some links to other sites or stores she visits and also create a Foursquare account for Cichetti. There are about 8 people who have "visited" there according to the Facebook page, but that's not enough!

The Facebook page I will be updating hopefully every day or every other day as well. I will post the pictures I receive of meals she makes, people cooking at one of the classes etc. on Twitter, and her Facebook page.

See Facebook page here: **@http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cichetti-chi-KET-ee-Culinary-Studio-and-Kitchen-Boutique/188480881166398**

__Summary of last 2 weeks:__

It's going well. It's a great start, I'm already promoting the Twitter account on the company website so hopefully, the "numbers" will rise soon and continue to rise!

-Kelsey K. Hansen