Social Media in Business

Social media is a wonderful way to market your business. It’s a great way to be yourself, learn from others, and meet new people. When you network you are there to help others. You learn about their business and what they offer and you refer others to them. When others network properly, they will do the same for you and your business. Referrals are great for business and they make you feel wonderful. When you refer people to the ones you’ve networked with, they will feel good about the relationship and will more than likely refer people to you.

There are so many social media groups you can join. One thing you don’t want to do is join too many. Joining too many groups can lead to stress. It can also defeat the purpose because you won’t have time to network properly. Joining a half dozen or so groups is about all you want. You want to be active so others remember who you are and what you do. That is crucial in growing your business through this type of marketing.

Here are a few of my favorite social media sites and what they are all about.

• Twitter

Twitter reminds me of Instant Messenger. The messages are posted immediately and you can direct messages to certain people. You can follow people so you can read and respond to their messages. You can also direct message people so the messages are sent directly to them and nobody else can read them.

Twitter is a great way to network with others and make friends. It’s also a great way to find clients or customers. You can ask for help and show others what you are doing. I love to brag about my boys on Twitter as well.

• Facebook

Facebook is a great social media place. It’s also very addictive. You can join groups that are of interest to you. You can visit the sites of your friends and sign their wall. It’s also a great place to network. You have the ability to post information about you, your business, and many other things. You can also find your friends on Facebook and stay in contact with them.

• Squidoo

Squidoo lenses are easy to create and great to share with others. You can create a lens on any topic you want and share it with others. To network with Squidoo, you can do a search for lenses that belong to your target market. Once you find them, you can sign the guestbooks that are attached to them. You can also mark them as your favorites and keep an eye on them and comment when they make changes.

You use Squidoo the same way as other social media sites. You build a trust and relationship with other lens creators and they will in turn build the same trust with you.

Social media is great for business and building networking relationships. Networking on the sites above is easy to do and it can be a lot of fun. Not only will you meet great people, you will also learn things and gain more traffic.

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Corrie Petersen runs a successful Virtual Assistant and Advertising business. She also has a free advertising tips newsletter that she creates to help others. Check out her website at www.virtualfreedom4you.com.

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