Getting your business up and running with social media doesn’t need to be a difficult process. Narrowing down your options to those most powerful to your success will not only save you time getting things in place, but it will also cut down on the amount of upkeep time required.
I’ve decided I cannot be an expert on all of them, so I will concentrate in:
- Facebook (the bane of my life as I wasted so much time in 2013 there – but that’s the past- we are now in a successful 2014)
- Google +
- You Tube
There are so many social networks out there that I decided to streamline my list. In the future I probably will try LinkedIn and Pinterest
Of course, I have an advantage because I have the wonderful product that my friend Sue Worthington, a Social Media Expert released last year.
Training
Social Media Dashboard
So many people are using social media for business BUT how many are getting the results that are truly possible and getting traffic and clients using the 6 big social sites that Sue covers in this wonderful product
- Google +
- YouTube
Have a look at it: HERE
Discover secrets that you will never have thought of to get people from these social sites to your offers effortlessly, in these 30 high quality training videos
PLUS take a peek behind the scenes of the accounts of a Social Media professional – discover the tools and strategies that are proven to work in today’s market place.
Here is a video of the dashboard:
http://youtu.be/x_BCjRGCZHk
We all use Social Media but most of us use it for connecting with friends, and attempt to use it for business but usually get it very wrong.
FREE Challenges
Sue with her business partner Daniel run a series of FREE Challenges via FB group and emails (so no excuse if you are not in Facebook) to really kick start your social media campaign
Visit the above and read the wonderful reviews of people that have been in the challenges.
So there you are you don’t need to miss out in promoting your business in Social Media.
My advice is to start slowly, concentrate in one, at the moment Facebook seems to be the most popular but according to Sue, Google+ is the Social Media Site to be in 2014 and she knows!
You had me at your headline! : ) I passionately agree and was just having this conversation yesterday with a new client. There are a great many wonderful Social Media options out there, but that doesn’t mean we need to be on all of them. I, too, am streamlining my social media involvement to only those channels that have given me value. I choose LinkedIn, FB and Twitter for biz. Pinterest and Instagram for fun so that I don’t get bored or burned out. thanks for the advice! Happy New Year!
As a Journalism and Mass Communication student I appreciate your tips on how to build an online brand via social media. Many businesses are under the impression that all recent college graduates are equipped to handle and expand corporate social media accounts, and that is not the case. Honing social media skills takes time and proper training. Each platform attracts a different type of user, and it is important to format your message for each individual profile. Great advice!
Oh my goodness Liliana, what a wonderful post you have written – I am honoured – really!
I am so glad you like the dashboard, and look forward to sharing the next Challenge with you
Sue
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You deserve it. You’ve shown me that FB is not only to argue politics and football 🙂
In today’s business environment, using social media is essential.
Sue is the master of social media. When she speaks, it pays to
listen and apply what she teaches!
I love Sue, her products and her challenges, but I won’t be participating in all of them this year. I need to focus on product creation! Give Sue my best and have fun with her challenges!
I love Sue’s challenges and her products! I’ve purchased her last 2, but haven’t had the time to check them out. I’m not buying anymore shiny new objects until I review the ones I have. 🙂
Good luck with her FB challenge. I did that one last year and it rocked!
Thank you Bonnie. It is incredible how many people have that resolution of no t buying shiny new objects. It seems to be the bane of our lives. I cannot even find all the ones I bought in 2013 🙁 No more this year 🙂
I agree that I think Google+ is going to be much friendlier than facebook to bloggers but I’m on facebook all the time because that is where most of my groups are–I love Pinterest!!!! I don’t spend much time on there anymore–too busy, but I get a lot of views from what I’ve pinned.
That’s the problem I think we invested most of our time in Facebook. I’ve been in FB since 2008, although I admit, never used very much for business till recently and we have to learn another platform to move to Google
Great post! You are so right that Social Media doesn’t have to be difficult. I have been in Sue’s challenge and they are really good! Thanks!