The document discusses how interior designers can use social media for marketing. It provides guidance on setting up profiles and pages on key social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Flickr. It also discusses using tools like Hootsuite to automate sharing across multiple accounts. The time commitment for participating in social media ranges from 2 hours per week for beginners to over 20 hours per week for experienced users.
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Online Resources
Designeresources- search engine/
directory for interior designers
Stylehive - social media site/discussion
forum on style
Google Local - Free listing service for
local business on Google
Interior Design Directory - online
directory of interior design professionals -
$60/year
Yahoo! Directory - local business listing
service with Yahoo!
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How are other designers using social media?
Blogging
Tweeting about projects, tips, events
Facebook Fan pages
Facebook ads
Posting video about listings - SEO!
Flickr for portfolio display
“So I say, let us embrace all this new technology. Let us
use it for more than just placing orders, searching the
Internet and email. Let's get some value from it because it
is a truly valuable tool, if used properly, in your arsenal of
marketing efforts.”
- Deborah Flate, Dialogue Consulting
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How much time is involved?
For beginners with social media - 2 hours per week
Those who have done a few months - 10 hours/week
Those who have been doing sm for years - 20+ hours/
week
Spend 1-5 hours a week participating and “listening” in social
media
5-10 hours a week creating content
Source – Social Media Magic