12. Who is Your Audience? 9 Traits? Geography? Commonalities? Demographics? Behaviors?
13. What makes you unique? Awards, certifications Specialties, niche What’s your image? What’s Your Message? 10
14. Step 2: Brand Profiles You are the Expert! Make it Known! Social media profile = 45 second elevator pitch Write in conversational style – keep it interesting Show off your strengths Use keywords so you can be found Your profile is your online billboard 11
16. Step 3: Build Your Network Step 4: Connect with those you know first Your email inbox is a great wealth of information… use it. Write personalized notes when you wish to make a connection Ask for recommendations from former co-workers or employers on LinkedIn 13
17. Step 4: Start Sharing Ways to share Link to helpful articles or blog posts Answer questions on LinkedIn Join a group and join in discussions on Facebook Give recommendations on LinkedIn 14
18. Step 5: Track & Measure New follows on Twitter Re-tweets on Twitter New fans on Facebook New connections on LinkedIn Comments on LinkedIn group posts Traffic to your site or blog Increased sales 15
19. Step 6: Manage Your Time 15 minutes is all you need Put it on your calendar Don’t forget your strategy Use social media tools to help manage your time 16
21. Not having goals Choosing quantity over quality when it comes to friends/followers/contacts Not listening Incomplete profiles Abuse of self-promotion Spamming Starting, stopping, starting, stopping Not measuring results or reach Common Pitfalls … 18
23. Time Saving Tools HootSuite – www.hootsuite.com Manage Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Schedule posts, create lists, find and follow Tweet Deck - www.tweetdeck.com Twitter management platform JitterJam – www.jitterjam.com Manage Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed. Schedule posts, find, follow, email, text message 20
24. Mobile Twitter Tools 21 Echofon for iPhone Swift for Android TwitterBerry for BlackBerry
25. Mobile Facebook Tools 22 Facebook for Android Facebook for Blackberry Phonebook for iPhone
26. April 27, 2010 Become a Blogging Rock Star! Beyond Blogging Basics May 4, 2010 Facebook Marketing 101A Beginners Workshop May 18, 2010 Facebook Marketing 201Build Connections & Get Noticed 23 training workshops
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