Download - 10 Ways Your Business Can Use Social Media
10 Ways Your Business Can Use Social Media
By Kathy SipplePresented at the 2010 B2B NWI Netwworking Professionals Expo
#1 Facebook Page
• Use a Page, not a Profile• 400 million active users• 2nd most popular web site in existence (after Google.com) per Quantcast.com• FBML Pages
#2 Twitter
• Too many benefits to list!• Suggest you come for training to understand it, or at least a Tweetup!• 1 example: hashtags!
#3LinkedIn
• Professional networking site• Set up a company profile• Select a custom URL• Highest demographic group is $100k+
#4Corporate Blog
• Helps SEO• WordPress• Hostmonster for affordable hosting, as low as $3.95/month• Blog Indiana
#5 Google Alerts
• Reputation management• Industry & competitor alerts
#6 Collaborative Work Tools
• Google Wave (limited preview stage, email me if you need an invite)• Google Docs
#7 LinkedIn Toolbar for Outlook
• Grab Tool• Convenient
#8 Message Aggregators
• Xobni• Threadsy
#9 Synergize
• Help each other with SEO/links• Build awareness around a niche market
#10 Take It Offline
• Announce your presence, email signature, widgets, etc.• Enhance face to face meetings
Next Class:
Tues., March 2nd in MerrillvilleBasic Workshop 8 – noon
Advanced Strategies 1- 4:30
www.mysocialmediacoach.com