Social Media Virtual Assistant - Be Social Worldwide » linked in http://besocialworldwide.com We’ll do the socializing for you Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2006-2007 dawntrenee@besocialworldwide.com (Social Media Virtual Assistant - Be Social Worldwide) dawntrenee@besocialworldwide.com (Social Media Virtual Assistant - Be Social Worldwide) posts Wersquo;ll do the socializing for you Social Media Virtual Assistant - Be Social Worldwide Social Media Virtual Assistant - Be Social Worldwide dawntrenee@besocialworldwide.com No no http://besocialworldwide.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Social Media Virtual Assistant - Be Social Worldwide http://besocialworldwide.com 144 144 Following the Social Network Crowd http://besocialworldwide.com/following-the-social-network-crowd http://besocialworldwide.com/following-the-social-network-crowd#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:11:49 +0000 admin http://besocialworldwide.com/?p=1156

We were likely all taught as children to NOT follow the crowd, but in today’s business world is that still the case or should we as business owners be following the crowd, especially when it comes to social networking?

Social networking is the latest way to connect with, engage and ultimately create a relationship with your potential clients and customers.  There are various social networking sites, which serve various needs but have the same overall purpose.

These include, Linked In, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Foursquare and even your own blog. These are all places you can connect with, engage and ultimately create a relationship with others.

Actually, if you are doing social networking correctly, you aren’t “exactly” following the crowd, at least not in the sense we think of it as children.  What you are doing is you are finding those people or groups of people that you want to connect with and you are beginning to participate in what they are doing retweeting their tweets, responding to their Facebook posts, commenting on their blog.  You want to get to know them, so as a result they will get to know you and then, know you, like you and trust you and ultimately, buy from you!

That’s what it is all about after all, so yes, in a way you should “Follow the crowd”.

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LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site dedicated to helping professionals maintain a list of connections. http://LinkedIn.com Getting started with LinkedIn is not complicated.  Here it is in 4 easy steps.

Step 1 – Setup LinkedIn Account - https://www.linkedin.com/reg/join

Step 2 – LinkedIn will start the process of setting up your account – You will need to confirm your account after this step before proceeding.

Step 3 – After confirming your account and finding connections you will be brought to your LinkedIn home page.

Step 4 – Click on profile and begin to complete your profile. Make sure to edit  public profile and personalize your URL.

  • Make sure to use the Blog Link App to add blog
  • Personalize your website listings by selecting other – you can then label it however you choose
  • If your company isn’t already listed on LinkedIn – List it
  • LinkedIn Answers is a great place to share your business knowledge
  • You can find and participate in groups via your target market keywords
  • Think of LinkedIn as a formal business meeting – keep it professional
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