I admit, I took a back seat on blogging lately- there has just been lots going on…not to say that blogging is not important- because it is one more vehicle to promoting your business and a great form of communication with your network.  But what about social media? My social media interactions and posts have not declined and well, has anyone really missed anything from not reading my blogs?

I realize everyone is busy and may not have time to sit and write daily or even weekly or better yet, sit and read through article after article…but here is a suggestion that may ignite the fire and get your thoughts rolling:

Interact daily with your network and this could be in groups and discussions, commenting on posts, making a statement…it really doesn’t have to be some long drawn out article

If you are focusing on building your business and network, then make sure you interact.  Offer advice, or help or just show that you care!

Social Media

It’s not just about FaceBook, Twitter, You Tube, Linked

and all the countless others.

It’s about….

Relationships

Fan Pages are Essential

Creating your Fan pages is an integral part of the process but where do you go from there? The most important thing to remember is to….

Engage Your Network

• Post daily

• Become the expert

• If you are a short sales expert- share your knowledge

• If you are a social media expert- share

• Give your network a reason to engage in your comments

And always- Think Outside the Box…start using video emails and video broadcasts that are branded to fit your company image.

The past couple of days I have been talking about

and the positive influence it can have on building business

relationships and I have a new way of doing just that.

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referrals; you simply hope there is enough traffic to generate sales.

But how can you start building TRUST and RAPPORT with FACE to FACE

communications on your website?  It’s truly simple.

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One of the age old problems webmasters face is how to promote their site, cheaply.  And while PPC is a great, cheap way to promote your site to a highly targeted niche, the best ways to promote your site are actually free!

Whether you’ve got an information site, or niche site to promote, you’ll find that the following methods are some of the best ways to produce interested traffic that is itching to hand over their email addresses, or money for your products.

Article marketing

Article marketing can give you an amazing amount of traffic, but only if you use it right.  You should make sure the content you’re submitting is easily understandable, and only covers one or two points, leading the people back to your site with your bio.  Probably most importantly, you need to make sure that your article is interesting, compelling, and of course, informative.

Once you’ve submitted these articles to several article directories, you’ll probably see a marked rise in link backs, traffic and more.

Blogging

Blogging is a free way to make sure that you’re reaching traffic in all regions of your niche – blogging has come up in stature from its days of being simply a place to ‘share’ with your friends and is now a valid, and often well used promotional structure for a site – or even a basis for the site itself.  Using WordPress especially can mean that you’ve got an easy to promote, amazingly simple to update site structure that allows you to build and maintain a site effortlessly.

As a traffic generation tool, it’s also a good way to create, maintain and direct traffic to your site – and is amazingly simple to use.  You can blog about things relating to your site, and link back, or use articles, from article marketing.

A Facebook fan page is as essential to a business that

wants to build an online presence as an email address.

Facebook receives one out of every four clicks by

Internet users in the United States, and is fast

becoming the method of choice for finding new

business, soon to outpace even the major search engines. People absolutely love the like / dislike system that Facebook has incorporated into the entire fabric of the Web, and a Facebook fan page is the first way to hook a business in to that network.

Below are the top 10 ways that a Facebook fan page helps your business.

1. Facebook pages give your business another face to the world. Unlike member pages, the Facebook fan page is open to the general public and gives your current customers, as well as new ones, yet another place to find your business.

2. You can drive your Facebook traffic directly to your website. There are no rules on Facebook about driving the traffic received there straight to your sales page. And since more people see you on Facebook first, that traffic is essential to not missing easy customers.

3. If you do not have the resources to hire a fully dedicated SEO company, just having a Facebook fan page helps your search engine optimization. Facebook is a site that is trusted by the major search engines, and gives you another page to be listed on the search engine screens for your selected keywords.

4. Facebook lets you participate in your industry community for absolutely free. Everyone trusts Facebook as a hub for information, and many people who are looking for the product or service that your business provides will be able to come to your fan page and participate in whatever promotions you have going.

5. Facebook is a direct connection to the customers and fans of your business. There is no middleman to get in the way of communication, and people love direct communication on the Internet.

6. Because everyone looks to Facebook to be a hub of new information and new business, having a Facebook fan page improves customer relations almost instantly. Simply having a fan page adds a layer of professionalism to your business.

7. The Facebook fan page gives people already familiar with your business the opportunity to sing your praises and sell you up to new or disbelieving customers, all without you having to initiate any hard sell.

8. Customers are much more likely to let their guard down on a Facebook platform and give you honest feedback about your business than they are on your web site.

9. Facebook has return on investment metrics built into the site.

10. Facebook is FREE, which is the best price for an SEO company out there!

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of dollars and even more man hours if you do it right.

There are literally truckloads of information available on the web but how do

you know which one is right for you?  The point of using social media platforms

is to get your message in front of others who want to know about it…but how to you do that?

Keywords my friends!  It’s all about the keywords and I know you have heard it a million times before so here’s how you make the most out of your social media profiles.

Create branded pages…this includes FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn…you can also link Digg, FourSquare, Plaxo and Stix so that your entire network knows what is going on no matter what platform they are using.  Syndicate or link your profiles together.

Then share your message at least once a week…the more you share, the more people see your message and share with others…this is viral and free advertising.

So, if you still don’t have all of your social media profiles branded or don’t have time to get your message out or even if you need help with writing, CLICK HERE to get more information…it’s time to avoid  “10 Common Mistakes” that experts warn about!

Well, what the heck is social media anyway and if you are a professional or business owner, why is social media exposure so important?

Social media is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques [Wikipedia]

Here are some key points to remember:

- Create a rapport with your network

* Build strong relationships; don’t just think about what’s in it for you- what is in it for them?

- Become the expert in your niche

* Are you really great at some things?  Then help others by adding tips or techniques and share that knowledge- it goes a very long way!

- Give something of value

* How valuable was that advice you got from Joe Social?  Did it save you time and money?  Was it a flop?  If you have come across something really amazing, share…that also helps with key point #1!

- Deliver what you promise

* Promise to deliver real estate news or resume writing tips or social media advice or even ways to increase your business with less hassle?  Then deliver it- make it exciting and rewarding to your network…make them feel that keeping them informed is the #1 on your list of things to do, get them engaging on your topics.

So, here is my question- if social media exposure plays such an integral part of today’s business, then why are so many businesses or professionals not involved?

Is it too time consuming?

Are you at a loss for words?

Do you know how to set up your social profiles?

Do you know what to do after your profiles are set up?

And…if you have set up all of your profiles and don’t interact with your network, are you achieving the results you wanted?  If your answer is “no” then, it’s time to start a plan of action and start building your network today.

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A friend of mine created it using My Video Talk…

and it is really cool and if you are a Real Estate Professional and haven’t started using video yet, this would be a great time to start engaging your audience.

Let me know what you think or if you have any questions.