Posts Tagged ‘Online social networking’

Using social media in your business is becoming a daily requirement to grow your business. In order to do this, time and effort is required on the part of the business owner to implement a website social media plan that is effective. Although it may require a lot of time in the beginning to setup the plan, once the plan is in place, it can become part of your daily routine.

Recently, Jerrilynn Thomas interviewed Kim Beasley on their co-hosted show, Reinvent Your Business on the BlogTalkRadio network. Jerrilynn put Kim on the hot seat regarding social media and how business owners can use it to grow their business.

One of the questions asked was, “What is social media and why should a business owner implement it?”

Social media is the process of connecting with others and sharing information via websites such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn (to name a few).

The audio below is the actual interview that you can listen to and learn more about social media and how to implement as part of your business processes.

Did you know that February 1 – 5, 2010, is International Networking Week? As a business owner, I want to encourage you to spend time this week to network with others via social media websites. In doing this, you just might find new clients, new business associates or even potential joint venture business owners.

When you watch the video below, keep in mind all the different things that you can do to network. Such as:

• Online: social media websites
• Offline: radio
• Online: press releases
• Online: blog directories
• Offline: TV
• Offline: newspaper or magazines