Today's Social Networking - Hottest Craze Since The Telephone

Remember 'back in the day' when you came home from work and saw that flashing light on your phone. It was a message! Maybe it was from your mom or a friend, but it was fun to listen to their messages.

Today, fast forward, we have what is now called Social Networking. This is the most popular way to communicate with family and friends. You can send messages to people that live in other states or miles away to countries around the globe. Sharing today's moments, inspirations, activities, photos, interesting links, videos and so on.

It is the biggest craze since the telephone was first discovered!

And now, Social Networking is actually becoming a wonderful marketing tool. It is a great way to 'indirectly" let others know that you have a business, product or service.

Remember though these are Social Networks and nobody wants to be SOLD to. So then you say . . . WHAT?!!

How can this be a marketing tool if I can't SELL? The quick answer to that is - you should never sell to anyone! Today's marketing is all about building relationships. Let people find out who YOU are and then they will venture on to see what you might have to offer. Creating that relationship will bring you success over and over again.

The days are gone when you could knock on some ones door and say 'would you please buy my latest product' - Today you will probably get the door slammed in your face.

Consider this ..... a well thought out and implemented social network will knock on doors for you through the internet. The number of doors you can knock on each day can be hundreds to thousands! This gives you a greater opportunity to meet more people in a shorter time period. And why is that important? Time is money .... and your marketing efforts through social networking will start actually paying you an income!

The top 3 social media sites you should focus on, in my opinion, would be FaceBook, Twitter and Linkedin also with a good business blog that will act as your 'hub'.

So when you decide to build your social network, join FaceBook, Twitter and Linkedin or any other of the Social Media sites you may choose -- just remember to keep it 'social' and low key. Share some interesting & helpful information, build a relationship, friendship that can later work into being the right time to share your business, product or service.

How are you using social networking for your business success?

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Author:  Lynn Brown - Learnit2Earnit  

Online Business Professional