Darren Rowse has some good tips on how to use social media sites:
- Be an Active Participant
- Have a Consistent Presence on Different Social Media Sites
- Add Value to the Wider Community
- Let Others Sell You
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4 Social Media Marketing Tips for Bloggers
by BlogKing on March 17, 2008 in Social Media Marketing
Facebook for Business part 2
by BlogKing on March 4, 2008 in Blog Marketing, Facebook, Social Media Marketing
Why use Facebook for business?
To find more opportunities to network with other business people.
Here are some more from Tinu Abayomi-Paul:
1- The very nature of Facebook is viral.
2- Facebook is the ultimate in social presence marketing
3- Your target market tells you exactly what it wants, and they’re easy to find.
4- Over half of the people using it, use it daily.
5- Better, stronger online connections.
6- Hard core marketing is out of vogue and declining in effectiveness.
7- Your clients — and your competition’s clients — may already be on Facebook.
8 – Facebook friends are willing to continue the conversation.
Check the link above to read more details.
Facebook for Business part 1
by BlogKing on March 3, 2008 in Facebook, Social Media Marketing
With all the growth is social media sites I have been thinking about setting up a page on Facebook. I already use StumbleUpon a lot and have been very pleased with the traffic boost it provides. I have been hesitant about Facebook because you can’t see what is really like without opening an account, but that is a catch-22. How do I know if it makes sense. Perhaps you have been wondering the same question.
Luckily Brian Brown has written a good Facebook primer over at Work.com, Guide to Facebook Basics for Your Business.
The whole point of Facebook is to interact with a network of friends. A “friend” on Facebook can be an actual friend you grew up with, went to school with, etc., or it can be someone you meet online, like through a Facebook group.
Browse Facebook’s groups. Groups are made of Facebook members that have a common interest. When you find a group you like, join that group. This will give you the chance to market to the group and invite group members as “friends.
Facebook makes soft-selling easy. All you have to do is post a link to a sales page on your website (with the “Posted Items” application) and Facebook lets everyone in your friends list know you have posted the link by displaying it on their home page. Friends will also know when you’ve uploaded photos, or videos, or changed your profile.
Add your RSS feed to your Facebook profile. If you have a blog, or any website that produces an RSS feed, it can be added to your blog through various RSS applications. This makes your blog immediately accessible to your Facebook friends.
Tomorrow I’d take a deeper look.
LinkedIN iPhone screen shot
by BlogKing on February 27, 2008 in LinkedIn, Resources, Social Media Marketing
Is that cool or what? Sign in was quick and interface is easy to use. Don’t know what it looks like on WAP devices … those users should just throw in the towel and move up to the iPhone.
LinkedIn new interfaces for mobiles and iPods
by BlogKing on February 27, 2008 in LinkedIn, Social Media Marketing
From PC World
Social networking site LinkedIn is extending its service from desktop PCs to mobile phones and iPods.
LinkedIn’s 19 million members can now view other members’ profiles, invitations and updates via the company’s Wap site, which went live yesterday in six languages.
A specially tailored version has also been made available for iPhone users.
“We want to help professionals network and the more information you have to do the job the better,” said Kevin Eyres, European managing director at LinkedIn.
“I think we will see a large number of our users pick this up. It is quick, convenient and there is nothing to install.”
The move follows similar efforts from Bebo, Facebook and MySpace.
Check out the videos at LinkedIn
Wow this is great. I am setting it up now.
