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Social MediaPuzzled

Amy Smythe Harris• Broker Associates, GRI, CRS, E-Pro,

GREEN,SFR, TRLP• HAR & TAR Instructor/Train the Trainer-6

years• HAR Director 2009/ & 2011• NextGen Advisory Group• TAR Professional Development &

Professional Standards 2009 & Technology for 2010

• NAR Communications Committee for 2010

• NAR YPN 2010• WCR Montgomery Co. Tech. Chair

What is Social Media??

• A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Social networking has encouraged new ways to communicate and share information.

-Wikipedia

Social Media is a Fad!

I am too old!!

I don’t have the time!!!

• The national statistic says we need to

spend 40-60% of our time prospecting

for business

Facebook Statistics

• More than 500 million Active Users

• 50% of active users log in at least once a day

• Average user has 130 friends

• Users spend over 700 billion minutes per month

• Average age -44

Twitter Statistics

• April 2010-106 million users

• Sending out 55 million tweets a day

• 25% users are age between 35-44

• Trailed by the 45-54 age

• Average age -38

Why should you use in Real Estate?

• Your sphere of influence is here

• Great way to network

• You can build better relationships

• You can get leads from here

FUN & FREE

Social Media Sites

Facebook vs. TwitterAllows you to connect, share photo albums, videos, links with people that you have friended that is all in one place- your profile page

Not limited by text to post

Mutual “friending” must occur

More privacy controls

Not searchable

Allows you to connect, share photo albums, videos, links with people –but it is in a stream

limited to 140 characters to post

Followers can follow you

Less privacy

Searchable

Other Social Media

Review site for all types of business

Check-in site for all businesses allowing you to see where your friends are at

Tip #1

• Set up a marketing plan & find your voice

Tip #2

• Sign up for sites–facebook.com–twitter.com–foursquare.com–yelp.com–linkedin.com

Tip #3

• Listen to Learn

Tip #4

• Get Friends

Tip #5

• Engage!!

Tip #6

• Think Database

Tip #7

• Add Photos and Videos

Tip #8

• Good Posts vs. Bad Posts

Tip #9

• Join Groups/Follow people• @harmembers• HAR Fan Page

Tip #10

• Time Manage

You can get leads!!!

Websites

*blip.fm*blip.fm

*twitter.com*twitter.com

*ping.fm*ping.fm

*digg.com*digg.com

*realtor.org*realtor.org

*mashable.com*mashable.com

*hgtv.com*hgtv.com

*youtube.com*youtube.com

*eyejot.com*eyejot.com

*jott.com*jott.com

*tokbox.com*tokbox.com

*posterous.com*posterous.com

*delicious.com*delicious.com

*issuu.com*issuu.com

*postlets.com*postlets.com

*loopt*loopt

*sendible.com*sendible.com

*face.com*face.com

*chorus.com*chorus.com

*twittercounter.com*twittercounter.com

*useqwitter.com*useqwitter.com

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