social media - how & why?
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Copyright © Business Tendrils c/o Golden. 2009
Social Media: Online Networking
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Copyright © Business Tendrils c/o Golden. 2009
Online Networking – Why?
Connect to 30 people, but have access to over 2000.
• Communicate to your current list of contacts or 40,000 instead?
Let me show you HOW.
• Pitch your business – no rules.
• Get referrals & introductions or ….cold call…
• Get listed in Google or …be a nobody.
• Find and Select your contacts or deal with whoever turns up? (If they turn up that is)
• Free Marketing or Pay for it?
• Give & Take: Help & Advice – Show your skills if you have them.
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Online Networking – Which Ones?3
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Online Networking – Communicate!
Naheed
Nick
Helen
Peter
30
36
20
11
30
66
97
86
Mat
t
25 co
ntac
ts
70 co
ntac
ts
Darre
n
Other
frien
d
1 co
ntac
t
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Online Networking – Communicate!
30
1080
Naheed
Nick
Helen
Peter
1080
1800
2020
30 x 36
36 x 20
20 x 11
720
220
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Online Networking – Communicate!6
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Let’s Get It Started
Profile
Connections
Groups
Discussions
Updates Blogging
Pitch your business
Tailored to:• the target market• the network forum
Different enoughto gain hit rates
Add Presentations
Introductions
Answer questions
Decent Photo
Professional History
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Let’s Get It Started
Speak to the World. Say Something Interesting!
Any Questions before we do?
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