3 Tips for Social Networking in your business

By Networking Event Finders Staff

1. Add Social Networking to your business and marketing plan.

• In addition to your traditional business networking social networking is proving to be an effective business development tool.
• Schedule time for social networking activities and set specific goal and targets.
• One of the edges that Obama had over McCain in the 2008 Election was his effective use of “social networking” sites.

2. Finding and learning to properly use the best social networking sites for your business.

• It is estimated that there will be 2,500,000 social networking sites by the end of 2009 creating marketing niches and opportunities for every business model.
• Finding and sharing social networking sites is part of the discovery process and learning curve. Websites like Networking Event Finders publish social networking events so you can see which social networks are the most active in your local community.
• Schedule time to take the online tutorials.
• Choose a site where you can automatically post the content from your blogs, pictures, slide shows and videos.

3. Add contacts and friends strategically

• Make your social network matter by carefully selecting and choosing who you add as a friend or contact.
• Your Social Power doesn’t matter if the people in your social network are not or never will be relevant to your business.
• When adding a contact or accepting an invitation, review their contacts and ask yourself this question: “Do I want to attend networking events hosted by this person?”
• Your profile at a Social Networking Site is a public rolodex. Ensure that it sends the message that you want to communicate.

By adding social networking to your business and marketing plan, you can expand your business network globally. The learning curve is worth the time and effort required to master social networking.