Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Social Media Networking

By now I would expect you have educated yourself well enough to know about Social Media Websites like, myspace, facebook, linkedin, and even youtube.

If you are not posting your profiles on the top ranking Social Media Websites then you are making a big mistake. When you do it is like getting booth space at the community expo except this is international.

The amount of traffic and exposure is enormous and it’s Free. Social Media Websites have become the number one method of networking and the selling of products and services. “What?” Yes more people are making money through these Websites than any other method of advertising on the Internet and it's Free!

Let me explain how it can worked for you. First you post a profile about who you are and what you do and you Website offering your products or services.

Next you build up your friends list by asking people to add you to their list of friends. In four months I now have over 600 friends on facebook. Most of them I know personally but some I have never met… at least not yet. Recently I just met two from my list and we are already doing business together.

Next you begin to network by commenting and visiting with your friends while creating new friends through the same media. It does not take long before you are making new friends who want to get to know you better.

Once they have become your friends you look for the opportunity to offer your help and you tell them what you do. You must wait until they give you permission to make your sales pitch. If you start selling too soon you will blow your chances. But once they find you and you gain their attention and their interest you will be surprised how quickly people will want to know what you do and how they can benefit from knowing more about you.

I have my own private mailing list of over a 1,000 people for my e-newsletter but it has taken me years to build up that list. Now my new friends on facebook are visiting my Website and signing up for my private e-newsletter. They are giving me permission to contact them directly and market my services because they know me as a friend through facebook and they trust me.

You need your own private mailing list. This list will become your gold mine. Start building up your list now.

I do not consider myself an expert in social media networking but I am learning and it is working. You can make it work for you too.

If you need help from a real pro go to: http://thesocialmediasource.com


Steve Hart