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Originally Posted by TrangSLe
I would be interested to know the verdicts on the business related aspects of those Social sites as well. My kids have told me about advertising on those sites, but I'm still a bit doubtful. I do not want to miss out on an opportunity if it does work. Where is that crystal ball of mine? Oh, it's in the shop. That's it!  Any experience you can share with me would be educational. |
Hi there TrangSLe
Social networking is a powerful tool that used properly can yeild low cost solutions. Theres no great secret, more a case of testing and see what works for you.
Unlike other marketing medium, social networking is either free or low cost, so the key is to experiment.
As Kip suggested, on Facebook, set up fan pages, I'm sure MySpace has similar functionality. But the most powerful tool of the moment has to be Twitter.
Sign yourself up, search for people who would be possible customers if you have a particular demographic, follow them, and they will follow you back. Right a decent Bio, and your weblink, then Tweet gently! No full on sales messages, no spam.
If in doubt, watch other peoples tweets, look at people with thousands of followers, and look at their style of writing. Waht do they tweet about, can you adapt a simialr style. Open a second account and experiment, make your mistakes on a test account.
So its all trial and error I'm afraid, but if you master it, the rewards are there.
Good hunting!