Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’


Feb
20
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2 Tips for Making the Most of Your Social Networking Time Online

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Sunday, February 20th, 2011

Whether you have a family or you’re all by yourself you know your life can be busy when you own a business. That’s all there is to it. We all have things we must do and want to do and then you throw a business into the mix our time becomes pretty depleted.

One of the best ways to grow a business is to use social networking. These sites would include Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to name a few. The reason why you should use social networking to grow your business is because it’s one of the easiest ways to get your message out to the masses.

While your message is important, it’s also important to build relationships with others as well. When you have a business that’s strictly online it’s impossible for others to have the trust factor. They can’t walk up to you, shake your hand, and see the expression on your face. While it’s difficult to build that trust, but it can be done if you use social networking the way it’s supposed to be used.

We already know it’s important to spend time on social networking sites, but it’s difficult to do that all the time. So what are your options when it comes to the time you spend on these sites? Here are two options for you to consider. read more

Sep
30
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Twitter is important in Business

Author Corrie     Category Uncategorized     Tags Tags: , , ,
Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Networking, trust, and marketing your business is important or you won’t succeed. With each of these things you can do them incorrectly and ruin your business. Unfortunately it doesn’t take much to make this happen. So it’s very important that you learn from the mistakes of others so you have the ability to prevent them from happening to your business.

When you decide to use Twitter to grow your business, there are a number of things you need to know. The important thing to remember is to think about yourself and what you like and don’t like to see while you’re on the site. If you find something that irritates you, then you need to remember that and not do it with your business.

The whole purpose behind networking with Twitter is to communicate with the people you follow. If you take the time to post things about your business, it’s important to talk to others and help them when you can. Encouragement, advice, and suggestions are important when it comes to building trust. When you do this on a regular basis people will see it and they’ll want to help you. read more

Aug
16
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Do you know what to do with your New Twitter Followers?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , ,
Monday, August 16th, 2010

Twitter is a great place to meet new people. Do you know what to do with your new Twitter followers? There are so many things you can do with the information you’re given. The most important thing not to do is SPAM them with your information. You’ll lose them quicker then anything else if you do, so it’s best to stay away from that.

When it comes to SPAM you may be doing it and not even realize it. If you send direct messages (DM) all the time with your link or information about your business and they aren’t asking for it, that’s SPAM. If you reply to messages your followers post and add your link to their post, that’s SPAM. If you continually reply to posts your followers make and always include your link that could be considered SPAM. read more

Jun
11
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Should I hire a Social Marketing Assistant?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , ,
Friday, June 11th, 2010

A social marketing assistant is a person that makes posts on Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites on the behalf of someone else. Of course they have permission to make these posts because the person they’re writing them for is paying them to do it.

As business owners, we try to focus on the things that make us the most money. This depends on the type of business we run as to what types of tasks we do, but we can all say we focus on the money.

The thing we sometimes forget is that there are tasks we need to do in order for the money to come in a little easier. This would be article marketing, blog work, and social networking to name just a few. With that said, you know you need to do these tasks, but it may be difficult if you don’t have a lot of time each day. read more

Jun
3
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Promoting your Teleseminars through Social Networking Sites

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , , ,
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Teleseminars are a good way to grow your business. Sharing information regarding your business is the best way to inform people of what you offer. Teleseminars can be short and cover very little detail or they can cover information in detail.

To have a successful teleseminar you need to promote it. You need to start promoting it approximately two weeks before your call so people will have time to make plans and schedule things around the time you set.

Promoting your teleseminar on social networking sites is a great way to find your target market. Studies show you need to place your business in front of others five to seven times before they’ll even consider what you have to offer. So with that said, you need to do this on a daily basis. read more

Apr
27
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Is it Possible to grow your Business with Twitter?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , , ,
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Any business owner should use Twitter to market their business. You can be in direct sales, coaching, marketing, or affiliate marketing and grow when you use this tool.

There are many things you can do to ruin your time on Twitter. Advertising too much, not communicating with people, retweeting too much, or SPAMMING people are just a few of the many ways you can use Twitter in a poor way.

You can be very successful if you use Twitter the correct way. Here are some tips for you to use.

1. Follow your target market. Sometimes when you follow someone, they’ll follow you back. So if you’re able to find your target market, they’ll follow you and see the posts you make.

2. Your posts are the most important thing. Don’t ad your link with every single post you make. That’s the best way to be tagged as SPAM and have your account canceled. read more

Mar
30
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How to Promote your Direct Sales Online Party

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , ,
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

When you decide to have an online party for your direct sales business you need to find ways to promote it. There’s nothing worse then having a secret meeting (otherwise known as a meeting where nobody shows up).

There are so many ways you can promote your online party. You should promote it both online and offline. You never know, you may have people locally that would like to attend.

Here are suggestions for promoting your party online.

1. Facebook

You should make a post on your Facebook home page. If you make a lot of posts, you should do this every couple of days so it stays towards the top of your page.

Send a message to all of your friends and invite them to your party. Make sure you give them details such as time, date, and location. Send the reminder again the day before your party as well.

If you are a part of any fan page or group that allows you to advertise, you can place the information on the wall. You’ll want to make sure you follow the rules so you don’t get kicked off the board for spam.
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Mar
17
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Will Social Networking Grow your Business

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business     Tags Tags: , , , , , ,
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Did you know that social networking will grow any business if it’s done correctly? No matter what type of business you run, you should be on the most popular social networking sites. These would be Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

There are a number of things you should and shouldn’t do when it comes to networking with these sites. Some of these you may already know from past experiences while others may be completely new to you.

One thing to remember is that you must visit these sites regularly or you won’t have the benefits that other business owners receive from them. Regular times are not necessary, but you need to spend some time at those sites at least three to four days a week. Spending a few minutes out there won’t do you any good. You need to be out there for at least 15 minutes making valuable posts during that time.

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