Social Networking

What is social networking? Well it’s fairly new. You have heard of Myspace, Facebook, or You Tube, I’m sure, well they are called Web 2.0 sites or social networking sites. They are places to meet new people, sometimes for conversation or dating and sometimes to communicate or share something maybe about your self. More and more they are being used to market a person’s business.
Because of all the junk and lies we see every day on the internet or in our emails it’s hard to know who you can trust. The great thing about social networking is you are able to build relationships around topics or interests. This allows people to build trust and in that way market themselves and what they are selling.
These networks are great for finding new people to partner with or to market their business. But you need to know that you will need to do things differently. People on these networks are not looking to buy something they are looking to meet people, people they can trust, new people from around the world. That means like with any relationship they want to get to know you before they are interested in what you do.
The ones mentioned above are fun personal sites and there are more. There are also ones that are specifically for business.
There are too many for me to have time for them all. So in our next couple of entries we will be looking at the ones I use and think are the best in helping me market my business.
For those of you who would like to know I have a couple of web pages selling outdoor furniture “Teaks n More” and “Outdoor Cedars”. I think we have great furniture at prices you can afford. If you want have a look the links are over to the right.
Next time I’ll talk about which ones I use and then we may talk about how to get them working for you.