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Social Media Tools
last updated: 2009-03-14 08:55:52

Social Media TOOLS

 

SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS:

FACEBOOK:
www.facebook.com

  • Create a group
  • Connect with high traffic friends, VIP's, Mentors
  • Keep your profile updated
  • Share personal and professional pictures
  • Create a fan page/ note for your speaking business
  • Review every friend you accept
  • Update at least weekly
  • A tuturial I found via google, not bad
  • Here's my fanpage for my coaching business, just created, please comment

Twitter: www.twitter.com

  • Create an interesting background
  • Do not share website on twitter page, it's a turnoff
  • Tell people what you do
  • Set up different twitter accounts for different identities
  • Download www.tweetdeck.com for easy communications
  • Tweet other peoples tweets
  • Share ideas, links and articles
  • Set up an autoresponder on www.tweetlater.com
  • Use twitter on the road via your blackberry (really easy)
  • Use www.tweetburner.com to track stats results

SpeakerSite: www.speakersite.com

  • Create a detailed profile
  • Share tips for other speakers
  • Join speaker groups
  • Share free and paid events
  • Comment on high traffic discussion blogs

Snapvine: www.snapvine.com (The Voice blog)

  • Share your expertise via your voice
  • Download recordings from audioacrobat or your radio show
  • Add link to website

BlogTalk Radio: www.blogtalkradio.com

  • Share your expertise
  • Be consistent with your broadcasts
  • Invite guests (this is easy for speakers)
  • add your business links
  • Add you affiliate amazon link of books on the main show page

Linked In: www.linkedin.com

  • Update your profile
  • Create a group
  • Join other groups
  • Update weekly
  • Endorse others

General Rule for all sites:

  • Keep your group name consistent with each site, my example
  • Remember your brand
  • use the same information in your ezine, which means no extra work
  • Share videos, tools, articles
  • share your social media page links in your email sig, sites, cards, presentations, etc.
  • Stay updated
  • Respond to requests
  • Follow up with interested parties
  • Invite people as friends with large followings
  • Have fun
  • Be consistent
  • Update all networks at once with this tool, click here

 

Let's get social, if you want to connect with me on any of the social networks, here are my profiles:

Linked in:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlpspeak

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Marquesa-Pettway/566110305

Speakersite:

http://www.speakersite.com/profile/MarquesaPettway

Blogtalkradio:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/speakertalk

Twitter:

http://twitter.com/SpeakerTalk

Snapvine:

http://www.snapvine.com/speakertalk