One of the objectives of this blog is to help other new business owners and fresh graduates out there who would like to use online tools to promote their brand, or service/product.
It can be very confusing at the beginning as there’s just so much social sites and new ones are created on the daily basis. Which one to use??
The following is how I did it:
1. Establish your social media goals.
2. Create a Flickr account and upload some photos.
3. Start a blog (use WordPress or Blogger they’re free!) and get it listed in Google, Yahoo, Technorati, etc. You will need to learn a few HTML codes but it is all quite easy.
4. Use/borrow a video camera to shoot some short clips and upload them to YouTube. Make sure you tag and describe them properly.
5. Visit and participate in forums that cover your niche.
6. Leverage the power of Facebook and develop create a LinkedIn Profile.
7. Research key words for your business.
8. Learn about Search Engine Optimization.
9. Read and comment on other blogs. Interaction is a must!
10. Email some people with similar interests to say ‘hi’ and to open the door for possible collaboration.
11. Depending on your goals you might want to create profiles on StumbleUpon, DIGG, Reddit, and other platforms.
12. Email ALL your friends and let them know your social media profiles.
13. Add your web URL to your email signature.
14. Use Google Alerts for your keywords and use Twitter search.
15. Draft a press release (check our previous posts here and here) about your small business and submit it to all free online services and potentially to the printed media too.
16. Work in advance and always have a couple of posts ready but at the same time do not spend too much time on your sites as they can be really time consuming.
17. Lastly, but very important, social networking sites can be a tremendous time suck. If you find yourself spending more time on these sites rather than at your job then that is not good. Check out this funny site which will help you limit the time you spend online.
These are some valuable points I learnt and I’m sure you can all contribute to this list and share your experiences, please do so and let me know.
I guess I'll need this when I publish my book. Or even when I graduate and start my business as a translator.
ReplyDeleteLove the new style of your blog. So beautiful. I had problems in viewing it before btw.
Very useful...i know someone who wants to begin blogging so I will refer him to this post.
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Euralia
NCP, anytime you need some help you know where to find me...;)
ReplyDeleteEuralia, thank you and have a good one too!
You could add Face book to your list.
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Very interesting, thank you.
ReplyDeleteGood tips, thanks for sharing.
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