Happy Monday Everyone!
Last week I attended a seminar through the Denver Entrepreneurs MeetUp Group that I am currently a member. The seminar/networking event was about "Facebook for Businesses". I have to tell you, I thought I was hooked on Facebook before...it's even worse now! I learned so many new things about social networking, social marketing and getting the word out about your business from this seminar. Charlene Murphy, of Good Life Media was the presenter and Jo Guerra, of Your Marketing Gal, who is the current moderator of the Denver Entrepreneurs MeetUp Group...I CANNOT BEGIN to tell you how these ladies have impacted my world and how in that short 2 hour window of time, I have done an entire 180 degree turn around in my thinking!!!
Here are a few of my takeaways:
Did you know currently there are about 220 million ACTIVE users on Facebook...globally.
Of the 220 million, 120 million users log into Facebook DAILY...THAT IS SOME PRETTY POWERFUL statistics!!
And I knew this about SEO, I just needed to be reminded about it, the more you Blog, Tweet and Facebook about your business and/or services, you continually increase your rankings on the "Google's" of the world. So why wouldn't you want Google to find you more often and shuffle you and your business back to the top of the search engine deck? INCREASING your chances of being found = NEW CUSTOMERS/NEW BUSINESS!!!
We all know the saying..."It's not personal, it's business." Throw that saying out the window....we could not be more WRONG. Business is personal...it is all about building relationships and getting personal with your customers, understanding them, what makes them tick...therefore understanding and helping their business grow. So my new mantra is "IT IS PERSONAL...Business is relationships and building bridges."
I think Jo's comment about Social Media pretty much sums it up...
"Social Media: It's all about building your brand, sharing your expertise, pulling new prospects to you, being known as an expert, being nice, paying it forward and increasing your online footprint."
Soooooo....most of you who know me, know I am a HUGE fan of Oprah...and one of the things she always says, is that paying it forward ALWAYS rewards you in some way. TODAY'S CHALLENGE...how are you going to help IMPACT someone's world today?
Teri V.
Your Impactologist
PS...Please check out my new friends, Denver Entrepreneur MeetUp, Charlene Murphy at Good Life Media and Jo Guerra at Your Marketing Gal...VALUABLE resources for you business!
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