I have just joined some social media websites, like Facebook and Twitter. These seem to be essential for moms who are struggling to make their online business presence known.
On Facebook, you can find other people you know by email address or the “People You May Know” tool and you can find old classmates, co-workers or just groups that interest you, including networking online. I joined blindly not knowing what to expect and found several people I know are already on there. Friends, co-workers and classmates alike. It is a great tool for your business too so join for free.
Twitter is awesome because you can find tons of moms online who have their own business or who have websites about parenting, budgeting, gardening, beauty, anything you want to know more about. I look forward to networking with these moms and learning how to manage my busy life. There is even a “twittermoms” site so that we can network with each other and cut out the extra stuff.
There is also Stumbleupon which is the easiest, most useful website to use for bookmarking your favorite websites. If you tend to bookmark websites that involve how to get organized, you can find others looking for the same type of website. If you are looking for ways to budget your grocery costs, there are websites bookmarked for that too. There are websites for anything you can think of here.
I will be back to post more on how these websites work and how to incorporate them into your business, but for now just join and start building a network of people who like what you like. You might decide not to ever use it for business.
I have many friends who have tried network marketing over the years and did not make much money because they don’t have a “business” sense and don’t know how to market. Try social media because you can meet many people online who are interested in what you have to offer and you don’t have to count on offline marketing.
Once I figure out more about how this works, I’ll post my social media links for you.