Comments on: Can Social-Networking Sites Help You Build Your Business? http://www.whitepapersource.com/marketing/can-social-networking-sites-help-you-build-your-business/ The source for writing and marketing white papers Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:56:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Sonja Jefferson http://www.whitepapersource.com/marketing/can-social-networking-sites-help-you-build-your-business/#comment-742 Sonja Jefferson Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:52:03 +0000 http://www.whitepapersource.com/marketing/can-social-networking-sites-help-you-build-your-business/#comment-742 I think LinkedIn is a particularly useful tool for building a business. Here in the UK, we've just reached the 1 million user mark; LinkedIn is by far the most popular online networking tool for business users. My clients are independent consultants and small professional businesses. They are using LinkedIn in a variety of different ways to build their businesses. One of my clients, Jane Northcote, has just written her first business book. She has used LinkedIn to promote it through the new 'what are you working on' feature. This sends a message to all in her network telling them that her book is now on Amazon. It's a very powerful and non-intrusive way to market yourself, and spread the word about educational content. I think LinkedIn is a particularly useful tool for building a business. Here in the UK, we’ve just reached the 1 million user mark; LinkedIn is by far the most popular online networking tool for business users.

My clients are independent consultants and small professional businesses. They are using LinkedIn in a variety of different ways to build their businesses.

One of my clients, Jane Northcote, has just written her first business book. She has used LinkedIn to promote it through the new ‘what are you working on’ feature. This sends a message to all in her network telling them that her book is now on Amazon. It’s a very powerful and non-intrusive way to market yourself, and spread the word about educational content.

]]> By: Carter F Smith http://www.whitepapersource.com/marketing/can-social-networking-sites-help-you-build-your-business/#comment-711 Carter F Smith Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:29:53 +0000 http://www.whitepapersource.com/marketing/can-social-networking-sites-help-you-build-your-business/#comment-711 Copy Blogger has it right, in my opinion, though we have the tendency to think we have the answer to tomorrow's challenges using yesterday's solutions. It is about who you know, and we don't get to know someone simply by connecting with them any more than handing someone a business card makes them our best friend. We've been looking at The Relationship Economy for a while now, and if we learned nothing else, we learned that the social web can be a forgiving space (you can try new things as long as you aren't too pushy). I shared some ideas bordering on innovative thinking with a group of HR folks in the medical sector -- video link (cool new application) here - http://www.goyodeo.com/channel/?c=LAR2F22624, with 16 short segments, or name links to blog entry. Copy Blogger has it right, in my opinion, though we have the tendency to think we have the answer to tomorrow’s challenges using yesterday’s solutions. It is about who you know, and we don’t get to know someone simply by connecting with them any more than handing someone a business card makes them our best friend.

We’ve been looking at The Relationship Economy for a while now, and if we learned nothing else, we learned that the social web can be a forgiving space (you can try new things as long as you aren’t too pushy). I shared some ideas bordering on innovative thinking with a group of HR folks in the medical sector — video link (cool new application) here - http://www.goyodeo.com/channel/?c=LAR2F22624, with 16 short segments, or name links to blog entry.

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