Social Media, Why, Where and How

There are a number of different social media avenues available on the Internet these days, we have chosen a few to talk about so you know which does what and how you go about setting up the profiles.

Facebook

Facebook Marketing Solutions helps people to connect on both a personal and business level. Build relationships and get to know people virtually. You can even meet up with the people you meet at events that are posted on Facebook. Facebook is a great way to promote your product or service to a group of people who are interested in you as a person.

It is recommended not to just sell on Facebook - use it as an expression tool, but obviously if it is for business use - express things relevant to business and that do not sell your business or any others in a negative light.

The most basic question is – How do you set up an account on Facebook?

• How to set up a basic Facebook account

http://www.ehow.com/how_5849784_set-up-business-facebook-account.html

Then how do you set up your account so that you only update one status and it appears in both Facebook and Twitter.

• How to Update your Facebook Status from your Twitter Account

http://www.facebook.com/facebook-widgets/

• Info on Facebook Pages – the best way to promote a Business

http://www.facebook.com/FacebookPages?v=wall#!/marketing

• If you get stuck on Facebook and need to find a resource use their help centre

• http://www.facebook.com/#!/help/?ref=drop

Twitter

Twitter was inspired by SMS and we continue to embrace this simple but ubiquitous technology. In fact, Twitter's 140 character limit was designed specifically to allow for any tweet to be read in its entirety whether you're using a rudimentary mobile phone, or a more sophisticated Internet enabled device.

Twitter is good to keep your followers and other new potential followers updated with your movements during the day, and to also let them know about what is happening in your business that they might be interested in. Its good for Website and online launches or blog links that can lead to sales.

• Useful tips on why you should set up a Twitter acct

http://business.twitter.com/twitter101

• This is the twitter bot set up facility to help you set up your acct

http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/77606-what-is-retweet-rt

• Using Twitter with your phone

Linked In

Linked In is a much more professionally edged social media tool, only businesses tend to connect on Linked In and its very much about discussion forums and referrals. You can endorse people you have worked with to build reputable profiles.

http://www.linkedin.com/

10 Ways to use Linked in

• Learning centre

http://www.linkedin.com/answers/using-linkedIn/ULI/529727-3616346

Hope that helps you all set up accounts, link them and get started in growing your social media circles.

Garnish Marketing does offer a social media service where we will manage your social media accounts, but we have a strict policy on intense training so we are effectively part of your team before we participate in any “speaking for your company” campaigns as we do not want to say the wrong thing and put our foot in it.

We accept no responsibility for who becomes a connection with your company through social media Websites, nor do we take any responsibility for any repercussions from comments made using these tools. We are there to simply act as your fingers, so you don’t have to. We charge our STD hourly rate of $110.00+GST, if you are interested – contact us.