Social Media Giants - At War!

Don't you ever wish you had another hour in the day? Lord knows that hour would most likely be consumed with busy work, laundry, picking up after the kids, or doing menial chores.

But what if that extra hour could be spent Laser-Focused on some activity. An activity that you're already doing (albeit maybe a bit haphazardly). An activity that could dramatically increase the success in creating hot, targeted leads for your Home Based Business.

So what activity is this?

Cold-calling?
I don't think so!

Going to a networking event?
Well...I guess that COULD work.

Chasing your Aunt Sue and Uncle Tommy about your newest latest greatest potion, lotion or notion?
Oh heck no.

The answer:

SOCIAL MEDIA.

Wait...wha!?!?

Yeah, you heard me. SOCIAL MEDIA. You know the giants: Myspace, Facebook, and this up & coming newbie called "Twitter."

The Social Networking giants are at war. The big players MySpace and Facebook still rule the roost, in terms of influence and network traffic but a new player Twitter has entered the scene, and though it has a long way to go to be a real contender is gaining followers fast.

Twitters power lies, perhaps, in the ease with which it’s interface can transmit potentially valuable information instantaneously to tens of thousands of individuals, each of whom has the option to resend it, with minimal clicks, to further tens of thousands of fresh recipients. This feature enables news to spread like wildfire.

The Twitter power lies in the ability to instantly, with EASE, transmit (potentially) powerful information to tens of thousands of people --- whom has the option to resend or "Retweet" with minimal clicks, to further tens or hundreds of thousands of fresh followes.

Twitter's microblogging feature enables realtime news to spread faster than a wildfire on a hot, dry California day!

For example a few weeks ago, the news of South East Australia’s earthquake was common knowledge around the globe via Twitter long before news agencies had a chance to get a handle on it.

Twitt'er smicroblogging messages display no more than 140 characters, allowing users to filter through hundreds or thousands of messages (Tweets) and quickly pull out only valuable info (which in most cases is elaborated on) to a Tiny Url link.

So, which Giant is Winning the War?

JR Raphael Reports:
NETWORK TRAFFIC
Myspace - down 28%
Facebook - up 149%

Facebook is looking to take the lead with about 200 million users, compared to the rapidly expanding Twitter's 6 million.

But, it may be too early to tell. Sarah Lacy of "Business Week" suggests "if anyone wants a shot at beating Facebook at its own game, Twitter is the property to get you there."

So how can you utilize these rapidly growing Social sites?

How can we turn these activities of participation in them from "time-wasters" to "productivity" tools?

It's important to educate yourself about the Do's and Don'ts of Social Media.

Here's a quick list of Do's and Dont's that I've compiled for an easy tutorial of things to keep in the forefront of your Social Networking mind:

1. Don't have a self-promotion agenda.
Social Media is about building relationships. It's also about the VALUE you add to the community. And I'm not talking about your product or service. it's about the INFORMATION you have to offer. Read "The Next Millionaires" by Paul Zane Pilzer for more information.

2. Don't Continuously Link-drop
People want to get to know you. They will learn about you, your likes, dislikes, hobbies and interests and then SEARCH OUT your link. Once you've created a large following, link dropping can be done tastefully and

3. Too Much Too Fast
We've all seen the social sin of gluttony in beginners who look at social media as a new channel that is built to serve them. They jump in and devour all the services they have read about and quickly find themselves swamped, ineffective and wasting everyone's time.

4. Don't be Lazy
Participate. That's all. And regularly - daily in fact.

5. Do Spend Time On Your Profile
Don't be sparse. Be positive in your profile and be authentic. List your likes, dislikes, hobbies, and interests so that people can connect with you. I had a woman add me on Facebook just because she saw that "The Passion of the Christ" was one of my favorite movies. (P.S. Happy Easter!)

6. Add Photos, Add Videos
Be seen and be heard. People want to know that you're a living, breathing person with a real life. Share photos from trips you've taken recently, of your family, friends, pets. It will create rapport and likeability.


And that's all for now... look forward to seeing how this war continues on and forages ahead!


To Your Success!
Rachel Jackson
480-664-8090
rachel@thecardteacher.com


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