Post on 19-Nov-2014
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How to be a Social Media Butterfly
What are we going to talk about?
• Types of Social Media
• Blogging
• How to Stay Connected
Types of Social Media
• Twitter -- Instantly connect and share comments and ideas
• Facebook (or MySpace) -- Create a community where you can share updates, pictures, and ideas
• Blogging -- Allows you to communicate about complex ideas
• YouTube -- Allows you to share video
What do I get out of Social Media?
• Instant connections
• A chance to learn and share
• Ability to share with an unlimited amount of people at no cost to you
Explain Twitter to Someone who doesn’t get it
It is a great way to connect with others on-line and to form a community where you can share thoughts/ideas with others, using text-based "tweets" of 140 characters or less
What is Twitter• Updates are displayed on the user's
profile page
• Updates also delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them
• Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends (delivery to everyone is the default)
• Users can send and receive updates via the Twitter website or through 3rd party applications
How did I get so many twitter followers?
• Find a group to be a part of
• Engage the twitterverse
• Be a part of the conversation
• Search and follow people who interest you
• Follow the people your twitter followers are engaging with
Why would a business want to be on Facebook?
• Free advertising
• To create a community for the business
• To connect with customers
Why should you be on Facebook?
• Reconnect with people you have lost touch with
• To share pictures and interesting links
• To interact with others in your community
Blogging
Why should a business blog?
• Connect with your customers
• Share information on your company
• Make it easier for others to share information on company
How to Make Money Off your Blog
• Advertising (Google ad words)
• Professional blogging (problogger)
Why do I blog?
• Therapeutic
• Allows me to be creative
• I love to talk and I can talk all I want on my own blog
Stay Connected
• Search Facebook
• Social media breakfast
• wacosocialmedia.com