If your business success is married to people and personalities and conversation and trust, take a few minutes to read Amy’s article, it’s worth every second of your time.
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on January 22, 2009
Social Media Fly Over – Notes
It’s not 1970 anymore.
Fad or Your Future?
Digital Nomads and Baby Boomers.
It’s not about what us, what we think, what we’re comfortable with, what we didn’t use.
It’s a digital orgy, you’re invited.
Is Digital Social Media a Replacement For Personal Contact and Real World Relationships?
NO!
You MUST have In-Person, On Purpose Contact to grow and prosper. Digital Social Media is a tool for positioning, branding and creating opportunities for In-Person, On-Purpose Contact. Get to it:-)
Privacy – Reputation Management. Yours and others. Ask before you post photos of other people if you think the content is iffy.
Worried about your privacy? Concerned about who will see your pictures, posts and status updates. Now worries, read this : 10 Smart Tips to prevent Facebook fail -Privacy Setting Tip Sheet
Value: Fun. Social. Keep In Touch. FREE. Comment. Inform. Network. Refer. Top Of Mind Awareness. Platform. Transparency. Trust. Information platform. Announcement center.
Profile Set Up
Use maiden name too (example: Robyn Harrell Brand). The more you fill out the more valuable the service is for you and the more others can find and connect with you. Get your photo up, use a casual and natural photo, no logo. Definitely fill out the professional part. Use every contact box available to you.
Review Settings
Have Facebook notify you via email for all activity
It wouldn’t do you any good if you were the only one with a cell phone, or a fax or an email account. Don’t be the lone ranger, add friends, acquaintances, past customers, suspects, prospects, people of all types. Search schools and professional affiliations. Use Email search. Use the Email search/invite function to expand your network. Include your FB hot link in your email signature. When you’re invited to be a friend, respond with a thank you. Add people every day.
Sharing Photos and Video
People love photos. Upload directly from your computer or import from Flickr.com Remember, people like pictures of people, they also enjoy pictures of houses, the community, concerts, events, etc. No porn.
People love video. Upload directly from your computer or import from Youtube.com. Videos of people, walking tours of new listings, schools, parks, malls, towne centers, waterways, etc.
Sharing Web Links
Promote your open house. Showcase new listings. Soft Sell. Share blog posts. Share interesting articles from Yahoo.com, The New York Times, etc.
Status Update
Daily. In your voice. You can add web links.
How much time?
30 minutes every other day. Add friends. Thank New Friends. Comment on comments, join the conversation. Expand your network.
Open a FREE YouTube Account – Now you have a FREE On-Demand Video Station. Buy a FlipVideo Camera. Record stuff, use your imagination - no porn. Upload to Youtube.com. Spread the link. Embed the link on Facebook. Complete personal profile. Youtube is a casual social network.
Tag/Title/Describe your videos = Google, Yahoo, etc. love.
People search videos on Google, Yahoo, Youtube and more. Are you visible or invisible?
Monday morning, I’m going to share thoughts on Social Media, Web 2.0 and Realtor Icon wizardry. Plus why it’s wise to invest precious time and attention pointed at investigating, embracing and participating in Web 2.0 / Social Media.
I will share a dome slapping SideShare created by Social Evangelist and On-Line Marketing Pro, Marta Z. Kagan. Her SlideShare creation is provocative, evocative and well…See For Yourself.
For extra credit and unfair advantage, I refer you to Pat Kitano and his Forest Gump Simple explanations of Twitter and FriendFeed – Click, Read & Reap
Pat also has shares thoughts on combining classic old school By Referral
Strategies with new school Social Networking – Click, Read & Reap
Next, I’ll whiz through a brief overview of the web sites below, including; how to sign-in/set-up, personalize your profile, connect, comment, follow and find friends. Also how to monetize and maximize.
Sharing the ideas is the easy part. Now it’s up to you to join the conversation, contribute, connect and conversate.
If I can aid and abet your journey, call on me, I’d love to help you.
PS. Want to pursue, attract and master 2.0 possibilities. Pat Kitano (see above) has created an organized approach. Web 2.0, affordable coaching. Check THIS out.
