Importance of Social Networking

[Nancy Matthews]

Social networking always help businesses a lot and with Web 2.0 online social networking has become a crucial factor for the success of any business.

[Alexishost]

that's true. What is your biz?

[Tzarkov]

Hello Nancy

I am a coordinator of the association on young entrepreneurs and business owners in Uruguay. We focus on the internationalization of local businesses through relationships with overseas commercial partners. In case you are under age 50 and already own a working business, let me know if you are interested in joining our network of entrepreneurs.

[jack-cle]

Social networking is even more than a key factor for success in any new idea of business.

[TarynThomas]

I couldn't agree more. Social networking sites especially with Twitter really have the ability to make something grow bigger than expected. It has helped my business a lot.

[epvirtualassistants]

Social Networking not only helps you connect with other people and make friends. One major advantage of Social networking is that it lets you make your business successful. Social Networking helps you promote your business to your clients and have the easy access to reach the consumers.

[SparkDesign]

+ 100% agree with epvirtualassistant
Its a means to get you further up the ladder to your destination

[graphic designer]

Making relationships comes first then the business relationship that is what social networking is.

[SharonaB]

It is not just the fan pages and adverts that are good but the ability to share information so easily. Having the social networking icons next to posts, web pages and promos is a real encouragement to your readers to pass them on.

[soloads]

Social Networking sites, are definitely beneficial to any business, Online or OFF. HOWEVER, one must know how to use them adequately. One of the things I told my wife when she started her business was "If you are going to use social media sites, remember that the majority of the people there are there to socialize. If you keep your GOAL in mind, which is to build contacts and prospective clients. If you stick to that then you will not lose your objective, and get caught up in socializing." Needless to say, the social bug that she is, she has put it off until her blog is running smoothly and she moves on to expansion.

[seasonnie]

yeah, social networking plays an important role.

[Anderson23]

Social Networking is a great tool !! This is a great book to read about social networking "33 Million People in the Room" by Juliette Powell

[MyTrot]

From reading I can summarize that we all feel social networking is important. Now let me be honest for a bit...With all the outlets available for social networking I am feeling very overwhelmed and sometimes even defeated.
I am reading Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn trust by Brogan and Smith. If you have some time I really recommend it...The only thing is that they make social networking seem so easy. Every time I put the book down I feel as though I should have a number 1 rated blog in a month!

From my short experience I:
Take each morning to read through 3-4 groups I am in;
I set a goal (depending on the day) between 5-10 content filled responses;
Try and blog at least once a week
Try and update fan page once a week

I keep things a little on low key, because the reality is that my product is not even available... Yes, I am THAT new. My blog talks about how I am starting my business and I give travel tips, so I don’t want to bombard people and have them be annoyed without even seeing my product yet.

So what do you guys think? For us young ones...just starting a business...
How do we tackle the job of social networking without having it run us down?

[Scar Tissue]

Social media marketing is a critical component of Web 2.0 marketing, as it is a very low-cost promotional method out there that will easily give you large numbers of visitors, some of whom may come back to your website again and again. One thing you can do is invite staff and loyal customers to submit relevant photographs or videos and add catchy titles. These can then be sent as postcards to their friends and contacts, widening your customer circle.

[lcalaway]

Well put, graphic designer. Person-to-person relationships are most important; social networking should augment the relationship, not define it