Social Networking

I know this has been quite the ‘buzz’ subject over the past few months, some people ascribing enthusiastically and others somewhat hesitant to say the least!

I would like to challenge you now, if you haven’t already, to really step up here and join in! You could be in danger of having fun, connecting with great new people and getting customers!!

Here are some questions for you:

• Do you really want to move your business forwards?
• Are you willing to learn new skills?
• How important is it for you to build new relationships and find new customers?

Surely, it’s therefore very important for us to keep up with the times and if we don’t know how to do it, find out!! There are plenty of people out there you can talk to, me for a start!

Here are some great advantages to social networking:

• Most of it is FREE!
• You don’t need to leave the office!
• You can connect with people all over the world, not just your local area!
• Once mastered it can take up as little at 10/15 mins per day!
• It’s fun!

So what is not to like?

O.K. so the next step to ask yourself is:

• What do I join and how many do I sign up for?
• What do I want to get out of this?
• How long each day am I prepared to get involved?

The last one is very important, for this to work you have to maintain contact regularly. You are building trust with your followers, credibility, and ultimately friendships. Because as we know people buy people; go ahead and get involved now!

I am in the process of shooting some short videos which back this up and start giving you some ideas how to get started. And I will let you know as soon as they are live...!

Remember small steps but like the tortoise you will build a great following if you just do a little bit every day.

Watch out for more videos on all subject of running your business, especially if you are a new business or you work from home!!

Good luck & have fun!

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Sophie Mahir
Personal Development Coach, Business Coach and Trainer