Post #10: Online Presence and Social Media

Some recommendations that I would make to a new business is to begin taking advantage of the free uses of social media. Find a social site that best fits the business and start there. Social media is the gateway to discovery on the internet and so I would recommend taking those actions before having or promoting a website. As time goes on, move on to more social media platforms, as long as you can manage them all. Find ways to be active on these social media platforms. This will you keep your business relevant. Think of blog posts and other ideas of that nature, you do not want to over-promote yourself.

I would like to have a more active social media presence. Perhaps taking advantage of microblogs would be what I would really like to dive deeper into. With video-sharing being a major and growing part of social media I want to take advantage of that. Another opportunity that social media offers that I want to do is more collaborations. I think that is a great way to start a community of people and share with others your skills and abilities.