Social Media is the future of Internet Marketing no matter what your business structure! Set up your campaign using this simple guide to get started.
Complete these steps first in order to save time!
- Write a short biography about yourself (no more than 160 characters)
- Select one photo to use for all sites (photo should not exceed 700k)
- Set up a Google Account : https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount
- Buy a Domain name: www.GoDaddy.com
- Get Webhosting for your website: www.hostgator.com
- Create your website using WordPress. Link to all your social media accounts.
- To automate process set up an account with these free service: Social Oomph and Hootesuite
Twitter:
- Set up your Twitter account- username can’t exceed 15 alphanumeric characters
- Upload short bio-not to exceed 160 characters.
- Upload photo- can’t be bigger than 700k
- Set a color or picture background
- Check for friends via Gmail, Yahoo or AOL
- Post one tweet- 140 characters or less
- Add yourself to Twellow
- Follow 10 leaders of your industry
On a Daily Basis:
- Follow back twitter accounts that have followed you sending them a message. (Use Social Oomph to automate)
- Retweet interesting tweets from followers
- Follow 10 people
- Tweet personal and business messages
- Answer messages and see who has mentioned you (Use Hootesuite to consolidate)
- Create a Facebook Account
- Complete profile (copy and paste information from your resume)
- Generate a custom URL-Memorable Web Address
- Create a Facebook Fan Page
On a Daily Basis:
- Wish someone a Happy Birthday
- Accept or Invite 5 new friends
- Respond to Messages and Comments (Use Hootesuite to consolidate)
- Post a status update
- Comment on updates of friends
- Leave messages on fan pages
- Join new groups
- Create a LinkedIn account
- Download Outlook Toolbar
- Design Custom URL
- Design Custom Links
On a Daily Basis:
- Accept invitations
- Read Messages (Use Hootesuite to consolidate)
- Answer questions
- Update your status
- Invite new contacts to connect
- Join Groups of interest
You Tube:
- Create a YouTube account. (Because you have a Google account you can use this as your log in information )
- Set up and design your own YouTube channel
- Set up Playlists
- Select favorite videos
- Create custom video player
- Subscribe to other channels
On a Daily Basis:
- View a video to link or use
- Link to a video
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