To Facebook or Not to Facebook?

I’ve jumped on the Facebook band wagon, and am having great fun so far making connections.

Facebook is the sixth-most trafficked site in the United States. Apparently, the average age on Facebook has changed to a median of 35 -64 this year. It’s not just for the young ones any more!

Once you sign up, you can start building your network by looking for people and groups that fit with what you’re doing. Then start networking!

You’ll want to personalize your page by adding things like photos and a link to the RSS feed for your blog posts – if you have a blog.

What I like about the social media sites is that they’re all about helping others and connecting – not just about promoting. Just today I had someone referred to me who may be a potential joint venture partner.

You can grow your page and your network over time. Add content like pictures, audio, video, and your automatic blog post updates. You can start with just a profile, then add pages, then join groups – or even start your own.

You can create events on Facebook and invite your network to join in. I post all my teleclasses there. It’s a great way to get more visibility and let my network know so they can let their network know, if they think it would be useful to them.

To see my profile go here.

I’ll keep you updated whether I find the time spent useful for growing my business. So far, I’m spending just about 10 minutes a day, and am having fun with it.

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