Social Marketing is here to stay, and will become even more important in 2010.
Here are 5 Social Media Marketing sites that I use daily that will help you to "win in 2010.
" You need to get a presence on all 5 of these now if you have not already done so.
In a minute I'm going to tell you a huge benefit of having a regular presence on all 5 of these sites, but first I'm going to share with you a few of the advantages of each site.
Twitter - Build a list on Twitter that is more responsive than your email list.
Yes, you heard that right, more responsive than your email list.
There are at least 2 reasons for this: 1) You bypass the spam filters of email programs and 2) you get immediate, as in within seconds, feedback on what you are offering, asking or saying.
Do you get the power of that? Bypassing the spam filters and getting immediate feedback, just in case you missed it.
Facebook - Many online experts predict that a Facebook Fan Page will replace the standard email list by 2012.
Think of it this way - if you sent 3 - 5 emails a day to your list, you would get unsubscribes in droves, right? But if you post 3 - 5 updates a day to your Facebook Fan Page you would not only get unsubscribes, your list would grow as your updates are seen by others in the stream of your fans.
YouTube - At the time of this writing, YouTube is getting twice the traffic of Google.
Create a few slides in PowerPoint, use a Screen Capture tool like Camtasia, and talk about the information on the slides, upload it to YouTube and Boom! you've got a short little video featuring you and your expertise.
Your Blog - I think the coolest thing about a Blog is the ability to interact with those in your community.
When you invite and encourage comments on your blog, you are inviting your tribe to share in the conversation.
This builds so much "know, like and trust" and people do business with those they know like and trust.
EzineArticles - Not typically thought of as a Social Marketing tool, but it always has been for me.
Upload a piece of your content and it can get syndicated all over the Internet.
Plus you can invite your readers to comment on your articles, thus creating further conversation and connection.
Now here's the really good news.
Since you don't have the budget of a Google or Yahoo, to plaster your name all over the Internet, it's good that you don't have to be found all over the internet.
You just need to be found all over the internet in your niche, and when you have a regular presence on these 5 sites you will.