beyond the basics: using social media to grow as a pro

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#SMBSYR: Beyond the Basics

Using Social Media to Grow as Pro

Special thanks to:

Special thanks to:

You will leave breakfast with:

O New understanding of LinkedIn

O Twitter tips to make you more retweetable and easier to find

O Confidence in a reputation management plan

O New network, starting with people here

O Free stuff (maybe)

Customize your headline

Customize URL, contact info, website names

The SummaryO Fill it out!

O Use keywords. It takes research.

O Position yourself as a professional.

O Be STRATEGIC about recommendations andendorsements that backyou up.

Own a biz? Claim your company page. Then use it.

Groups = Free LinkedIn

O Join group.O Click Members tab.O Search for a person’s name, company name, job title.O Hover over search result.O VOILA!

And once you’ve made all those connections…

How do you keep connections caring?

Good old Twitter.

Ways to Find and Be Found on

Twitter

Check out the Advanced Search tool:

https://twitter.com/search-advanced

Add yourself or your company to:

http://wefollow.com/

And

http://www.twellow.com/ Want to be retweeted?(Retweets = engagement and likely more followers)Send tweets that are ~120

characters, not 140.

Chat it up!O Connect with others pros.

O Check out www.tweetchat.com

O What are your favorite chats?

O 116 chats and growing...

O We really like #cmgrchat

Another way to monitor/engage:

O Multiple accounts, multiple platformsO Monitor conversations in columns

Professional? Possibly.