It’s so easy to get caught up managing your presence on all the social networks. While I don’t support outsourcing your entire social media activities, there are some things that can be passed off to someone else without making yourself look like a phony or jeopardizing the relationships and connections you’re developing.
Twitter
- Creation of twitter profile
- Management of your contacts/assembling and maintaining lists
- TweetDeck setup
- Follow the experts and influential people in your industry
- Post news, blog posts and other items of interest
- Sent RT thank yous
Facebook
- Fan page creation
- Profile creation
- Content security (adjust setting to keep any particular conten private)
- Create lists
- Obtain facebook vanity URL
- Integrate your newsletter subscription
- Post business updates on your wall
- Share links and information of interest
- Add additional contacts, based on your industry and the contacts of your contacts
- Facebook ads
- Post upcoming events where you’ll be present
- Join groups relevant to you and your business
LinkedIn
- Profile creation
- Integrate widgets (to pull your blog posts, incorporate your twitter stream, etc.)
- Create polls
- Join groups related to your business
- Start and manage a group or fan page
- Request LinkedIn recommendations from your customers
- Post presentations
- Share links and information of interest
- List your newsletter sign up
- LinkedIn direct ads
- Post job listings
I also provide social media assistance for other networks, such a ning, MySpace, and other niche networks.
One thing I won’t do is impersonate you and network on your behalf. You can actually hurt your business and brand by not being genuine and you won’t gain the trust of potential clients and business connections. ‘Nough said.
Contact me to step up your social networking game.
