First of all, what IS Facebook. Many of you are probably very familiar with Facebook and other social media sites such as Twitter and LinkedIn. But many of you might not be. Or maybe you thought Facebook was just for college students, which was how it started. Well, I have news for you...Facebook isn't just for kids anymore! Nope, it's also an amazing tool for business owners like you and me.
In a nutshell, Facebook is a social media website where people can hang out and share information. Many people use Facebook strictly for leisure while many others use it as the powerful business tool that it is. By posting bios, updates and feedback about your business it's a simple and effective way to connect with like minded business partners and prospects.
But I have to admit I was a non-believer when first introduced to Facebook. I only thought of it as a social site to kill a few hours every day. Hours that I didn't have to spare, quite frankly. Nor did I want to.
However, after getting tired of hearing some colleagues fussing that I wasn't "on board" I decided to give it a twirl. Well, I'm hooked. And guess what? I'm making great use of this social media site without having to waste hours every day.
I quickly saw the value in using a site like Facebook, but I didn't want to get sucked into a time trap. So I created some systems to use my time, and the site, effectively.
If you're currently on the fence about Facebook, let me share 3 reasons you should LOVE it:
1. You can build your ezine/newsletter list
If you approach Facebook the right way it can be an amazing platform for building a list of subscriber who are eager to work with you and purchase your products and services.
I routinely add 70+ NEW subscribers to my ezine list with a few clicks of the button by using Facebook and I've outlined step-by-step exactly how I do it without having to spend countless hours...and I NEVER outsource. ALL of my Facebook activity is done by the "real me."
However, I was making some pretty big mistakes early on. One of the BIGGEST mistakes that I made was randomly inviting friends of friends to join my network and expecting some sort of consistent, positive outcome from this. It doesn't work that way. And if you've been doing that then you might be getting pretty frustrated with the poor return on investment of time spent.
2. You can build a list of partners eager to share your message with their lists
I've had numerous joint venture partnerships blossom from relationships built on Facebook. In fact, I've had people contact me within minutes of becoming friends to see if there was a good joint venture possibility. Often times there is. Facebook makes it very simple to get business information on prospective business partners. You can take a quick glance at somebody's profile and get a good feel whether or not they might be somebody that you'd like to work with.
As I've mentioned in the past, doing teleseminars with people who serve a similar market to yours is an amazing way to build your list and make money. Facebook makes this a BREEZE!
3. Making that "Human Connection"
Being a "solopreneur" has many upsides to it. But social activity is certainly not one of them. Facebook is a great way to be able to connect with people from all over the world. Some may be friends, some may be business partners/prospects and some may be all of the above. But they're all human beings with ideas and energy and they're great to connect with.
You don't have to spend countless hours, like I know many people are, to get amazing value out of Facebook.
The first thing to do is go to Facebook.com and sign up for a free account. Check it out and explore a little bit. Maybe it's not your cup of tea. At first it wasn't mine either, but I found 3 great reasons to love it and I'm going to stick around for awhile
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What if I told you to stop working day and night writing articles, posting blogs, setting up PPC campaigns, searching high and low for joint venture partners, creating videos ... and all the other back breaking and boring stuff? You don't need a website. You don't need Google. You don't need to create products. You don't need to fork out on costly advertising. You don't need any previous experience.Take a peak at the system that is going to cause CHAOS all over the internet... Dumb kids on Facebook make $119,833.57!
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