Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could develop a valuable business network online? Twitter’s real-time communication capability makes it a great business networking platform you can’t afford to ignore. By honing your social networking skills and adapting them to this fast-paced environment, you can use Twitter as the starting point to build a strong business network. There are two parts to networking on Twitter:

• First, you need to connect with the people you want to get to know.
• Second, you need to find a way to establish relationships with the right people and get beyond the scope of Twitter.

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Sure, social media takes a lot of time.  Merging Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media options can be challenging.  But what if you could cut that time down significantly by cross-leveraging content? Too many companies are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. A better approach is to create a content ecosystem that allows you to repurpose and cascade your best information. Instead of a series of self-contained initiatives, build yourself a content ladder. Here are 5 steps to get there:

#1: Understand Taxonomy

If you want a new pair of glasses, the Yellow Pages is a frustrating neighborhood. Look under “G” for “glasses.” Not found. Look under “E” for “eyeglasses.” Nope. Only when you look under “O” for “optometrists” do you find what you need. It’s an example of an industry with poor understanding of taxonomy—the words and phrases used to describe products and services. Read the entire article on Social Media Examiner. If your business needs assistance understanding the benefits of Social Media and implementing solid Social Media Marketing and Optimization concepts, strategies and tactics, contact Chris Isaac at birdbathBUZZ – cisaac@birdbathbuzz.com Cheers!

Social media goes beyond Facebook or Twitter.  It’s about connecting with people and developing relationships.  And sometimes those connections can be literally face-to-face! Social media allows us to make connections faster and over greater distances, but there is power in social media to bring us closer to our neighbors, too.  One of the ways to do that is with a Tweetup.

What Is a Tweetup?

There are some things that just can’t be done with a 140-character limit. A Tweetup is an in-person meeting of Twitter users. It has also become a colloquialism for any in-person networking event organized using social media. Read the entire article on Social Media Examiner. If your business needs assistance understanding the benefits of Social Media and implementing solid Social Media Marketing and Optimization concepts, strategies and tactics, contact Chris Isaac at birdbathBUZZ – cisaac@birdbathbuzz.com Cheers!