WTIS HAPPENING?

A SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVEwww.mateofmine.com

Have you ever wondered how big your social network really is?

The average Facebook user has 130 friends. His or her friends also has 130 friends which

means your social network is equal to

16,900 people.

That’s a load of friends!

Which is why many small business owners are harnessing their Facebook friends to promote and advertise their products or services. Wouldn’t you?

Because let’s face it; it’s easier to “add” 5,000 friends than acquire 5,000 fans!

However, that doesn’t mean you can’t have an

awesome Fan Page, eclipsing the maximum

number of 5,000 Facebook friends.

If you’re building a supper cool

website, make sure you include social plugins, such as..

• Facebook Registration• Comments• Like Button

Combine all three together and it paves the way for a very powerful business tool.

Dane Westerweller”“

•The are more than 750 Million active users.•50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day.•More than 30 billion pieces of content is shared each month.•700 billion minutes per month is spent on Facebook.

Facebook Statistics

?But really...do you give a

You’d be an idiot if you don’t!

Especially if you turned a blind eye & didn’t

have any social media strategy in place.

There’s lots of kick-ass stuff happening at the moment for small businesses.

American Express launched another industry leading initiative to support small businesses in the US. 'Small Business Saturday.

Money Goes MobileSquare isn't the only mobile

app transforming smartphones into digital wallets. However

they’re cool piece of hardware, consumer knowledge &

agreement with Apple put’s them well above the pack.

Local Business Directory Powered By Your Facebook Friends.

WT ?

As you know, many small businesses are already harnessing

their Facebook friends to advertise.

Mate of Mine thought it would be cool, if those friends could then find

local business owners in their social network.

So they can support small businesses that are the heart beat of our communities and local economies.

YES!

Proudly supporting small businesses