You Don't Have to be a Techie to Benefit from Social Media

You Don’t Have to be a

Techie to Benefit from Social Media!

Kim AlbrittonBlackBeltBusinessProfits.com

What Will Today Cover?

•Social Media Background•Why Social Media is Important•Different Types of Social Media•How to Get Started•Setup Social Media Site

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Why Do You Care About

Social Media?


What is Social Media?


Why is Social Media Important?


Step 1Understand the

Maze of Social Media Platforms

Social Media

Blogs

network

bookmarking

videos

photos

wikis

RSS

Podcasts


Blogging


Blogging Sites

www.BlogLines.comwww.WordPress.comwww.TypePad.comwww.Blogger.com


http://www.BlogLines.com/

http://www.WordPress.com/

Blog Directories

• Technorati Blog Directory

•Google Blog Search

•Blog Pulse

•Blogarama


Micro-Blogging

• Twitter

• Tumblr

• Jaiku

• Plurk


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RSS ReadersBloglines

Google ReaderNewsgator

Live Bookmarks


Photo Sharing

FlickrShutterflyWebshots

Photobucket


PodcastsPodcast Alley

Digital PodcastiTunes


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Social NewsDigg

StumbleuponReddit

CiteULike


Social Networking

FacebookMyspaceLinkedIn


Video Sharing

YouTubeVimeoViddlerBlip.tv


WikisWikipediaWetpaint

Wikia


Article/Story Submission

ezinearticlese-articlesarticlePR


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Step 2Determine what media

will work for you.


Step 3Get Started on 2-3 Sites.


Step 4Complete your Profile -

COMPLETELY


Step 5Get Involved


Step 6Link Sites Together


Step 7Update Weekly at a minimum


Step 8Invite Friends or Business

Colleagues


Step 9Find other

people/companies to follow


Step 10Provide Meaningful

Content


Helpful TipsMobile InterfaceMulti-Updates

SMSE-Mail


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What are your Questions?


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