Social Media Wasting All of Your Time

With all of the great social media websites, one must wonder, "Why spend my time on these sites when I can be building my business."

Let's face it, the serious business owners acknowledge social media as a great vehicle to build their business, but it is not the only means by generating business. So many business owners are using the social media websites for the wrong reasons. You'll see people on there wishing their friends with "Happy Birthday Wishes" or messing around with their profile page, and these people think this is helping them grow their business.

This will not sustain growth in their home business! That's just the way it is.

Definitely do not let social media waste all of your valuable time. Now don't get me wrong, social media websites are great, but how you use them for your purpose, is key. Especially for the business owners. Find yourself messing around and not providing value to your audience, then watch and see how you're setting yourself up for failure.

While using the social media websites, be sure as I just mentioned, provide value. Sure you can still have fun or act as you are. It's just that you don't want to let it consume your time. If you do, you'll look back months down the wrong and wonder why social media has done nothing for you.

Tip on how to use social media websites - Make sure what you are doing is contributing to the growth of your company. Provide articles, post your blog, provide videos, etc. Just be sure it's helping your business move forward as well as others.

If you're not using social media as a means of building your business, then you don't need to worry as this only applies to the serious entrepreneurs.

Your thoughts

What's your best kept secret on how to effectively use social media to build your business? What's one tip you have found to be so helpful that you are willing to share? Please feel free to share your take on this topic by replying to this blog post here.

Dedicated to your Success,


Jerome Ratliff
JeromeRatliff.com



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Is the Social Marketing Arena for You

With all of the social marketing sites out there today, how do you know which one is the best one to use?

Do you just try them all or do you only do one?

Yes and No. But more No than anything. Let me explain.

In your business, you want to be able to create some interest in you and your business. So, in order to do that you have to start building a name for yourself. One of the best ways to do that is using the social marketing arena. But, I do not recommend that you go and create 10 different accounts on various social marketing sites. Can you imagine how much effort it would require to maintain 10 different social marketing profiles? Forget it, it's not worth your time. And time is the most precious element in your business. So, don't go wasting it.

No thank you!

Because you want to provide quality, this is why you should only concentrate on a few. Use social marketing sites like Twitter.com where you can follow others and be followed. For my Twitter account, JeromeRatliff, I follow a lot of people. People I find interesting, want to hear more about them and what they are doing. But, what's more important is that people follow me. Why? Because I want my content to come to me.

There are two areas to my postings. I bring a lot of focus on my normal life (things everybody does everyday) and the things I do to grow my business.

When I do this, people are drawn in like a magnet. Kind of the same for the people that I follow.

When you draw the people in, then you can begin building rapport. Then after you build rapport, you establish a way people can either buy into your service or you and your business. Now, don't be pushy because no one likes a pushy salesperson. Just be yourself and let the power of attraction marketing take over.

So, is the social marketing arena for you? It should be. Start today by visiting me on Twitter, my profile name is JeromeRatliff and I will see you on the inside.

Dedicated to your success,

Jerome Ratliff
Visit JeromeRatliff.com to learn about the fantastic journey he's embarked through his business ventures.