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Quote of the Month
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 Words of Wisdom E-newsletter will attempt to always deliver sage advice and tidbits to assist you in your business and personal growth & development. Our purpose is simple; support, encourage and supply. In an attempt to provide you with quality content and I welcome your feedback.
As always any tips you would like to share would be welcome
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On A Personal Note
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Welcome back to Words of Wisdom Ezine. The word is out, one of my pet projects is seeing the light! For quite some time now, years really, I have been working with Helen Georgaklis, Founder of The 99 Series (www.99-Series.com). It seems that we may have found a literary agent that has approached us who has credentials that look worthy of our business.
Some of you may have seen my Skype message, "Oprah here we come!" I truly believe that. This series of books is well on its way to becoming a household name. So, celebrate with me on a long fought battle to the top, for the 99 Series books that I have been editing, designing and working on their website. It's just around the corner.
On the way, we have all had to learn social media skills. So, this month I share with you some of the knowledge I have gleaned on this subject.
I hope you find the information, as always, informative and useful. It is for you and the benefit of your company that I continue to offer this Words of Wisdom Ezine.
Wishing you a God filled day!
Ginger Marks
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Social Media; Are You Using It Right?
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Social Media as a valuable business tool?
Social media is the hot new way to generate money for your
business. However, if you aren't using it properly, you'll never see those
dollars mount in your account. How are you using this incredible, wealth- building
tool? Have you been spending all your free time making sure you get messages
posted on your Facebook, Twitter, and all the other myriad of networks to which
you belong? If you have discovered Tweet Deck and are using it,
congratulations. You save yourself countless hours. However, what sort of
messages are you sharing?
If you are posting personal things like, "I made spaghetti
sauce from scratch for dinner," "I feel totally out of it today," or "My child
made honor roll," then you are wasting your time, just making friends, not
money. It's high time you separated your business from your personal. Go now
and set up a business profile. Then, use it as it was intended; for business!
As you begin sharing on your new profile, you need to follow
one simple rule; share, don't sell! I don't mean to say you should never let
your network know if you have a service or product that fills a need, just keep
it to a 70/30 ratio, or less. Offer tips, articles, resources and the like and
you will build a much more valuable following. Moreover, which would you
prefer-a network of millions of friends or a few hundred interested prospects
and clients?
 Another plan you might consider is to find another business
minded poster and cross promote each other. People tend to respond better when
they hear someone other than yourself singing your praises.
Think about it. When you find something that is really
terrific, not only do you want to tell others, but when you do, if it is
something they are looking for, they listen. Wouldn't you?
So, stop wasting your time trying to use social media to
make money by posting personal messages. Make your communications something
noteworthy-something others would want to re-tweet. Build a loyal business
following, even if it's a smaller group, and watch your efforts pay off.
© Copyright 2010 Ginger Marks
Ginger Marks is the founder
of the DocUmeant Family of Companies,
We Make YOU Look GOOD! For more information, visit http://www.documeantdesigns.com/. Her
2010 annual edition of Holiday Marketing Guide, Your
business-marketing calendar of ideas is now available at http://www.HolidayMarketingGuide.com.
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Tip of the Month
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Social Media Action Plan
- Set up Twitter, Facebook, & Linked-IN for your business
- Complete the profiles
- Download Tweet Deck
- Create Lists of HOT Contacts
- Communicate and Add Value!
- Identify Affiliate Programs you like
- Value, Value, Value, Suggested Offer
- Find mentors
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Subscriber Feedback
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I wanted to say that I totally
agree with Mark Twain, and therefore you, that "The
secret of getting ahead is getting started." We need to decide
on a plan of action, commit to it, and then we shall succeed.
Mirdza
www.AbundantEnergyHealthclub.com
Health. Fitness. Energy.
I hope you are learning much and implementing the lessons learned in the WOW Ezine. If you enjoy it, why not tell your friends how to get their very own copy? I would love to hear from you how WOW Ezine has affected your business and you.
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Thank you for spending a few minutes with me. I welcome your feedback and support. Until next month.
Sincerely,
Ginger Marks
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