Comments on Real Estate Amarillo: They say its a wast of time...I want to prove them...

Playing games and chatting with friends will not p...

2010-02-25T05:54:11.911-06:00

Playing games and chatting with friends will not profit business at all, and why should business pay for time spent socialising. On the other hand Social Media is essential for businesses today to compete in the market, but there is a big difference between using social media to promote a business, offer great customer service, increase brand awareness, engage with customers - and using social media for your private life. We at Silicon Beach Training use Social Media every day but everything we do is to improve service and attract custom. Our Social Media Training course for business is our most popular course.

Thanks for for the input, I am starting to see the...

2010-01-17T15:00:57.594-06:00

Thanks for for the input, I am starting to see the same effect that the social media is creating top of mind awareness instead of bringing direct deals out. I believe the success lies in the long term of use. Bottom line it's fun and it's getting my name out, I like it!

Would we have Twitter or Facebook if people weren&...

2010-01-13T16:03:25.797-06:00

Would we have Twitter or Facebook if people weren't 'thinking outside the box' I think it's a great way to get your information out there

From what I've seen on social media, it's ...

2010-01-12T13:21:26.738-06:00

From what I've seen on social media, it's almost more about mind-share than it is closing deals.

A twitter feed or facebook page that is updated frequently is like an advertisement or PR outreach that is constantly saying "I'm here" "I take care of my customers" "This is who I am" "I'll go to bat for you" etc.

Not directly, but contextually through the stream.

Saying that this is not valuable because it doesn't directly close deals is like saying that phone book, television, radio, signage, and other forms of advertising are not valuable.

When I'm researching an expensive purchase (either service or good), I'll post a query out to facebook or twitter and get valuable advice (and some not so valuable) quickly. If they're able to point me to a facebook page/profile and/or twitter feed that really tells me something about that person/company then that can really help seal the deal.

It surprises me that salespeople would not understand the potential value of a presence in the "online community."

This is genius. Until you use SM you can't un...

2010-01-12T09:37:46.764-06:00

This is genius. Until you use SM you can't understand just how many people find you via Twitter etc. I recently took a webinar on Twitter for your business, and it was amazing. Stuff I'd never thought of before on how to use Twitter so that people can find you locally. Enormous networking potential!

My sister Sandy lives in Ama and sent me the link to your blog. I'm now following you on Twitter (plannerisms) and will retweet!

By the way, here is the power of the internet: my sister lives in Ama, sent me your blog. I live in Albania (on the other side of the world). I will tweet to my followers, who live all over the world. How will that benefit you locally? Who knows? The internet works in mysterious ways! You never know who you could meet.