My Name is Anitra and I am Addicted to Social Media…….

When I learned about this new social media trend, I have to say I was not impressed nor engaged. I thought it was a mindless way for people to meet new crazy and deranged personalities who were too afraid to meet you in person. I admit, I thought this was going to be another way to waste time and energy getting clients excited about a two-minute trend.

About a year ago I was asked to plan an event. The event stemmed from a social media site where alumni of a high school began rekindling old flames, meeting up with high school buddies and so on and so forth. The great researcher that I am, I decided to log on to the site and the rest is history. I believe I have been addicted since then. From Facebook to Twitter, I am always logged on checking out the who, what, when and where. Not with just trying to find old friends but using social media to expand my brand.

Use social media to meet new opportunities. Tweet for a purpose. Don’t just tell people you are out of the shower and about to start your day. Make each message count. Time is money. The sites are free. Did you hear me? This is a way to advertise your business as well as yourself for free.

Be clever. Post a question to begin dialogue. Use social media sites as a research tool. Maybe you have been thinking of starting a new business in a new area or changing your image and audience focus. Post a conversation about it. Once again, it’s free.

Large companies and organizations have joined the social media scene. CNN should thank social media for placing them in the category of the leader in two-way communication news.

Social media gives you the opportunity to “think outside the box.” I must warn you, it’s additive. I think you may already know that because you followed the link from Facebook to get to this blog (lol)!

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