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Learn how businesses have outsourced their social media accounts to a company who manages and protects their image online

This is a very exciting time for businesses. They have the power of social media to assist them in marketing their business, yet many do not have the time to spend harnessing this power. 

Twitter has exploded in popularity. Why? Because it is real-time conversation. According to a March 2009 Neilsen News report: 

Twitter.com continues to grow in popularity and importance in both the consumer and corporate worlds. No longer just a platform for friends to stay connected in real time, it has evolved into an important component of brand marketing. Unique visitors to Twitter increased 1,382 percent year-over-year, from 475,000 unique visitors in February 2008 to 7 million in February 2009, making it the fastest growing site in the Member Communities category for the month.  Zimbio and Facebook followed, growing 240 percent and 228 percent, respectively.

Now a year later, Twitter users are posting over a BILLION tweets each day! 

Businesses can use this to their advantage by promoting their business on not only Twitter but also Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and YouTube, just to name a few of the many social media websites in use today. 

Businesses need to participate and promote their businesses on Twitter and Facebook, but most find they do not have the time to do so and they cannot afford to pay an employee to do this as their full time job.  

You must market your business correctly when using social media so not to lose customers. You must know how to market your business correctly and also how to strike up conversations with your followers and fans. These followers and fans are either your current or future customers. 

Do you know that you must be on Twitter to manage what others may be saying about you positively or negatively? People will tweet about everything and anything.! So if they have had great service with your company they may tweet about it and if they have bad service they will also tweet about that. 

How does this help or hurt your business?

If anyone tweets about your company you need to respond immediately. This shows all of the followers who have read that tweet that you do care about your customers. If you did not respond your actions will make the impression that you don't care about your customers, and you could lose business. 

That is why you need to be on Twitter and Facebook and why it's vital to market yourself correctly. But, how are you to do this when you don't have the time to spend on this each day? 

We have the answer for you!

Our company founded Fast Tweets (TM) on April 2009. We manage social media accounts for businesses. We are the experts in social media marketing and we will market your business correctly on any social media platforms that you are using. We mange EVERY social media platform available today.

We will protect your image online. Within minutes to one hour from anyone tweeting negatively or positively about your business, we will be there to respond. Your customers will know that you care about them and they will be happy to spread the word about your business and products. 

We will secure your followers and fans and we will strike up conversations with them. We will post tweets and updates for you throughout the day using information from your website or from tweets that you send to us each week. 

Businesses that use FastTweets.com have never been happier. Our clients can see their sales increase due to their presence on Twitter. Social media is a valuable and necessary tool in running your business today. 

Our services are currently as low as $14.99 /mo for a small business account.  This price is so low you can't afford NOT to have help us you navigate the social media universe! 

We have a couple short videos that will provide you with some additional information.. We can introduce you to our Fast Tweets Twitter service at FastTweetsVideo.com.  You can learn more about how we manage your Facebook account in our short video: FastTweetsFace.com. 

For more info on the Fast Tweets program please visit FastTweets.com. You can download the info and order form at:  FastTweetsProgram.com. 

If you want to know more about our services you can contact me at nancybrown@FastTweets.com or call 87-898-1556 ext 103. 

You Can Use Twitter as Your Own Personal Research Shortcut - by Phyllis Zimbler Miller @ZimblerMiller

By Phyllis Zimbler MIller

Most people who would like to use the Internet to promote their brand, book or business are very busy people. It is understandable that these people feel they don’t have time to read book after book or white paper after white paper of information on different aspects of Internet marketing — even though doing so could be very useful.

Therefore, here is a shortcut for learning a little more each day without being overwhelmed:

Do a search on Twitter for specific areas you’d like to learn more about, such as:

SEO (search engine optimization)

Facebook fan pages

LinkedIn

Social media marketing

Then follow people who frequently tweet about these subjects and whose tweets contain links to good blog posts on these topics.

Once each day quickly scan your Twitter stream to find two or three tweets with links to SHORT articles on these topics. Click through on the link and scan the first paragraph of the article. If the article appears that it will add to your store of knowledge, print it out for reading later in the day or evening.

Just like you make time to brush your teeth each night, make time to read the two or three short articles you’ve printed out.

Voila! You can go to sleep having learned something new — and maybe something that you can use to promote your brand, book or business online.

P.S.  If you’re thinking of starting an offline or online business, get Melinda F. Emerson’s new book “Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months or Less! A Month-By-Month Guide to a Business That Works.”  You can read my review of the book at http://budurl.com/smallbizladyguide

(c) 2010 Miller Mosaic, LLC

Phyllis Zimbler Miller is the co-founder of the Internet marketing company Miller Mosaic Power Marketing. You can get her free report “Twitter, Facebook and Your Website: A Beginning Blueprint for Harnessing the Power of 3 for Your Business” at http://www.MillerMosaicPowerof3.com

 

You Can Use Twitter as Your Own Personal Research Shortcut - by Phyllis Zimbler Miller @ZimblerMiller

By Phyllis Zimbler MIller

Most people who would like to use the Internet to promote their brand, book or business are very busy people. It is understandable that these people feel they don’t have time to read book after book or white paper after white paper of information on different aspects of Internet marketing — even though doing so could be very useful.

Therefore, here is a shortcut for learning a little more each day without being overwhelmed:

Do a search on Twitter for specific areas you’d like to learn more about, such as:

SEO (search engine optimization)

Facebook fan pages

LinkedIn

Social media marketing

Then follow people who frequently tweet about these subjects and whose tweets contain links to good blog posts on these topics.

Once each day quickly scan your Twitter stream to find two or three tweets with links to SHORT articles on these topics. Click through on the link and scan the first paragraph of the article. If the article appears that it will add to your store of knowledge, print it out for reading later in the day or evening.

Just like you make time to brush your teeth each night, make time to read the two or three short articles you’ve printed out.

Voila! You can go to sleep having learned something new — and maybe something that you can use to promote your brand, book or business online.

P.S.  If you’re thinking of starting an offline or online business, get Melinda F. Emerson’s new book “Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months or Less! A Month-By-Month Guide to a Business That Works.”  You can read my review of the book at http://budurl.com/smallbizladyguide

(c) 2010 Miller Mosaic, LLC

Phyllis Zimbler Miller is the co-founder of the Internet marketing company Miller Mosaic Power Marketing. You can get her free report “Twitter, Facebook and Your Website: A Beginning Blueprint for Harnessing the Power of 3 for Your Business” at http://www.MillerMosaicPowerof3.com

 

The Art of Conversations on Twitter - By Phyllis Zimbler Miller - @ZimblerMiller

By Phyllis Zimbler Miller

Twitter is about conversation – really.  When I first joined Twitter I didn’t understand this concept and had a hard time figuring out how a conversation could take place in the midst of what seemed like controlled chaos.

 

But just like learning a new language means that at first you do not understand anything and then eventually you catch on to what is being said, you must be patient in order to learn the language of Twitter.

 

One barrier to having good conversations on Twitter is probably the same inertia that can throw up barriers to whatever we are considering doing:  We haven’t done something that way before. 

 

Facebook and LinkedIn are easier to join in the conversation because they both have several “threaded” functions – functions where you see the first statement and then the following responding statements all clumped together.

 

Yet once you crack the Twitter conversation code, it can be very invigorating to participate in the conversation flow. 

 

Of course, perhaps the most intense conversation experience on Twitter is to take part in a tweetchat – a real-time Twitter conversation on a specific topic.  (It does help to be a fast typist.)

 

If you are relatively new to Twitter and haven’t yet figured out how to take part in the conversation, spend time “watching.”  Then, when you are ready, reply to people whose tweets ask questions that you can answer or reply to people’s statements on which you’d like to expand.

 

© 2010 Miller Mosaic, LLC

 

Phyllis Zimbler Miller (@ZimblerMiller on Twitter) has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and is co-founder of www.MillerMosaicPowerMarketing.com.  Her new FREE report is “Twitter, Facebook and Your Website: A Beginning Blueprint for Harnessing the Power of 3 for Your Business” – grab your report now from www.millermosaicpowerof3.com

The Continual Learning Curve of Internet Business - by Phyllis Zimbler Miller

Starting one’s own business is the dream of many, many people.  And with the Internet leveling the playing field in terms of low-cost access to potential target markets, the dream can seem even more accessible.

 

Yet there’s one important element to be considered before anyone quits his/her job to start running his/her own business:

 

Are you prepared to be on a continual learning curve the rest of your working life?

 

Yes, that’s what it takes in most cases.  In fact, even if you make so much money that you can hire people to do things for you, you still need to be able to understand enough to supervise what others are doing for you.

 

While it would probably be a good idea if every high school student had to take an accounting course (probably more useful than the required economics course), this is unlikely to happen.  Therefore, many people start their own business without any knowledge of good business accounting principles.

 

And whether your business is on the Web or has a physical location, you still need to figure out how much money you have going out and how much money you have coming in – accounting 101.

 

Melinda F. Emerson in her upcoming book “Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months or Less! A Month-By-Month Guide to a Business That Works” (I have a review copy) says:  “As a business owner, you must constantly look for ways to improve yourself… The idea is no matter where you are in business, you can always improve how you do things and learn something that can help your business grow.”

 

Why am I going on and on about this?  Because I’ve been communicating with potential clients who want to grow their business and yet have not taken advantage of the free resources on the Internet to learn as much as possible about what the Internet can offer their business.

 

I feel badly for the people who email me saying that they want to grow their business online but don’t really understand anything about how their website works or how other things work on the Web.

 

While I control myself, I want to write back in all capital letters:  THEN START LEARNING! 

 

You don’t have to become a computer programmer but you sure better learn about the opportunities that your Web site can provide your business.  Because, after all, it’s your business – and you can’t afford to let someone else have all the knowledge about a very important aspect of your business. 

 

To start learning more, do a Google or a Bing search and look for blogs that post Web site information.  Sign up for email notification or an RSS feed to be alerted each time a new post is published.

 

FYI – I use Twitter as my personal information sifter.  I often click on a link to a blog post recommended by someone I follow and trust on Twitter.  This way I get exposed to all kinds of new ideas and information. 

 

Take Melinda Emerson’s words to heart and constantly look for ways to improve yourself by learning more about your business – on and off the Web.

 

© 2010 Miller Mosaic, LLC

 

Phyllis Zimbler Miller (@ZimblerMiller on Twitter) has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and is an Internet business consultant. Her new FREE report is “Twitter, Facebook and Your Website: A Beginning Blueprint for Harnessing the Power of 3 for Your Business” – grab your report now from www.MillerMosaicPowerof3.com