Social Networking Article: Time saver in Social Networking
One of the biggest questions I get about Social Networking is “How can I fit Social Networking into my busy schedule?” or “How do I make time to update all my Social Networking sites?”. These days, having Social Networking as part of your marketing plan is a MUST. Why? 82% of all consumers are going to the Internet to research products and services they are looking to buy. If your company isn’t online it is going to be pretty hard to get that business.
In terms of being able to make time I have a couple of simple suggestions:
1. Know exactly what you are going to do in the Social Networks before you get online. I usually have a checklist of 3-5 things I do. Responding to people who have reached out to you is the first item on my checklist.
2. Find ways to automate simple tasks such as updating your Social Networks.
One of my FAVORITE free tools is http://www.Ping.fm They really explain what they do in a great way “Ping.fm is a simple and FREE service that makes updating your social networks a snap.”
How it works is this: You simply sign up for the service, you add any and all of your Social Networks. You keep adding new networks. Ping.fm has about 50 networks you can attach to your account. You type in your 140 character or less message and hit Ping It and all of your networks are updated with your message.
It is very simple to sign up and to make it really easy for you, I have listed all the steps for you in this blog post. I would love to hear about other tools you feel are time savers.
Setting up Ping.fm
- Open your browser (aka Get onto the Internet)
- Go to www.Ping.fm
- At the top towards the left center of the page, click SignUp.
- Fill in your email and choose a password. Verify your password.
- Click the Sign Up button.
- Add your Social Networks. If you are just starting the only one you will be adding is Twitter. To do that, simply click the button next to the Twitter Logo that says “Add Network”
- It will ask you for your Username and Password for Twitter. Please enter and then click Submit.
- Once this is complete you will come back to a screen there will be a green bar that says “Network has been added”
- VIOLA
If you want to continue adding networks feel free. I would recommend you secure your brand (Name, Company Name and Trademarks) with as many Social Networking sites as possible. You can check to see if your username is available in 150 sites in a couple of minutes by using another one of my favorite free sites. www.FreeSocialNetworkingTraining.com You don’t have to be active in them just connect them to your Ping.fm account so you can send updates.
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July 20th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
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September 6th, 2010 at 1:44 am
Ping is definitely a good time saver. I like the fact that I can send out everything at once from there for free, but do they have automation features?
December 29th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Hi Andy – Ping.fm definitely is a time saver and ROCKS! You can fully automate your status updates using Ping.fm and the Pro Version at this site. http://www.FreeTwitterTip.com * With this tool, you can type as many status updates as you want, bulk upload them (a total time saver) indicate when you want them to go out….have them go to your Ping.fm account and VIOLA…all your status updates are on autopilot. You can then focus on interacting with people personally. * I have to let you know that the link I am sharing is my affiliate link….and if you happen to purchase the PRO Version I could make commissions. (FTC Guidelines requires you disclose this.) Here is a handy link if you are promoting your affiliate links in any status updates or blog posts. http://cmp.ly/5 I am showing you this….as this is what I suggest everyone does. Find something you love…..find out if they have an affiliate link. Buy your own domain name. Forward that domain name to your link and then promote away. Be sure to use the http://cmp.ly/5 link with it so you are in full compliance.