http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/feed/ Social Media for start ups - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business Sun, 19 May 2013 12:59:47 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-12155http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-12155 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:39:27 +0000 Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business @debbielynnava Thanks Debbie! And what  @jay_rombach said is right, sharing content without "selling something" can add another layer of legitimacy to the business as well as attract new followers. Ideally that […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11691http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11691 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:13:20 +0000 Debbie Lynn Butler replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business @alexandrabriggs Great idea about getting your mom blogging fitness tips because it's content she can also easily turn into tweets, combine in an article, post on Facebook, compile for an opt-in special, and […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11668http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11668 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:06:45 +0000 Jay Rombach replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business I very much agree with Alexandra. Reach as broadly as you can through Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn by sharing content but not by trying to sell something. Also, I recommend being an "early adopter" on Google + […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11539http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11539 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:41:53 +0000 Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business @alexandrabriggs Good way to help. We just need to understand that the vast majority of businesses will not have a "viral" experience. It takes time, patience, and work to grow a business.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11530http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11530 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:03:04 +0000 Alexandra Briggs replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business @samscholfield The postings by  @joanmuschampfagnani,  @kc_kreative, and  @debbielynnava are definitely filled with great points. My addition would be speaking to what I have done to help my mom expand her reach […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11072http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-11072 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:14:32 +0000 Sam Scholfield replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business These are all great tips and advice. Thank you for your input. Furthering this, do you have any strategies currently in place that you would do differently if you could start again?Thanks again!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-10968http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-10968 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:15:35 +0000 Debbie Lynn Butler replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business @samscholfield Everyone starts their social media presence with no fans, no followers, no connections, no likes...nothing. The first step for a startup is to draft a statement of benefits and solutions they […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-10856http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-10856 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:22:26 +0000 Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business @samscholfield Like @mwwazup, I am starting a training company with friends and haven't made it to the online stage yet. We are considering honing our services gratis / pro bono at first. And may even offer the […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-10853http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-10853 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:18:24 +0000 Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business @samscholfield @mwwazup I, too am in a services startup.
Understand that first you should have an overall marketing strategy, and your key value proposition defined. You should also have identified your ideal […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-10849http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/social-media-for-start-ups/#post-10849 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:48:59 +0000 Mike Wainwright replied to the forum topic Social Media for start ups in the club Small Business  @samscholfield I will be following this because I am in the same position with my comapny and would like to hear what others are saying. I am still working on getting my business up and running so I'm not quite […]

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