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Erin Pierce
Erin Pierce
Interactive Designer / Interactive Developer
Ballard, Washington
Posted by Erin Pierce, Ballard, Washington | Feb 23, 2009

Subscribe to Community-wide general discussion What are 5 things you'd like to know about the internet/social media as it relates to your business?

I am curious to know what information people lack and/or are in need of about the mysterious online world ...


5 Bizniks have posted replies

  • Brianna Grant
    Posted by Brianna Grant, Duvall, Washington | Feb 24, 2009

    How can you use it to grab people's attention with so much else out there without being obnoxious or pushy?

  • Jim Carney
    Posted by Jim Carney, Bellingham, Washington | Feb 25, 2009
    1. is there a decent ROI?
    2. do I spend a little time on a lot of sites or a lot of time on a few?
    3. can you really have a good relationship on linkedin with other business connections and then tie that to biznik, twitter, facebook, myspace, etc?
    4. will I be able to recognize actual dollars that came as a result of social media sites or even craigs list type sites?
    5. how do I utilize my usp's (Unique Selling Points) to differentiate us from the masses?
  • Kaya Singer
    Posted by Kaya Singer, Portland, Oregon | Feb 25, 2009

    How do I create an intelligent social marketing plan? I agree with Jim's questions above. I have had a return but it is hard to measure this soon. How to decide which sites and how much.

  • Erin Pierce
    Posted by Erin Pierce, Ballard, Washington | Feb 25, 2009

    These are really great! Keep them coming ...

    Quantifying the ROI in the social networking world is a very interesting topic ... one I find fairly difficult to nail down to a science. Mostly because it is hard to count the hours spent, figuring in my hourly rate, and then over a long period of time reflect on how many of the relationships built online turned into actual business ... etc.

    Anyway, back to the main focus: are there other specifics about the web you wish you knew? more along the lines of things you could learn via tutorials ... how-tos,?

  • Josh Rimer
    Posted by Josh Rimer, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada | Feb 27, 2009

    I think Jim's questions are excellent. My main concern is typically about how much time should be spent on social media. It's easy to spend most of the day updating twitter, posting stuff on Facebook and myspace, discussing things on Biznik, looking for connections on LinkedIn, etc, but where do you draw the line on what's the best use of your time?

This forum is unmoderated, but please keep discussion courteous and not too far off topic.

Members posting in this topic

  • Brianna Grant
    Book Publishing/Educational Consulting
    Duvall, Washington
  • Jim Carney
    Business Manager, Virtual Offices
    Bellingham, Washington
  • Kaya Singer
    Business coaching services
    Portland, Oregon
  • Erin Pierce
    Interactive Designer / Interactive Developer
    Ballard, Washington
  • Josh Rimer
    Video Producer -- Videographer ...
    Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

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