Posts Tagged ‘social network’

Three Ways to Use Facebook to Market Your Small Business

Friday, March 13th, 2009

In my previous post last week, I talked about using Facebook as a research tool for small businesses. Now I’m going to shift the discussion to implementation.

Facebook is a great way to find a wealth of information, but you want to take action on it. Fortunately, Facebook provides the means and tools needed to build a profile for your organization. Below I offer three ways you can start.

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Using Facebook as a Research Tool for Small Business

Friday, March 6th, 2009

If you thought it was hard trying to convince people to get on LinkedIn, then Facebook must be an impossibility. Well, that may be partially true.

The fact is many businesses are jumping on the Facebook bandwagon. I’m not talking about huge Fortune 500 companies — I’m talking about small businesses.

The problem is, however, that most of these businesses have no idea what to do with Facebook. I would venture to guess that they’re only on it for the ride. Everyone else is doing it, right?

So, this brings me to ask the question: In terms of business, what is Facebook good for? What uses and applications does it have for small business? How can it benefit small business?

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