Building Relationships Through Blogging

All you have to do is look at entertainment shows and magazines to see how hungry people are to relate to someone. Why not spend time beyond the pages of your book to meet people and build relationships?

Over the next few Mondays, we will take a look at some social media platforms that may benefit you as an author or business person. I’m not talking merely about making profits, but building a readership/client-base that will recognize YOUR NAME/YOUR BRAND.

THIS WEEK, we will talk about blogging.

How to Reach People Not Using Social Media

If you haven’t noticed, there is a big push for using social media in the world of business and marketing. Well, what if the people you are trying to reach still don’t know anything about blogging or give you funny looks when you start to talk about “twittering?” You might have to think a little more about your audience’ social media destinations.

Marshall Kirkpatrick of ReadWriteWeb posted an article that may help you “walk in other people’s shoes” as you learn how to better utilize social media. Here are few interesting points:

FAQ | What Do You Need for Your Web site?

The first thing you need for online marketing, which I hope you should know by now, is a Web site.

It doesn’t matter how you obtain a Web site. You can design it yourself (if you have the creative and graphic skills) or choose to hire someone. If you choose to do it yourself, keep it professional. If you hire someone, compare prices. I purposely keep my prices at Tywebbin Creations for people on a budget. DO plan to include two line items in your budget. For a Web site, you need a domain name and webhosting.