Social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have been touted to all size businesses as the way to market your business products and services. As a small business owner, however, you may be struggling with how to find the time to integrate social media marketing in with everything else you are already responsible for with your business. Making time for social media marketing may not be as difficult as you imagine when you use these three tips to get social media on your radar screen. Schedule It You already make a list of things you have to accomplish each day or put your tasks into a calendar. When you schedule some time to devote to social media marketing, you are more likely to accomplish it. Even if you can only devote ten minutes of your business day to social media efforts, ten minutes is better than zero. Block out some time each day to accomplish something social media related. Put it on Autopilot A myriad of online tools exist that can help you put your social media marketing on autopilot. One such tool is Ping.fm. Signing up for a Ping account is free and it allows you to link social media sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and possibly your blog (depending on which blog host you use) together. When you need to update your social media accounts, you can use the Ping.fm site to create an update and then it automatically updates all of the social media networks you have linked to it. Outsource It If you’re a one woman show, you also have the option of outsourcing social media marketing to an expert or virtual assistant that can handle it for you. You may be able to find a college student who is social media savvy or even trade services (or products) with another professional in order to keep your costs down. As you start to see the positive effects that social media marketing and networking can bring, allocate some of your business budget to social media marketing. Social media marketing is not out of your reach, no matter how small your business is. As is the case with any marketing effort or business function, you have to make social media marketing a priority. By scheduling time for social media marketing and networking, putting it on autopilot or outsourcing your needs, it’s simple and easy to reap the benefits that social media for your business can bring.
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Copywriter and marketing consultant , Kristie Lorette, is passionate about helping entrepreneurs & businesses create copy and marketing pieces that sizzle, motivate, & sell. It is through her over 14 years of experience working in various roles of marketing, financial services, real estate, event planning, where Kristie developed her widespread expertise in advanced business