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Who has time for social media or really social anything? Aren’t we all just trying to make some money? Alas, social media is the “Holy Grail” right now and not making time to actually use it and contribute to it correctly can mean sudden death to some business owners.

It would seem the easiest thing in the world, to sit and type, write posts and responses and spew out numerous quotes and links to your projects, right? But spewing links and quotes doesn’t quite translate into dollars does it? Social media and the success that can follow by doing it correctly is really about building relationships. And relationship-building takes time AND who has any of that to spare nowadays? The answer, successful business owners who make relationship-building a priority.

Personally, I concentrate on the Big 3 of social media; Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. I am also a member of a couple Ning sites, but that’s really about it. I can’t do them all well, so I decided to limit my signups. Now, there are plenty others, but with having 3 blogs, 2 websites and off-line marketing duties, I figured this would be the right path for me to take.

People ask me how I do it and I tell them, I just do. It’s the truth, but I also have a plan. Now whether or not I stick to it 100% is the question! But, I do have one to fall back on.

While my husband/business partner was recouping from his stroke, I would wait for him in the Waiting Room. His therapy sessions usually lasted an hour, 3 times per week. I got into the habit of either writing articles or connecting with people in my social media circles while I was waiting.

At first, it was just a way to pass the time, but then I began to really see the benefit and started to reap some rewards. I started acquiring new friends and followers and really having conversations with different users. It was actually fun and enjoyable. I’ve used social media for a few years now, so I wasn’t new to it, but like other things that happen in life and business, it was really slipping on the To-Do List. But, I think that was because I really viewed it as work, not as an enjoyable activity.

So, as I started to look at the whole posting-following-relating process, it really became effortless, mostly. Now, that my husband’s therapy is ending, I find myself wanting to go onto those sites and connect with people and don’t feel that I “have to” in order for my business to run.

So, yes, I have time for social media. I make the time, not only because it’s what my business needs, it’s what I need…To be connected to other like-minded business people who are trying to find their way in this world of social media.

Question: How do you carve out the time for social media, or do you?

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More Facebook Changes: This Week In Social Media by Cindy King
Excerpt taken from The Social Media Examiner

Facebook Upgrades Comments Plugin for Websites: Did you know Facebook allows you to add comments to any web page using its platform? Facebook now allows readers to have their comments published in their Facebook news feeds. And when friends comment back in Facebook, the reply will show up on your site. This is something all bloggers should check out.

Read more about the latest social media news>>

How’s your blog doing? Dusty, feeling a little abandoned? You got the blog-based website created, and you were so excited, but now you need to use it! Feeling a little lost? Are all those plugins, updates, posts and other important tasks getting behind and dragging you with it?

After all, what good is a blog that just sits there?

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Your blog is a necessary tool for doing business today. You can’t afford not to have one. Your customers expect you to have one. After all, its all the rage isn’t it? But just having a blog isn’t enough , it has to be functional AND updated frequently to be relative and effective. That’s why the search engines love blogs and will ultimately rank them higher than traditional websites on their search results pages.

Higher search engine rankings can mean better, more qualified traffic to your site who are looking for what you offer!

Most business owners start out with great intentions for their blogs, but after a short time, give up on learning the needed skills to get it going properly. So now, you don’t have to worry about it, because hiring me as your Blog Manager will take a huge weight off your shoulders and give you much needed piece of mind.

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Simone Kelly-Brown February 23 at 6:10pm

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Simone Kelly-Brown (Own Your Power Communications)
www.ownyourpower.biz/blog

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Twitter and Marketing: Get On Board

Posted by Jason Quesada, Marketing, UBM TechWeb

The best things in life are free. Or so The Beatles sang, in Money. Here is a list of ten free Facebook apps that I recommend for ecommerce businesses. I’ve divided them into four categories: Landing Page Creation, Email Marketing, Facebook Shopping Carts, and Other.   >>Read on to discover the best apps for E-Commerce ever!