Everyone is pushing the idea that you absolutely must have a social media presence. I almost agree. Let me explain…
You are going to have an online presence whether you create one or not. Restaurants, for example, are going to have reviews on sites like Yelp. Some loyal customers might even create a Facebook fan page. Their business is present online – even if they don’t have a website or a Facebook account.
So in order to have control over your online presence, you might want to actually be present on those networks.
But not all businesses are in the same position. Professional services may need to worry about online reviews – but don’t necessarily need to have a Facebook presence. Authors might want to monitor platforms like Amazon, but they don’t necessarily need a Twitter account.
The bottom line is, you need to stick with what works. Don’t spread yourself too thin.
I hosted a value-packed teleseminar led by my friend Dov Gordon yesterday (you can get the recording here). This is one of the many points that Dov made. Sure, you want to avoid having all of your eggs in one basket as far as attracting customers to your business, but too many people try to build up multiple client-acquisition platforms without every really getting good at a single one.
Start with one. Make it work. Then you can diversify.
By the way, at no point did Dov say anything about using or not using any particular platform. I’m just brining up social media for example’s sake.
If this isn’t you first visit to this blog, then you probably know that I absolutely love content marketing. If this is your first visit then you probably figured it out from your first impression (or I’m doing something terribly wrong 
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But that doesn’t mean that it is right for everyone, or that everyone should feel the same.
Content marketing is a method. There are many methods out there. Social media is a method. PPC is a method. Media buying is a method.
My method of choice is content marketing (that’s not to say that I don’t test out others).
Never once have I said you shouldn’t use other methods, nor have I stated that this is the only method you should be sticking to. The only thing I can say is that I know it works because it has worked for me. And it can work for you.
But in order for anything to work. You need to lay the foundation first. What’s the foundation?
I’ll let Dov explain. Pick up the recording of our free teleseminar where he explains it. It is absolutely free, with nothing for sale.
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Go ahead and click the link now to get the recording. I promise you won’t regret it.
