Welcome to Promote Your Blog (social media or otherwise) here on The Social Networking Lifestyle. I thought this would be a great way for everyone to share what they’re passionate about and give everyone else an opportunity to shamelessly promote what they love.

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A Social Media Manager? It’s always fun to see the reaction from friends and family, when they ask what I do for a living. “You spend all day on Twitter and Facebook and write and get paid?” Well, yes, but there is more to social media management than playing around on Facebook or tweeting all day.

More and more companies are seeing the value of having a presence in social media on social networking channels because their customers and potential customers are there. They are realizing that they need social media managers to keep their social sites updated with current information, building relationships with current customers and developing/growing their customer base. Someone to be “the voice” of the company.

This video is a prime example about the growing market for people savvy in using social media for business.

Did you catch what social media managers get paid?

On average, social media managers make $50,000 a year starting out. For managing social media accounts right? There is tangible VALUE in the job market for having social networking skills and the ability to use social media tools like Facebook and Twitter.

What do you think about it?

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Twitter or Facebook, Facebook or Twitter for business? It’s one of the top questions I get from sales reps, small business owners, home business owners who ask me how to use social media build their business.

I completely get where they are coming from. They are short on time but want to maximize their social networking opportunities and the potential reach to build their business that Facebook and Twitter can offer. I have my thoughts on this, but I want to know yours.

Twitter or Facebook?

If you were forced to be on Facebook or Twitter exclusively for business, which would YOU choose?

I’m really curious to hear why you would choose Facebook or Twitter. Please leave a comment.

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Talking and and Listening

drive social Media.

Combined you have what is called Conversation-both offline and online.

Conversation has been something that most of us have been very good at, and have found it natural to do.

Some are good at it.

Some are really good at it.

Until we go online and in the social media sphere.

It seems some folks whack out and lose all sense of conversation and communication. I saw someone recently send out numerous messages on facebook and twitter and all it was, was a big sales pitch. Eric Worre and i were facebooking back and forth about how new home business owners and online entrepreneurs throw up on their connections trying to get them to listen to them.

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A few weeks ago when Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee of Wine Library TV, announced that he was coming to Seattle on October 20th as part of this book tour for his first book, Crush It! I was really jazzed. Then when he asked me to rally the peeps in the Seattle area about him coming to town for Crush It…how could I refuse?

Gary Vaynerchuk coming to Seattle!

Gary was one of the first people I connected with on Twitter when I joined in early 2008. Why? Because Gary is PASSIONATE about what he does. You see it in his videos, you see it in his wine reviews, even his tweets on Twitter when he’s heartbroken after another New York Jets loss. He wears his heart on his sleeve. He has built an INCREDIBLE personal brand through that passion. Gary has been such a FORCE of passion in social media that he’s been all over TV. From CNN, to Ellen and Conan O’Brien, to the Today Show and many appearances across the country speaking about his passion and social media. His passion impacts people’s lives:

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CONNECTION is the Secret!

The base of Social Media Marketing is about Conversation.

No Doubt. But the platform the base is hosted on I believe is CONNECTION. Conversation does not happen without Connection, and without a reaching out on someones part.

Connection is the START of where it all happens in Social Media.

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