One year ago my knowledge was limited to my personal Facebook Account experience alone.
Today, I find myself immersed in Social Media on a daily basis. Actually, I can share without reservation, that I have quickly grown to love all things Social Media. Early in 2011 I began planning and taking some important steps to help me begin my exciting journey towards starting my own Business: Selling By Building.
Early on in that process, a trusted confidant and supporter (who also is a highly experienced and successful Small Business Owner) enthusiastically conveyed to me the importance of quickly educating myself with and harnessing the Power and Magic of Social Media to assist me with making connections and spreading the message of my business, my philosophy, and what I am all about as I assume the challenge of becoming a Small Business Owner.
Social Media actually is a natural fit with the overriding philosophy behind Selling By Building: the belief that the most important ingredient to achieving long-term personal and business success is one's ability to successfully build strong, trusting, long-term relationships with everyone who we interact with on a daily basis. This includes Business Owners, Employees, Management, Customers/Clients, Vendors, etc. Communication is the Key. Strong Relationships are the Building Blocks.
A highly efficient means of achieving the critical goal of making connections, spreading one's message, and building strong, long-term, trusting relationships is Social Media.
I am utilizing Twitter, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, etc., to help me achieve the following important and long-term benefits:
- Establish new connections and begin establishing mutually beneficial relationships with similar-minded people who share similar interests, philosophies, and goals for the future. I especially appreciate the fact that I can easily connect with, share with, and learn from great people all over the world in many countries. Being Married with two little ones under six, my ability to travel to far-away places and many countries is limited. But, being a people person, I want to connect with as many people as I can. The Technology and Wonder of Twitter grants me the wonderful and unparalleled opportunity to link up with and then share ideas, thoughts, and motivation with great people all over the world. I consider this fact priceless!
- The ability and blessing to be able to share my diverse life experience and all of the great information, content, resources, quotes, etc., that I come across on a daily basis with my Connections. I greatly enjoy this fact. Helping other people and helping other people improve, get motivated, and achieve their goals is what I love doing the most. Social Media has allowed me to do this easily on a daily basis. Again.....priceless.
- Lastly: Since I have become heavily engaged in Social Media I have gained immediate access to the thoughts of others and to the Web Content being shared by and recommended by others every single day. This has allowed me to broaden my horizons and become renewed, invigorated, fired-up again, and rejuvenated at the age of 41. I learn from great content and links shared daily on Social Media. I cannot emphasize this benefit of utilizing Social Media enough. I am no longer limited to just the Great People of Syracuse, NY, that I happen to come in contact with and communicate with. I am learning from, being educated by, and drawing inspiration from friends and connections in India, Ireland, England, Africa, etc.; in addition to those spread across the United States. Twitter, Technology, and Social Media have brought people together. Social Media, Technology, and the Web have increased, without bounds, the free-flow of information, ideas, and education across the Globe and between all people access to the Internet. One last time.....priceless.
I am excited to be involved and a firm believer of attending this Conference because of the knowledge and appreciation I have gained recently during my transition to being an Entrepreneur and Small Business Owner.
This Conference will allow me to continue educating myself and to share what I have learned with others.
I have heeded the advice that was given to me early in 2011 and now I am fully engaged in (with a great deal more to learn of course) Social Media.
In retrospect: I was given great advice that I would now share with anyone reaching out to me for guidance.
My Selling By Building Journey is just beginning. I am loving it; and Social Media is a Tool that I will continue to educate myself about and utilize to help me with my Mission: positively impacting the lives of others and long-term success with being able to do what I love to do and am passionate about.
Social Media Magic. Bringing People Together. Utilizing Technology And The Web. Full Speed Ahead To Greater Success For All.
