Today.Az » SEO & E-Marketing » How you can use social media to enhance your career – 7 key benefits
10 August 2011 [18:11] - Today.Az
#1. Expand your client base Because
of the sheer amount of people who make use of multiple social
networking sites you are able to expand your client base by a dramatic
amount. While every user that comes across advertising for your business
may not turn into a paying client, your reputation will grow by the
amount of exposure you will get. #2. Publicize your reputation The
opinions that really matter are those of your clients and if they have
something good to say about you, then whoever is looking to recruit you
will see this online. Because it is a large amount of people and people
are known to be very honest, it serves as a good measure of your
ability. #3. Online branding By having an
online website for your business you have already created a brand for
yourself. This doesn’t just include the logo and company name, but it
also resonates in the goals you have and promises to clients. This brand
can then be incorporated into social media and gain more awareness by
internet users at large. #4. Keeping up to date The
beauty of social media is that it is instant and changing every second.
You will be hard-pressed to find something more current. If your brand
is hosted within social media you will be able to keep up to date with
the latest happenings, especially when it comes to what people really
want. #5. Get more job offers Gone are the
days when bosses sifted through paper CVs and call up prospective
employees. These days you email off your CV and often the boss does a search
for you. They want to know what information is out there about you. The
more involved you are online, especially with social media, the more
exposure you get, and the more job offers will come your way. #6. Keep things dynamic It
is very easy to get stuck in a rut simple because the pace of the
online market is so fast. By opening up yourself to the rest of the
world through social media you can invite conversations about your
service or products. In this way you can find out what works and what
doesn’t so that you can streamline your business to ensure you keep
things cutting edge. #7. Be yourself You
aren’t dealing with a bunch of robot visitors. These are real people
real needs and opinions. By making the effort to treat them as such and
build that trust through social media you brand will become a household
name.
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