Web 2.0 Social Networking – Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Blogs

Yes, folks, it’s time to tweet on Twitter! Make friends on Facebook and star in your own video or podcast on YouTube and on your website.

I know, I know what you’re thinking… what language am I speaking? What does this all mean? Why should I be thinking about this? What’s the point? What are the benefits? What happens if I don’t do “it” (whatever “it” is)? What is this social networking thing?

It’s simple. Just pay attention, follow directions, implement effectively and reap the benefits. Your opinion about these concepts and your belief in their potential value is irrelevant. You are just not yet aware; you are in need of further enlightenment and instruction so you too can “get it”, as was I.

That’s the point of all this – action, growth and development.

This whole thing is about how we as a society are changing our ways of communicating and therefore we are in need of new tools, new vehicles, a new context, a new way. That new tool and new way of thinking, the new context, is social networking, exchanging real thoughts and views and getting personal. The message comes along for the ride, it is not the main act. This is refreshing, new and very relevant. Stop thinking how stupid it all seems and pay very close attention. This is where it’s at. Investigate and do it.

You would be surprised how many are awakening to this new and changing reality; let us be the leaders. Millions upon millions of people in our society are tweeting, making friends on Facebook and watching video clips as well as reading blogs, far more than anyone ever imagined. The revolution has happened, let’s usher in the changes.

Get on board.

To market effectively we must utilize effective business modes, tools, and vehicles for delivering our messages. Right now, social networking is the next wave. Be early this time, stay ahead of your competition. Grow and prosper in the face of a declining marketplace, take a share from your competitors. Social networking is the way to communicate effectively to the world today.

I will demonstrate for you, as by the end of June, I will be posting a new look on my web site, a Web 2.0 look, (the technical jargon for what social networking is), featuring all the above-mentioned things – Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, of course, blogs. I will report what is happening. Actually, I will engage you in the process as soon as it is up and running. You will all be the first to know what works and what does not work, to participate in this and learn with me.

Welcome aboard, let’s go for the ride!

I theorized when I wrote and posted my first blog on WordPress two years ago that it would change the way I market and communicate. It did. My entire marketing program is based on the sharing of valuable information, creating relationships and social networking, often resulting in a sale.

Now to the next level, creating a broader and deeper more dynamic and powerful social network. Then, let’s do something with it!