Month: July 2010

Real Women Do Social Media

 

Last night was the last of the 8-week program I took with Lena West founder of xynoMedia Technology and guest writer of WomenandBiz.com, called Real Women Do Social Media. She taught us the importance of choosing the right social media tools for our businesses, of knowing our customers, of finding our voice, of having a schedule to blog and be present on social media, and of calculating the return on investment in each strategy we take. Many of them are strategies we are constantly hearing about and doing around the traditional marketing tools, but Lena points out how crucial it is to take similar steps within the social media world. She also shows women how to find their own voices. Lena has her own unique voice - in her articles and blog posts, she tells it like it is, and it is refreshing.

I’m looking forward to implementing all that I learned from Lena West. To learn more about the program and register for the next class, please visit www.realwomendosocialmedia.com.

My first step after taking the class was creating a schedule to blog, and I’ll be posting my thoughts, experiences, challenges and advice more often from now on. If you read anything that you like, feel free to post comments and join the conversation.

Sassy Wendy and Elisa Balabram

Wendy Hanson, co-author of The Sassy Ladies’ Toolkit for Startup Businesses, interviewed me for TheSassyLadies Blog Talk Radio show. The Sassy Ladies book is a great tool for someone who wants to start a business and it has a lot in common with Ask Others, Trust Yourself. For example, they also recommend that you don’t ignore the naysayers, but that you actually check in with yourself to see if the advice is valid. I also like the way they help you breakdown your vision for your business, into small steps you can start taking today. To learn more about the book, its authors and The Sassy Ladies, visit: www.thesassyladies.com. Here is a link to listen to the interview and learn what you need to know about asking for business help: http://bit.ly/cuDxwW

Thank you, Wendy!

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