Small Business & Social Media

There’s no denying the reality of social media. This is where people communicate freely, share ideas, and live online. Businesses, and especially small businesses, need to work in this space if they want to reach their customers effectively.

The trouble comes in working out where to start. “Social media” can be a big and confusing place, and putting together a marketing campaign can be cumbersome. The top five social media platforms in Canada are Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Pinterest. While it’s entirely possible to hit all of them at once, if you stretch yourself too thin the entire campaign could fall apart.

Your first step, then, is to get familiar with the basic terminology and create a step-by-step plan for yourself, including specific goals, ways to measure your progress, and a system in place to create customer interactions. You’ll also need to decide if this is something you can handle on your own, or if you need the aid of a marketing firm or virtual assistant.

While this might all seem a bit overwhelming, the following infographic does a great job of breaking it all down for you.

Click here to view the infographic

As always, if you have any further questions just drop us a line and we’ll be happy to point you in the right direction.

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Meet your host

Sandra Booker, Founder of Changemaker Inc. (home to Sidekick COO and The VA Studio) and creator of Scale Society and The Advisory Board, is a mentor, Fractional COO  and growth strategist. She specializes in helping overworked, overwhelmed, multi-hatted entrepreneurs become the CEOs of sustainably scalable, and powerfully profitable businesses. 

After helping local businesses thrive, and receiving accolades in her community (like the 40 Under 40 award) Sandra turned her attention to the world of online service providers, and her clients include familiar names like Chanti Zak, Tarzan Kay, and Laura Belgray.

In her (efficiently used) spare time, she teaches others how to build and grow their own 6-figure virtual assistant practices and is on a mission to create a million jobs by helping her clients and students scale their businesses.

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