Making Social Media Make Money Shashi Bellamkonda Social Media Swami Network Solutions

Is anyone making Money in Social Media ?

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Formula for success in Social media Connections =Visitors = traffic Traffic = community Community = buyers/donors Photo Credit digitalART2‘: http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalart/2715461120/ Conversation in the Social Media is like talking to friends

Connections =Visitors = traffic

Traffic = community

Community = buyers/donors

Content - Unique, Authentic & Talkable Transform yourself Niche Ninja Educate your audience– Do not sell to them "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something." - Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) Learn and write about the products you promote

Transform yourself Niche Ninja

Educate your audience– Do not sell to them

"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something."

- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895)

Learn and write about the products you promote

Engagement = Conversation Photo credit : Laughing Squid: http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/108474388/ Comments Reviews Newsletters Talk to your audience

Listening is key Who is talking What are they talking Where are they talking

Participate in Social Media Join the conversation !

Contribute - Share exciting events/news

Contribution Tools - MicroBlogging (Twitter)

Contribution Tools – Document Sharing DocsToc SlideShare Scribd

DocsToc

SlideShare

Scribd

Contributing Tools - Multimedia

Contributing Tools – Social Networks

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Shashi Bellamkonda [email_address]

Day job Blog : http:// blog.networksolutions.com

Web Community Network : http://www.LinkTogether.com

Small Business Network : http:// www.MySolutionSpot.com

Personal Blogs:

Technology & Social Media: http:// www.shashi.name

Digital Thoughts: http:// readythoughts.blogspot.com

Restaurant Reviews: http:// www.carryoncurry.com