Landing a Great Internet Job With Good Pay in Today's Economy Aliza Sherman Conversify! - www.conversify.net [email_address]

Aliza Sherman

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How Bad Is It? The economy sucks. But what does this mean for you. And your future?

The economy sucks. But what does this mean for you. And your future?

Today’s Topics Cool Jobs (that pay well!) What You’d Do Skills You Need What You Need to Succeed Resources

Cool Jobs (that pay well!)

What You’d Do

Skills You Need

What You Need to Succeed

Resources

Social Media Job Titles Social Media Marketer Pro-Blogger/Podcaster Apps & Widgets Developer Social Networks Designer Community Manager Virtual World Developer

Social Media Marketer

Pro-Blogger/Podcaster

Apps & Widgets Developer

Social Networks Designer

Community Manager

Virtual World Developer

Social Media Marketer $50 to $250+/hour

$50 to $250+/hour

A social media marketer... Develops marketing strategies using social media tools. Works with Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, and all relevant Web 2.0 tools. Blogs and podcasts or hires people to do that work.

Develops marketing strategies using social media tools.

Works with Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, and all relevant Web 2.0 tools.

Blogs and podcasts or hires people to do that work.

Skills: Social Media Marketer Communications and Marketing Use of social networks & Web 2.0 tools Multimedia (PhotoShop, audio/video editing, basic Web dev/design) Strategic thinking

Communications and Marketing

Use of social networks & Web 2.0 tools

Multimedia (PhotoShop, audio/video editing, basic Web dev/design)

Strategic thinking

Pro-Blogger or Podcaster $10 to $150 per post or podcast

$10 to $150 per post or podcast

A pro-blogger/podcaster... Writes blog posts and/or writes/records podcasts. May also edit/publish blog posts and/or produce/upload podcasts. Can be freelance or in-house/on staff.

Writes blog posts and/or writes/records podcasts.

May also edit/publish blog posts and/or produce/upload podcasts.

Can be freelance or in-house/on staff.

Skills: Pro-Blogger/Podcaster Writing blog posts/Writing podcast scripts Work well on deadline and prolific Niche expertise Blog pub tool skills Digital audio/video editing skills

Writing blog posts/Writing podcast scripts

Work well on deadline and prolific

Niche expertise

Blog pub tool skills

Digital audio/video editing skills

Apps & Widget Developer $1500 to $5000+ per app or widget

$1500 to $5000+ per app or widget

An apps or widget developer... Comes up with cool ideas for apps or is hired to execute someone else’s ideas. Works on the Web and with mobile devices. Gets to “play with code.”

Comes up with cool ideas for apps or is hired to execute someone else’s ideas.

Works on the Web and with mobile devices.

Gets to “play with code.”

Skills: Apps/Widgets Developer Flash, Javascript Facebook and other network proprietary programming languages HTML, XML, CSS4, php Graphics skills a plus

Flash, Javascript

Facebook and other network proprietary programming languages

HTML, XML, CSS4, php

Graphics skills a plus

Social Networks Designer $5000 - $25,000 per network

$5000 - $25,000 per network

A social networks designer... Designs interfaces for social networks. Works on Facebook, MySpace, Ning, and other customizable sites.

Designs interfaces for social networks.

Works on Facebook, MySpace, Ning, and other customizable sites.

Skills: Social Networks Designer Web development, HTML, XML Familiarity with customization features and proprietary code for MySpace, Ning, and the like. Graphic design, PhotoShop Multimedia, Javascript, Flash

Web development, HTML, XML

Familiarity with customization features and proprietary code for MySpace, Ning, and the like.

Graphic design, PhotoShop

Multimedia, Javascript, Flash

Community Manager $25 to $50 per hour

$25 to $50 per hour

A Community Manager... Hangs out in online forums and social networks. Helps to guide the conversations. Polices the forums. Resolves conflicts. Comes up with ways to grow network.

Hangs out in online forums and social networks.

Helps to guide the conversations.

Polices the forums.

Resolves conflicts.

Comes up with ways to grow network.

Skills: Community Manager Experience participating in and building online community. Great people skills. Strong communications skills. Detail-oriented. Diplomatic.

Experience participating in and building online community.

Great people skills.

Strong communications skills.

Detail-oriented.

Diplomatic.

Virtual Worlds Developer $25 to $100 per hour

$25 to $100 per hour

A Virtual Worlds Developer... Works in 3-dimensional spaces. Can work within gaming environments. Creates structures, objects, and design elements for virtual spaces. Must have their own avatar.

Works in 3-dimensional spaces.

Can work within gaming environments.

Creates structures, objects, and design elements for virtual spaces.

Must have their own avatar.

Skills: Virtual Worlds Developer Graphics, PhotoShop Programming (proprietary to virtual world) 3-D Rendering Eye for detail.

Graphics, PhotoShop

Programming (proprietary to virtual world)

3-D Rendering

Eye for detail.

Other Job Titles Social Media Jedi Master Social Media Optimizer Avatar Designer Chief Twitter Officer Captain Genuine Superhero of the Twitterverse

Social Media Jedi Master

Social Media Optimizer

Avatar Designer

Chief Twitter Officer

Captain Genuine Superhero of the Twitterverse

What You Need to Succeed A good education. Internships under your belt. A mentor. A solid resume. Willingness to learn, experiment, explore.

A good education.

Internships under your belt.

A mentor.

A solid resume.

Willingness to learn, experiment, explore.

Job Resources LinkedIn.com jobs.mashable.com SocialMediaJobs.com JobsInSocialMedia.com http://twitter.com/socialmediajobs

LinkedIn.com

jobs.mashable.com

SocialMediaJobs.com

JobsInSocialMedia.com

http://twitter.com/socialmediajobs

Social Media Resources SocialMediaToday.com Mashable.com ChrisBrogan.com Problogger.net SmartBrief.com

SocialMediaToday.com

Mashable.com

ChrisBrogan.com

Problogger.net

SmartBrief.com

The World Is Yours The possibilities are endless...

The possibilities are endless...

Landing a Great Internet Job With Good Pay in Today's Economy Aliza Sherman Conversify! - www.conversify.net [email_address]

Aliza Sherman

Conversify! - www.conversify.net

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