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This week I had the pleasure of sitting down and reading Socialnomics by Erik Qualman a book written to help you understand the ins and outs of social media and how it has affected the way the world does business.  Although many of things I have already put into practice there are of ton of things laid out in the book that I plan on incorporating right away.

If you don’t know Social marketing is the process of joining professional and social networking sites for the specific purpose of creating business, driving traffic to your business website and increasing or creating profits.

Social networking often results in:

• Powerful business partnerships

• Customer relationships

• Improved credibility and expert status

• Increased brand awareness

Social marketing is a very powerful tool and it can result in tremendous profits however if approached with the sole purpose of generating profits, efforts may fall short. Here are a few guidelines to get the most from social networking

To find groups to research simply type your industry and the word forum or membership site into your search engine of choice and see what comes up.

Create a profile which tells your story. Your story is your brand, what your business is about. It isn’t a sales page or a pitch, but rather you’re sharing your personality with others. Many small business experts agree – the biggest asset a small business owner has is their personality. It’s one of the motivating triggers for buying behavior – we buy from people or companies we like. Use your personality and social marketing to create a brand image.

Integrate your brand image, your personality, into your marketing strategy and into every marketing piece you use. For example, Dr. Joe Vitale is a motivational speaker, he’s an author, a coach, and myriad other things however his brand is uniquely him and whether he’s posting on a blog or coaching a seminar on attracting wealth he consistently uses the same slogan or catch phrase: “Author of way too many books to mention…”

You can use the same “social marketing” tools to create a community of customers for your own business. This concept of creating a community is the concept of what is commonly referred to as Web 2.0.

In SocialNomics  Erik Lays out the scope of the book in 8 Chapters

1. Word of Mouth Goes World of Mouth
2. Social Media = Preventive Behavior
3. Braggaodian Behavior
4. Obama’s Success Driven by Social Media
5. I care more about what my neighbor thinks than what Google thinks
6. Death of Social Schizophrenia
7. Winners and losers in 140- character world
8. The next step for companies

This is book to read if you want to see some real world examples of how social media can grow your your business, and  your your traffic to increase your online exposure and give you more credibility. The only thing I wish the book had was more pictures through out the book to give it a more visual book on the inside. Other than that a pretty good read.

I got the book through amazon and you can find it here: Socialnomics Book

P.S. Wanna learn more about social media then you might want to also read my review of Crush it By Gary Vanyerchuck Sure to inspire you.

As you guys know I had attended the niche affiliate marketing workshop this weekend. While I was there during one of the presentations I was able to see a booked that caught my interest. I immediately wrote down the title of the book   and bought it last night at the airport.

The book was so good that I completed the book in less than two hours flat! It was just that good.

I could not wait to get home to do a review of Gary varynerchucks “Why Now is the time to Crush It and Cash in Your Passion”!

This book is a must for those in the internet marketing and for all who have thought about building a business based around their passion and goals. A real goal pusher is what I call and heart throbber.

In fact Kevin Rose — fonder of Digg.com Wrote ” Gary was the first person to push me on the importance of personal brand and transparency – this was months before anyone was talking about it; he’s always two steps ahead of anything else”

Anyhow How I thought you guys might like the book.

You can get the book through Amazon by Clicking here Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion

P.S. Wanna Learn More about Social Media  See Post on   Social Media Marketing

As you guys may or not know, I like to attend the Niche Affiliate Marketing System in Atlanta, Ga. Ever since I attended the last one I have been hooked and keep coming back time and time again because of the valuable information that these guys share on a ongoing basis.

The information is top notch and always on point!

Anyhow this morning at the workshop we had the chance to witness live and have our questions answered on topics related to social media marketing and how to make the most of it for our own particular business.

People have been talking about social marketing for about two years. There’s so much involved with social marketing that if you are beginner it can be quite overwhelming and you are easy to shove it to the side right.

I made a quick testimonial video below for you guys on the social media workshop and how it has helped me what you can learn from it.

The audio recording is only $17.00 bucks and a Steal for all the information that these guys shared.

You can get the Information here   —   Social Marketing 4 U

Check out the video below —-

P.S. If you really want to learn more and get your hands wet then you can get all the recordings from this whole weekend at the niche affiliate marketing workshop —–> Niche Affiliate Marketing Workshop

Get it all with coupon code 200aug14!

Read both Reviews on the Niche Affiliate Marketing Workshop Here –    Part One and  Part Two!

I would love to have your comments below.