Getting Started Series
What everyone needs to know BEFORE getting started with social media
If you review the training within this series, you will understand the fundamentals necessary for business success, have the proper expectations of what it takes to start, and avoid sure disaster from just jumping in with both feet first. The advice isn’t always very intuitive, but it is critical to your success as a social media marketer.
IMPORTANT: If you are brand new to the University, you can also visit our New Member page or review our step-by-step, Training Webinars for recommendations of what to learn in priority order. You can also access any training module (webinars, videos and how-to articles) from the home page or the sidebar on any page throughout the site. However, we recommend reviewing this Getting Started series as your introduction into social media marketing for your business.
Don’t miss our SOCIAL MEDIA 101 TRAINING WEBINAR, all about how to get started right as a solo entrepreneur. This webinar is an overview of exactly what you should expect and do in your first two months…including the SEVEN ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA SUCCESS!
Getting Started Resources
- Webinar: Social Media 101 – Getting Started Right For Solo Entrepreneurs
- Article: Setting Your Social Media Expectations
- Article: Your Brand Promise
- Article: Target Marketing
- Article: Content And Keyword Strategies
- Article: Reputation Management
- Article: Prospecting Etiquette
- Article: The Hub And Spoke Model
- Article: Advanced Strategies
Don’t make the mistake of starting out before spending time in this Getting Started series! The best time to use this Getting Started series is prior to launching into the tactics of your campaign. If you don’t apply the learning here, we guarantee that you will work really hard at your social media marketing, but your social media marketing won’t be working very hard for you!
Here are the two most important “Getting Started” recommendations:
- Review the Social Media 101 Training Webinar on Getting Started Right For Solo Entrepreneurs. This will provide you with invaluable information that previously, could only have been discovered through the school of hard knocks!
- Set your expectations right! Make sure you are committed to carving out an hour a day to set your social media foundation and then start prospecting for your business. In fact, we recommend seeking out an accountability partner to help ensure your dedication and success.
Every social media expert who has been exposed to this ‘Getting Started’ series has said in one way or another that it was priceless. They each wish they had known the information when they were just starting out!
