Time Management | Local Business Marketing Consultant

According to Lyndi Thompson, a Social Media and Online Marketing Specialist, here are a few things businesses have learned about social media in 2010:

It isn’t free: Social media costs time – a lot of time. If you have someone that is customer focused, understands how to write headlines and reaches out to the right audiences, then you are starting out solid.

Be Creative: Social media isn’t sell media. Be social. Have fun engaging your community, from congratulating them on opening their new business, to commenting on their blog and attending networking events with them.
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Nine Reasons Every Entrepreneur Needs a Virtual Assistant

If you’ve ever wondered how some entrepreneurs seem to get so much more done than there are possible hours in the day to do? The answer is, they don’t do it all themselves. Not even the solo-entrepreneurs. They hire Virtual Assistants (VAs) to handle a whole bunch of it for them!

A good VA can take a ton of work off your plate. From checking emails, to laying out your new ebook, to sending your ezine, building Website and blogs and managing your shopping cart. And the list goes on and on. You just have to be willing to delegate. And you have to be willing to do your due diligence to find a good one.

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