Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Thing 4: Wikis! and Using Facebook Professionally

Facebook can be more than just a social tool.  It can be used for professional networking or as a tool to promote a business.  It is important to know how to use it in these different functions and make sure it looks professional.

This is what I posted on our class wiki:

This is a little more of a general note for using Facebook professionally. One article I read (12 Ways to Use Facebook professionally) talked about thinking of your Facebook page as your desk - you personalize it how you would a desk at your work place.  I think the same could be applied to personalizing a page for a business enterprise.  Another suggestion from the same source is include links to other group pages or businesses that are in some way related to yours - this allows you to network and reach a wider consumer base - if you have a link on theirs and they on yours, you help each other expand your audience.  A third suggestion was be philanthropic.  Perhaps your business wants to show that it supports finding a solution to environmental issues or something - use the Support Cause app to demonstrate to your consumers what is important to you.  These were the three most useful suggestions I found to apply to using Facebook for a business.

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