Are you tired of all the social networks that keep popping up? People seem obliged to tell you their every move on Twitter. This could be because you are using them incorrectly. Social media are great business tools, and if used correctly, they can help you get discovered.
Ning, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn are just a few of the popular groups. These don’t even include industry-specific ones, like One Models Place and Model Mayhem, as far as the modeling industry is concerned. You can even create your own personal community through Ning.
Every day it seems that a new social network appears. There are so many of them now that I can’t even count. They don’t seem to be going anywhere and are actually gaining popularity. I remember when I first heard about Twitter, Shaquille O’Neal was using it. Since then everyone is in it and not just celebrities. I joined and have met several aspiring and professional models who use it to network with other models.
The name of the game is real estate now. If you have a business or are thinking of starting one, you should seriously go to all the sites mentioned above and open an account to provide consistency across the board to build your brand.
Don’t stop there, make sure you go to You Tube and create your own channel as well. If you look at most of the websites now, you will notice that they all have links that take you directly to their social media communities.
While I think social media is great, the face-to-face communication component is still missing. When was the last time you received a real letter in the mail?
All the websites mentioned above are great tools to help you build your online presence and then you can make your personal connections.
Social media is a great way if you are interested in becoming a Video Vixen. Many of the popular sluts started out by doing their own self-promotion on these various sites. It is very easy to create a calendar of yourself and then market it to the masses on these sites. Connect with PayPal and then you can sell it directly from your own site. This will give you a lot of visibility, which is important if you want to enter the Video Vixen market.
I’ve also noticed lately that a lot of companies are running online modeling contests. This requires participants to go online, register, and post their photos. Then the participant must inform their friends and family and invite them to go online and vote for them. You can generally only vote once a day. If you think about it, businesses are saving a lot of money on advertising by getting it right on their website. Participants can make things easier for themselves by being members of various social communities. Think about it, with a couple of clicks you can let everyone know what you are doing and ask them to vote for you.
To date, my favorite dating site is Talent House. This is a great place to find legitimate modeling contests online. I also think SayNow is a great tool too.
Don’t delay in joining so many social networks ASAP.