Top Three Social Media Business Opportunities to Cash In On

There is no doubt that social media has revolutionized the ways businesses and individuals communicate, interact, and share information these days.

A single tweet by an unsatisfied customer can reach the higher executives in a giant corporation, which was previously impossible to reach by other means in the older days.

A simple "share" button can make your YouTube video viral.

A funny, witty, and interesting Facebook status update can make someone's day.

Social Media has definitely turned to be a billion dollar industry but just because you are not Mark Zuckerberg doesn't mean that you cannot cash in on this social media craze.

Here are just some of the ways that you can!

1. Social Media Brand Consultant
Whether it's a political person, a Hollywood celebrity, a retail brand, or a business person wanting to have an outstanding social media presence, the first step is to have all branding in place. Now, you might think that the huge brands out there already have this covered. You're right! But there's a piece of pie for everyone. You can never ran out of a niche market. So think specifically of what industry you want to serve and focus in on that. Tip: Most start-up small business owners such as mom and pops really need help in this area! So go find them!

What does social media branding work entails? Basically, it covers offering graphic design and blog development services. Have you seen the Twitter background and Facebook landing page of your favorite brand or celebrity? That's one aspect of branding that you can provide.

Now don't panic if this is you're not a graphic designer or a web developer. If you have eyes for design and you're creative enough to give directions, then this is something worth considering. You can always outsource the job to someone else! There are sites out there such as Odesk or Elance where you can find great graphic designers or web developers.

2. Social Media Virtual Assistant
Small to medium size businesses might not necessarily have the budget to hire a dedicated in-house team to handle their social media efforts and outsourcing may not necessarily be a bad idea for them. Why not capitalize on this then? What exactly does a social media virtual assistant do? The job ain't hard but certainly time-consuming. Business owners or managers would rather deal with real money-making activities and delegate tasks such as replying to comments or messages and posting status updates on Facebook and tweets on Twittter.

Some social media virtual assistants also had to write blogs for businesses. If you're not a writer, do not fret. Since you are your own boss and this is your business, you can always outsource these things to someone who can do the job best.

3. Social Media Marketer
A social media marketer's job encompasses the job of a social virtual assistant and more, including but not limited to branding, planning and implementing a strategy to increase Facebook fanbase and Twitter followers, viralizing a YouTube video if need be and driving traffic to the client's blog or website. A social media marketer usually hires the services of a graphic designer as well as virtual assistant. So social media marketing is more of like a team effort and you can represent yourself as a company.

The key to any of these opportunities is outsourcing. You do not necessarily have to do the job yourself but find someone else under you who can!

Until then!…

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Zsa Zsa says:

September 28, 2011 at 6:21 AM

Year ago, there were no such titles such as social media manager, community manager, social media specialist. Today many companies, even small ones find that it’s wise to hire one! It really is amazing how the social media is shaping how we do business!
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