Getting started Socially Tips & Tools

#1.Set up a Blog

If you do not already have a blog you can set up a free blog at www.wordpress.com.

#2.Set Up Social Network Accounts

1. Open one account in your name at www.facebook.com
2. Open one account in your name at www.linkedin.com
3. Open two accounts at www.twitter.com
a. The first account must be for your name
b. The second account must be for your local area
4. If you are a real estate agent open an account at www.activerain.com
5. If you’re a real estate investor open an account at www.biggerpockets.com

#3. Choose Domains

6. Open an account at www.godaddy.com and register two business domains
a. The first domain must use the keywords your “local town or neighborhood” and “business”. If it is unable use variations of business, like “products” etc.
b. The second domain must include your name.

7. Forward the domain to you blog or website.

#4. Software and Services

8. Open an account at www.hootsuite.com (free). Hootsuite is a social media dashboard that will allow you to manage all your social networks from one location.
9. Register business at www.twellow.com (free) . Over 35 of the BEST Twitter Tools combined on one site
Auto Follow By Keywords
Auto Reply By Keywords
Auto Message New Followers
Auto Tweet Scheduler
Keyword Tracker Email Reports
Auto Delete Direct Messages
Filter Tweets by Users
Twitter Directory
Auto Message New Followers
Auto Follow who Follows You
New Twitter Web Apps added weekly


#5. Email Manager
10. Open an account with www.aweber.com ($19 per month). If you already have an email manager (like Constant Contact) then ignore this step. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP. You absolutely positively must build an email list. You will add email capture forms on your blog and social network accounts so as to convert visitors into contacts and clients.

#6. Daily Tasks
11. Invite 30 people a day to “be your friend” on Facebook. A “friend” is someone in your local area who you think may be a potential client. The easiest way to find friends is do a simple search using the name of your town, find a group or fan page for your town and start following existing group members or fans.
12. Follow 30 new people a day based on content they publish in their Tweets.

That is all you need to do for the first 30 days. Spend time playing around online and getting to know how social networks work.