
Within two years, your freelance business will be dead or dying if you don't have a solid social media presence. Is this a drastic prediction? Perhaps.
But take a look at the timeline …
While social media sites started popping up in earnest around 2003-2004, it wasn't until 2007 that they became business-friendly. At this point, advertising and setting up social media profiles for your business was cutting edge … that’s phase 1 of the business cycle.
By 2008, social media became a powerful medium for connecting and communicating with your current customers … welcome to phase 2.
Through 2009 and 2010 customers have started to turn first to Facebook and other social media platforms to find your business – and if they can follow your competitor but not you, you may lose a customer. Social media has become a business advantage … a sure sign we’ve reached phase 3.
Phase 4 is for social media to become an essential part in any business strategy … and we’re screaming toward phase 4 like a rocket.
Details
- Publication Date
- Oct 25, 2013
- Language
- English
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Fahema Sharmin
Specifications
- Format
- EPUB