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Whipping the Social Media Beast in 30 Minutes a Day
Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends | June 2nd, 2008 - 03:20 PM
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How do you take advantage of social media sites without them eating up your entire day, like the attack of the killer tomatoes?
You know what I’m talking about … those social media sites where you can network with other people, make valuable business contacts, and spread the word about your business. Everything from blogs to Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn to ….
Social media sites can put punch into your marketing and PR at little or no cost. The price is definitely right — the price in dollar terms, that is. For some small businesses social media has become a cost effective and crucial part of the marketing mix.
Only problem is … 4 hours into it you’re flitting from site to site reading everything in your path, leaving comments and voting on your favorite articles, and making new connections along the way. With no end in sight! It’s social media marketing gone amuck.
Meanwhile your phone goes unanswered. Your email inbox is reaching crisis proportions. And work keeps piling up. Read entire article. 
Those of us who spend a fair amount of time online love our shiny new toys. We seem to always need something new to try out. And one of the shiniest toys these days is 
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