Crystal Thies

Social Media Strategist and LinkedIn Consultant, Crystal Clear Buzz

Are you a small business owner, solopreneur or sales professional? Do you keep hearing all the great things about social media, but aren’t sure exactly where to start? Or, have you dabbled a bit, gotten no results and dropped it? Let me tell you a secret that few in the social media industry are sharing. The web 2.0 conversation may be fun and it may be great at building awareness, but it isn’t necessarily effective at directly growing business. Not unless you know how to use it correctly. As a social media strategist, I help my clients focus their social media efforts on those strategies that truly help them grow their business. The goal is to generate and identify viable prospects, take them out of the virtual world, bring them into your traditional sales system and grow your revenues. In order to do that, you have to be present, you have to clearly identify yourself so that those looking for you can find you, and you have to be proactive in looking for prospects. If you are sitting back and waiting for others to contact you, then you will never get results!