Great news !! Social media online radio show. I am def goling to be tuning in It seems a natural next step and hopefully will help to de clutter and demystify all those social media concerns, hopes and aspirations we have and make it a first stop place for info. I was a fan of podcasting in 2007 and am now thinking of going towards online radio too with http://www.facebook.com/WeGotTheBlues as a social media feed? I know I’d def have blues artists that would be interested in being featutred as well, especially those that are using Social media in promoting their music. I listened to a business podcast some years ago and was definitiely worth while tuning in.

Tish

1) Keep your personal life and professional life separate unless you intentionally want to “bond” with your audience and are prepared to answer questions and give details.

2) Do be generous with relevant photographs and videos. People enjoy the experience and gives them something exciting to report, creating the “social” long tail.

3) Do re-post your friend/fan/site visitor posts and links as much as possible. You’ll earn brownie points. People love it when they receive a Facebook re-post or third person tweet because they get to speak to all of “your” audience and they do not “know” all of your audience, but they’d like to.

4) Post at least once a day on Facebook and Twitter. It might be that one time you’ve been missing in action for three days that a prospective customer looks at your pages or your client’s pages.
5) Acknowledging people’s birthday might go farther than you ever imagined. Often, they have NO idea how you knew about it! (giggle) and think you are magnificent for knowing. They “will” remember that “you” remembered and took the time to acknowledge them.

Don’t

6) Don’t post multiple images as single postings when you can make a photo album and post them all at once.

7) Don’t be afraid of your biggest competitor or client’s competitors posting on your/their site. Acknowledge their activity and offerings and one-up it the next day in a very professional way to show you or your client has the better deal/is more knowledgeable/is the expert.
Don’t friend people for pure numbers. Build a quality audience that can carry your message properly. Visitors will look to see who you are talking with and in the new millennium, your social media friends go far towards defining who you are and what you are about. (The company you keep)

9) Do NOT point out mistakes or inaccuracies in public, private message someone. They will appreciate it and you will be perceived as a true professional.

10) Don’t leave outdated information on your pages such as event invitations, incentives or discounts that have expired. Make sure all information including contact numbers and details you “do” wish to share are accurate.

Do:
- Build outward, not inward. Develop and strengthen new connections.
- Be selective. Quality and diversity is more important than the number of connections you have.
- Develop weak ties by investing time.
- Be prepared to share information and not just take.
- Give credit to others, be this directly to their personal work or work they cite.

Don’t:
- Spam people with autoposts.
- Auto follow people having no idea who or why you are following them.
- Simple broadcast messages - it is important to listen and respond.
- Mislead people with messages just to sell.
- Use language that confuses.