If you are not using it, you are missing out!

Any professional networker knows that the basis of our business is  Word of Mouth.
We are a "walk and talk" business where success comes from finding people who are interested in what we have to offer.  We do that by asking questions, developing trust so that the next step of offering a presentation is accepted.  The goal:  to leverage your efforts and your income through building a team of others who do the same.

How many people can you reach each day through traditional "walk and talk"?   10?  20?  Or maybe more like 2?

Today one of the many buzz words is "Social Media" and for those of you who have read my posts before, you know that I LOVE the potential social media offers.  Tonight, I had the pleasure to learn from Perry Belcher. He offered a few statistics about my favorite social media venues which blew me away.

As a professional network marketer, how will this impact your business?

Statistic #1 - 355,000,000 users worldwide use Facebook   Each day, there are over 350,000 Facebook newbies.  The fastest growing age group now embracing Facebook - 50 years and older!

#2 - Roughly 60% of every computer user has a Facebook account!  Do you?

#3-  Twitter doubles its size every 90 days! Astounding!

#4 - People read an average of 6 blogs a day.  Many are doing so while mobile - via cell phone.

#5 - 75,000 video views on YouTube (this is more than ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox network combined).

The question every professional networker needs to ask themselves is, "how will I harness the power of social media?"  If you choose to stick your head in the sand and ignore these statistics,  you will be left behind.

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