About
Social Media For Smart People
“Social Media For Smart People”
Just what do you mean by that? Great question huh!
As a life long business owner in multiple industries, I have cut my business eye teeth on learning new and unique ways to generate interest in ways that engage my prospects and clients mindset.
Long before we had social media I walked the path of finding ways to fill classes and book appointments for me and my staff for a holistic health care center 20 years ago when the words-aromatherapy, body-mind & soul, energy medicine were all words that were considered voodoo and “woo-woo”.
Funny how time can shift the consciousness of people.
When you are you engaged in out of box thinking and marketing and something like social media comes along, you laugh and say to yourself, finally platforms to help me spread what I have been doing for years-AMEN.
So “Who We Are” is a company that our vision is to be a light in the world of business, showing solopreneurs, service based professionals and offline businesses coming online how to build their presence where the people are congregating.
Are you a business that your message and purpose is about making a difference as well as a profit?
Then we want to talk and see how together we can create, grow and sustain your online presence so that when people are looking for your services, products and solutions they FIND YOU.
My team consist of carefully chosen people who posses and live the business success mindset we hold dearly. Knowing that this core presence will be the most important factor in drawing perfect clients to come, vision, play and create as well as generate, grow and build profits together.
How I Participate in Social Networks
Getting to know each other is one piece of how our relationship will grow. My desire for you and me is that we find connection points that serve us both, helping us expand as individuals and in our businesses.
My philosophy in business and in my personal life are very aligned:
- looking deeper than the surface
- asking how you can help
- knowing & connect people as well as ideas
Social Media For Smart People is my Mother-Ship
My Mother ship as I like to call it, is my blog Social Media for Smart People. It was not my first baby. Who Is Michele Price was the first born.
Three places to learn with me:
I created SMFSP (Social Media For Smart People) to be a base of knowledge that serves us, as well as our clients and colleagues. It is where you will find I talk about my ideas and connect all the dots from the radio shows, the hashtag chats as well as learn more about YOU.
I am very active online, I enjoy reading all the comments given here and you will find me asking you deeper questions about what you said. My goal is to be the provoker in a good way. That friend who asks you all the deeper questions, allowing you to expand your thinking and maybe return the favor with a new insight for us both.
This gives everyone who participates the opportunity to have additional ideas birthed from our collective conversations.
The best way to know and connect with me is here. It is our returning point where we can have those dynamic conversations as if we were talking over a cup of coffee face to face. When we are in same city or conference, it is a pleasure to connect with you over that cup of coffee or single malt-tweetups my favorite type of gatherings.
Twitter is my playground
It is where I share, engage and validate
Knowing that the blog allows us to have those in depth conversations together, twitter is where my creative juices flow freely in bite size chunks. It is where I ask those short pithy questions, drop those insightful comments as I have my in the moment ahh haa experiences. It is where I listen, participate and even joke once in a while to create my own water cooler moments.
I read and respond to all my @ replies and talk with you when time permits. While it seems like a easy thing, it can be forgotten that the best way to engage me, is to talk with me. Those are the people I choose who I follow on Twitter, the ones who create the space and participate.
Being on Twitter is fun for me, it allows me to stay connected during the day as I go about creating and executing my and my client’s projects. It allows me to ability to talk with you and keep my door shut to my office 
when I need that silence.
Reach out and talk with me there, introduce yourself and enjoy some intellectual banter.
Last year I started a twitter chat #SMmanners. It came about from the idea to create community for a topic I had been asked a plethora of questions about, as well as a book I was thinking about writing. In developing, creating great topics and dialogue like What Does Woody & Buzz Lightyear Know About Social Media Manners & Growing Your Online Tribe With , I have since passed the baton on that chat, and created a new one.
Now, you will find me every Monday as I host #Speakchat. This forum is to be a hub for speakers and authors with our fellow industry colleagues…publishers, event planners, conference producers, publicists, writers, etc…
The intention is to have discussions around topics that either teach us or allow us to share our knowledge with our ideal clients. This helps people see the value of having speakers deliver educational content to improve their businesses.
I have days I am tweeting from a conference (so you can get some of the education I am receiving-I like to share) and other days I am more focused and quietly listening. There is no formula for twitter. No matter what you read, it is knowing who you are and what you have to offer, then being that person.
My favorite tools: Tweetdeck
Linkedin is Mainly My B2B Hub
Here is why I am there:
- consulting offers
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- new ventures
- business deals
- getting back in touch
Linkedin is my brother from another mother site, it is where my clients, guest from radio shows and potential clients connect with me to see what others have said about my work through recommendations. I take recommendations seriously. They are our social currency and treated with the upmost care.
Any endorsement on my part will be because of a specific campaign, interview, circumstance that we worked on together. Being clear, honest and forth-right are critical to me here. You will receive that in my recommendations and I see the same in return.
Recommendations are a honor and I give them the respect they deserve.
Facebook is Another Breed
Having enjoyed twitter much more over these past years, I am taking back control in facebook 2011. I will be asking many people to switch over to my pages to connect with me in facebook, here is why…
Being someone who likes to know the rules, I feel it is my responsibility to share with you, who and when I will connect on Facebook, so you know the scoop ahead of time.
I have two ways to connect via Facebook. Social Media For Smart People and my personal profile.
Having these separate communities allows for focused conversations and you get to pick and chose where you will engage with me there.
The best place to dialogue with me in Facebook is on Social Media For Smart People. I will be sharing guests to the radio show and nifty things I learn from my industry there.
I only accept Facebook friends requests from people I know.
I friend people from the present, folks I would invite over to my house for dinner or attend their backyard BBQ.
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Thanks for hanging in there and finding the best place for us to connect with each other.
