How many of us love to make new connections and find new clients online?  Well, I do, and I would like to share with you some different places that are awesome for online networking and also, why, especially now, becoming a part of online networking and social media sites is such an important part of business.

To put it simply, social media and online networking gives you the power to make contact with millions of people all over the world.  Facebook topped 300 million users and is used by newscasters to get opinions on topics, by radio shows to get recos for music to play, Best Buy now uses twitter to answer questions about tech and much more.  This is happening folks.  People, potentially your clients, are online and clicking away everyday and if your competition is in on it and working it, you are losing out.  Don’t take this the wrong way.  Your sales may be off the charts and money is coming in from everywhere and you might say, “I don’t need to get online, everything is working for me just the way it is.” and you would be totally right.  In that case, establishing an online presence in the online networking and social media world would only grow your business more.  For those who can’t say that and are looking for another way to get the word out, social media and online networking should be considered.  If done right and effectively, it can’t hurt.

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