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Social media for small business

Why is it important?

Most people in business would agree that networking is vital. Social media for small business is basically the means to network and socialise online. The difference being that it is not face to face, but you have access to a massive platform.

Social media facts

In case you were wondering whether Social media was just a fad that wasn’t really going to take off, take a look at this....



  • 325 million Facebook users
  • 120m of these log on to Facebook EVERY DAY
  • 65% of companies use Facebook as part of their marketing strategy, while Twitter marketing has jumped from just 3% of companies last year to 49% this year.
  • 50m Twitter users
  • As at 9.59 on 4th December 2009, there were 6,332,8013,053 twitter messages
  • The average age of Twitter users is 35
  • On average 900,000 blog posts are created within a 24 hour period

Social media is, quite simply, HUGE! And the question is, can you afford NOT to be a part of it?

Convinced, but not sure how to "do" social media?

Click here for help on developing your small business social media strategy.

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