Are You Using These Social Media Tactics To Get Bartending Clients?

Social Media is a HUGE buzz word right now!  But WHY?!  and more importantly, are YOU using it in your marketing strategy?!

I know your business is offline, BUT you need to be marketing it ONLINE if you want to be successful!  Some of my clients are already using sites such as Twitter & Facebook to connect and find new leads, but I am here to give you that final shove into Social Networking!

Benefits of Social Media for Your Bartending Biz:

• It doesn’t cost a dime!
• You can connect/search for people quickly and easily
• You can drive traffic to your website
• You can create BACKLINKS which increases your SEO (Google rankings)
• Your competition is doing it (and probably wrong too!)
• And its FUN!

So Where do we Start?!

Hopefully you already have a website up and running to promote your bartending business!  That is step #1!  BUT from there, I suggest targeting the FANTASIC FOUR:  Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Youtube.

The first step is to simply sign up and start following/adding friends, family and past clients.  You want to connect with people you already know so that you can GROW your “sphere of influence.”  Each of these sites will allow you to add links BACK to your website which is very important!

From there, it is all about connecting, networking and sharing.  Social Media is a big TIME investment…it takes some work before you can see an immediate reward, but TRUST ME, you might as well get on now…before its too late!

What Are Your Questions?!

What I would like to do is see WHO is using social media and where they are having questions/problems etc so I can help!  Submit your questions in the comment box because I would like to address them.  As I work on an updated version of Bartend-4-Profit (Version 2.0) for 2010, I will be including step-by-step instructions for a PERFECT Social Media Strategy to promote your biz and book new bartending gigs!

So send me your comments and questions so I can address them!  THANK YOU

Cheers,

James Wedmore
Mobile Mixologist