This last week I got to be a part of a great event called Social Media Simplified, held in Ventura, CA. Facebook guru Mari Smith, Twitter expert Deb Micek, blog expert Denise Wakeman, Google expert Simon Leung and myself got to share our expertise with a live studio audience. The entire event was filmed and will be released soon on DVD. Be sure to grab a copy, this is one to add to your marketing library.

Here’s a picture of all the presenters, left to right: Mari Smith (aka Tall Lady #1), Deb Micek, Lynda Taylor, Denise Wakeman, Simon Leung, and me (aka Tall Lady #2)

Mari covered great tips on using Facebook to build your business.

Deb covered Twitter and also talked about her blog system i360.

Lynda was our gracious facilitator and general organizer.

Denise shared her expertise of blogging for business and SEO.

Simon “wowed” us with a live demo of his tricked out blog.

And I got to share about using social media for free publicity!

Big thanks to my homegirl Angel Aviles McClinton of Media Mojito for braving the 2 hour drive up to Ventura (and the 3 + hour crawl home through traffic!) Also shout outs to Jesse Luna who heard about the event on Twitter.

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It’s true: first impressions are lasting impressions.

This philosophy holds true in your social networking, and nowhere is this more evident than on your profile pages. Your social networking profile page is often the first big impression you make on your contacts. (Other first impressions can happen when making comments or participating in discussions which will be discussed in a future article.)

When on Facebook, Twitter, Friend Feed, and all the other popular sites, be sure you post profiles that make people want to know more about you and your business. Here are some tips for you to create a winning profile page that makes your friends and followers take notice and want to do business with you!

1. Speak Your Expertise with Confidence
A winning profile leads with your expertise and clearly states who you are, what you do, who you work with, and the results you help create. Don’t start off with the fact that you’re a grandmother of 5 or a nature lover or else you’ll create a distraction. Lead with your expertise ALWAYS so people don’t have to dig into all the copy to find out what type of business you’re in.

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