5 Ways to Build a Local Business with Social Media

clipped from www.openforum.com Below are five things any local business can do to get more business using social media tools 1) Start a Local Group Online Sites such as Flickr, Facebook, LinkedIn and Slideshare all allow members to create and manage groups. 2) Find and Network with Local Bloggers Using tools such as Placeblogger, outside.in, Bloglines you can locate bloggers in your community 3) Hold Meetups and Tweetups 4) Find local leads Finding local prospects or potential strategic partners on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter is pretty simple through the use of the powerful search interfaces built into all. Simply searching by City is a great way to find other people using social media in your community. A service such as Twellowhood or LocalTweeps may aid in your search to find other businesses in your community using Twitter. 5) Enhance Local Search Results Currently Google Maps and Bing Local add these reviews to their local profile database too.