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Elle Magazine Talks Self-Promotion

In the November issue of Elle Magazine Louisa Kemps explores the pros and cons of Online Self Promotion. Since the explosion of social network sites, the increased dependency on smart phones and of course the little situation known as the current recession, the world has had to shift from face-to-face contact to a whole new realm of interactive business.

While self-promotion is nothing new for real estate professionals, self-promotion online is something that, for some, can be a bit overwhelming. To start, where do you cross the line from promoting yourself, to sharing a bit too much about your personal life? How do you find the time to toggle between Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, your personal website, blog and actually doing some business? And most importantly is all this work even worth it?

Let’s face it real estate has been around even before Bill Gates started playing around in his garage, so why bother? Louisa Kemps explored these very same questions and found very insightful answers from some social media pros. If you are also wondering where you fit in all this madness check out her article, Tweet Dreams: Self- Promotion Online. Kemp also mentions some great reads for those wanting to learn how to better promote themselves/business.

Here are some books Kemps mentions in the article:

1.) Me 2.0, by Dan Schawbel

2.) Shift: How to Reinvent Your Business, Your Career, and Your Personal Brand, by Peter Arnell

3.) The Hard Truth About Soft Skills: Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish Learned Sooner, by Peggy Klaus

Louisa decided that for now social media self-promotion was not for her and her writing business, but as a real estate agent you might want to give it a second thought.

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1. Malika said at December 23rd, 2010 at 11:28 pm

   Nice video Randi, and you are beautiful! Hoping 2011 will be a succes for you!

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