Social Media Starter Kit

The Social Media Starter Kit is the Chamber's initiative to educate and inform our membership of how to use and leverage the benefits of social media. These videos are aimed at those who want to exploit the growth of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to help their small to medium sized business grow and their existing and potential clients.

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Part I: Deciding How to Use Social Networks

Find out what you should think about before you set out using social media to help grow your business. From planning to helpful tips, Part I of the Chamber's Social Media Starter Kit is an excellent starting source for learning all things social media. Click here to view Part I.

Part II: Facebook Page Basics

Utilizing the power of the world's largest social network is a natural move for a growing business looking to expand its reach. In this video you will learn company Facebook page basics and instructions on how to set up your page and general best practices when you are starting out. Click here to view Part II.

Part III: Tweeting, Hashtags, and Other Twitter Basics

Part III of the Social Media Start Kit looks to teach you how Twitter has grown into an important tool for businesses of all sizes to help reach out to new and potential clients. It's fun, fast, and easy to learn! Find out the basics of Twitter here.

Part IV: Using LinkedIn Effectively

Part IV of the Social Media Start Kit covers the basics of LinkedIn and how to use it to help grow your network of business contacts and also develop important connections that normally would not have taken place offline. This video will detail what makes up your LinkedIn profile, strategies for attaining recommendations, and also general LinkedIn etiquette to ensure your network grows. Click here to view this tutorial video on Using LinkedIn Effectively.

Part V: Integration and Growth of Social Media Channels

Learn how linking your social media channels together to share information will help grow you audience and make life just and much easier. You will learn why traditional marketing materials you have are just an additional outlet to use when spreading the word that you are on social networks no matter if you're on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or some of there new network. Click here to view Part V.

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding out videos in the Social Media Starter Kit feel free to email our Marketing & Communications Lead David Tubbs or tweet us at @GKWCC.