Social Media for Business

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  • Delivery Method Online
  • Professional Certificate
  • 24hrs Suggested Study Time
  • 3 Months Access
  • Tutor Support
  • Study On Any Device
  • 1537 Students

Learn how to use the five most popular social media platform's; facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+;to grow and promote your business.

One of the biggest challenges for most business owners is to find a continuous supply of new customers. Over the past decade, some have differentiated themselves by leveraging the Internet and social media to do just that. Whether you consider yourself a social media novice or a seasoned veteran, this course will give you a solid foundation and thorough understanding of what social media is and how you can use it to grow your business.

As you progress through the course, you'll master a simple process for making social media work for you. You'll learn about the five most popular social media platforms—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+—and study secrets for using them to promote your business. You'll also see how you can build a social media team and automate your social media activities so that you can leverage the power of social media without adding another full-time job to your plate. And finally, you'll gain techniques for measuring and tracking your social media success.

In today's fast-paced and globally connected environment, social media is a game changer for businesses and business owners who use this powerful medium in the right way. So whether you're looking for a new way to market your business or simply hoping to gain a better understanding about the excitement that surrounds social media, this course will empower you.

Courses are delivered to you through expertly executed lessons, online instruction and interaction with like-minded students. Our courses are designed to deliver all of the benefits of studying in a classroom whilst giving you the flexibility to study at a time and place to suit your needs. You can access your classroom 24/7 from any device with an internet connection.

This course has a 3 month duration. You'll complete comprehensive lessons, quizzes and assignments before submitting your final exam at the end of the course to achieve your certificate. Courses must be completed within the 3 month access period.

In this lesson, we're going to build the foundation you need to use social media to grow your business. You'll discover the definition of social media, learn about its characteristics, and see what it can do for your business. Then you'll explore the various types of social media and focus in on the ones that offer the greatest benefits. We'll examine the right way to use social media to develop relationships and drive new leads into your business, and explore a step-by-step process for ensuring that social media works for you.

Today, you'll see how you can build a strategy for using social media to grow your business. First, you'll discover what a strategy is and why it's important to have one for your social media efforts. Then you'll gain an understanding of the critical elements of any social media strategy. Finally, we'll examine the steps needed to plan, build, and execute a social media strategy that's customized for your business and that will help you to expand awareness, gain more clients, and increase your sales.

This lesson demonstrates how to develop a social media organization that will help you be as effective as possible. First, you'll see how to choose from among the various platforms to select the ones that will serve your business best. Then we'll explore how to build a simple social media organization diagram to document and guide your social tactics. Finally, we'll examine how you can transform your simple diagram into a more detailed electronic file and add elements as your business grows.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to produce social media content that engages your followers and entices them to comment. First, we'll examine the different types of social media content you should consider producing. Next, you'll gain an understanding of how to write content that's optimized for distribution on social media platforms and to do so without it becoming a full-time job. Finally, we'll examine various ways that you can store, manage, search, and retrieve the social media content that you produce.

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. In this lesson, you'll learn how you can use Facebook to effectively market and grow your business. First, you'll get an overview of how Facebook works, and you'll take a tour of a Facebook business page. Next, we'll walk through how to create a Facebook account and set up a page for your business, and we'll explore the features you can use to engage, interact, and grow a base of followers. Finally, we'll examine several advanced strategies that you can use to gain awareness and exposure for your business.

In this lesson, you'll learn how you can use Twitter to effectively market and grow your business. First, we'll provide an overview of what Twitter is, the basic pieces and terms that you need to know, and how it all works so that you can engage, interact, and grow a base of followers. After that, we're going to walk you through the steps that are required to create a Twitter account and to brand it for your business. Finally, we'll examine several advanced strategies that you can use to gain awareness and exposure for your business.

In this lesson, you'll learn how you can use LinkedIn to make connections, expand your personal network, and use the power of the platform to market and grow your business. First, we're going to introduce you to LinkedIn and outline the things that make this platform different from the other ones that we've investigated. We'll then outline the steps to create your own account and show you how to optimize your LinkedIn profile page. Finally, we'll explore a handful of advanced strategies that you can use to gain awareness and exposure for your business.

In this lesson, you'll learn how you can use Pinterest to share information and connect with others who are interested in your products and services. First, we're going to explore what Pinterest is and how it compares to some of the other social media platforms that we've examined so far. Next, we'll show you how to create your Pinterest account and outline some basic ways that you can use it to grow your business. Finally, we'll identify and explore a handful of strategies that you can use to gain additional awareness and exposure for your business.

In this lesson, you'll learn how you can use Google+ to effectively market and grow your business. First, we'll walk through an overview of the social media platform, highlight how it differs from others we've explored, and take a tour of its features. After that, you'll see how to create a personal account and to set up a page for your business. Finally, we'll examine several strategies that you can use to leverage Google+ to engage and interact and grow a base of followers for your business.

In this lesson, you'll learn about social media automation. First, we're going to investigate what it means to automate your social media activities and outline the various ways you can do so. Next, we'll peek at the pros and cons and identify the most common pitfalls of using automation. And finally, we'll introduce the most popular free and paid automation tools that you can put to immediate use.

In this lesson, you'll learn to minimize the time you spend on social media activities through delegation. First, we'll investigate the types of tasks you can delegate and examine some common pitfalls to avoid. Next, we'll explore the process for assigning tasks to team members and, if needed, hiring a part-time or full-time social media manager. Finally, you'll gain some strategies for centralizing your social media information and get a preview of some software solutions for integrating your social media team's efforts.

How do you know if what you're doing is working? In this lesson, you'll learn about tracking, monitoring, measuring and improving your social media activities. First, we're going to investigate the most common types of metrics you'll find in social media. Next, we'll outline the basic metrics and a simple approach that you can use to track how well social media is working for you. And finally, you'll browse some popular third-party tools that can take your analysis to another level.

Brad Semp

Brad Semp

Brad Semp, Ph.D., is Director of Sales and Marketing at a global corporation, a life-long entrepreneur, and a former professor of Bachelors and Masters of Science courses in Internet Marketing. Dr. Brad is active on social media platforms to engag... Read more

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Frequently Asked Questions

Once you've made the payment, we'll send you a confirmation email with a link to start your course. Feel free to get started whenever you're ready!

You'll have 3 months access to your course. In that time you are free to study at your own pace. The course duration is 24 hours.

Online learning is a flexible way to study that fits around your schedule, giving you the freedom to learn at your own pace from anywhere in the world. You'll have 3 months to complete the course and can take the multiple-choice questions and final exam whenever it suits you.

If you need help, you can contact us anytime. You can also join the discussion area where you can interact with other students. The discussion area for each lesson is open for the entire duration of the course.

Of course! We offer a 7-day money back guarantee. As long as you haven't completed the course, you can get a full refund within 7 days of enrolling.

We do not offer extensions or transfers for this self-paced course. However, you will have 3 months to complete the course, and if you need to cancel within the first 10 days of enrolment, we offer a money back guarantee.

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This was a complete, thorough and well-paced introduction to LinkedIn. It shortened the learning curve tremendously, and pointed out some hard-to-find but extremely valuable tools. Ron was a very upbeat and encouraging instructor. Thank you!
Verified Student
Ron Nash made a believer out of this doubter. I had little appreciation of LinkedIn before I took this course. I thoroughly read his lessons, did the assignments and even reviewed the recommended outside sources. My LinkedIn profile is much more complete and professional-looking now. I had tried to learn these techniques on my own, with the help of books from the library. But they are static and dated. Ron is current, interactive, and a fabulous teacher and coach. Go Team!
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I enjoyed this course and all the lessons provided, extremely helpful as I continue to build my skills in social networking. Ron Nash exceeded my expectations as an instructor. His personal feedback in Discussion made you feel like he truly cared about your questions and comments. And giving his students the opportunity to link to him on LinkedIn was an unexpected bonus that we can continue to learn from after the course is completed. Such a great experience. Thank you, Ron!
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This class has probably been the best class I've ever taken online. I have experienced a lot of discouragement in my job search the last several months, but with the ideas you presented here, I've been able to embrace a renewed confidence in the endeavor. I'm often overwhelmed by today's technology, both what it can do for us and what it requires of us, and your presentation of LinkedIn has made it both understandable and accomplishable for me. In particular, I'd like to thank you for the numerous detailed instructions on important steps. Those are the kind of thing that tends to throw me for a loop, and I felt like you presented them both with clarity and in a manner that showed why these ideas are important to grasp.
Verified Student
This class was a delightful surprise! There was real, use-it-today information in every presentation. Professor Nash was approachable, clear and fun. And the bonus is the Group he set up for students to use during the course as well as ongoing support. Thank you! I’ve been extolling the virtues and usefulness of LinkedIn and have sweet-talked three friends into taking Professor Nash’s course this summer. It is well worth your time and a bargain for what you get. Bravo!
Verified Student
This course not only met my expectations, but exceeded them by leaps and bounds. I am computer remedial and a bit overwhelmed by electronics, but now I feel I can be successful in utilizing the course content. The material was presented in useful and easy to understand way. This has been the best course I have taken this year.
Verified Student
Ron Nash went above and beyond with his guidance and communication.
Verified Student
This course was the best of all the other courses I have taken because it told how to connect with people who have the job opportunities. Ron is an excellent instructor.
Verified Student
Ron, thank you so much for your insights. This course has been the most valuable of all the other courses I've taken. The lessons are so full of good advice, and I'm printing them to refer to in the future! Re-reading them always offers something new that I hadn't noticed before.
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I started this class not knowing what I was doing on LinkedIn. I have transferred my skills and am pursuing entrepreneurship. Ron and this class are a blessing. I say GO FOR IT!
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Denise Hopkins

Denise Hopkins graduated from Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, FL, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and from the University of Oklahoma with a Masters in Human Relations. She has taught classes in the Sociology of Sexuality and Marriage, as well as the Sociology of Men and Women, but her favorites have been the Childbirth Preparation classes she has taught for more than 10 years. Denise has volunteered as a birth doula and continues to help expectant parents prepare physically, emotionally, and financially for the changes pregnancy and a baby will bring.

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