If you are a business owner, this guide is written for you. It is also for those who work in the new media team or marketing department, and for their own personal brand. The principle and the step by step process in this guide will help you use the power of social media to grow your business. | grow your business using social media - a step by step guide - JULY 2009 BY PHILIP VAN ZYL Copyright 2009 Philip van Zyl letter from the author. Welcome. If you are a business owner this guide is written for you. It is also for those who work in new media teams or marketing departments and for individuals who are their own brand. The principles and step by step process in this guide will help you to use the power of social media to grow your business. It does not matter if you live in Barcelona Tokyo Boston Rio Brisbane Moscow London Canterbury Dublin Singapore or Cape Town. Or anywhere else for that matter. This step-by-step guide will shepherd you along the quick and proven path to successful social media engagement customised for you and your business needs. I have cut straight to the good stuff. You ll find links to the software I use as well as to a bunch of excellent alternative sites platforms and software. Almost all of these are free. There are tips in here that you won t find anywhere else in one place. If you received this guide from a friend or colleague and you would like to pass it on please pass on this link to the original guide and an area where you can sign up for further information resources. http guide The ten steps in this guide will give you the solid foundation you need. From there you can weave your unique magic and express your creativity as the individual you are. After all it s your business. I suggest you don t skip any parts of the guide. Every part links to the others and forms one road map. Here s to your social media success Social Media explorer and navigator Follow me on Twitter at http philipvanzyl Copyright Statement All content 2009 by Philip van Zyl - Copyright holder is licensing this under the Creative Commons License Attribution - Noncommercial - No Derivative Works Unported http licenses by-nc-nd This .
