I don’t know about you, but I resisted setting up a profile on Facebook for the longest time. I mean, who has time for such frivolous activities?

Not to mention, I had tried setting up a page for Wordfeeder.com on Myspace - but I found that something was decidedly missing. “Thanks for the add! Thanks for the add!” (Okay, now what?)

I finally caved in and started using Facebook about a month ago. And I must confess, the mere act of “getting back in touch” with people has resulted in a few copywriting gigs that may not have materialized otherwise.

Facebook IS different than Myspace. The best way for you to find out how different, is obviously to stop reading this and start using it. But in case you need more convincing, let me share with you some things you can do to promote interest in YOU and what you do.

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Since we’re all about breakfast over here at EntrepreneursBreakfast.com, I thought I’d let you know about one entrepreneur who’s serving up something tasty for business owners.

Leesa Barnes the Podcasting Diva is hosting a Podcasting for Breakfast Seminar at a city near you. The event includes:

- 2 hours of live instruction on how to make money using a podcast
- Leesa’s self-authored Podcasting for Profit Book and handouts
- A savory continental breakfast
- And much more!

Fresh, hot and tasty… that’s how we like our marketing at Wordfeeder.com and that’s what Leesa Barnes is dishing up at a major city near you.

To find out more about Podcasting for Breakfast with Leesa Barnes, go here.

Leesa is someone who I have known in an “around the internet business scene” kind of way for several years now, so it’s cool to watch her taking her gig on the road. She has no idea I wrote this and I am not an affiliate of her program and have no intention of becoming one.

(Lately I’m getting this oogy feeling about affiliate programs - as though being involved with one implies that you’re just in it for the money and not because you believe the product can deliver real value.)

I know Leesa and I believe she’s doing a bangup job teaching the internet world about podcasting. You have my word on her worth - no affiliate fees attached.

- Dina at Wordfeeder.com Copywriting and Marketing

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Facebook, Ryze, LinkedIn, Myspace… what’s the point?

Can social networking REALLY work to get you clients? Or is this just a way for wily webmasters to bring hits and attention to THEIR websites, so they can pull in more ad and membership revenues?

Last week, a fairly new copywriting client asked me the above question. Then he said to me, “I emailed you to work on my project because I remembered you from Ryze.”

I was active on Ryze… oh, three years ago? And yet this person remembered me after three years, sought me out, and here we are doing a website project together.

This is not the first time I’ve gained a new client due to having “put in my time” on the social networks.

In my humble opinion and experience, I would say that the more of a standout social networking experience you create, and the more you put into making your profiles professional… the more thought you give to creating posts that add value and meaning to others’ professional lives… the more you’ll get out of social networking.

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