How I used Facebook to help launch my latest project!

For as long as I can remember, I avoided social media like the plague. But something happened in March that changed all of that. I was laid off from my job of seven years. OUCH! After about 48 hours of shock, I decided I could not afford any more. I went to work. I joined Facebook, and later Twitter. I had already been dabbling at being an entrepreneur, with a self-published cookbook and a course I had created to help others do the same. I decided that being laid off was a blessing. Now I could truly go to work to fulfill my desires. So here’s what I did: I embraced Facebook and decided to use it as the powerful tool it is. A tool so powerful, it would eventually connect me with all the talented individuals I would need to launch my new project. What did I do? I targeted groups that would be interested in my book and began “friending” those people. I targeted chefs, foodies, writers and anyone else who seemed interesting or interested in what I might be doing. And guess what? It worked! No mafia wars or farmville for me. I said to myself, “I’m going for what Facebook can do for me.” With this as my mantra and a targeted selection technique, I am now happy to report that I have “met” and retained the enthusiastic cooperation of 5 “industry experts” who will be speaking with me on my teleseminar series starting at the end of this month. Remember, I did not know any of these wonderful individuals in March. Seven months and nearly 2300 friends later, I now have a whole crew, eager to support me. Of course, they’ll be receiving exposure in return. For me this is a true “win/win.” In addition, I have been asked to speak on a couple of radio shows, have participated on another woman’s teleseminar, and I’m now editing the new cookbook of a man in Nepal, who is a great cook and has always dreamed of being a writer. I can’t speak enough about the connections I have made. Sure, there are the occasional “weirdos”, but they are easy to delete! The benefits truly outweigh the little discomforts. I would not trade anything for the connections I have made. In my opinion, Facebook ROCKS! My only regret? Not joining sooner!!