Are you using social media yet? Here are ten reasons why you should be: 
Number 10 - After one week of using social media you will be able to quit your job, move to a tropical island, and never have to work again. (Except to go to the bank to cash your commission checks.)
Number 9 - Richard Branson, Bill Gates, and YES, even President Barack Obama will become one of your followers.
Number 8 - You will have more customers than you know what to do with!
Number 7 - Friends and fans will POKE you all day long.
Number 6 - Your blog about “How to Make Money Blogging” will join the exclusive ranks of about 5 million other sites that cover the same niche.
Number 5 - You will get famous. Instantly.
Number 4 - Even though you will be spending more time than ever before on your computer, your productivity will grow exponentially.
Number 3 - Mega-stores will be breaking down your door to get you to use their gift cards.
Number 2 - You will get a book deal.
NUMBER 1 - When your co-workers are at the water cooler discussing with great frustration all of the auto DM’s they have been getting, you’ll know what the F#$K they are talking about.
(Please read: On a more serious Friday afternoon note, I just came across this terrific post, My Social Media System, from John Jantsch at Duct Tape Marketing. Want to continue the discussion…follow @mark_hayward on Twitter or sign up for the RSS feed.)
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Adrian Eden 01.23.09 at 4:51 pm
Nice post, very true, and Social Networking is fun as hell!
John Jantsch - Duct Tape Marketing 01.23.09 at 5:31 pm
Mark, it is a bit comical when you think about it - I occasionally try to explain some of this to my dad and he thinks I’m brilliant because I can speak a foreign language. Thanks for sharing the link
Jarkko Laine 01.23.09 at 7:49 pm
:)
I knew social media was fun. But now I know it’s good for all the other aspects of life as well ;)