The name of the game is social media. A couple years ago Wholesale MLB Baseball Jerseys , back in the 90s, marketing was all about who sent more newsletters or who made the most cold calls. But today the playing field has changed, and it's changed a lot. Ask any internet marketer or small business owner, and he or she will tell you the only way to stay competitive in the market without paying a fortune is to engage in social media. Period.

Most of us joined social media back in the day because it was cute. I know I did. All of my non-businessmen friends had Facebook accounts and were passing back and forth virtual plants and babies. I also had a LinkedIn account because some of my friends had one, but I didn't really know what to do with it.

One day I got an email from a prospect saying she needed my services. A lead. She got my information from LinkedIn. After that I got another email. Also the phone started to ring more often.

I believe that's how the idea had hit most current internet marketers in the head. Social media is real Wholesale Baseball Jerseys , and it is here. Social media is the future of marketing, and all of us could become revolutionaries if we chose to be it.

Social media is cost-efficient and it is effective. For instance, everybody knows SEO takes the cake when it comes to generating leads. SEO makes visitors come to your website. But SEO doesn't establish relationships, social media does, and any entrepreneur will tell you building personal relationships with clients go a long way into making a successful business. With social media Wholesale Majestic MLB Jerseys , if you're an internet marketer in, let's say, Calgary, you could communicate with prospects living in Calgary no problem. That's the beauty of social media and the reason why social media is what it is right now.

If you're new to this social media scene and want to check things out, you might want to look at these popular websites first.

1. Twitter

They call it "The king of social media" Wholesale MLB Jerseys , and why not? Twitter is easily the most convenient way for businesses to communicate with fans, and for fans to keep tabs on their favorite brandscompanies. Name a famous brandcompany, and 90% of the time you'll find that company actually has a Twitter account.

2. Facebook

Facebook is the popular social networking site in which almost everyone has an account. For small businesses, you might want to create a Facebook Fan Page profile, which was designed specifically for businesses Wholesale Jerseys Outlet , instead of a normal account.