Do you use any of these tools for your business?

• You’re on Facebook and/or LinkedIn.
  
• You have a following on Twitter.
  
• You publish an e-newsletter.
  
• You use gmail, outlook, yahoo, et al to communicate with prospects and clients.
  
• You attend, or even host, your own Meetup group.
  
• You’re the proud owner of a business blog.
  
• You have accounts on other social media platforms: YouTube, Ryze, Plaxo, etc.
  

If you use 2 or more of these online marketing channels, chances are you’re working pretty diligently to initiate and maintain communication with all of them. It’s like one of those circus acts where they’re furiously spinning plates, trying not to let any fall and smash on the floor.

And each of those plates represents a community of potential leads that you’re trying to nurture and attract. You might feel pressure to avoid dropping a plate, which looks like missing a lead, blowing a sale, or losing a client. So how do you streamline your communication efforts to work more efficiently?

At our first meeting of 2010 for Webifying Women of the East Bay, we’ll be exploring ways to accomplish just that! Where should you be prioritizing your time and efforts? Is there a “click and go” solution that communicates everything to everyone? And if there were such a tool, would you use it? Think about it before you answer.....and join us on February 4th!

But wait! There’s more!

I’m pleased to introduce our 1st ever guest speaker, Floyd Earl Smith (we just call him “Bud”). Fresh off the boat after many years in London (and NO discernible accent), Bud joins us to share about the best kept secret in Social Media - the WAY-cool tool that millions of people are using, but no one’s talking about. Some would say it’s the next generation of social networking.

What is it? Come to our Meetup and find out!

Floyd Earl Smith is an experienced business manager, writer and speaker on sustainability and technology topics. He’s worked for companies including Apple, HSBC, HumanWare, and Microsoft. Floyd is author of more than a dozen published books, with sales of more than a million copies. Look for his most recent work, Runaway: How the Earth “Tipped” into Runaway Climate Change.