Social Media Applications – What is the Real Benefit?

I have to admit I don’t play games on Facebook or have any additional programs except HootSuite to help me with my Social Media marketing. There are a lot of different things you can be doing to really connect with your ‘tribe’ online.

This week I was invited to try Empire Avenue (aka EAv). The women who invited me, Teresa de Grosboi, had joined just a week earlier and had already seen in increase in her activity online as well as likes, follows, and connections. She recommended I try it out.

I’ve been at it for 1.5 days. Success is quite a motivator to engage in your social media, but what is the real outcome? Am I connecting with the people that really want to hear from me? Am I connecting with people I want to learn from? Am I building strong, stable, online relationships? Will this increase my business or my online profile outside of EAv? I don’t know yet, but I’ll let you know as I take in all the nuances of the game.

If you want to check it out take this link.

http://empireavenue.com/?t=v7rj1ne6

If you are on it and have some thoughts around the real benefit to relationship building please add your comment below.