Plaxo Cards

I know that sounds funny at first. After all, you would not send your secretary to attend your local Chamber of Commerce event. But you could have put the event on your calendar and send follow-up thank you cards to people you've met there. It could establish a system to ensure follow up with people you met at the event. Social networking is the same way. There is no reason why you can not outsource a major part of your social networking busy work so you have more time to develop strong relationships with your customers.

Also, having an assistant do the work means that you will develop a system and a position in your various communities more frequently.

Here are 7 ways that your assistant can help you

1. Find potential supporters and friends

Your assistant can easily build your network by looking at networks of people who follow others in your community and sending friend requests. They can also take automated contact manager Plaxo as to ensure that all your contacts are connected to your network.

2. Responding to requests friend

Your assistant can take care of most of this for you once you've developed a model "thank you for being my friend" message. A good assistant can also adapt the model according to the person receiving the message. You may also develop a political friend to help you decide which calls to accept.

3. Connect the Dots

Make your messages do double duty as a good assistant will be able to help you connect the different elements of your empire of social networking. Your blog posts automatically to Twitter, your Twitter messages and Facebook profiles can appear on your blog .... Etc. Once the connections are made, your network becomes much easier and more efficient.

4. Strategic display

Your assistant can send tweets and display ads on Facebook to your events when the event is about to start, etc. It can also publish information about your event in all your social networks. It may also programs like TweetLater to plan your Tweets to occur when you're not the computer.

5. Birthday wishes

One of the most powerful means to create personal relationships is to send birthday cards. Social networking tools like Facebook and Plaxo make it very easy. Your assistant can send any e-cards, or (better) cards. Sending cards is a great way to send real cards. Your assistant types the message on the computer and the company mails a real card - for less than a dollar. You can try sending free cards to see if it works for you.

6. Keep in touch with your Peeps

You learn a lot about what's happening in your circle of life through social networking. Your assistant can be valuable for keeping an eye on people so you can build the relationship. It can scan for updates and let you know when customers have launched new products, have had babies, got new jobs - so you can send personal congratulations.

7. Pimp Your Profile

A good assistant can make your profiles (the equivalent of social networking your business card) are in excellent condition. It can add videos, links to others, pictures of your last trip and more. It can expand your empire by creating and updating profiles on various social networking sites. A good VA does this kind of thing for other clients too. Do not be afraid to assert its expertise to help you hold on what is new and important in the world of social networking.

Then, start making an impression in the world of social networks ... hire a virtual assistant today.