Jim Turner:
Social Media & Social Networking Expert, Copywriter, and Marketing Strategist
“Amazing things have happened since completing the AWAI Copywriting program in early 2005. I still remember nervously hitting the send button for my first spec assignment that launched an entirely new career for me as a copywriter. The skills I’ve learned from selling through writing have allowed me to further advance my opportunities in the new media marketing arena – using Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn – to find and build relationships with new clients all over the world. It’s an exciting and profitable time to be an independent business owner!”
JIM TURNER is a copywriter and marketing strategist with an emphasis on social media and Internet marketing. He helps home-based business owners sell more of their products and services online.
Jim has built several large social networks using his copywriting and marketing skills over the past 18 months. He has 10,000 Friends and Fans on Facebook, 12,000 direct connections on LinkedIn, and over 25,000 followers on Twitter.
Jim has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA with a focus on marketing & finance. He spent 23 years in the corporate environment before transitioning to his present exciting career of copywriting and marketing. You can find out more about Jim's online activities by connecting with him through:
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AWAI Programs by Jim Turner
Social Networking:
The 21st Century Way to Find New Clients
Finding and keeping clients and/or customers is the life blood of any home-based business. But with all the sales messages being placed in front of your prospects on a daily basis, it’s becoming more difficult to land them.
It’s a well-known fact that people like to do business with people they know, like, and trust. That’s the magic behind social networking and the step-by-step system that Jim Turner, AWAI copywriter turned social-networking maven, lays out for you in this program.
Social Networking: The 21st Century Way to Find New Clients is Jim’s proven and easy-to-follow strategy for using the “Golden Trio of Social Networking” – Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn – to find, attract, connect with, and build relationships with new and existing clients … leading to a more profitable business for you!
Here are a few critical concepts and ideas you’ll learn:
- The secret weapon behind Facebook’s viral nature and why it’s so powerful – Failure to tap into this feature makes your journey to success like riding a bike across country, rather than taking an airplane.
- The main key to getting noticed on Facebook – Skip it and you’re doomed to failure as you waste your time and effort.
- Top 10 simple ways to attract targeted prospects to you daily on Facebook – In order to attract prospects you have to first get noticed … these will guarantee that happens.
- The one mistake most people make which gets their LinkedIn account disabled – Avoid this goof-up and you can build your network fast and safely.
- How LinkedIn is different from Facebook and the problems it can cause if you ignore this key fact – These two sites are as different as night and day … acknowledge this fact and you can attract tons of new prospects on LinkedIn.
- How to write a compelling profile/bio that attracts new clients to you day-in and day-out on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn – Get this right and you’ll never have to worry about prospects “knocking” on your door.
- How you can instantly start building your social network within minutes of joining any of the “Golden Trio” sites – Don’t sweat that you might end up with no friends on Facebook or Twitterbuds on Twitter. This tactic will guarantee you get off to a running start.
- Why Twitter is the most potent social-networking weapon – Of the “Golden Trio,” Twitter is the real “deal maker” and power source of Jim’s network. Use it properly and you can achieve “rock star” status within your circle of friends.
- Two must-have tools that turn Twitter into a new-client magnet – If you’re not using these tools, you’re missing out on about 80% of Twitter’s power.
- And much more!
Once you learn the basics of this program, it simply becomes a matter of following the simple steps that Jim has laid out for you on a daily basis.
The new clients you connect with can help drive your business in the direction that most home-based entrepreneurs strive for … true independence and financial freedom … where you can do what you want when you want … and live life on your terms …
All as a result of your highly profitable and thriving, home-based business!
Social Networking: The 21st Century Way to Find New Clients: $99
“While no job anywhere is secure these days, Michigan, where I live, has been particularly hard-hit. My copywriting income has definitely increased our peace of mind in a very uncertain economy.”