Startups and small businesses have tight budgets and often do not spend the needed resources on advertizing to position themselves properly. There are many free and cheap options out there for them to use if you know how to use them wisely.
In the September 2009 issue of Entrepreneur magazine article “The Twittering class”, Mikal Belicove has an introductory discussion about using Facebook, Linked In, and Twitter to get the message out for startups and small businesses. It is a high level discussion but gives some very good points on getting started using social media to promote your business.
How do you use social media to promote your businesses?