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WORK IT How to get virtual flexible positions for corporations using your social footprint as a portfolio.

✤ This presentation is about...

✤ The tools needed to find, land and succeed at virtual & flexible, hourly or salaried positions for corporations

✤ This presentation is NOT about...

✤ Building or running your own business

Nuts & Bolts

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Common Paths

✤ Already in a corporate environment and looking for something with more flexibility

✤ Looking to re-enter the workforce after an extended leave but still want flexibility

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Potential Roles

✤ Social Media Manager

✤ Designer

✤ Writer/Content Manager

✤ Community Manager

✤ Project Manager

✤ Developer

✤ Virtual Assistant

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Success StoriesReasons to believe. They are doing it and so can you!

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Rachel@RachelVoorhees

✤ Writer for @allParenting and BevMo!

✤ Social Media Manager for Wine.com

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Nichole@NicholeBeaudry

✤ Assignment Editor for @allParenting

✤ Parenting Columnist for @SheKnows

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Kris@KMulkey007

✤ Director of PR, Influencer Marketing, Events at BevMo!

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Amy@BayAreaMoms

✤ Writer for Gate.com

✤ Editor at BabyCenter.com

✤ Content Manager for

✤ Writer for Best Western International

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Yuliya@YPatsay

✤ Social Media Manager for Spotivate.com

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How to put your best foot forward

✤ Accounts you may already have...

✤ Blog, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram, etc.

✤ Your mission is to make all of these (more) corporate friendly

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How to put your best foot forward✤ Accounts you might NOT

have...

✤ Quora, Slideshare, Twylah

✤ What to do with them and why they are important

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How to put your best foot forward✤ The account you MUST have:

Linkedin

✤ Use corporate speak

✤ Be specific, use metrics

✤ Do’s and Don’ts

✤ Use it as a networking tool

✤ Groups

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Keys to Success

✤ Consider signing up for oDesk (& others) AND take the tests

✤ Get credentials (Google adwords, USF Integrated Online Strategies)

✤ Network your butt off

✤ Find mentors

✤ Be willing to work harder than you have ever worked before

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Day in the Life of a Social Media Manager

✤ Daily Schedule

✤ When, where and how the magic happens

✤ Tools

✤ Time tracking, profiles, workflow

✤ Monitoring, measuring, content management, publishing

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Key Takeaways

✤ Potential Roles

✤ Do’s and don’ts of corporate friendly social profiles

✤ How to actually land the job

✤ Common tools a Social Media Manager can utilize

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Questions?

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Thank You.

Apendix

✤ https://twitter.com

✤ https://www.facebook.com

✤ http://www.flickr.com

✤ http://pinterest.com

✤ http://statigr.am/

✤ https://www.quora.com/

✤ http://www.slideshare.net

✤ http://www.twylah.com/

✤ https://www.linkedin.com/

✤ https://www.odesk.com/

✤ http://www.linqia.com/

✤ http://www.interactivemarketingtraining.com/online-internet-marketing-course.asp

✤ http://www.google.com/intl/en/adwords/professionals/individual.html

✤ https://www.toggl.com/

✤ http://www.labnol.org/software/create-family-profiles-in-google-chrome/4394/

✤ http://sproutsocial.com/

✤ http://hootsuite.com/

✤ https://bitly.com/

✤ http://www.pinerly.com/

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