YourSocialMedia.com Helps Businesses and Individuals Use Social Media Effectively

This online service offers tutorials, workshops and advice about how to market services and enjoy the best of social media.

With the proliferation of social media and billions of users during the past year alone, communication methods can become complex. YourSocialMedia.com (YMS), an initiative from  Wilson Monnig Creative, is designed to guide businesses, personal users of all ages and job seekers to make their social media voices heard. Wilson Monnig is based in the St. Louis/St. Charles/St. Peters, Missouri, metro area.

Founder Melissa Wilson says YourSocialMedia.com simplifies social media for users and offers tutorials that will help viewers understand how this media works.

“This is an all-in-one site,” she says. “Viewers can stay in one place to learn and set up their own social networking sites. They don’t have to flip from site to site to get information. We have it all here in one comprehensive, easy-to-understand site.”

YMS includes tutorials and information about blogging, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Skype, Flickr and more. Viewers can set up their own profiles at no cost and download free or low cost tutorials on a variety of topics, plus attend workshops.

Social media is the new way for businesses to market products, garner recognition, and attract new consumers. “Twitter has become the method of communication to pass along information quickly,” adds Wilson. “Businesses have spread the word about economic incentives, like the $8,000 homebuyers’ tax credit and Cash For Clunkers. Both programs exceeded expectations, mainly due to fast ways of passing along information. In fact, 93 percent of those who use social media believe that a business should have a social media presence.”

Businesses use social media for marketing, but also to screen potential employees. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 45 percent of employers use social networking sites to research job candidates and help make decisions on hiring. This figure is up 22 percent from 2008.

“The implications here are tremendous, both for the business and the potential employee,” says Wilson. “In the current economy, with few job openings and the highest unemployment this country has seen in decades, the job seeker must use every tool available. At YourSocialNetwork.com, we show job seekers how to set up appropriate sites, use social networking to market themselves and make positive connections.”

About YourSocialMedia.com

YourSocialNetwork.com is an initiative by  Wilson Monnig Creative to help businesses and individuals understand the effectiveness of the different social media tools available to them, and integrate them into their marketing plans.

About Wilson Monnig Creative

Wilson Monnig Creative LLC is an innovative marketing, public relations, advertising, website, Internet search engine optimization and print design company. A leading provider for social networking and new media projects, Wilson Monnig also helps clients understand and use new marketing methods to compete in today’s business climate.

The group’s nationwide client base includes companies in real estate, agriculture, automotive, folk artisans, personal fitness and entrepreneurial start-ups.

Founded by Melissa Wilson in 2006, the company is located in the St. Peters/St. Charles/St. Louis, Missouri, area. Wilson has assembled award winning, experienced talent who are adept at managing client projects from conception through implementation.