Funeral and Financial Professionals

10 Ways To Market and Grow

Your Business Using Social Networking

(Particularly Using LinkedIn, the Most Credible Business Network)

One thing we should all know by now is that people are searching on the Internet for most of their information, merchandise, services, networking, and more.  It should also come as no surprise that lately the most explosive growth on the Internet has been through the surge in the social networking industry.

Therefore, given the tremendous opportunity this growth has created, it only makes sense that we should all be focusing a portion of our business’ marketing plan in this area.

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Top 10 Reasons Why Social Networking Will Grow Your Business

Research published by analyst firm Access Markets International Partners showed that almost 70 percent of small and medium businesses actively use social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to promote their companies. But simply posting what your CEO had for lunch isn’t going to do much to help move your business forward. Smart companies are tactically using social media tools to increase their exposure to potential customers.

1. Brand Recognition:

Using social media allows your company to reach the highest number of potential customers possible. Getting your name out there is incredibly important – studies have suggested that customers need to hear a company’s name at least seven times before they will gain the trust and respect needed to become a customer.

2. Brand Monitoring:

Having a social media presence allows you to better understand what current and potential customers are saying about your product or services. Through active monitoring, you have the opportunity to address negative comments and correct false or inaccurate information about your brand.

3. Be Forward-Thinking:

Your target audience is becoming savvier when it comes to the using social media sites in their daily lives. If you want to appear relevant and in-step with the latest advances in technology, your potential customers will want to see you on these sites as well.

4. Find New Customers Through Friends:

You shouldn’t neglect your personal social networking accounts as potential avenues to promote the activities of your business. Posting regular updates relating to your business and activities can remind your friends of what your company does and either to use your services or refer one of their friends.

5. Find New Customers Through a Company Profile:

Your company profile is a great opportunity for you to post regular updates on your activities, but also about important news and trends in your industry. This will catch the attention of new customers interested in your industry and increase your reputation as an expert in the field. It’s critical to post regularly if you want to increase your followers or fans and convert them to potential leads.

6. Generate Site Traffic:

By updating regularly on sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn with posts that link back to your site, you can create additional traffic to your site. Social media bookmarking tools like Digg, Stumbleupon and Slashdot can also generate additional traffic to your site if you create frequent articles and blog posts.

7. Links for SEO:

Many social media bookmarking sites use NOFOLLOW tags that limit the outbound link value of posts made on their sites. There are still many leading social sites that allow DOFOLLOW tags including Slashdot, Digg, Furl, Mixx and FriendFeed. However, you can see benefits from posting through bookmarking sites that use NOFOLLOW tags if people read your posts and link back to your Website.

8. Increased Search Engine Rankings:

Social media profiles frequently rank highly with major search engines. Using brand names and keywords in your profiles can help you to generate traffic for your social networking sites and company homepage.

9. Integrated Social Media Results in Search Engines:

Search engines like Google and Microsoft Bing are increasingly interested in indexing and ranking posts and other information from social networking sites. Videos from popular Internet sites like YouTube can also be optimized for indexing by the major search engines.

10. Niche Marketing:

Social networking allows you to reach very specific subsets of individuals based on their personal preferences and interests. You can create social strategies based on reaching individual interests or even create unique social profiles to target these audiences.

Why Not?

When you take a look at just some of the major benefits of using social media to grow your business, and you also consider the fact that there is little or no cost to use these marketing tools, the key question you should be asking yourself is:

Why Would You NOT Use Social Networking?

* Courtesy of Smart E-Commerce

Christopher P. Hill, Founder
http://www.learnlinkedin.com

Grief and Loss

Inside the Grief Space

People who are grieving are definitely operating out of a different place then people who are not grieving. I call this the “Grief Space”. Within this space different thoughts and feelings are occurring to the grieving person than occur to those that are not grieving. If you could see this ‘space’ it would look like a bubble that surrounds the person. If you could look into this bubble you would find:

Limited Awareness of physical events: Grieving people tend not to be too aware of their physical surroundings nor do they care as much about doing so. If the house stays dirty or they forget to eat it doesn’t cross their own internal radar. People can lose awareness of national events, local happenings and family news. It just blurs together. I have even heard of people breaking bones and not being aware of the pain from the break.

Acute Awareness of Emotions: People who are grieving are in acute emotional pain. This pain, most likely, is the worse, intense emotional pain they have ever felt. They know that they are in pain and don’t know what to do with it. Grieving people are highly aware of how other people react to their (the grieving person’s) grief. They know when people are not comfortable with the concept of death and the emotional loss that follows it. They know when others are uncomfortable with intense emotions that are being displayed.

Blurring the Hands of Time: Time is a subjective concept for people who are grieving. On one hand, every minute is a painful reminder that their loved one is no longer with them. The days can drag and their mind is full of the emotional loss that they have just suffered. On the other hand people lose track of time when it comes to non-emotional aspects of their life (eating, drinking water, working out, paying bills, mowing the lawn, etc.).

What can you do when connecting with families while they are grieving?

Remember that you are seeing people when their grief and shock are the most intense. People at this point in their grief journey are not functioning well or at all. Here are some thoughts for you to keep in mind while speaking to families during this time.

1. Be aware of your concept of death: Remember that families can tell when you are not comfortable with the thought of loss. They will be expecting pleasant platitudes because what else do people say? Your families will know when you truly are not afraid of deep emotions, yet are able to guide them through the practical aspects of taking care of business. Word will spread that you understand and care.

2. Listening to your family: When listening to the grieving person tell his or her story, allow silent spaces in the conversation. Silence is helpful but sometimes hard for the listener. It is acceptable to rephrase what you heard from those grieving. This will let the family members know you are listening to them and they will feel understood.

3. Keep checking in with your families: After the funeral, your part in helping them through their loss is completed, but for the family their grief journey has just begun. After a funeral, most people stop talking about the loss and act like it hasn’t happened. By avoiding the loss, people don’t have to deal with the hard emotional issues that surround it. Grieving people want to talk about their loss. This is their grief space. Their loss fills this space. Call the families once in a while or send a note in the mail. This is a marvelous way to provide aftercare, and maintain a relationship with your families. Websites are another great way to keep in touch with families and they do not require great time commitments from your staff. With the proper software, your website becomes the 24×7 employee who keeps in touch with your families.

Are you looking for others with whom you can relate? Visit the Beyond Indigo forums to connect with others who are on their grief journeys.

© 2010 Kelasan, Inc.

Social Networking – Learning LinkedIn.com

Social Networking Opportunities Are Creating New Ways to Promote and Grow Your Business

Why Should Learning How To Use LinkedIn Be a Top Priority?

Two things you know for certain:

     1.  People talk

     2.  You know EXACTLY where they are talking. 

These Statistics Say It All

     • Facebook has over 300 Million users, and 600,000 are joining every day

     • 50% of Facebook users are on it every day

     • LinkedIn is the leading business network, with over 50 million users

     • LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter have over 150 million users

     • Twitter’s growth rate is currently over 750%

LinkedIn is BY FAR the #1 Network For Professionals

With more than 50 million users, everyone knows that LinkedIn is the best professional network on the Internet.   Every day LinkedIn allows you the opportunity to let thousands of people know more about who you are, what you do, and what makes you different…at little or no cost. 

Please Take My Advice

My personal business coach and friend, Dean Delisle, is a nationally recognized Social Media Expert.  I actually met Dean through a recommendation from a friend on LinkedIn, who knew I was searching for his kind of services.   To see Dean’s profile on LinkedIn, just click here:  www.linkedin.com/in/deandelisle 

Dean works with some of the largest companies, business owners, and individuals, offering educational Webinars on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Blogging.  Dean’s introductory Webinars are free, so all he does is share his best tools and technique on the best ways to use these different social networks.  

Mark Your Calendar!

Here is the information for Dean’s upcoming free Webinar:

WEBINAR TOPIC:  LinkedIn 101 – Key Things You Need To Know

DATE:  Thursday, March 18th

TIME:  1:00 PM EST

DURATION:  45 Minutes

COST:  Free

TO REGISTER:  www.learnlinkedin.com

     (NOTE:  Free replays are also available here, viewable any time)

Topics Discussed:

• Establishing a credible profile so you can be found
• Finding the right people who fit your business
• Meeting people in ways you never knew existed
• Using LinkedIn to increase your Google rank
• Leveraging the power through using Groups
• Learning some of LinkedIn’s newest tools and capabilities
• Making sure you know what NOT to do

I can assure you there is no “catch”, and since I have personally attended this Webinar, you will consider this 45 minutes to be time well-spent.  To find everything you need to know, including how to register, simply go to:  www.learnlinkedin.com

Please do not hesitate to contact me via email or phone with any questions.  All my best!  Chris   P.S.  If you can’t make it Thursday, keep this website link handy for later.  After Thursday, you can use this link to watch the replay for the first time, second time, or pass along to the people you care about.  The replay will always remain active and accessible at any time for the next 90 days…and viewing the replay is free too. 

Christopher P. Hill, Founder

chris@funeralresources.com

(703) 564-1850

New technology is changing how we plan AND attend a funeral…

Both Funeral Directors and Families Benefit From New Funeral Technologies

The following is a true story;

“Not too long ago, a friend of mine approached me whose aunt had just recently passed away. He was unable to travel to the funeral service due to a serious prior work commitment, but was comforted to hear that the technology existed to broadcast the funeral service LIVE on the internet. At his request, we contacted the funeral home that was caring for his aunt and informed them of the family’s desire to broadcast their memorial service LIVE on the Internet. Unfortunately, this particular Funeral Home was not willing to expand their services for his family’s request and take advantage of today’s new technologies. I regret to say that my friend was unable to participate in his aunt’s life celebration, and his family was extremely upset when they heard about the incident.” Curtis Funk, President, FuneralRecording.com.

The moral of the story…

If you really think about this story, not only can I can assure you that this person’s family will be taking their future business elsewhere, but I can also assure you that there are many other people who will be hearing about this story.

Now, maybe this story is an extremely uncommon situation, but what I believe is most important here is the underlying message. Funeral Webcasting, despite all of the recent hype in the funeral industry, is by no means a new technology. In fact, over the last few years it has been quickly gaining traction to the point where most family members are beginning to request it, or at the very least, expect this to be a regular part of a Funeral Director’s recommendations and services. So I cannot emphasize enough how important it that Funeral Directors embrace the many new technologies that are being so widely embraced today.

To further prove this point, in the March 2009 edition of the National Funeral Directors Association (www.nfda.org) Magazine, “Director“, John D. Reed, NFDA’s President, had the following to say; “There is no doubt that with today’s technology, even the smallest Funeral Homes can be more competitive and cost-effective and offer the families they serve a wider range of products and services.”

New technology…or not?

The reality is Funeral Webcasting is just one of today’s many new and innovative technologies that are widely recognized in the funeral industry as common services that help make a difficult situation a little easier. In fact, in a recent article by Fox News regarding their choices for the Top 8 Tech Trends of 2010, their #1 Tech Trend was; “You’ll Attend a Funeral Online“.

I firmly believe there are also several other technologies that can significantly benefit most families. In fact, our surveys indicate that Funeral DVD Video Tributes and a Memorial Websites are also among the most popular technology tools families are searching for today. Therefore, it only makes sense that these should be viewed as standard services that today’s Funeral Directors recommend and provide.

The reality is that these new technologies can also help every Funeral Director in multiple ways, such as help strengthen their relationship their families and communities, keep pace with the competition, increase website traffic, receive more family referrals, increase their credibility, and open up many more opportunities for expansion and growth.

Just as they have done for centuries, most Funeral Directors are quickly adapting to these new innovations.  One of the key ways a Funeral Director can measure success is through knowing the families they serve can make the most out of a difficult situation.  Since these technologies can often add tremendous benefits to their valued public service, most Funeral Directors are being proactive by taking advantage of these new opportunities in the marketplace today versus sitting around and waiting for the families to request them.

Our experience with both families and Funeral Directors is that regardless of the family’s situation, or the size of your city or town, families of all kinds and sizes will warmly embrace and accept these types of services when they are correctly presented to them.

Two things we know for certain…

So in summary, here are some things we know for certain. First, given the advent of the Internet and the constant evolution of new and improved technology, we know that one of the many keys to the future of the funeral industry is keeping pace with today’s constantly changing environment. Second, we know that Funeral Directors will do what they have done for centuries, which is find new ways to adapt the these changes. Our goal at FuneralResources is to help facilitate this process sooner versus later.

Learn more about these 3 most popular funeral planning technologiesnow.

Christopher P. Hill, Founder

http://www.funeralresources.com

A Personal Story That Is Not Easy To Share…

I would like to ask you to please spend some time reading this personal story of mine.  I am FULLY confident that you will find something in this story…some special message…that will make your life better…and end up being worth a few minutes of your time.

When it comes to financial planning, I will spare you the boring details about the importance of have a plan in place for the unexpected, using things like Umbrealla Policies, Life Insurance, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Disability Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance. etc.

In the past I might have boasted about how well-versed and experienced I am with creating strategies to protect my clients…and my own family…against the unexpected.  But the truth is, things in my life have changed a lot since I lost my mother on Thanksgiving Day of 2008.

Looking back…

Since nobody in my family had ever really dealt with losing a “close” family member before, we had no idea what to “expect”.  In fact, we didn’t know and we didn’t plan for this outcome in any way, simply because we never once expected to be in ”that situation”.  We never talked about what would happen “afterwards” because talking about her death was an unspoken, unlikely, and unacceptable outcome that never crossed our minds.

I can vividly remember feeling so disappointed that I didn’t even know what to do next, or who to turn to.  I also remember realizing that I didn’t know what my mother would have really wanted with regards to the many details of her end-of-life plans and preferences.  Why?  Because I had the courage to ask.  It was simply never the right time.

When she passed, it was all so confusing and awkward that I honestly don’t even feel comfortable talking about it.   But what I can talk about is what happened ”afterwards”.   My next memory is that right about the time when the enormity of the situation was just starting to sink in, we were sitting in a local Funeral Home, surrounded by various types of caskets and urns, reviewing a two-sided legal page (General Price List) which is filled with dozens of funeral planning options…all of which probably add up to well over $200,000.

Now please keep in mind that the last thing in the world any of us wanted to do was think about all of these kinds of options, much less have to make decisions regarding any of the financial aspects.

Things I bet you never thought about…

Here is a list of some other challenges we faced that, I would bet most of you have never thought about either.  Keep in mind that all of these decisions are usually made by most families, including ours, with little or zero education and guidance:

• How do we determine which Funeral Home, Cemetery, or Funeral Director?
• How do we arrange and notify family members and/or loved ones who live out of town?  Who contacts who?
• Trying to determine exactly what type of memorial service is most appropriate?  Do you celebrate a life?  Do you mourn?
• Knowing whether there was a preference to be cremated or buried?
• Choosing among many different types of caskets or urns?
• Where should the body or ashes finally rest?
• How would you want your plans and preferences to work with regards to your religion?  Do you know which Church?  Which Priest?
• Who should be invited, and how do you locate all their names and numbers?
• Who will pay for these funeral expenses, and how will this be paid for?
• Who will give a eulogy at the memorial service?  Who will do a reading?
• What is funeral etiquette with regards to dress, time, date, day, etc.?
• Will there be a gathering after the memorial service?  If so, who should be invited?
• How do you place an obituary? What should it say?  Who should handle this?
• Do you want to request flowers or donations?
• Choosing among pictures, music, videos, and much, much more…

So Here’s My Take…

They say “everything happens for a reason“.  Well, even though there will never be a valid “reason” to lose a loved one in my mind, I can say that this experience opened my eyes to a lot of things that have previously gone unnoticed.   And as time passes, the one thing in particular that is becoming crystal clear is the fact that in all my years of financial education and training, I have never once heard someone so much as talk about how to help the families we serve by encouraging them to create an end-of-life plan.

Well my friends, it is time for change.  Together with many of the finest Association and Organizations in the Funeral and Financial Planning industries, I am going to be speaking LOUDLY, BOLDLY, AND CLEARLY about this need for change when it comes to building a complete financial plan.

I am also getting ready to release something I’ve worked very hard to create, which you can see here:

3-Step Guide to Creating a Smart End-Of-Life Plan

In the financial planning industry, it is very rare if financial advisors can ever use that dangerous word “guarantee“.   And if we do, it is manadatory that we accompany any “guarantee” with prospectus containing extensive legal disclaimers and warnings!

However, when you look at this from a real-life experience like I now can, financial advisors actually have something that we can GUARANTEE EVERY CLIENT…which is that some day we will all die…and regrettably, sometimes we will die MUCH sooner than anyone could have ever imagined or planned.

Each of us has TWO CHOICES…

1. CONTINUE TO DO NOTHING

Don’t plan for this guaranteed outcome in any way, knowing that you will be leaving your family to suffer through all of these unnecessary emotional decisions and financial pressures…and many others.

2.  PLAN TODAY

Put in the time and effort that your family DESERVES and create a sound and comprehensive End-of-Life Plan.

My mission going forward…

My goals is to take my personal experience and learn from it, and turn it into a positive experience by helping families become more educated, empowered, and most importantly, well-prepared.  I want to make my mother very proud one day as she looks down and sees that her never-ending and selfless love continues to live on forever.

Like many of the best things in life, End-Of-Life Planning is not fun to talk about or think about, and it’s certainly not easy to plan for either.  But there is an old saying that holds true here, which is;

“The difference between failure and success is largely determined by the amount of time and preparation you put into planning for the future.”

After all, what better gift can you leave your family than showing them that you selflessly made time, you took that extra step, and you sacrificed a small part of your life to:

Prove your love by putting THEIR best interests before yours…or put another way, one of your their last memories will be knowing that your main concern was doing everything possible to make THEIR lives better.

The one thing I can assure you from my own personal experience, it is this kind of true  and unselfish love that actually makes YOU the real recipient of this great gift!

I think watching this video should help too…

Christopher P. Hill, Founder

http://www.funeralresources.com

3 Easy Steps to Building a Business Brand on Twitter

Once you have claimed your business’s Twitter handle, have you considered what to do next?  Do you feel lost in Twitosphere?  Before Tweeting consider spending a few hours writing up a marketing plan specifically designed for using Twitter to build your business’s brand awareness.

Here are three steps to get you started on building your business’s brand on Twitter:

Step 1:  

Do some research and review what your competitors Twitter profiles look like.  Of course, you don’t want to copy exactly what they do, but it will give you some insight into what you should include on yours.   Don’t only review their profile, but also review what type of followers they have, who they are following, and what their Tweets reveal.

Step 2:  

Once you get an idea for how you want your profile to look, fill out your user profile to the best of your ability.  No one will want to follow you on Twitter if this isn’t filled out.  That includes having an avatar, whether it is a picture or a logo of your company.  Make sure your bio is the best it can be because your bio will be the deciding factor on whether a follower will follow you or not.  Use key phrases that the Search Engines could possible pick up in a search.  For example, a business consultant would want to use business consultant somewhere within their bio.  Make sure to include what you do and where you do it at.  In other words, include your exact physical location. 

Most importantly, make sure to include a link to your website or blog.  People actually do click on these URLs and you don’t want to miss the opportunity to build your subscriber list or gain a client because you didn’t have your URL listed in your Twitter bio.

Step 3:  

Many companies are going to the extent of actually having a customized business branded Twitter background designed specifically to represent their brand image.  Focus on what you want your Twitter background to represent.  I would recommend that your background colors and design match what your website has.  Have the designer add in additional information such as your Social Network profile URLs, your company’s tagline, additional contact information on how a potential client can reach you, and your blog and website’s address.  This is an excellent way to drive traffic back to both your blog and website.

Congratulations on taking your company to the next level using Twitter to build your brand.  There is so much to learn about Twitter and what it can do for your business.  Don’t feel overwhelmed, remember, baby steps will get you there!

This article was provided by Christy Taylor, Owner, Virtual Business Connections

Four Ways to Increase Website Traffic Through Facebook

Making use of Facebook Social Advertisements.

Being one of the most popular social networking sites, Facebook will surely enable you to increase traffic to your websites or blogs. Facebook has millions of visitors each day, making it an excellent means for everyone to endorse their products, build brands and increase their websites’ overall traffic.

These social ads are similar to those ads that can be seen in various search engines. You may choose to have a pay per view or pay per click model. Through Facebook social ads, you will be able to reach specific audience on the basis of geographic areas. You will surely have a better return on investment from your advertising campaign by posting ads based on the interests of those people who are part of your network.

To get more website traffic, it is advisable for you to carry out the following:

1.  Provide links on Facebook profile page.

Make sure to provide links to your blogs or websites on your profile page. Through that way, people will be able to check your site and what products or services you are promoting.

2.  Join or create a social group for your business.

This is a better viral marketing tactic that would not require you to capitalize on it. With your created or joined groups, you can post updates about your business, links to your websites and invite people in any types of events.

3.  Make use of Facebook applications

There are lots of applications or widgets that you can add to your Facebook profile. If you don’t know how to add a widget or application to your Facebook profile, you can ask someone to do that for you.

4.  Get a Facebook fan page

A fan page can increase your business’s online visibility and builds brand awareness!

All of these tactics are excellent ways to make the most of using Facebook as another tool for your eMarketing campaign.

This article was provided by Christy Taylor, Owner of Virtual Business Connections

Funeral Webcasting – Choosing LIVE Versus On-Demand

Which is Best?  Can You Use Both?

Courtesy of Curtis Funk, President, FuneralRecording.com

As Funeral Homes and families can now “attend a funeral” and watch a loved one’s Memorial Service on the Internet, the number of families who are searching for…and choosing…this Internet webcast option are growing rapidly.

Differences Between LIVE Versus On-Demand

LIVE funeral webcasting connects families all over the world at the time of the funeral service and is the next-best thing to being there. It brings comfort to the family members who are unable to attend the funeral in person.

On-Demand funeral webcasting is viewed after the funeral service, and usually the actual video footage is made available within hours after the funeral services has ended.  Therefore, since they are already in a form of a “stored version”, they can be watched at any later date and as many times as the family member or loved one would like.

Most Funeral Homes Are Choosing On-Demand Webcasts

It is important to point out that, whether a family chooses a  Live or On-Demand webcast, both are available On-Demand for up to 90 days.  However, what we have found in the large majority of our experience in working with Funeral Homes is they are choosing to only broadcast this video footage of the service using On-Demand.

The main reason why mostFuneral Directors are choosing On-Demand versus LIVE Webcasts is because it is just plain easier and more efficient for everyone involved.   When faced with this educated decision, just about every Funeral Director woud not prefer to deal with things like setting up a computer, ensuring connection to the Internet, making sure the camera is working properly, ensuring the camera is pointed optimally for viewing, worrying about the need for Wi-Fi or an air card in remote locations, power outages, dealing with family member who cannot get determine how to get this to play.  So if you really think abou it, by choosing to use On-Demand, the only requirements are setting up the camera, pushing the “record” button, walking away, and coming back to end this after the service.

So it should be easy to understand based on what was mentioned above, given all of the LIVE broadcast possible challenges, the extensive work involved, as well as the increased probability that there can be many complications, we are seeing many more Funeral Directors choose On-Demand webcasts versus LIVE.

Focus on Offering This Service – NOT the Type of Service

Although we simply wanted to point out the fact that we do see a growing trend here, the key thing to note here is that some of our Funeral Homes are more than willing to utilize this LIVE technology service anyway.  We also currently have many funeral homes working with us today who absolutely love to broadcast their services LIVE, and have been providing us with some wonderful feedback from their families and their practice.

Whether a Fueral Director chooses either LIVE and On-Demand funeral webcasting, what we have concluded over the years is that each Funeral Home and family is usually unique, and each have a different set of needs.  Therefore, our job is not just to aggressively promote the service, but rather promoting and facilitating the “right” kind of webcast technology for each individual situation.

Whether you choose LIVE or On-Demand Funeral Webcasting (or both) is purely a personal choice, and I stongly encourage each Funeral Director to look review all of the advantages and disadvantages with a webcasting professional before making any decisions.

Last, but certainly not least, it is my strong opinion that if there are still any Funeral Directors today who have not yet embraced this popular funeral planning tool as a part of their practice, it is my strong belief that they will soon be saying something like: “I cannot afford NOT offering this helpful technology as a routine service that every family can take advantage of”. The good news is, most families to.

FuneralRecording.com works with funeral homes all over the United States providing superior funeral webcasting solutions, which are specifically tailored to the uniqueness of each Funeral Home’ and their families.  You can contact them directly with any questions or comments at info@funeralrecording.com or (801) 621-1492

Most Professionals are Struggling With Social Networking…

Our Feedback Shows Most are Really Not “Getting It”

Therefore, I thought this would be a fun discussion…

Personally, I believe I am in Stage #3 of 5 (listed below), since I am actively using Social Networking, but not really sure if I am “getting” the most out of it based on all the different websites , Tweets, etc:

Below I Have Listed Five Different Stages of “Getting It”

QUESTION:  Which stage do you fall into?? 

(And by all means, please elaborate if you can.)

1.  You really don’t “get it” and, therefore, you refuse to believe it is a good place to direct any of your time and/or resources.

2.  You don’t fully “get it”, but you understand it is a low-cost opportunity and, therefore, you know you need to “get it” soon.

3.  You are not “getting it” all.   Yes, you are currently involved and active.  However, you don’t feel like you are not using it properly and, therefore, reaping the benefits that justify the “hype”.

4.  You fully “get it”, and because you have the necessary time, skills, resources, and desire to do this on your own, you feel like you are fully “getting it”.

5.  You fully “get it”, and you’ve got it.  However, you simply don’t have the time, skills, and/or desire to be able to manage all the work, time and technology that you have now figured out is necessary.

I greatly appreciate you sharing your feedback.  This helps us determine how we can better educate you in the future.

Christopherr P. Hill, Founder, http://www.funeralresources.com