I received the same message from another online entrepreneur a few months ago and thought I’d post it here and put my spin on it.

If you’re not using social media to expand your network, find long lost friends, grow your business, and just have fun reaching out…you’re missing the boat!

I want to get acquainted with you personally. I want to laugh and giggle and share the ups and downs of running an online business and get to know a little about who you are. And these tools let us do just that, really. The line between business and personal is fading and no where is that more evident than in the world of social networking.

And if you’re already “dialed in”…then please search for me and let’s meet, asap!

Here are two great social media tools that I use daily and I want you to use so we can all get connected & I’ll provide tips on how to use these to grow your business, too:

FACEBOOK: It’s free. Go to www.facebook.com and open an account. You can connect to me directly by simply searching for “Deborah Carraro ” when your account is established. More important, you will be able to find tons of old friends, business contacts, and new associates very quickly. Remember all the peeps that shunned you in high school? You’ll be surprised by how many of them want to connect with you now.

TWITTER: It’s free and seriously fun. It’s also seriously addictive. It’s a service for friends, associates and co-workers to say connected and informed based on a simple question, “What are you doing?” But it’s really more than that! Go to www.twitter.com and open an account. You can connect to me directly by simply searching for “Deborah Carraro ” when your account is established or linking directly to my profile at http://twitter.com/ideborah

There are more but those are the two I would recommend that you start with. So let’s connect this week. Hope to tweet you soon!