Thursday, April 8, 2010

Sell Services

Facebook can be an excellent resource for professionals who sell services. That's because the Internet has made it very easy for people who need your services to connect with you, regardless of whether you are in their geographical location or not. Add to that the technological advancements that make online consulting and teaching very simple, and you can see that there are quite a few advantages to selling services online.

The down side of selling services, instead of products, is that your time is limited. If you don't make good use of the technology available to help distribute yourself over multiple platforms in digital format, you could easily find your profits being limited by the amount of time you have. Some of the ways this dilemma can be resolved is to outsource the smaller tasks, so that you can concentrate on the ones that are highly profitable and need your particular attention.

You can sell many different types of services online, but they should resonate with the persona that you've established on Facebook. If you are a business consultant, for instance, your profile shouldn't have a collegiate feel to it, even if you are in Facebook. Some people make the mistake of thinking that the Facebook audience still only includes college students, which isn't true. There are more and more professionals going online and these people will want to see profiles and services that speak to them too.

The types of services you can offer are many. You can choose to offer custom services for anything out there from graphics design and computer development to social services. You can mentor people one-on-one either through a chat or phone service. You can set up individual plans for people you are coaching on any number of goals, from business to personal life goals. You can even offer these services in digital format like downloadable media files that offer them the chance to view whenever they have time. You can even offer email support on the downloadable media and classes for a set fee.

You can even sell your own services as an Internet marketer on Facebook. Are there any local businesses that want to enter the social networking media? Well, you could be the person to offer them that service. You can set up a profile for them, using their details, and use their credit card information to buy them Social ads and build their business for them online. You will have to show that the services you provide are actually helping them to promote their business in order to be a successful Internet marketer.

Once they are up and running, you can even charge them a monthly fee to manage their online profile and businesses as a social networking presence manager.