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Small Business Owners Facing Their Biggest Challenge > Social Media

BY Rachael Ann | 04-07-2010 | 11:56 PM
This blog is written by a member of our blogging community and expresses that member's views alone.

Being the daughter of a small business owner, who has run two salons in her lifetime, I have learned a ton about the different struggles and rewards in running your own business. Well, the year of social media - 2010, my mother is experiencing a new world that requires leadership to engage the online community to promote one's business. I know how difficult it is for my mother to engage in social media. She is slowly learning small tricks on facebook, but not giving too much attention to it because "it's frustrating" for her. Not only does it frustrate her, but the time it takes for her to learn a few steps just isn't valuable enough to her company's bottom line. Salon DP LoRana, her business for 10 years now, is an upscale hair salon in East Brunswick, but it lacked a strong social media presence.

After meeting with more small business owners from New York, to New Jersey, California, Tennessee, and more. I am introduced to the same scenario. The consensus is, "The technology frustrates me, and I don't have time to figure this out."

Well, that's why my sister and I created Red Rover Services. Our services include online public relations and brand marketing. Our objective is to drive people to your website, create dialogue with the online community, increase earning potential, and gain new clients for you. How? We accomplish this in 6 ways at the low cost of $300 per month.

Learn more by visiting us at RedRoverSentMe.com

It's worth it!

Rachael Ann + Elena Marie