As you know, using a combination of social Web activities is what maximizes results for any business, but what was the ONE activity that really stood out for you in 2010? After you vote, please also elaborate in the comments. I am anxious to see what you all choose!

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What other polls would you like to see on this site?  Please feel free to suggest new poll questions in the comments below.

In this interview, Trinitie Kedrowski, an entrepreneur and a transcriptionist from Minnesota shows us why it pays to listen on Twitter. What’s the pay off? More clients!

A few months ago Trinitie (@kedrowskitransc) replied to my tweet within minutes to offer her transcription services for my Social Web Success Blueprint program, and I became a new client under 15 minutes.

I was really excited to interview Trinitie because with only a little over 160 followers, she proves that you don’t need thousands of followers to get business from Twitter.

Let’s listen to how Trinitie gets her clients from Twitter.

Check out Trinitie’s services at www.kedrowskitranscription.net. I already referred two people to Trinitie, and I will continue to do so.

Thanks for reaching out Trinitie! Keep up your great Twitter tactic!

I will be posting more case study interviews like this on a regular basis. If you are using social media successfully in your business and would like to be interviewed, please reach out to me. I love hearing social media success stories!

You can also listen to other recent interviews below:

Case Study: Dippin’ Dots’ Powerful Social Media Strategy Leads to One Million Fans on Facebook Case Study: One B2B Increases Business One Tweet at a Time

The most popular social media question is:  “Where do I start with social media if I want to use it for my business?”  The very first step is to understand the entire social media landscape before jumping on the bandwagon.  This is paramount if you want to succeed with using social media for your business!

The social web consists of many categories and is not just about social networking.  I have created the below diagram to help you understand the types of social media categories.  The categories you decide to use for your business will depend on your business goals and what you are trying to achieve with social media.

Of course, there is a cross between many of these categories.  For example, I placed Twitter under micro-blogging, but it also belongs under social networking; I placed Facebook under social networking but it is also the largest photo-sharing site.

The key to success with social media is to not put your eggs in one basket.  Once you have a clear understanding of the social web, the next step is know how to integrate some or all these categories together so you can leverage and maximize your efforts with social media.

Please note, in this diagram I am giving a comprehensive look at the categories of social media.  The tools in each category are only an example.  There are literally thousands of tools out there that would fall into each category and would not be possible to fit into a single diagram.  Please feel free to add tools that you think belong under specific categories in the comment section below.

The logos and images shown are trademarks of each site.  Let’s hope the sites don’t mind that I borrowed them!

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