Weekly Poll - Has social media helped you secure a contract? (13/01/2011)

[UKFF Mod]

You can’t escape Social Media. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have a global reach and they’re free to use, so it’s hardly surprising that SMEs use them to promote their business. But are they useful for a freelancer looking for new contracts?

Is it really worth spending ages creating a professional profile on social media sites? Personally, I have been approached by potential clients via LinkedIn and I received a ‘let’s talk more’ request via Twitter. So, I believe it is worth it.

But what about other freelancers’ experiences? Has social media helped you secure a contract?

[Pistachio]

I was on linkedin. Got off it when I realised that it was just full of agents who wanted to increase their connection list and spam me.

[The SMG]

Not really, no.

It's great for spying on that kid from school who used to beat the cr@p out of you behind the science labs though

[Azazel]

Originally Posted by The SMG

Not really, no.

It's great for spying on that kid from school who used to beat the cr@p out of you behind the science labs though

I'm going to take a guess that there was no shortage of people willing to queue up and take their turn?

[TheFear]

Originally Posted by Azazel

I'm going to take a guess that there was no shortage of people willing to queue up and take their turn?

TheSMG....."School B1tch for the Hard-Nuts and Bi-Curious"