People think that life in a small town means you know exactly what everyone else is up to. Not true! Just like in the city, many of us have fast-paced, multi-faceted lives that don’t leave a lot of time for hanging over the back fence, chatting with our neighbor.
Instead, a lot of us in the Concrete area are now using social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In to promote our businesses and keep in touch with our friends, family and community members. Facebook, more than the others, has had an amazing impact on our ability to communicate with one another. At any given time of the day, you can log on and read about a car accident in Lyman, the weather and road conditions in Birdsview, or the karaoke finals on Main Street in Concrete. Of course you can also see that someone’s child just got toilet-trained, a high-schooler had a falling out with her boyfriend, or that your cousin is eating a brownie for lunch. (Thankfully, some of that can be controlled via your account and privacy settings.)
Setting up an account, creating a profile page and then starting a business page are all quick, easy and free. Give it about 20 minutes a day, and you’ll build a whole network of new and existing customers to communicate with. If you don’t have a business, you’ll find old friends from elementary school or new friends that share your interests and hobbies.
If you aren’t already using Facebook, think about it. 600,000 million people can’t be wrong.
P.S. Thank you, Facebook Friends, for all the feedback on our new website!
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