{"id":499,"date":"2009-10-01T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestdatacompany.info\/asgroupinc\/?p=119"},"modified":"2009-10-01T19:21:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-01T19:21:00","slug":"entrepreneurs-hire-consultants-to-promote-business-on-social-media-sites-but-the-extra-cost-is-big-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/entrepreneurs-hire-consultants-to-promote-business-on-social-media-sites-but-the-extra-cost-is-big-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurs Hire Consultants to Promote Business on Social-Media Sites, but the Extra Cost Is Big Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Firms Get a Hand With Twitter, Facebook <\/em><br \/><em>Wall Street Journal,<\/em> 1 October 2009<br \/>By <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/search\/search_center.html?KEYWORDS=SARAH+E.+NEEDLEMAN&amp;ARTICLESEARCHQUERY_PARSER=bylineAND\">SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sylvester Chisom began paying a consultant last summer to blog on Twitter, post status updates on Facebook and run marketing campaigns on both sites for his auto-detailing business.<\/p>\n<p>He thinks the service, which costs $450 a month, is worth it. &#8220;It&#8217;s just better having somebody else dedicated to thinking of stuff to put up,&#8221; says Mr. Chisom, co-owner of Showroom Shine Express Detailing LLC in St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>Some small-business owners, overwhelmed by the time commitment required of marketing their products and services via social media, are hiring consultants to lend a hand. But the price of such support can vary widely based on the extent of work involved, and many entrepreneurs with already meager resources for marketing and advertising may need to think carefully before taking on the extra cost.<\/p>\n<p>To read the article in its entirety, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB125435764583454651.html\">http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB125435764583454651.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firms Get a Hand With Twitter, Facebook Wall Street Journal, 1 October 2009By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN Sylvester Chisom began paying a consultant last summer to blog on Twitter, post status updates on Facebook and run marketing campaigns on both sites for his auto-detailing business. 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