Posted by Tom Krengel
on 05/27/09
According to the April 2009 Discover Small Business Watch monthly report, 38 percent of businesspersons surveyed said they used Facebook, Linked-In, My Space or Twitter, up from 22 percent in October of 2007.
18% of those surveyed said they used their social-networking accounts to promote their businesses."Of those who use the internet to network, more say they use it for purposes other than getting new business leads," states Ryan Scully, director of Discover's business credit card. "I think this speaks to the fact that there just aren't as many leads out there - on the internet or elsewhere - and open-minded small business owners are trying more avenues to develop new prospects."