Rouge Make-Up Artistry

I read an article by DonPower.me about how a lot of small local businesses don’t use the internet and social media to their full advantage and it made me think about how I will promote my business in the future.

I don’t have a business (yet) and I’m not self-employed (yet) but Rouge Make-up Artistry does already have an online presence and I feel that I am working towards the future. I have created pages on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Zimbio and although they are currently very basic they at least mean that RougeMUA is out there!

I’ve created a business plan (which constantly changes as I do more research and new ideas come to mind) and my hope is that when I do become a Freelance Make-up Artist I will already be out there with an online history spanning a year or two, maybe even three or four, and people will feel reassured that I haven’t just popped up out of obscurity.

Blondish.net comments on how smaller businesses tend to want to see results immediately, and like most types of advertising I think you need to give social networking sites time and definately plan ahead. My sights are on the future, but I don’t see a reason why I should wait to promote myself or get my name and that of Rouge Make-up Artistry out into the main stream. For me, sites like Facebook and MySpace give people with small businesses (or even just ideas) a way to reach a wider audience and more potential clients no matter what the type of business or how small it currently is.

If you have or plan to start a small business or are planning on becoming self-employed, perhaps as a cosmetics representative, a beautician or a make-up artist, then I would most definately suggest making the most of the internet and all it has to offer. You never know how far it could take you!