We're proud to announce the first show in a new series from a highly respected and influential social media blogger, Louis Gray. Louis operates out of his base in the technological mecca that is Silicon Valley, but we were lucky enough to catch up with him while he was in London to run a high-level social networking for business workshop for Ecademy.

In the first show, Louis discusses using your social networking presence to increase website visibility and leverage higher traffic. This is an incredibly effective way to create inbound links, create customer engagement, and drive organic traffic to your site. We'd like to supplement Louis's high-level advice with hands-on tips from a range of experts people who can talk about their own practical experience.

So if you're an expert, or if you've tried this technique successfully in your own business, we'd love to hear your thoughts and advice. You can submit your stories and tips in whatever way works for you:

- On the You Tube clip as a comment, here: 
- On Twitter, please Tweet your idea @ybcmark here
- Or, if you're our friend on Facebook you can comment on our page

So what was the specific trick, technique, critical event, that saw your traffic leap up?

Which social plaform worked best for you?

We'd love to hear what you have to say! You can contact the team via our website contact page here.