3 Tips to Starting Mutually Beneficial Relationships in Social Networking Online
Every business is looking for effective and cost-effective ways to market and promote their products.
For many the new method is the use of Online Social Networking Communities and social media.
Among them are the popular Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube, just to mention a few.
Whether you are just looking to raise your profile, promote a new product or to increase exposure of your existing product, social networking have become an effective target for many businesses in doing so.
However with so many businesses competing for attention, it is very important that you make no compromises when it comes to setting yourself apart from the rest.
One very priceless and effective way to do that is to create a sparkling reputation and image that gets you attracting quality friends who wholeheartedly assist you with promoting your business or products effortlessly.
Exhibiting good manners when it comes to making and keeping friends and contacts on these social networking groups is a sure way to make all the difference to your business success in the long run.
Here are some tips that can get you started in making quality friends.
1.
CREATE AN INVITING PROFILE: As you create your profile, keep in mind that you are representing both yourself and your business or profession.
That means you need to use descent language, avoid abbreviations, slang and jargons.
Because you will never know what the meaning of that word could be in another culture.
Also avoid uploading group, pets, logos or any image apart from your own personal picture on your profile.
Remember, that people are there to make friends with YOU and not your business or pet or any other image you present on your profile page.
Reserve your logos for your business page or group(s) and the rest for your albums.
In any networking situation, you present yourself first and then when the time is right, you can present all that you have to show.
And that is exactly what you must consider in the internet world as well and Facebook in particular.
After all we are all human beings connected through a set of computers to create a global village.
2.
USE APPLICATIONS IN MODERATION: Using too much applications and widgets can clutter your profile page and give the impression of an untidy person.
In my opinion, applications are some of the additions on the social networking sites that makes the internet community get alive.
Just make it a point to ensure that any application you add to your profile has something to do with your personality and/or profession, and do not upload applications that may be contrary to your professional or personal standing.
Remember, too much of everything is bad! And too many applications can actually slow down your profile page when someone wants to get to it.
This brings frustration and you are guaranteed the potential friend will just give up and look up another person's profile.
There goes your million dollar friend! 3.
INTRODUCE YOURSELF: When making friends, it is advisable to give the prospective friend a little background of yourself and as to how you know them.
For example you can introduce yourself by saying: Hi X I am an etiquette expert based in Germany and I just discovered you on 'Be Friendly' as someone I would love to be friends with.
I see you are into '123' which I am curious to learn more about.
I would be grateful if you will accept me as a friend.
Regards Me Such little notes attached to your invitation already engages the prospective friend's attention and breaks the ice for both of you to start a conversation even before he accepts your invitation.
In this way, you introduce yourself like in a face-to-face situation.
So you are more likely to get a favorable response and the friendship gets stronger because the other person now wants to know more about this 'nice, well behaved person' who is so much interested in making friends with him or her.
You would be surprised at what great first impression you would make when you follow these simple steps.
Remember, a good reputation is earned and there is no better way to do that than to create that environment with good etiquette that makes your friends feel comfortable with you and valued, even in social networking.
After all, in real life, it is only strong, nurtured relationships that yield success for the mutual benefit of the people involved.
And that does not change online.
For many the new method is the use of Online Social Networking Communities and social media.
Among them are the popular Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube, just to mention a few.
Whether you are just looking to raise your profile, promote a new product or to increase exposure of your existing product, social networking have become an effective target for many businesses in doing so.
However with so many businesses competing for attention, it is very important that you make no compromises when it comes to setting yourself apart from the rest.
One very priceless and effective way to do that is to create a sparkling reputation and image that gets you attracting quality friends who wholeheartedly assist you with promoting your business or products effortlessly.
Exhibiting good manners when it comes to making and keeping friends and contacts on these social networking groups is a sure way to make all the difference to your business success in the long run.
Here are some tips that can get you started in making quality friends.
1.
CREATE AN INVITING PROFILE: As you create your profile, keep in mind that you are representing both yourself and your business or profession.
That means you need to use descent language, avoid abbreviations, slang and jargons.
Because you will never know what the meaning of that word could be in another culture.
Also avoid uploading group, pets, logos or any image apart from your own personal picture on your profile.
Remember, that people are there to make friends with YOU and not your business or pet or any other image you present on your profile page.
Reserve your logos for your business page or group(s) and the rest for your albums.
In any networking situation, you present yourself first and then when the time is right, you can present all that you have to show.
And that is exactly what you must consider in the internet world as well and Facebook in particular.
After all we are all human beings connected through a set of computers to create a global village.
2.
USE APPLICATIONS IN MODERATION: Using too much applications and widgets can clutter your profile page and give the impression of an untidy person.
In my opinion, applications are some of the additions on the social networking sites that makes the internet community get alive.
Just make it a point to ensure that any application you add to your profile has something to do with your personality and/or profession, and do not upload applications that may be contrary to your professional or personal standing.
Remember, too much of everything is bad! And too many applications can actually slow down your profile page when someone wants to get to it.
This brings frustration and you are guaranteed the potential friend will just give up and look up another person's profile.
There goes your million dollar friend! 3.
INTRODUCE YOURSELF: When making friends, it is advisable to give the prospective friend a little background of yourself and as to how you know them.
For example you can introduce yourself by saying: Hi X I am an etiquette expert based in Germany and I just discovered you on 'Be Friendly' as someone I would love to be friends with.
I see you are into '123' which I am curious to learn more about.
I would be grateful if you will accept me as a friend.
Regards Me Such little notes attached to your invitation already engages the prospective friend's attention and breaks the ice for both of you to start a conversation even before he accepts your invitation.
In this way, you introduce yourself like in a face-to-face situation.
So you are more likely to get a favorable response and the friendship gets stronger because the other person now wants to know more about this 'nice, well behaved person' who is so much interested in making friends with him or her.
You would be surprised at what great first impression you would make when you follow these simple steps.
Remember, a good reputation is earned and there is no better way to do that than to create that environment with good etiquette that makes your friends feel comfortable with you and valued, even in social networking.
After all, in real life, it is only strong, nurtured relationships that yield success for the mutual benefit of the people involved.
And that does not change online.
