Common Social Networking Mistakes
There are a few mistakes that people make when using social networking sites to try to get more exposure for their business. These mistakes can be minor and not amount to much, or they can be fatal and cause you to lose your business and never make contact with anyone.
Naked Profile.
If you try to use social networks by just signing up and sending bulletins and emails to people, you’re missing the point entirely. If you don’t have a profile that’s the first thing people notice. You’ve already ruined your credibility and made yourself look like a scammer. Anyone who doesn’t take the time to at least set up a simple bio page has nothing to present. Even if you add friends, what are they going to see? No one wants to do business with someone they don’t know. To them you’re like a stranger lurking in the shadows with no real identity. You also want to have a nice picture of yourself so they will see it when your activity comes up in the search engine of the site. If you don’t have a picture people see you as the default no pic blank photo and this makes you look like you’re not professional or trustworthy.
Your About Me Page is all about your business opportunity
This makes you look like you’re broke and you need someone to sign up for your opportunity because you need to pay your light bill. Your about page should be about you and who you really are. It’s not the place to promote or advertise. People want to know you, not what you do or how much money you make.
Too much hype
We already know that your business is the next best thing since buttered bread, but when you have too much hyped up claims about how your business is making you a millionaire in three days, we can see right through it. If you’re that rich why do you need to use social networks at all? You should be on a warm sunny beach somewhere enjoying your good fortune.
Sending ads in comments and friend emails.
Oh boy..that one is a big no no. When you use your friend’s comment box to post an ad or banner for your business, you’ve shot yourself in the foot. Do you honestly think they’ll sign up for your business just because you shove it down their throat?
Put a link or a banner on your profile just in case someone wants to know what you do, but the main thing you want to do is present YOURSELF as someone who is credible and has a handle on who you are as a person.
Social networking is all about making friends, being helpful, and being REAL.
People want to do business with people they can identify with and who they can get to know as a friend first and foremost.
If they want to know what you’re doing to make money online they will ASK YOU. Then you have the opportunity and the PERMISSION to tell them and they won’t feel like they’re being sold to.
Rebecca Beasley has been online for 16 + years and has written
hundreds of articles to help newbies and oldies alike.
© July 13th 2008 All rights reserved
Naked Profile.
If you try to use social networks by just signing up and sending bulletins and emails to people, you’re missing the point entirely. If you don’t have a profile that’s the first thing people notice. You’ve already ruined your credibility and made yourself look like a scammer. Anyone who doesn’t take the time to at least set up a simple bio page has nothing to present. Even if you add friends, what are they going to see? No one wants to do business with someone they don’t know. To them you’re like a stranger lurking in the shadows with no real identity. You also want to have a nice picture of yourself so they will see it when your activity comes up in the search engine of the site. If you don’t have a picture people see you as the default no pic blank photo and this makes you look like you’re not professional or trustworthy.
Your About Me Page is all about your business opportunity
This makes you look like you’re broke and you need someone to sign up for your opportunity because you need to pay your light bill. Your about page should be about you and who you really are. It’s not the place to promote or advertise. People want to know you, not what you do or how much money you make.
Too much hype
We already know that your business is the next best thing since buttered bread, but when you have too much hyped up claims about how your business is making you a millionaire in three days, we can see right through it. If you’re that rich why do you need to use social networks at all? You should be on a warm sunny beach somewhere enjoying your good fortune.
Sending ads in comments and friend emails.
Oh boy..that one is a big no no. When you use your friend’s comment box to post an ad or banner for your business, you’ve shot yourself in the foot. Do you honestly think they’ll sign up for your business just because you shove it down their throat?
Put a link or a banner on your profile just in case someone wants to know what you do, but the main thing you want to do is present YOURSELF as someone who is credible and has a handle on who you are as a person.
Social networking is all about making friends, being helpful, and being REAL.
People want to do business with people they can identify with and who they can get to know as a friend first and foremost.
If they want to know what you’re doing to make money online they will ASK YOU. Then you have the opportunity and the PERMISSION to tell them and they won’t feel like they’re being sold to.
Rebecca Beasley has been online for 16 + years and has written
hundreds of articles to help newbies and oldies alike.
© July 13th 2008 All rights reserved
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Permalink Reply by yuri co on -
thanks. thats a very nice information. but how will you know if its a spam or not if they are very good in selling it or in advertising it?
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Permalink Reply by yuri co on
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thank you for a very nice information.. but i want to know if how can i know if its a spam or not if they are very good at that and even in advertising. thanks..
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Permalink Reply by Craig on -
I agree with the ads in the comments section. I recently joined another social networking site. So many comments are ads for their business. I would never sign up for any opportunity that way. 95% of them are people I know nothing about. The other issue I have is people pouncing on the newbie. Sending an invitation to join their business in a welcome letter? NO NO NO.. bad idea in my opinion.
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Permalink Reply by LeTicia on -
Thanks for putting the human factor back into networking Rebecca. Lovely.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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Ilove the messages that start off with "I just read your profile" and you know darn well, if they had, they wouldn't be writing to you.lol I get those emails too. I'm all for networking and the social aspect. Don't bombard me with crap.Also, if you send me an email, make it at least look original and not copied from someone else typos and all.
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Beasley on -
Try doing unto others as you would have them to do unto you. If you want them to visit your profile, visit theirs. If you want them to take a good look at your business, take a good look at theirs. Show them that you care and they will come to your aid when you need them to.
The law of attraction works. There's no doubt about it.
You will receive in direct relationship to what you give. Period.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Robin Rushlo on -
I hear all this lip service That everyone wants to have people come to their business and be customers or be distributors but I see little or nor action. I have used now 4 different people services from the group without even a visit to my websites.
I am beginning to feel like the social network sites even the ones fro business are just alot on lips service and no action. I offer free samples for a small shipping fee and not one have come from this site. Yet I hear we all are here to support each other. ( but it I will support you if YOU go first and I see how much you spend with me then I will spend the same with you.) This is where the LAWS of the universe start to fall down. Read "the Go Giver" and find out what it is really all about.
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Beasley on
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It's all about ATTITUDE.
Whether I spend money with you or not depends on how you strike me as an individual. It has very little to do with products. You have to put your best foot forward and present yourself as someone I would trust and don't just send out ads for your opportunities and products on social networks.
If you use them the way they were intended to be used and be a friend that people want you'll find that your products will sell themselves. The universe gives what you give to it back to you. If you give an attitude of being angry and selfish, you'll get angry and selfish people sending you things you don't want.
But if you're giving and friendly you'll receive from giving and friendly people. It's not a useless excercise. It's a really powerful thing that works like clockwork.
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Permalink Reply by Rosemary Zamecnik on -
Thank you Rebecca,
I am new here so, your Common Social Networking Mistakes will be very useful. Am just beginning to find the time to spend here and participate in some of the forums.
Rosemary, Gardengatedesigns
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Permalink Reply by Rudy Hiebert on -
May I also say "good job" Rebecca, for an article nobody bothers to grind out. One thing I might add is that different mistakes are prevalent in different social networking forums. For example, in one place it might be acceptable to introduce one self with the appropriate information but in another any hint of one's interest that smacks of a even a credible venture is interpreted as spam. Just a signature with a url in some social networking situations puts some people on edge. Being possessive about your social network spot in the sun is also a mistake.
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