5 Keys to Building a Huge Network on Sta.rtUp.biz

#1 Leave Comments on as Many Profiles as You Can

Leave a Welcome Comment for all New Members daily

-100+ new business owners sign up every day looking to network
-Offer advice on how to start a group or use Sta.rtUp.biz
-Leave a signature block with a link to your profile page
-Personalize your greeting to their name, website, or industry

3 Sentence Introduction Comment to Existing Members

-Create a simple introduction and ask a question
-Use a signature block with a link to your profile page
-Try and make at least 20 new comments a day
-Personalize your greeting to their name, website, or industry
-Make a friend request while leaving each comment

See Samples of Approved Comments by Other Members

#2 Invite Your Friends and Become a Featured Member

-Inviting your contacts will indirectly promote your business to them
-Weekly sitewide listing for members with most sign-ups from invites
-Sta.rtUp.biz gets over 1,000,000 page views monthly
-Having a large group of friends gives you instant credibility

#3 Start a Group and Join Groups

-Choose a good image and name for your group
-Add a RSS feed that will supply news and information daily
-Join 3 to 5 groups that you are interested in

#4 Reply to Discussions in the Forum

-Reply to all of the new introductions
-Start your own discussion by introducing yourself

#5 Build a Great Profile Page

-Make it a direct representation of yourself and your business
-Personalize it, add blog posts, 10+ pictures, and YouTube videos

*Although there are boundaries to posting links directly to your own url, there are virtually no limits to promoting your own profile or group which links to your site.

One Final Note:
Networking on Sta.rtUp.biz is no different from any other business networking event that you attend in person. The rules of success are the same.
1) You need to be well dressed - A nice profile and profile picture
2) You have to work the room - 100 comments a day
3) You engage before selling - Thoughtful comments
4) You ask for a business card - Make a friend request

You would never show up to an event in a tank top and start shouting out loud, "I sell insurance!" over and over again. It is rude, people will ignore you, and you will probably be escorted outside by security and told never to come back.

The same is true here.

This is a must read >>> Common Social Networking Mistakes

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Permalink Reply by Candace O'Brien on December 3, 2008 at 6:36pm: Thank you. Great article with great info.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Larry on December 5, 2008 at 7:29am: I am new at this...I think I am during OK, but how do you make money?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Deborah Koeppel on December 16, 2008 at 10:53pm: Thank you for the info! Great ideas...
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Permalink Reply by Charlene L. Ragsdale on December 20, 2008 at 2:04pm: These are the steps I followed when I first joined, thank you!

In less than one month - I added two new INCREDIBLE people onto my team and 2 WONDERFUL new clients.

I make it a goal to say a genuine "hello" to at least 100 ppl a day. Do I accommplish that goal EVERYDAY? No, I do not - but it do what I can.

The other result? I have at least 10 people a day contact me via email or via phone asking about my product or company.

Thanks for the great guidelines - if anyone questions, if they work - this advise is GOLD!

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Permalink Reply by Teresa Cuervo on January 21, 2009 at 5:00pm: I could not agree more with the last paragraph of this post. It is hard to believe how many people lose common sense when it comes to social networking.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Carol Ann Stott on February 2, 2009 at 9:31pm: Thank you so much for this article and for pointing to the Common Social Networking Mistakes article which was great as well. There is so much to do in social networking and so confusing. It is helpful to have a step by step list of things to do, but I haven't seen just how to do some of them exactly, specifically. For example, if you have a large group of friends already, that is not a problem to invite your friends to promote your business. Then, how to add RSS, etc. I guess there is a spot to learn all that but often it is seen as a great big overwhelming task and something to procrastinate about until "I will learn how later". At least your article gave me a list of what I need to learn to do which is helpful place to start.; ▶ Reply to This