Social
Media Etiquette-What Would Emily Post Say?
Erik Qualman the founder of Socialnomics says, “We don’t have a choice whether we Do social media, the question is how well we Do it.”
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Desperation Breeds Contempt
Maybe contempt is too harsh of a word, but
we are trying to make a point! These are a few synonyms found in the dictionary
under contempt, “Unworthy of one's notice or
disdain”. Stop the self promotion!
If your wall streams are only of your
glorious opportunity and how your readers need to join now, then you are going
to turn away many a potential customer.
Maybe your product or opportunity is the best thing since peanut butter! Let’s try to find other ways to promote it, not by posting continuously about it or about you.
Maybe your product or opportunity is the best thing since peanut butter! Let’s try to find other ways to promote it, not by posting continuously about it or about you.
One question for you to ponder, how do you feel when you walk into the car dealership, do you want to be the salesman or the relationship builder?
Share information that others send out, give credit where credit is due. Give more than you receive back. Relax and enjoy the ride!
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Sometimes I find that I may be over
thinking when it comes to posting, but I try to be careful regarding grammar,
punctuation and content.
Keep it simple and to the point, thankfully with the arrival of Twitter you have to be to the point, in just 140 characters!
Make sure your links are working too. Always test your links before you send them. Again we are all being judged whether we like it or not!
Keep it simple and to the point, thankfully with the arrival of Twitter you have to be to the point, in just 140 characters!
Make sure your links are working too. Always test your links before you send them. Again we are all being judged whether we like it or not!
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When you are requesting to be “friends”
with people you personally do not know on Facebook, you should always send a message with
your request.
Using common courtesy should be common sense! I am more apt to accept a friend request from someone that has a message attached than from those that have not.
Most of the other social networks allow you to add people to your "Circles" or "Followers" without a request, as is with Google+ and Twitter. It is then up to you if you want to return the "Follow"!
Using common courtesy should be common sense! I am more apt to accept a friend request from someone that has a message attached than from those that have not.
Most of the other social networks allow you to add people to your "Circles" or "Followers" without a request, as is with Google+ and Twitter. It is then up to you if you want to return the "Follow"!
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Sending Messages with Just Links
I receive
many tweets with just links; I will not open those links.
There is no guarantee that people will click on your link even with a message. However, the odds are you will have more that will if you are including a message with it.
Of course building trust is an important piece of this complicated puzzle.
There is no guarantee that people will click on your link even with a message. However, the odds are you will have more that will if you are including a message with it.
Of course building trust is an important piece of this complicated puzzle.
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Scarcity vs. Abundance Mentality
How to handle competition
can be difficult for some. According to
the Internet World Stats’ website there are currently over 2 billion internet
users worldwide.
If you are selling face cream, then there are a lot of potential faces out there that you could be
targeting, even if you are just trying to sell on the web! In other words there is enough for all of us
to share in this abundant market. Just embrace your competitors and think
abundantly!
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Using Automated Messages
This can
be debated either way. There are some
that will automatically stop following those that use this method. Then there are those like myself that just
grin and bear it! There are several twitter automation tools.
Welcoming
your new followers with a generic message is something that is a time saver. However, once the message is out you should
follow up with a personally written message. I do not recommend posting a link to your
opportunity in these messages.
If you
use these tools, you should still manage your tweets and how often they are
tweeted. You need to avoid that the same welcome message is sent repeatedly to
the same followers.
Remember
we are here to build relationships. If you are just using automated messages, this does not
necessarily send that message.
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