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Social Networking: Netiquette

Netiquette is the acceptable

behavior within a social marketing

(Web 2.0) or social networking

atmosphere.

Failure to recognize these unspoken

rules could mean little or no

marketing results, or even worse,

a disastrous effect on your

image.

It is actually quite common for

people to misuse social networks,

and thus, receive no real benefit

from them.

In fact, more than anything among

professional social networks people

naturally have the wrong idea, and

the few that do know what they are

doing are experiencing great results.

What is the common problem?

The problem is that marketers view

these sites only as a means of

advertising and sponsoring people

into their businesses. 

 

Don’t get me wrong though, 

 

if used properly these sites will increase

your businesses and income, but with

a much stronger foundation.

First let’s go over what not to do

through social marketing. 

 

As a side note, social marketing can 

 

mean any Web 2.0 social book-marking,

content sharing, or social networking

site.

You should not blatantly shove

your product or opportunity.

Instead, you should be attracting

people to you by offering value

and information to other users.

If you are becoming friends with

users just to send them

advertisements without attempting

to build a personal relationship then

you are misusing the site.

In most cases it is also true that these

users will not be responsive at all to

your message and will just block or

report you.

However, once you have built a

relationship with your contacts it is

ok to send them an announcement

of your product or opportunity along

with an informative message on how

it will help them. You should limit how

often you do this, do not promote your

stuff to them every day, try to keep it

to once per week.

Instead, bring them value 90% of the

time and 10% promoting yourself or

business.

You will find that you are attracting

more and more people to you instead

of chasing people.

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Another pitfall that some people fall

into is conflicting with others within

the social network. Know the

difference between discussion and

attacking.

If you have a different view than someone

else it is ok to voice your opinion but

make sure to use facts and keep a

constructive atmosphere.

Now let’s go over some tips for what

you should try to do and accomplish

through social networking sites.

1) You should build relationships

This one is obvious, but still needs to

be mentioned because of its huge

importance.

People buy from people they like and

trust. If that is you they will buy from

you.

Introduce yourself to other users, but

spend more time asking and talking

about them than yourself. Discover

their goals and needs and help them

achieve them.

A simple way of showing value to your

contacts is by teaching them how to

use the social network if they have

questions about certain features or

customization options.

You also need to keep a regular

communication with your friends; this

can be done on a mass scale through

bulletins or by bulk e-mailing your

friends.

The communications should be value

based and mostly informational, this

will increase the likelihood of their

interest in what you have to offer.

2) Help connect people to others

One thing you can do that will earn

you major points with others is by

introducing people to each other.

You can do this through recommending

friends who have similar interests. If

your friends are involved in the same

opportunity or sell the same product

connect them so they can share with

each other.

If one of your friends sells

something and another friend is

looking to buy it, then that is a simple

connection you can make.

Now your friends will want to help you

and the favor will be returned.

3) Evaluate your perspective

Are you constantly thinking about

what others can do for you?

Instead consider what you can do to

help them.

If your goal is to help others

first you will build solid relationships

and receive phenomenal results in your

business.

Ask others how you can possibly help

them and they will see you as a valued

friend.

4) Upload a photo and build a quality

profile.

Profiles with photos receive up to 70%

more exposure. This shows the importance

of adding a photo to your profile.

If you do not have a photo of yourself

you can put a photo of anything, the

important thing is that you have a photo

uploaded on your account.

You also need to take the time to build

a quality profile. First, write briefly

about yourself, provide some marketing

tips or advice, and then feel free to

write about the value that you can

provide to others. Every friend of yours

should be visiting your profile at least

once, and if the network allows for you

will be having views from non-friends or

even non-members also.

5) Add and accept unlimited friends

Finally, your goal within the social

network is to connect with as many people

as possible.

The more people you are friends with then

the more exposure you can potentially have

to your products or opportunities.

Most social networks allow you to bulk

contact your friends. You will use this

feature in order to send helpful tips as

well as promotions to all of your friends

at once.

This is why building up your friends list

is even more valuable. If you are adding

a lot of friends it is likely you will not

be able to personally get in touch with all

of them, in this case it is wise to show

them your value and professionalism through

your bulk communications to all of your

friends so they can learn about you and the

value you provide.

Social networks offer you the ability to get

exposure but so much more.

A huge benefit to social-networking is

learning from others and being in an environment

of shared knowledge.

Take advantage of everything social networks

have to offer and take the time to build

quality relationships.

I still work with other network marketers I

met online over six years ago and these

relationships have become

highly valuable!

In final words: Networking is a cont

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act sport.

I wish you quality networking,

Robert Blakely

Marketing Consultant

Skype: The-Blakester