Establishing Connections on Social Media Sites

Posted on September 2, 2009 by admin
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Social media programs allows you to quickly and easily gain exposure with hundreds of new people, maybe even thousands at little or no cost.  If you have been in business for any length of time, you know that exposure is only the first step.  Far more important is the second step, making connections with these individuals.  Connections mean people see you and your business as relevant to their interests.  In this post, I share some tips for turning exposure into connections.  Enjoy and prosper.

How to move friends, connections, followers from exposure to connections?
Provide information.  Use your expertise to provide simple and easy information for them to use.  People love how to do it lists.  People love information they can easily use.
Ask questions.  When you tell or talk at, they don’t need to get involved.  When you ask them a question, this invites their involvement.
Acknowledging people. By providing responses or compliments to other people on social media sites, you are saying, “You are important and I am paying attention to you.”
Being generous.  Share freely your resources and well as the resources of others that help your social media connections.  Generosity is a great connector.
Being personal.  Share the personal part of yourself, your humor or your experiences.  People are not looking for business personas on social media sites.  Think of the sharing that comes with your friends over a glass of wine or wonderful meal.
Conclusion
These are not fancy ideas!  Do a combination of these activities and your will turn more social media followers and friends into social media connections that foster your business.
To be continued your comments are welcomed…

Social media programs allows you to quickly and easily gain exposure with hundreds of new people, maybe even thousands at little or no cost.  If you have been in business for any length of time, you know that exposure is only the first step.  Far more important is the second step, making connections with these individuals.

Connections mean people see you and your business as relevant to their interests.  In this post, I share some tips for turning exposure into connections.  Enjoy and prosper.

How to move friends, connections, followers from exposure to connections?

Provide information. Use your expertise to provide simple and easy information for them to use.  People love how to do it lists.  People love information they can easily use.

Ask questions.  When you tell or talk at, they don’t need to get involved.  When you ask them a question, this invites their involvement.

Acknowledging people. By providing responses or compliments to other people on social media sites, you are saying, “You are important and I am paying attention to you.”

Being generous.  Share freely your resources and well as the resources of others that help your social media connections.  Generosity is a great connector.

Being personal.  Share the personal part of yourself, your humor or your experiences.  People are not looking for business personas on social media sites.  Think of the sharing that comes with your friends over a glass of wine or wonderful meal.

Conclusion

These are not fancy ideas!  Do a combination of these activities and your will turn more social media followers and friends into social media connections that foster your business.

To be continued your comments are welcomed…

Al Hanzal

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Al specializes in helping small business owners use a variety of internet tools to promote their business on the internet and get more customers.
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