Post-Event Review: How To Use Social Networking Sites To Generate Business
Listen to the recording of a Verbal Networking Event: How To Use Social Networking Sites to Generate Business, that Strictly Business Network organised together with WECAI Network in Verbal Networking conference room last Wednesday, February 7th, 2007.
When networking in social networking sites;
1. You want to be known, liked and trusted first before you can expect people to do business with you or send referrals to you. Networking is about building relationships with people so give others the opportunity to get to know, like and trust you.
2. Do not ask for more than what you can give to the members of each network that you choose to be involved in. Share your knowledge and contribute your ideas as well as tips to the network/s as much as you possibly can.
3. Network in sites that attracts your ideal clients.
4. Set aside time for networking, just like you would set aside time for yourself to attend a business networking event in your community. By networking on the internet, you are actually saving a lot of traveling time and transportation costs so find networking sites on the internet that you know you will enjoy being a part of.
5. Seek opportunities to exchange dollars with members of that network instead of giving business or sending businesses to people that you do not know, like and trust; and vice versa.
6. You should also seek opportunities for cross-marketing partnerships or joint-venture partnerships while networking with these other like-minded business people. Reasons being that once you are known, liked and being trusted, more doors of opportunities will open for you which will result in you doing joint-effort marketing and promotions with non-competing companies so that your online marketing reach will double or triple through each project.
For more ideas and tips on how to effectively network in social networking sites, listen to this 53 minutes recording.
You will find that some of the things that you hear in this recording can be implemented immediately, and that include how to choose a networking site based on the target market that you have chosen for your business.
This event was brought to you through collaborative efforts made possible by the Leaders of Strictly Business Network;
Rima McDonald - www.BusinessResourcesPodcastDirectory.com
Cynthia Frazier - www.BusinessWomensGrowthSummit.com
Heidi Richards - www.wecai.org
Cristina Favreau - www.CristinaFavreau.com
Gillian-Hood Gabrielsom - www.HealthierOutcomes.com
Pam Akkerman - www.WebExecutiveAssistant.com
Jeanne Fuller - www.ForAccess.com
Sharon Williams - www.The24HourSecretary.com
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