Facebook and Twitter Basics: Newbie Social Networking skills

Now I get it!

I went to Matt Bacak’s Marketing Madness #16 in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend.

Now, I am listening to Adam Urbanski, Mari Smith and Carrie Wilkerson on a phone call as I started to write this blog post.

I get some very basic things that I did not get before. I now get the big picture. That is why it is so important to go to such events. You get to see yourself as part of the marketplace and share ideas. I only met one person that I would consider a competitor and she is an awesome lady that I learnt a lot from. So, no threat there in any way shape or form. Also, she learnt a lot from me.

I get that I am an Internet marketer because I have a website and I am trying to sell my goods and services online. I have met so many other people online that do not get this very key point. My online relationships are as sacred as my offline relationships.

You maximize social networking like Twitter and Facebook by approaching it this way:

1.  You have entered into the room at a cocktail party (Twitter and Facebook);

2.  You say hello to others (add or invite followers),

3.  Read their business card (click on their website on twitter and see what they are about; read their bio on Facebook and be interested in them)

4.  Notice the few that you are interested in taking your knowledge of them to the next level (have a conversation with them)

5.  Maintain a relationship with them (keep exchanging notes on Facebook and Twitter – respond to them.

6.  Be interested and be interesting (share information and goodies with them.)

7.  Appreciate your sacred relationship with them (do not pimp followers out or ignore them or take them for granted in any way);

8.  Don’t just walk up to someone at a party and ask them for a job (do not sell something to them immediately. Give something first and infuse your communication with a lot of good vibes, quotes, interesting things you are doing. Let your sales tweets or updates on Facebook be one out of ten as a good rule of thumb.)

9.  Introduce your newly met friends with one another so you can have more connections and interaction (connect your Facebook and Twitter accounts so that you are consistent and you save time).

10. Be polite and say hello and goodnight to those at the cocktail party (say good morning and good night on Twitter and Facebook and tell us what is going on in your life. It makes you more human.

11.  Take your conversation to the next level. Plan to see each other again. (Connect in real life with some of your connections on Facebook and Twitter by going to Tweetups and Meet ups. Better yet, make one happen.)

12.  Celebrate your new friends lives with them. Make a note of people’s birthdays and wish them “Happy Birthday.” (Facebook will tell you your friend’s birthdays. Do not miss out on that. Be sure to wish them blessings on those special days.)

Enjoy your new found relationships. They are sacred.

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I look forward to connecting with you.