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Add You - Online Networking: 5 Steps to 24/7 Connections
Chachkas (sp)…Freebies…Giveaways. Through the years, promotional items have taken on many names…most not very complimentary. We’ve all been on the receiving end of promotional items, and typically our overall impression is synonymous with throw away, little or no value, worthless, not an essential business tool. If you’re on the giving end, certainly this is not the desired response. Time and money have been spent with the ultimate goal of promoting your product and raising awareness of your brand.Let’s use a few other terms. This time I’ll pick words that are synonymous with business in the 21st Century. How
4. Don't be discouraged
If you post a thread or a reply, and no one speaks to you, don't be discouraged. Remember that there are many lurkers out there who've read what you've written. And just as you've been lurking, your fellow board members will want to see who you are and what you have to say. Over time, you'll get more and more responses from people.
5. Spend your energy well
If you find that a board has an extremely high turnover rate, or is more negative than positive, don't stay on it! With the first point, you're looking for a community, not a commuting board. If the board is negative, you'll be putting in too much energy for not enough return, and the temptation to join in the flame wars might get to be too much. You d
If you take a look at the features that different survey softwares offer, you will quickly realize that understanding all of them is no mean task. But it is very important that you do because only then you can choose the right survey software. It is important for one other reason, it determines your price. More features invariably means more dollars. So if you don't choose the right survey software, you might end up paying more for features you don't need.While it is impossible and not even worthwhile to look at all the features, here is a look at some of the important ones. Chances are that these are the ones
What can you get from online networking?
A sense of community
Small business owners sometimes feel isolated. With an online group, you can visit any time.
Partnerships
Just like with face-to-face networking, online networking brings you a wealth of potential partners.
Referrals
As you get to know your network, you can share referrals, thus expanding your potential client base.
Clients
People who see your profile online may hire you, especially if they've gotten a good sense for who you are and feel they can trust you.
Answers to questions
Have a question about something? Just ask your online network. You'll get lots of answers and opinions.
Tips
Members of several of the networking sites we belong to share business tips regularly.
In our experience, introverts especially appreciate online networking as it frees them from social anxiety and gives them the time they prefer to think through what they say—or write—first. Extroverts, too, like it as it gives them a 24/7 source of contacts in a potentially lonely or boring one-person office.
There are several online networking sites available. Some offer forums or groups so members can participate in group discussions. Others provide links or connections between members so you can explore your connections' contacts and thereby expand your own network.
To utilize—yes, utilize—online networking, it's important that you know the rules for being a good netizen. And you won't be utilizing the online world if you're working at sites or in communities that aren't giving you what you need: A dynamic place where you can be a contributing member of a positive community. That's the ideal, so how do you get there? We're glad you asked!
1. Lurk first
Aaron read once that for every person on a networking board who posts, there are upwards of ten people who never post. Those people are lurking, and if that conjures images of someone skulking about in the shadows trying not to be seen, it should.
But unlike lurking in real life, board lurking is a good thing. By lurking you can find out all kinds of useful information. You can find out: who posts the most; when the board generates the most traffic; how people speak to each other; who the posters are. If you spend some time lurking, you'll get a feel for the community and posters that frequent that board.
2. Know who you are
As you're getting ready to start posting on your new boards, keep in mind the old internet rule of thumb: Don't say anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to hear. Remember that you're constructing a professional appearance for the online world, so keep all of your posts positive and professional.
3. Don't be afraid to share
Once you've gotten the pulse of the board, feel free to post! Remember, you're an expert in your field, so speak confidently. Tone is important online, so be careful that your confidence doesn't sound like inflexible pride. Forums and boards tend to be informal, so your writing doesn't need to be perfect—but it should always be good.
4. Don't be discouraged
If you post a thread or a reply, and no one speaks to you, don't be discouraged. Remember that there are many lurkers out there who've read what you've written. And just as you've been lurking, your fellow board members will want to see who you are and what you have to say. Over time, you'll get more and more responses from people.
5. Spend your energy well
If you find that a board has an extremely high turnover rate, or is more negative than positive, don't stay on it! With the first point, you're looking for a community, not a commuting board. If the board is negative, you'll be putting in too much energy for not enough return, and the temptation to join in the flame wars might get to be too much. You do
Network marketing is often tied to home based business ventures. Get rich quick. Find me two people and build an empire. Sounds familiar doesn't it. Well the internet and infomercials have hit the media with a big bang. You cannot surf the channels without seeing at least one new venture promising a yacht and full release from corporate America. So let's break it down to simple terms. A network is a group of things tied together in its simplest form. Phone lines all converging on a switch box become a phone system from which 100's of calls go in and out of. Thus a network. Traditional direct sales organizations are ma
Answers to questions
Have a question about something? Just ask your online network. You'll get lots of answers and opinions.
Tips
Members of several of the networking sites we belong to share business tips regularly.
In our experience, introverts especially appreciate online networking as it frees them from social anxiety and gives them the time they prefer to think through what they say—or write—first. Extroverts, too, like it as it gives them a 24/7 source of contacts in a potentially lonely or boring one-person office.
There are several online networking sites available. Some offer forums or groups so members can participate in group discussions. Others provide links or connections between members so you can explore your connections' contacts and thereby expand your own network.
To utilize—yes, utilize—online networking, it's important that you know the rules for being a good netizen. And you won't be utilizing the online world if you're working at sites or in communities that aren't giving you what you need: A dynamic place where you can be a contributing member of a positive community. That's the ideal, so how do you get there? We're glad you asked!
1. Lurk first
Aaron read once that for every person on a networking board who posts, there are upwards of ten people who never post. Those people are lurking, and if that conjures images of someone skulking about in the shadows trying not to be seen, it should.
But unlike lurking in real life, board lurking is a good thing. By lurking you can find out all kinds of useful information. You can find out: who posts the most; when the board generates the most traffic; how people speak to each other; who the posters are. If you spend some time lurking, you'll get a feel for the community and posters that frequent that board.
2. Know who you are
As you're getting ready to start posting on your new boards, keep in mind the old internet rule of thumb: Don't say anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to hear. Remember that you're constructing a professional appearance for the online world, so keep all of your posts positive and professional.
3. Don't be afraid to share
Once you've gotten the pulse of the board, feel free to post! Remember, you're an expert in your field, so speak confidently. Tone is important online, so be careful that your confidence doesn't sound like inflexible pride. Forums and boards tend to be informal, so your writing doesn't need to be perfect—but it should always be good.
4. Don't be discouraged
If you post a thread or a reply, and no one speaks to you, don't be discouraged. Remember that there are many lurkers out there who've read what you've written. And just as you've been lurking, your fellow board members will want to see who you are and what you have to say. Over time, you'll get more and more responses from people.
5. Spend your energy well
If you find that a board has an extremely high turnover rate, or is more negative than positive, don't stay on it! With the first point, you're looking for a community, not a commuting board. If the board is negative, you'll be putting in too much energy for not enough return, and the temptation to join in the flame wars might get to be too much. You d
There is nothing better than knowing the leadership of an organization values the people it hired. If the staff and employees are diverse, it makes the responsibilities of the leader even more important.An effective leader understands their success depends upon their ability to get all the moving parts of the organization working for the same cause. That cause being maximum efficiency and productivity of the employees.Diversity is an inside job because unless you understand yourself, it will be very difficult to understand people that work for and with you. One of the greatest disservices that exist is t
To utilize—yes, utilize—online networking, it's important that you know the rules for being a good netizen. And you won't be utilizing the online world if you're working at sites or in communities that aren't giving you what you need: A dynamic place where you can be a contributing member of a positive community. That's the ideal, so how do you get there? We're glad you asked!
1. Lurk first
Aaron read once that for every person on a networking board who posts, there are upwards of ten people who never post. Those people are lurking, and if that conjures images of someone skulking about in the shadows trying not to be seen, it should.
But unlike lurking in real life, board lurking is a good thing. By lurking you can find out all kinds of useful information. You can find out: who posts the most; when the board generates the most traffic; how people speak to each other; who the posters are. If you spend some time lurking, you'll get a feel for the community and posters that frequent that board.
2. Know who you are
As you're getting ready to start posting on your new boards, keep in mind the old internet rule of thumb: Don't say anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to hear. Remember that you're constructing a professional appearance for the online world, so keep all of your posts positive and professional.
3. Don't be afraid to share
Once you've gotten the pulse of the board, feel free to post! Remember, you're an expert in your field, so speak confidently. Tone is important online, so be careful that your confidence doesn't sound like inflexible pride. Forums and boards tend to be informal, so your writing doesn't need to be perfect—but it should always be good.
4. Don't be discouraged
If you post a thread or a reply, and no one speaks to you, don't be discouraged. Remember that there are many lurkers out there who've read what you've written. And just as you've been lurking, your fellow board members will want to see who you are and what you have to say. Over time, you'll get more and more responses from people.
5. Spend your energy well
If you find that a board has an extremely high turnover rate, or is more negative than positive, don't stay on it! With the first point, you're looking for a community, not a commuting board. If the board is negative, you'll be putting in too much energy for not enough return, and the temptation to join in the flame wars might get to be too much. You d
I had dinner the other evening with some friends from New England. The couple splits its time between a home in the southern part of New Hampshire during the winter and a scenic farm in northern Vermont during the summer. In the past, I've had opportunities to visit both places and travel with them between their homes.As dinner progressed, the conversation turned to the Old Man of the Mountain, a natural rock formation on the New Hampshire landscape that serves as a symbol adorning state highway signs and license plates. I'd stopped on several occasions at Franconia Notch State Park to view the Old Man from a d
2. Know who you are
As you're getting ready to start posting on your new boards, keep in mind the old internet rule of thumb: Don't say anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to hear. Remember that you're constructing a professional appearance for the online world, so keep all of your posts positive and professional.
3. Don't be afraid to share
Once you've gotten the pulse of the board, feel free to post! Remember, you're an expert in your field, so speak confidently. Tone is important online, so be careful that your confidence doesn't sound like inflexible pride. Forums and boards tend to be informal, so your writing doesn't need to be perfect—but it should always be good.
4. Don't be discouraged
If you post a thread or a reply, and no one speaks to you, don't be discouraged. Remember that there are many lurkers out there who've read what you've written. And just as you've been lurking, your fellow board members will want to see who you are and what you have to say. Over time, you'll get more and more responses from people.
5. Spend your energy well
If you find that a board has an extremely high turnover rate, or is more negative than positive, don't stay on it! With the first point, you're looking for a community, not a commuting board. If the board is negative, you'll be putting in too much energy for not enough return, and the temptation to join in the flame wars might get to be too much. You d
Helpful friends are great. They’re there to offer advice and support, and generally listen to your complaints or concerns about looking for a job. However when heading on the interview trail, you might want to enlist a few of them for a more intense critique of your interview style. Here’s how you can make them not only helpful, but useful, by telling them what to listen for in your answers.Of course the first thing you need to do is to take some time with your resume to identify what experiences you have had that you would like to tell an employer. What in your background makes you the perfect candidate fo
4. Don't be discouraged
If you post a thread or a reply, and no one speaks to you, don't be discouraged. Remember that there are many lurkers out there who've read what you've written. And just as you've been lurking, your fellow board members will want to see who you are and what you have to say. Over time, you'll get more and more responses from people.
5. Spend your energy well
If you find that a board has an extremely high turnover rate, or is more negative than positive, don't stay on it! With the first point, you're looking for a community, not a commuting board. If the board is negative, you'll be putting in too much energy for not enough return, and the temptation to join in the flame wars might get to be too much. You don't want to be part of that! (If you think it couldn't happen on your fun, friendly board, ask Aaron about the soda/pop flame war that he saw destroy a community…)
A good networking board can be a real gift. You'll find that you look forward to what your colleagues have to say, you'll get many returns and referrals out of it, and you'll find that the online community can be friendly and supportive. With just a little work and a little practice, you'll be part of it in no time!
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