Common Social Networking Mistakes

[Shannon Burnett]

There are a few mistakes that people make when using social networking sites to try to get more exposure for their business. These mistakes can be minor and not amount to much, or they can be fatal and cause you to lose your business and never make contact with anyone.

Naked Profile.
If you try to use social networks by just signing up and sending bulletins and emails to people, you’re missing the point entirely. If you don’t have a profile that’s the first thing people notice. You’ve already ruined your credibility and made yourself look like a scammer. Anyone who doesn’t take the time to at least set up a simple bio page has nothing to present. Even if you add friends, what are they going to see? No one wants to do business with someone they don’t know. To them you’re like a stranger lurking in the shadows with no real identity. You also want to have a nice picture of yourself so they will see it when your activity comes up in the search engine of the site. If you don’t have a picture people see you as the default no pic blank photo and this makes you look like you’re not professional or trustworthy.

Your About Me Page is all about your business opportunity
This makes you look like you’re broke and you need someone to sign up for your opportunity because you need to pay your light bill. Your about page should be about you and who you really are. It’s not the place to promote or advertise. People want to know you, not what you do or how much money you make.

Too much hype
We already know that your business is the next best thing since buttered bread, but when you have too much hyped up claims about how your business is making you a millionaire in three days, we can see right through it. If you’re that rich why do you need to use social networks at all? You should be on a warm sunny beach somewhere enjoying your good fortune.

Sending ads in comments and friend emails.
Oh boy..that one is a big no no. When you use your friend’s comment box to post an ad or banner for your business, you’ve shot yourself in the foot. Do you honestly think they’ll sign up for your business just because you shove it down their throat?

Put a link or a banner on your profile just in case someone wants to know what you do, but the main thing you want to do is present YOURSELF as someone who is credible and has a handle on who you are as a person.

Social networking is all about making friends, being helpful, and being REAL.
People want to do business with people they can identify with and who they can get to know as a friend first and foremost.

If they want to know what you’re doing to make money online they will ASK YOU. Then you have the opportunity and the PERMISSION to tell them and they won’t feel like they’re being sold to.

Written by Rebecca Beasley who has been online for 16 + years and has written
hundreds of articles to help newbies and oldies alike.

[Marilyn Meyer]

Beautifully said, Shannon. This is advice we can all benefit from, and I'm glad you created such a wonderful social network to make new friends and expand our horizons! I've met so many beautiful people I didn't know existed in the Atlanta area and around the country, and I'm grateful that you made this possible.

Thank you for your expert advice and your loving, giving heart! You truly live in a state of grace...

Love & Light,
Marilyn

[Steve Parady]

Thanks for sharing this, Shannon, Unfortunately, there are far too many people who are just using these sites for spamming people. Not that all these people are "bad", of course. Most are good people who are just coming across the wrong way.

If there is one thing that people would keep in mind to be a good citizen on these networks it's this: Be genuine. Show the real you. Don't hide behind a mask or present a false persona. Join networks that provide food for your soul, friendship and support, not just money for you wallet.

I'd like to share this message on other networks I belong to!

Steve

[Linda Mitchell]

Thanks Shannon~Great advice and one I will heed.
Linda
PS. Will pass this on...

[Linda Joyce Hayden]

Hi Shannon, I AM always so embraced by that golden light from "above" the "level" of our seven gateways of 'coloration' (consciousness returning to Oneness) whenever I call upon your sweet image and the sound of your honest and truthful voice; always expressing through that Angelic smile. Even more so, when I come to this CLP site and feel my heart swelling with those Adamentine particles attracting me to seek out any and all newly delivered creativity that you may have delivered to us here!

As you decided that this was a useful time for us to be reminded of the ethics most useful for us to aspire to, that we might experience ourselves as Being more and more well recieved by our peers, indeed, by other Aspects of our OneSelf - I am personally reminded of how it is that i grow and remaster myself, each time I read another's profile/comment/: First, and foremost, I Am listening/watching with love and joy looking for another who is pro-offering love and joy so that our mirroring to one another becomes like unto the saying "when two or more, are gathered in my name"! Secondly, and indeed, not to be seperated from - I AM exploring their contribution in the form of possible exchange, as currency.

Because we are energetic beings and our prosperity comes from God only as we touch into our creative source and manifest our "daily bread" (ideas given daily from "higher Aspects" of our Oneself; I AM chose to inspire me to decide to share in Forum , the topic of Channeling and that the 1st sharing, related to What Is Consciousness? came to me the other day, when I threw my open arms to the heavens and asked the Ascended Master St. Germain to please update me, that I required to be informed as to how his words were being given to others who were committed to bringing "timely" messages to the world . Within 20 minutes, He saw to it that a friend sent me an e-mail, connecting me with a channel that I had not been aware of before. All the way from Transylvania, Romania the home of St. Germain during his past life as Prince Racozi. A lifetime during which he was known to be in Austria in the morning and England, France or some other Country where he could coach and counsel the leaders. Without access to an airline!

What I always enjoy most about His messages, is how very timely they assist us! So this one was to be about the consciousness we must grow into an understanding of and imbody regarding the New Prosperity for the New You in the New World and New Society. To complete my thanks to you, simply put, I like the parallel reality of our inspiration to share about Unity in diversity! Love, Linda Joyce

[Cynthia Segal]

I feel I must comment on something. I have noticed that a few people join this site and immediately bury other newcomers with their sales pitch.
Yes, this is a networking site, but how would you like to be jumped on the minute you put your head through the door of some place new?
As a courtesy, would you consider at least first getting to know the people you feel you must push your products on?
As a guideline, try this;
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care!
I would love to hear your comments on this.
Love and hugs,
Cynthia

[Marilyn Meyer]

Cynthia, you couldn't have stated this more perfectly. Thanks!