I am always amazed at how many friend requests I receive on social media sites that contain absolutely no context. In some cases there may be mutual friends that we share in common, but beyond that there is often no other clue as to why the other person wants to connect with me.
Many times it will not make or break whether I accept the request, but it is always nice to know the reason why someone is reaching out. Because it is such a simple thing to do, I encourage people to take the brief moment it requires to explain a bit about what has prompted their request.
With that in mind, here are a few tips that will help you stand out from the pack:
Always personalize. This applies especially to a site like LinkedIn. There, you can send your request with the option of leaving the canned, generic response in the message body. This is something along the lines of "I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn." Pretty unremarkable, right? However, the majority of requests I receive use it. It seems to say that the person couldn't be bothered to add a personal touch to their message. At the very least, address your request using the person's first name.
Explain why you want to connect. This is probably the most important part of a request. Online, it's common to associate with people you might not necessarily know "in real life." This is all the more reason to let the other person know why you think it's a good idea to connect. A simple message saying you noticed you have several mutual friends, or you admire their work, or that you are interested in finding out more about their industry will suffice. As long as you are shedding some light on your motives, the other person will usually be more than happy to accept. It's just good social etiquette.
Follow up after the acceptance. This tip is for bonus points. Don't let your interaction stop after your request has been accepted. Take the time to comment on or send a message regarding your newly formed connection. This can go a long way towards making you stand out from the rest in the other person's mind. They are more likely to remember someone who expressed appreciation for your newfound relationship--instead of simply boosting their number of connections, never to be heard from again. Now that's building "social capital."
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Guaranteed to be The Easiest Way to Generate FREE Website Traffic
Maybe you haven't been told this but traffic doesn't simply come to your site after you have built it. You have to direct traffic to it. There's hundreds of ways of doing this and the more ways you use the better.
New Internet Marketers are unfortunately left out in the cold when it comes to traffic generation. Gurus inform Newbies what to do but many times, don't inform them of the HOW, WHEN or WHERE. Sometimes, I hate to say, that is on purpose. Personally, I cannot see the sense in it as there is plenty of Internet out there to go around!
The way Twitter works is, normally if you follow somebody, they will more than likely follow you back. This is what we want happening BUT we want to ensure that we get targeted followers. The only way you can do this is by being picky about who you follow first.
Being picky about who we follow just means that you only follow those who you would want to follow you in return. Don't just go willy-nilly and follow everybody that is in Twitter, unless of course, the product you are selling on your website is so generic that it is something everyone would want. Which is most likely not the case.
So we do what is called selective following which means that you only follow those who you wish to have following you back. You wouldn't just go crazy and follow everybody that is in Twitter, unless of course, the product you are selling on your website is so generic that it is a product that belongs in everyone's home. Which is most likely not the case.
The first thing to do when creating a Twitter account that can generate traffic for your website is to get as many followers as possible. The more you have - the more traffic you can generate, the more traffic you can generate - the more you can increase your mailing list. But there are healthy and not so healthy ways to generate a following on Twitter.
New Internet Marketers are unfortunately left out in the cold when it comes to traffic generation. Gurus inform Newbies what to do but many times, don't inform them of the HOW, WHEN or WHERE. Sometimes, I hate to say, that is on purpose. Personally, I cannot see the sense in it as there is plenty of Internet out there to go around!
The way Twitter works is, normally if you follow somebody, they will more than likely follow you back. This is what we want happening BUT we want to ensure that we get targeted followers. The only way you can do this is by being picky about who you follow first.
Being picky about who we follow just means that you only follow those who you would want to follow you in return. Don't just go willy-nilly and follow everybody that is in Twitter, unless of course, the product you are selling on your website is so generic that it is something everyone would want. Which is most likely not the case.
So we do what is called selective following which means that you only follow those who you wish to have following you back. You wouldn't just go crazy and follow everybody that is in Twitter, unless of course, the product you are selling on your website is so generic that it is a product that belongs in everyone's home. Which is most likely not the case.
The first thing to do when creating a Twitter account that can generate traffic for your website is to get as many followers as possible. The more you have - the more traffic you can generate, the more traffic you can generate - the more you can increase your mailing list. But there are healthy and not so healthy ways to generate a following on Twitter.
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