Get the most benefit from these tools by following these basic rules from Blagica Bottigliero. She is a social media specialist in the consumer brands group of public relations firm Edelman.
Be authentic. Your profile is the first thing people will see when they visit your page. Be truthful about who you are and what you do. Details are a good thing. Calling yourself a "real estate expert" isn't as informative as "20 years working with Keller Williams, specializing in urban condos." Providing nuggets about your life outside of work (everyone loves to see photos) adds a human element to who you are, and that builds relationships.
Be an observer. Spend time researching Facebook groups, fan pages, and events related to your niche. How do they communicate with their members? How does the administrator facilitate meetings? How active are the discussion boards and wall posts? After joining Twitter, follow key people related to your interest. Observe the types of information they provide and how they engage with their followers.
Be a giver, not a taker. Share information with your network-without expecting something in return. Post a link to a great article or video, and provide insightful comments on links that other people post. Take time to build a relationship with people in your network. The more resources you provide, the more trust you build and the more potential clients you create.
Be a sleuth. Sign up at TweetBeep.com to get e-mail alerts when keywords related to you or your business appear in a Twitter message, or "tweet."
Be organized. Use Facebook lists to group your contacts-coworkers, high school friends, neighbors, past clients, and so on. You can create lists by clicking on the "Friends" link on the top of your profile page, and then clicking on "Make a New List" on the left side of the screen. This makes communications easier as you grow a large network of friends. Create similar groupings with your Twitter contacts; check out the application called TweetDeck (click on "Apps" at the bottom of the Twitter home page) and TwitterGroups
Mike, this is a really great post. I've recently been getting into Twitter ( I was intimidated at first ) and greatly appreciate your tips. Thanks so much for taking the time to share with everyone and I'll look you up on Twitter.
dan
Mike, thanks for the post. I think you did a great job of putting social networking into perspective.
A nice informative post. I think the most important thing is to be genuine and be yourself... let your own style and personality shine through!
Always good to share with others things you know or skills you have a kindergarten basic we all need to remember. Thanks for your post.
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Panama, the new Miami for Latin American and European Panama has become in recent years into the new Miami not only for Latin Americans but also for many foreigners in 5 years, either for work, business or retirement, have decided to invest and installed in the country to hold presidential elections on Sunday. However, all facilities that Panama has made the investment and Residents have also brought new collateral problems such as crime organized drug trafficking. According to data migration between 2004 and March 31, 2009 were legalized in Panama about 45,000 foreigners, of whom 45% are Colombians (11,400), 12% U.S. (5,403), 9% Chinese (4,174), Venezuela 7% (3,065) and 5% Dominicans (2068). The most striking has been the Venezuelans, who in the past 4 years have tripled their presence in Panama, to create communities whole of that nationality. According to authorities, the economic, air facilities, the dollar, safety, climate, and the expansion of the Canal have provided many people in Colombia, Venezuela and United States have decided to come to Panama to invest to stay. "This is a new Miami for Latin Americans, but I'm sure for Europeans, too, for the facilities offered and that in Panama other foreign countries can not, "he told AFP Tayra Barsallo, Deputy Director of Immigration. The official explained that "many retired Americans or Canadians Panama Europe have also chosen to install. Residence permits have become a source of income for Panamanian government, which in the first quarter raised over $ 4 million for this purpose, double in the same period last year. Many of these new residents are employed by over 100 agencies international, including several UN agencies located banks of the Canal in the City of Knowledge, or more than 20 executives multinationals such as Caterpillar, HP or Sanofi Aventis, which have decided manage their operations to the continent from Panama. The facilities offered by the government of Martín Torrijos for these agencies and businesses to occupy the former U.S. base have immigration contributed to this luxury, as well as tens of thousands of homes being built in the country, mostly in the capital, where competing skyscrapers in height and boldness. Panama has taken place during the first six years of the list of best places for retirees who produces the renowned journal U.S. "International Living. Panama offers the facilities for foreigners, although they have hardened with the new law which came into force in August last year, have also open the door to all sorts of characters, such as Colombian David Murcia, jailed in Bogota, accused of multimillion-dollar scam. Murcia introduced uncertainty into the electoral campaign for the elections Sunday, in which Panamanians will elect the next president, to ensure who had donated $ 3 million to presidential candidate Balbina Herrera ruling, and both candidates for mayor capital, the official also Roberto Velasquez. All this in exchange for favors and subsequent contracts whether these candidates got the victory, as Murcia.
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