The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Business Social Networking

October 18, 2008

Business owners in the offline market know the value of networking. There are a lot of ways locally, nationally and worldwide for meeting new people who share similar business interests and benefiting from these contacts. With Internet and all social networking trend the value of networking only increases. It’s easier to reach more people and it usually costs far less.

There is a wide variety of networking opportunities on the web, some are free and some come with features that involve a fee to use.

Good networking opportunities bring you into contact with those who are potential:

Customers
List Subscribers
Source of Word of Mouth Referrals
Affiliates
Cooperative Partners
Media Contacts
good business social networking

Good networking behavior includes:

Showing interest in others
Asking questions that help you to learn about your target market
Offering to help others with useful introductions when possible
Answering questions when appropriate
Respecting moderators and rules

: bad business social networking

Bad networking behavior includes:

Only talking about you
Spamming with links or ads
Offering non-constructive criticism

: ugly business social networking

Ugly networking behavior includes:

Pushing business opportunities on those who haven’t asked for info
Harvesting contact information without permission
Flaming competitors

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Posted by Sloba | Filed Under web 2.0 marketing

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