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Social Business Networks-Spam me Spam you

by Joe S. creative digital assets
Business Social networks are one way for like minded people to share there ideas,thoughts,tips and also make business contacts.

There is thousands if not millions in these types of networks in the hope to either learn something or share ways to advertise as well as make business contacts.Business Social Networks can be a great way to learn from and you will also learn what to do on a social network and what not to do as well.

What I mean by learn what to do and not to do is people that join these kinds of networks forget about the one main thing in social network marketing which is understandable since people want to make a sale or a sign up for what ever they got to offer.Sometimes they are new to marketing online and will learn from trial and error what not to do on a social network or give up before they have a chance to make any kind of profit all together.Others are so focus and determined to make a sale or sign up they lose the concept of a common hand shake.

Most business social networks in my own experience with them you join an you start to make contacts but the first thing they do is start flooding you with opportunities that they are in.This makes me think now back to the words business Social network.If someone joins a business social network you think they must have some kind of business they are in of there own that they are trying to build.

You should also know if you been marketing online for a while that jumping from opportunity to opportunity will do nothing but stop you from making money sooner and this will also stop you from accomplishing what you need to do for the opportunity that you joined if you keep joining opportunity after the next as they are offered to you which any marketer should or needs to know to be successful.There is nothing wrong in looking into other opportunities but you should at least get everything done for the first one you joined and try all options to be successful in it before jumping in something else.There is times where you could have joined something that the opportunity is not so great but how will you really know if you do not try.

Business Social Networks Should be used to gain knowledge from others that are doing the same thing or something that can relate in a way to what you are doing which comes the words like minded people.You should use the knowledge you learn to make your business better or market what ever you got to offer better.This will just help you to making the money you desire faster and closer to having true success.There are times where you will get bad information which come the words trial and error but if you start by using business social networks for a knowledge purpose you will start to know what is good and what is not worth bothering with.

With any social network including business social networks there one key word and that is to be social.Build relations with people from the social networks you are in and do not come off as just a sales person.You will not build any kind of trust from a person if they think you just want to sell them something and you do not only lose that person trust but you also lose out in making a new friend.Help others and it comes back in return am sure you heard this before but in social networking marketing is true and can be rewarding in many ways.

So what do you market on a social network?

You promote yourself as a person to others and not like a sales person.Build relations with your friends and help them out do not treat them like they are a walking money sign.If you do this you will build a lot of relations as well as get people that are interested in you and what you do.

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Selya Rollins Professional   Creative Imagery
This happens quite often on social networking sites, but ApSense provides other ways to advertise your programs that can be very beneficial.
Apr 20th 2011 10:40   
Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Most online spammers never change their ways. That's because they never stick around a site long enough to see the results of their spamming, they just jump over to the next network and start all over again.
Apr 20th 2011 10:51   
Paula van Dun Magnate II   Retired
Great article. I share your vision.
Apr 20th 2011 11:12   
Philippe Moisan Magnate II   Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer
I wish we didn't need that kind of article, but unfortunately, many people still think it's ok to send a link as soon as you have accepted their contact request on a biz social network.
Apr 20th 2011 11:19   
Donald C. Advanced   Freelancer
Good points and insight. One of the reasons I stay here at APSense is that many of the users are serious and professional. Yes there will always be spammers - oh well, take it for what it is and focus on your business. Come here to be professional.
Apr 20th 2011 12:24   
Sean North Professional   Business
unfortunately most spammers dont want to take the time to educate themselves, they are programmed for instant gratification and the easy dollar , great post Joe Thanks
May 5th 2011 13:14   
Philippe Moisan Magnate II   Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer
Let's not think of the ones who don't want to do things seriously, and concentrate our efforts on the ones who do
May 5th 2011 13:22   
Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Unfortunately you have to think of the ones who don't want to take things seriously because they are the very one who will drag a site down. They are link an infection, you don't ignore an infection, otherwise you will find yourself getting limbs amputated or possibly even dying.

Spam is a very serious social site infection and you either cure it or suffer the consequences.
May 5th 2011 13:46   
Paula van Dun Magnate II   Retired
I agree Cheryl. There is a saying here in Holland: soft surgeons make stinking wounds
May 5th 2011 13:57   
Paul Hines Committed Pro   LiveGood Health And Wellness
Sometimes its just a case of newbies getting the wrong information and they can be helped, the ones who refuse to change and know what they're doing are the ones I enjoy body slamming all over the room.
May 5th 2011 14:12   
Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
True Paul and the newbies will change. we've seen that right here on APSense just like we've seen the jugheads continually spam even after they have been limited for weeks. The jugheads need to be bodyslammed and then tossed out into the pigsty for good measure. The message has to be sent that the rest of us honest marketers don't want their kind around.
May 5th 2011 14:17   
Paul Hines Committed Pro   LiveGood Health And Wellness
We don't want yer kind round here boy, sounds familiar, lol
May 5th 2011 14:42   
Belinha Fernandes Advanced   Plastic artist
Joe, enjouyed reading your article very much. It's easy to understand how IM network marketing should work if we know how business outside internet works even if sometimes ethics does not prevaile there too. I'm just a starter at IM. I am eager to learn and understand. I was in a hurry when I joined Apsense. A few days and articles and messages exchange later, I am not so desperate to get traffic, in fact I am slowing down to re-think what are my capacities, my goals, how can all these tools make sense and benefit me.
May 5th 2011 14:43   
Philippe Moisan Magnate II   Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer
You already have a wonderful attitude, Belinha, you will stand out from the crowd in no time
May 5th 2011 14:59   
Paula van Dun Magnate II   Retired
I agree Phillippe, Belinha is on the right track. WTG Belinha!
May 5th 2011 15:33   
Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
@Paul yes it does doesn't it however they continually prove that they ARE that kind.
May 5th 2011 16:11   
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