TIP #17 - SOCIAL NETWORKING ON FACEBOOK

I listened to a webinar hosted by Doug Firebaugh - a genius with social networking.(passionfire.com) The next few posts will be a summary of what I learned.  He currently is maxed on the number of friends he can have on Facebook, but google him to see what he has to offer. Hopefully, this will help some of you in your business - or maybe you will want to be a part of my team on Rodan and Fields. Yep - had to get that little commercial in. LOL.

First you must remember that in Network Marketing - the work networking comes BEFORE Marketing. In previous posts you can find some notes about getting to know people before you pitch them. In Social Networking, please please remember social networking is all about getting to know each other. Whether you ever "pitch" your FB friends or not, they all have value and they all are part of your new social nework.

There are currently over 200 million users on Facebook - worldwide. Our accounts are capped at 5,000 friends. This is a huge pool of people. Your account may be capped at 5,000, but multiply that by all your friends and you can see that you have joined a very large social network!

The secret to recruiting on FB is to NOT recruit. Say what? That's right. FB is about relationship building. Find new friends and let them help you in whatever way is most comfortable for them. And the reverse is important as well - help your friends. If they are in business for themselves, promote their business. You never  know when you need a good plumber, handyman, photographer (hint hint - that's ME!), car repair, or even interact to find a good restaurant or boutique.  Help your friends. They will in turn help you. Look for helpers.

Personally, I have found some new friends on FB and have been able to reconnect with some old friends. Connect with people on FB. Look at their profile - it was put there as a window to their soul. Converse with your friends. Don't only post a business commercial (more on that in another post), but be interested in them.
Be a friend they value. Look at how you can pour into their lives and change their lives with your friendship.