Remember the days? Those high school dances? –Sitting
on the sidelines waiting for some dashing young man to ask you to dance? Maybe
this was not you. Perhaps you were up dancing the entire evening and never were
a “wall flower”.
What do you think the difference was between the
“dancers” and the “wall flowers”?
Was it a bubbly personality? Was it something to do
with being more attractive? Perhaps it was being a great dancer?
Well, if they received more dance invitations because
they were great dancers…makes sense…they had more practice! Know what? It
wasn’t because they were more attractive. It wasn’t because they were great
conversationalists. No matter how we look at it, it all boiled down to how the
gals made the guys feel!
Have you ever thought about that? How do you make
people feel when they are around you? Do you leave them feeling better about
themselves? This is what social media is all about. It is all about “them” not
about “you”.
When you connect with someone, do you actually send
them a message thanking them for joining your network? Do you ask them how you
can help them in some way, either through your network, or yourself? Do you ask
them to share more about themselves…what inspired them to do what they do?
Building online relationships is the same as what we do
in a live networking event.
Have you connected with someone online and then
received a 2 page expose’ about what they do and how they do it, and if you
sign up today, you get their super special offer…and on and on it goes.
How did that make you feel? Did you feel like you were
just slapped in the face?
People will buy into your “why” and “who you are” long
before they will buy into your “how & what”.
So as you reflect back to being a “wall Flower”. How
did you make the guys feel when they finally mustered up the courage to ask you
for that long awaited dance? Were you so wrapped up in yourself and your own
nervousness that you barely smiled or said a peep?
How did you make the guys
feel…really?
Conversely with your social media…how do you make your
connections feel when they muster up the courage to trust you enough to click
“connect”?
Know what the big secret is to your success with online
marketing of any sort? It’s bring the connection from the online relationship
to a face-to-face. Face-to-face is where real business gets done. Social media
is your means to an end.
Watch for more of my story in “Do You Like Sales?”.
Got a LinkedIn question? Feel free to email me and I
will answer it in my next blog.
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Got a LinkedIn question? Feel free to email me and I
will answer it in my next blog.
Christine
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