We’d all like to attract, influence, and build more relationships on Facebook and the social media community right? We want more friends and connections that lead to long term relationships. It’s not fun to be accused of harassing or turning people off and now days Facebook will actually turn you off.
Another person’s Facebook wall or a corporate fan page is never a place for anyone to post links to their company, programs or opportunities, marketing systems, online deals, lead programs, systems, or affiliate programs. Just don’t do it. Doing this is as intrusive as walking into someone’s living room and plopping down your products and business information on their coffee table without their permission. It’s the old school ambush method, it’s rude, it’s offensive, and it just doesn’t work or build long term relationships these days. And certainly could even do harm to a friendship. Yeah people will eventually unfollow or unfriend you.
Here’s some tips for posting on Facebook
1. There are still some people who are either very new to the Internet and are not aware of what’s inappropriate, or when they continue to do the above, it ends up becoming rude and annoying, especially when someone makes it perfectly clear what company they are associated with. When a person has a Facebook badge or Timeline with their company logo it’s pretty obvious.
2. Anyone who does continue to be intrusive over and over after it’s been explained several times, people start to remember the name and are not very happy about this sort of blatant obnoxious behavior and are certainly not impressed with them and most likely they become unfriended, blocked and sometimes reported if the issue continues. It’s considered spamming when someone is sending something or posting something uninvited or placing people into your groups without their permission. Always get permission before adding anyone to your groups on Facebook. When you do join certain groups whether it’s gardening, cooking, recipe sharing, pet groups, etc., it is NOT appropriate to post your business/product links unless it’s a specific advertising group. You will be banned from the group for doing this so be sure to take time to read the policy and rules of the group before you post. Build relationships, get to know people, make connections, gain people’s trust.
3. People use the delete button too when someone isn’t being considerate.
4. People become turned off and it doesn’t help make more connections or produce any real relationships with people or anything positive, so it is not worth the time becoming someone who’s not liked much right. And we all know how important a LIKES LOVES and WOWS can be on Facebook! Having lots of LIKES LOVES & WOWS is a good thing. Interacting with people on their post is also a very good thing to do. It connects you to them and them to you. Again without shoving your agenda on them. Be polite and respectful of another person’s beliefs and what they are doing. Be real, genuine, interested in their life and helpful to others without expecting something in return.
5. It’s also not appropriate to troll someone’s Facebook page and contact their friends about your opportunity, especially when they have asked for information from the person who’s page they are visiting. Anyone who continues to do this risk their reputation and integrity. Remember what goes around comes around and it’s even an offense that can get an account shut down if someone is reported enough times.
6. Posting about politics incessantly is starting to become really annoying too. People become weary of all the negativity and all it does is create a distraction. Everyone has their own opinion. Respect others and staying out of the discussion is best. *Remember what it says in Proverbs – “Never argue with a fool least you become one.” Great wisdom and so true especially on social media and Facebook!
7. Let your smile change the world, not the world change your smile!
Another good thing to do is to gently teach someone who is less informed on Facebook and/or social media, to choose wisely on how to network and connect properly on social media and most importantly build relationships and plant seeds. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 also teaches us to encourage one another. Even people who’ve been online for quite some time and know better could learn a thing or two. A good example is the book, ‘How to Make Friends and Influence People.’ I highly recommend reading this good old fashioned book.
When a company has issues and a person with that company decides to move on, it’s not appropriate for them to start trolling Facebook to send people who have decided to stay with that company, links to a new opportunity especially when they never requested the information. If they contact someone privately or if a company has closed down that’s a different situation. People will then most likely be in the looking zone and will be in touch with the people they have built relationships with. Do not go onto someone’s Facebook wall and post information or links to another business opportunity, affiliate or program, unless they have given permission to do so.
Those who are interested and seeking information about a company, products or services, will connect with the people they have been networking, keeping in touch and building relationships with and with the people they like and love who encourage them!
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