Top tips for enhanced networking on social media platforms

Published: 22nd June 2011

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Social media platform increases popularity exponentially. So, you need to know how to improve your social networking skills in order to achieve meaningful result with this traffic generation strategy.

Here are top tips to help you:

Find out the preferred communicating media of the individual

Avoid long messages

You must endeavor to bring people’s attention to your level of participation in a social media platform as sharp as possible. Therefore, concise and straight-to-the-point message is effective rather than a long episode. In fact, most people on social media platform do not have patience to read long messages, so keep it short and straight to the point.

Today, Twitter has become a force to reckon with in social media world; with 60 characters, you can structure compelling message on Twitter platform.

Use social media network email effectively

Avoid using the usual phrases that sound as though you are compelling people to respond. More often, social media participants receive emails that ultimately end in phrases such as ‘Please get back to me’ or ‘Please respond ASAP’. Endeavor not to sound desperate. People would naturally respond and connect to you if they see reasons to follow you. In fact, they may not respond when you sound rather desperate.

Be clear with your intentions

You don’t have to start with needless ‘intro’, go straight to the point. If your intention is to ask for contact exchange, don’t start with needless pleasantries, say it outright from the onset. It is meaningless to start beating about the bush at first, only to wait till the tail end to say what you have in mind. The person may not be patient to read through your message.

Be honest and speak up as well

Don’t mean something else when you are actually saying something else – just be real and be yourself. It doesn’t matter what you ask, but ensure that you don’t sound desperate or compelling. Prove that you can be trusted for a genuine connection and you won’t have problem getting yes as answer to your request.

Know when not to interfere

Target the best time to get the best result in social media connection – whether you are requesting for friendship, sending mail or responding to mails. Also, it is good to follow up on posts and respond meaningfully, but there are times you may need to refrain.