16 Tips for being everybody’s friend on Social Media
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I know exactly what you’re thinking. Oh! No. Not another post on how to do it on social media.
Well, good or bad is your call. But this is yet another post on social media. But this time, I don’t want to make it short and crisp. No fluff just the real deal, out of my experience. Hope you’ll like it.
1. Find what you’re good at. Stick to it, brood and improvise on it. Period.
2. Information is everywhere around you on the internet, but don’t just copy paste everything. Put in your bit & add value.
3. Don’t believe what the “A-listers” & “Pros” say. There is only one way to popularity on social media – hard work.
4. Short cuts are in plenty. Softwares are in plenty too. But they can’t keep you for long. You need to find your own potential.
5. Make people feel important. If you’re trying to “get something out of them” by being popular, you’re doing it the wrong way.
6. Treat everyone like a friend.
7. When you climb up the ladder, you might feel that people below you are not important. Wrong. They make you.
8. Find time to talk to people. Its impossible to give time for everyone, but you’ll have to find work around ways to this.
9. Don’t get excited. Responses and praises may make you feel like the most important person on earth. No. The question is how long will it last?
10. Every other person you meet is special and has a talent. Accept it and try to find it out. They’ll appreciate it.
11. Let your communication be two way, monologues are boring.
12. Don’t stick to just one social media channel. Ex:- Twitter or Facebook. Each channel has its characteristics, find it out and adapt.
13. Don’t take sides. When you speak your mind, think of the broader audience. You’re not talking to a small cluster but to the world. Unless you have enough facts to substantiate, or a reason to be adamant, don’t take sides.
14. Take the pain in finding the gems out of the mesh. Be it posting content or finding people, there is always that little unnoticed gem in the crowd. Find it because nobody else does.
15. Make sure you have the “Wow factor” ready with you all the time. People come in all the time to your profile, keep something ready for them to get excited about.
16. Don’t repeat what others are doing. Figure out what extra you can give, in a unique way.
I’m not sure if this will work in every aspect / situation we know of. They might differ but the crux of the whole thing is that while you try too hard, it shows up. While short cuts and softwares can do the trick in boosting up your numbers (many folks do), the community is clever enough to find out if you’re bogus or not. The real value therefore is not in the numbers but the value. If you know how to deliver value, with your profiles, you’re automatically on the winners side.
Nice list-up mani..thanks for 3rd and the most imp point
There are so many tips for social media that it is hard to differentiate between the good and bad. One thing is clear however, in order to be successful you simply have to put the time in, and create something of interest that will both keep your current readers subscribed and attract new ones.
Diversifying into different platforms is also a major tip, as simply concentrating on one network is not enough. You have to put equal effort into a variety of social media sites in order to be successful, and also be aware of new developing networks.
I will note these tips for future usage. I wonder if readers will have any additional tips of note, as this is such a big area to cover. I look forward to reading more social networking related articles!
Hey Mani,
Great Post! I think people are looking for other people who are real. Everyone is sick and tired of being scammed, and reading about crooks in office–or hearing about doom and gloom etc. We all want to hear about hope, true hope that provokes a change for the better. I always say, “Be the change that you want to see in the world.” That is the truth. When others in social media see that you are loyal, and engaging, and kind–they usually tell more friends about you. It is all about being yourself.
Great tips and to the point, thanks for sharing.
Victoria Hansen
http://www.victoriahansen.com
Great tips. My advice would be to be careful who you network with. We were friends with Danny De Vito on Twitter for a spell – i know more about his gout problems than i care to mention!
But seriously, put the hard work in and the rewards are evident for all to see.
@Mike I’m not quite sure I understand what your saying