<p>Many people believe they can&rsquo;t build business on Social Networking sites because everyone else is also just on the sites to promote their own business and have no interest in any other businesses.&nbsp; That probably has a great deal of truth to it.&nbsp; However, for this reason, you have a golden opportunity to stand out among the crowd.&nbsp; <br /><br />There are a couple of ways you can use social networking sites to build business.&nbsp; While I suppose both of them could be effective, I believe that one is clearly more effective and much more rewarding.<br /><br />The obvious way to promote your business on a social networking site would be to sign up for as many sites as you can, create a profile that says nothing about you and a great deal about your business, and start sending your offer to as many members as you possibly can.&nbsp; You should also attempt to get as many friends as possible and then blast them regularly with your new promotions via their comments section.<br /><br />Then there is the other way.&nbsp; The other way takes time.&nbsp; It also takes integrity.&nbsp; The other way is the way in which you can gain a lot more than just sales.<br /><br />The other way to market your business on social networking sites is to actually take an interest in other people.&nbsp; That doesn&rsquo;t mean go in and pretend to be interested in their business or even in their interests.&nbsp; It means finding people that you might actually have something in common with and foster that friendship.&nbsp; It means offering help when you can give it; free advice, a qualified referral, or even a friendly ear.&nbsp; It means creating quality relationships rather than quantity.<br /><br />Just think, if you actually talk to people about THEIR interests and offer to provide them with help in some way then you gain ground over all of those individuals that simply log in to spam the other members.&nbsp; You could be a diamond among a bunch of coal.<br /><br />And just think, if you are that diamond and make an effort to build a true solid friendship, who are those new friends going to turn to if they need your product, the one spamming them or the one that has helped and been a real friend?&nbsp; And what if they know someone who needs your product?&nbsp; Will they think of you or the one who sent them all those messages without even knowing their first name (which is clearly posted on their profile)?<br /><br />Now, what if, in addition to everything else, you actually market your product rather than your business?&nbsp; How many more people do you think are interested in your product but get turned off by the prospect of HAVING to look at your business?&nbsp; <br /><br />It is far easier to find customers than prospective distributors.&nbsp; If you focus on finding customers, those that are promoting their business MAY actually be interested in your product even if they already have a business.&nbsp; The benefit comes in that those purchasing your product, may eventually decide to build a business once they have seen what a great product you offer.<br /><br />So go be the diamond and the least you will gain is a good friend.&nbsp; Chose the other way, not the obvious way.</p> 2008-02-01T03:34:18Z -27.3027 699 187 true 4 4123 the-other-way-to-social-network-marketing 4 2008-02-01T04:04:00Z 2008-02-01T04:04:00Z

<p>There are two ways you market businesses on social networks.&nbsp; There's the obvious way, which includes sending unsolicited comments and borderline spamming and the other way which involves building quality relationships.&nbsp; Learn how to use the Other way.</p>

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