10 Amazing Social Networking Secrets You Can Use To Grow Your Home Business - By: Carin Davis

Belonging to a bunch of social networks simply because you know that you need to be on them for business isn't enough to get results for your MLM Biz.

Whenever a new social networking site pops up, people sprint to it as quickly as possible thinking that just by being one of the first they will generate leads. However, before you jump on the bandwagon you should know how to harness its power so you can beat everyone at their own game. So, I'm going to share with you 10 dirty little secrets that work for ALL social networks alike that will pull in leads like a big game fisherman casting a wide net in the ocean.

1. When writing your profile on your page don't put a a bunch of stuff about your business or products. Get personal, tell people who you are and what you like to do for fun, maybe even your reasons for starting your own business. Open up and let people see that you're a real person. When people visit your profile they want to learn more about you, not your business. Plus writing something personal will give them something they can connect with.

2. Join specific groups that are targeted for your business - this is where you can begin to identify your target audience. Do a keyword search in the groups to find the ones that are relevant and JOIN THEM ALL. More about that in a minute.

3. Start writing content that is valuable to the group - people are always looking for tips, tricks, tactics, techniques and other creative ideas to help their business, so be that creative source. You need to be consistent and compelling otherwise no one will want to visit your page.

4. Post your content on all the groups that you belong to - not everyone that is part of one group belongs to all the others, so make sure to spread your knowledge around in mass.

5. Follow up on EVERY comment posted to your article - when someone takes the Hint: when you get up to about 10 comments, your readership DOUBLES. So, help those numbers rise by commenting behind everyone.

6. Make friend connections with those respondents - it doesn't work to randomly go around soliciting for friend requests. It's better to have added value to someone first which proves to them you are someone they should connect with. Send another private note thanking them for their feedback and requesting to become friends. 80% of the people will connect with you.

7. Only accept friend requests if it is relevant to your purpose on the site - you'll get people trying to connect with you at random, but don't accept it just to build up a friend list. Remember, you're there to market your business to a targeted audience, and you want to keep your friend inventory as pure as possible.

8. Make comments on other group member's discussion topics - this is a powerful way to keep you in front of people. It's a simple as writing a few lines of praise and picking something out of the article you liked. At the end of your comment, make sure to ONLY sign your name and maybe use a link to your website. Don't try to sell. Set a daily goal on how many responses you want to make and be consistent.

9. It's a good idea to survey your friends on the social networking sites to see what their needs are and try to meet them. Once you get this information from them you can send out targeted help to them and soft promote your site. Now you're starting to drive traffic outside of your articles!

10. At least twice per month, send an invitation to participate in an event that's not part of the community - you've been adding value to them so this is a comfortable and acceptable approach to promoting your business. If you were doing this step on the front end, it would not work.

Remember, it's always about adding value up front, not about selling your MLM business. Give enough of yourself in the right way, and people will attach themselves to you like groupies. I guess that makes you an internet rock star, right? Not bad!

About the Author

Carin Davis is an expert at helping others with their Social Networking Lead Generation. If you want to learn more about the steps and resources mentioned in this article to explode your lead generation visit, Carin Davis's MLM Training Secrets.

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