Comments on: Self-Promotion Through Social Media – Don’t Be A Narcissist

By: Bill Gassett@Franklin MA Real Estate

Bill Gassett@Franklin MA Real Estate — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:59:16 +0000

If you want to be a winner in social media it has to be all about giving. I know some of the best responses I have got from my publishing have been about providing information that is helpful to the consumer.
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By: MsBallyhoo

MsBallyhoo — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:22:59 +0000

Add to that:
Don’t spam you subscribers. 10 posts, tweets, updates and blogs in 1 day is just annoying and will not earn you any favour. It takes most people 7 contact points before they will try or trust a business, person or entity. That’s seeing your name, seeing your info, getting an invite, and maybe 1 reminder, hearing about your sale, reading your post and making contact with you BEFORE they may utilise you. And it takes time. Allow it to take time.
Remember that wording your event information or product release dynamically so that it’s interesting and enticing is what gets people to engage.

Get rid of desperation mentality. Don’t go into it thinking you need to increase $$ or you will be one of the spammers mentioned above as you desperately try to get people to notice and engage. Relax a little, being around someone highly strung is draining, even on the net. It will also get you ‘un-followed.’

Never bad mouth anyone and keep personal opinions on EVERYTHING (religion, politics, parenting, animal rights) out of it. It doesn’t mean you don’t have integrity- it means you have the nous not to risk alienating your network.

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By: Colleen@Kennewick Real Estate

Colleen@Kennewick Real Estate — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:42:20 +0000

In real estate, the self-promotion thing is a problem. We use social media to be social, and that is it. No real estate or business talk whatsoever. Folks appreciate that when we post something on Facebook or whatever, it’s of value to the community as a whole.
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By: ashok

ashok — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:15:06 +0000

Lots of good observations in this post – it does feel like quite a few people advertise themselves in a manner that’s like going to Times Square and shouting “Look at me!”

I will say this, though – you do need criteria for knowing when networking is worth your time and when it isn’t. People online don’t realize sometimes that just because someone is accessible they don’t have all the time in the world. I’m still not clear on how to get an audience on being motivated enough to give back – I suspect, given how things take off in a bandwagon fashion especially, that not many people have figured this out yet.
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By: Unified Social Media

Unified Social Media — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:49:08 +0000

Okay, so I’m about to break some of your rules right now, but it’s only because I think what I have to say is related to your “don’t be a narcissist” message. A well known slogan of a successful networking organization is “givers gain.” Which I think is the message of your post. So, I’d like to mention a new service that I have developed to help people give and gain.

My site is a social network that will help bloggers share targeted links to each other’s content. I hope it will be a useful tool for bloggers to expand their readership and build a loyal following. The idea is that bloggers would help each other. Sometimes your readers will click on a link to one of your friends’ blog posts, sometimes your friends’ readers will come read a post on your blog. Just like you said “give a little, get a little.”

So what am I giving in exchange for my self-promotion? Well… The service is free.

Please check it out at: http://www.unifiedsocialmedia.com.

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By: SEO Company

SEO Company — Tue, 25 May 2010 06:16:41 +0000

yaa nice post i think Social networking site like twitter, facebook linkedin are the best platform for making brand i also use these site for self promotion…thanks kristi for explaining here in details..
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By: Cori Padgett@Marketing and Branding

Cori Padgett@Marketing and Branding — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:59:37 +0000

Thanks Alex! I’m glad you enjoyed it… I think once you get into it more you’ll begin to see what all the fuss is about.

By: Cori Padgett@Marketing and Branding

Cori Padgett@Marketing and Branding — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:58:29 +0000

LOL.. moi? Harsh? Never! Thanks Farnoosh, glad you enjoyed it.. I’m going to have to check out that book! I’m great at being social in the online realm, but when it comes to offline, unless you come and get me… I’ll be eatin’ all by my lonesome!