Using facebook to generate free leads

200 million people worldwide use facebook and I guess you do too. That's why you are reading this. But are you able to tap those people for your business? Do you know what to do on facebook to tap them after finishing your profile and picture?

Being an avid facebook user and lead generator from this site, I recommend your next activity be to expand your 'friends' circle to attract the people you'd like to work with. So where do you find them? There's a 'search' bar on the top of facebook. Locate that and type your interest area in there. For instance, if I were to do this I'd type 'network marketers'. A lot of "people", "groups" and "pages" will show up.

Having got the options, open one of the pages / groups and scroll down to the place where they display the members / fans. Right-click to see them all in a new tab. This is the list of people who share your interest. How do you know? Because that's why they had subscribed to this page to begin with!

Your objective is to befriend about 40 - 50 people on this list every day. And as you do that (click on add as a friend) do remember to add a personal note so you come across as a genuine person. I write something like "Hello (theirname), I am Sandeep Nath and I guide people online to create secondary sources of income. We seem to have a common interest in (interest area). Let's be friends". You could use this with changes as necessary.

Once friends accept you, you can message them, chat with them, or invite them to games or whatever else may be of common interest. This is why your profile set up is important so your interests are known. And your choice of friends should be of your target group, to aid business.

Concurrently you can start to join groups in your interest area. The advantage of doing so is you can post ads and articles on the wall and discussion boards for other members to see. If they see value in what you say they will come to your site and that's traffic! You can also start your own group and invite your friends to it. This way you will be able to message them with your ideas and links and come across as a leader who fosters interactions. Do not be too salesy in all of this... keep to moderation and let everyone enjoy your company.

Using videos and photos is facebook's specialty. You can record a video directly or upload one from your computer. Having done so, you can tag it to people in your friends circle so it shows up on their profile pages. This makes your message visible to their friends. This is a very powerful technique but you must use it right to not appear to be a spam master.

Similarly, you can attach links to people's profile 'walls' to draw their attention to your site / article. Just be sure it is not an annoying link or message for that will be counterproductive.

Another tip is to create an event around any business event (like a seminar) you might be having. Events can spread virally so you can get great bang for little effort. Make sure your intent and content is always right or your friend relationships might suffer. If they are, you'll blossom!

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