Bad Manners on Social Network Sites – What ever happened to Etiquette?
Group: 180 Days To Greatness
Read More: I admit, I’m only 6 months into the whole social network scene. But, what I have seen these last few months has really been unsettling. The online behavior observed, or maybe I should say lack thereof, really had me wondering do people really know what they are doing? When did common etiquette become an all time low and for that to be acceptable?
This past week, my inbox has been overloaded with so many emails from people I don’t know. Invitations to so many social networks sites, I never knew that many existed, comments on my profile, which are just as bad as a telemarketer calling my home. Some of these sites have 5,000 - 10,000 – and even 20,000 members. What if everyone started sending meaningless emails? What would your inbox look like?
Here are some tips and pointers to follow, that will help you navigate the online social network world. Following these could lend you more credibility as an online networker.
When emailing or commenting on a profile, how are you starting that out? Are you even putting in an introduction? Or are you just launching into your sales pitch? The ones I have received in the last week reminded me of a car salesperson or a telemarketer calling me during dinner time and not letting me get off of the phone. If there is no introduction, or welcome to a site, or just something “friendly” and just a sales pitch, that email or comment is just deleted without a second thought. Learning proper etiquette will save you from wasting your time sending countless emails, and leaving countless comments that will either go unread or end up being deleted.
You have to take a step back and ask yourself a few questions:
Would you want to receive this email or comment?
Is there any value in this email or comment?
Are you sending the email or comment to build a relationship or just to “sell?”
Would you go to lunch or dinner with a friend, or call them on the phone and launch right into a sales pitch? No, chances are you would ask them about their day, family, etc. Why is the online world any different?
To become interesting to others, you have to first become interested. That is, interested in the other person, and not just in you. Don’t pry, take some time to ask some questions, and then listen. Sometimes you have to have a dialogue and let others take a turn talking about them. Find out what is important to them. Remember, be interested, don’t fake it. Do a little research first, check out their profiles, what kind of comments have they been leaving, what are their websites about. Taking a little bit of time, will lead you to what types of questions you really do want to ask. And they will know that you have done your homework.
It is crucial to be yourself. Be honest, be sincere. Even on an email or a comment, people can read between the lines on what your true intentions are. What are your emails and comments saying about you?
Carrie Mulvey is first and foremost a wife and mother, and is very blessed and thankful to have a successful home based business. She loves learning the skills of internet marketing and sharing that knowledge in coaching and leading others.
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