Comments on: Facebook for Professional Networking: Reap the Benefits, Avoid the Traps! http://www.slowdownfast.com/facebook-for-professional-networking-reap-the-benefits-avoid-the-traps/ Brief Motivational Interventions Mirroring the Time-Limited Reality of Human Existence Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:11:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: David B. Bohl http://www.slowdownfast.com/facebook-for-professional-networking-reap-the-benefits-avoid-the-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-9011 David B. Bohl Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:36:43 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/?p=1646#comment-9011 Thanks CG. Absolutely! Change the word Facebook to Twitter and the same principles apply. David Thanks CG. Absolutely! Change the word Facebook to Twitter and the same principles apply.

David

]]> By: CG Walters http://www.slowdownfast.com/facebook-for-professional-networking-reap-the-benefits-avoid-the-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-9010 CG Walters Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:20:29 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/?p=1646#comment-9010 Very good points, David. Thank you! These guidelines could apply to all social networking sites. Blessings to you and yours, CG Very good points, David. Thank you!
These guidelines could apply to all social networking sites.
Blessings to you and yours,
CG

]]> By: David B. Bohl http://www.slowdownfast.com/facebook-for-professional-networking-reap-the-benefits-avoid-the-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-9009 David B. Bohl Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:09:01 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/?p=1646#comment-9009 Sharon, It's one of those things that is best learned by doing. Decide what your approach will be - business, personal, or combined - after understanding the pitfalls above. Find some friends in other groups or near you town who share some interest with you. Start a Facebook page for your hotel business. Post interesting content and recruit people to participate. Join other groups that interest you and actively contribute to them. The "secret", if there is one, is that you have to give to get. David Sharon,

It’s one of those things that is best learned by doing. Decide what your approach will be – business, personal, or combined – after understanding the pitfalls above. Find some friends in other groups or near you town who share some interest with you. Start a Facebook page for your hotel business. Post interesting content and recruit people to participate. Join other groups that interest you and actively contribute to them.

The “secret”, if there is one, is that you have to give to get.

David

]]> By: sharon http://www.slowdownfast.com/facebook-for-professional-networking-reap-the-benefits-avoid-the-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-9007 sharon Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:20:30 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/?p=1646#comment-9007 I'm new to facebook. How do I start ? I want to focus on my hotel business. I’m new to facebook. How do I start ? I want to focus on my hotel business.

]]> By: David B. Bohl http://www.slowdownfast.com/facebook-for-professional-networking-reap-the-benefits-avoid-the-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-9005 David B. Bohl Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:57:33 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/?p=1646#comment-9005 Facebook Freelancer, That's been my experience as well. People tend to let their guards down a bit more and show there's more to them than business. David Facebook Freelancer,

That’s been my experience as well. People tend to let their guards down a bit more and show there’s more to them than business.

David

]]> By: Facebook Freelancer http://www.slowdownfast.com/facebook-for-professional-networking-reap-the-benefits-avoid-the-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-9004 Facebook Freelancer Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:29:51 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/?p=1646#comment-9004 Good point, however, there is something a bit more personal about Facebook that has actually resulted in me getting to know people (professionally) who I would never have had th chance on LinkedIn. I guess it depends on what you say and how you conduct yourself there, but for me, Facebook has actually resulted in new clients signing up for my services. For that reason alone, i'd say it's worth getting on there even if it does take some self discipline to avoid the goofiness and time-waste factor. Good point, however, there is something a bit more personal about Facebook that has actually resulted in me getting to know people (professionally) who I would never have had th chance on LinkedIn. I guess it depends on what you say and how you conduct yourself there, but for me, Facebook has actually resulted in new clients signing up for my services. For that reason alone, i’d say it’s worth getting on there even if it does take some self discipline to avoid the goofiness and time-waste factor.

]]> By: Victoria http://www.slowdownfast.com/facebook-for-professional-networking-reap-the-benefits-avoid-the-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-9003 Victoria Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:07:47 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/?p=1646#comment-9003 Or you could just use LinkedIn for professional networking, and keep Facebook for the daft nonsense. Or you could just use LinkedIn for professional networking, and keep Facebook for the daft nonsense.

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