Do you have time for social networking?
Posted by Vicki Moore | September 10, 2008
There are two keys: Time and attention. How much time to devote and where to put your attention. If you have questionable time management skills social networking is the ultimate arm pin. Since there’s only one player in the game, you lose either way.
Weight Classes
Social networking is broken down into weight classes and figuring out who you want on your team is a fairly easy decision - at least for the moment. As far as I can see Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are the heavy-weight must-do follows. But as more and more come on board, it’s going to become more difficult to sort out. Hopefully these guys will play fair and link - no pun intended - well maybe - as Facebook has done with Twitter.
Hello?
As an agent I spend way to much time on the computer as it is. I get lost in the momentum of typing and reading - typing and reading. You’d think - at least as I write this, I’m thinking - the last thing I’d want to do is flit around checking to see what arbitrary comments are rolling across the screen on Twitter. But it’s one of the easiest, most fun ways to keep in contact. I can pick up a laugh or throw down a snarky just as quick. A nation of like-minded thinkers has opened up to me and I’m unwilling to let go of my grip.
Referring A Friend
Who do clients refer? The people they know, like and trust. Who do agents refer? People they know, like and trust.
So throw down and get back to work!
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Lydia
September 11th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Vicki,
You are SO right. I’ve found that less high tech and more high touch is the answer to getting more clients.
I’ve finally managed to limit my internet surfing and blog time to less than 30 minutes a day.
Repeat this mantra every day: The computer and telephone are my servant. I control my time with them; they do not control me.
sandy romeo
September 27th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Social network analysis views social relationships in terms of nodes and ties. Nodes are the individual actors within the networks, and ties are the relationships between the actors. There can be many kinds of ties between the nodes. Research in a number of academic fields has shown that social networks operate on many levels, from families up to the level of nations, and play a critical role in determining the way problems are solved, organizations are run, and the degree to which individuals succeed in achieving their goals.
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Sandy romeo
http://www.drivenwide.com
Lisa Anne Kelly
September 27th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Vicki,
Yesterday I met with my Mastermind 2.0 group and found out that Xing is the next big thing! Does that mean even more time in front of the computer?
Here are a couple solutions I’ve found that work for me.
1. Do your computer work — blogging, searching, etc. at a coffee shop. You never know who you’ll meet, and you just might be able to do some in-person networking.
2. Decide IN ADVANCE how much time you want to spend working on the computer. It helps me keep my focus so that I’m not all of a sudden wondering, “where did the last 4 hours go”!
A. Longo
September 28th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Right on with this post! Will be interesting to see what web 3.0 looks like.
Eric Pointer | Ann Arbor Real Estate
October 16th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Great topic!
Social Networking is still in its infancy. Groups like Twitter and others are beginning to get out from behind the electronics that are meant to bring us closer and actually meet face to face. The common question is how do we get any ROI through these networks? There are as many answers to that question as there are reasons for social networking.
Nonetheless we’ve found that when trying to sell Ann Arbor Real Estate
posting our listing everywhere on the net including on our web log makes perfect sense.
Eric
Sophia
October 18th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
I have read a bunch of blogs on this same subject yet none of them were as straight forward and simple as this and the comment Sandy left. Nice bloggin!!!