Getting involved with social media is very much like hosting a party. The goal for you and your guests is to have fun and to do this you need to get everyone mingling and chatting. Above all you must be an exemplary host.
As a good host you have to ensure that there are plenty of drinks and an adequate amount of food. Transpose this to a Social Media scenario, you should be open, respectful, invite debate and provide content such as copy, downloads, wallpapers, videos to fuel the conversation and give your guests more to talk about.
As a host you should never be offensive especially to someone who says negative things about you. That will put their back up and give them reason to believe that you are a bad host. They will also take their comments elsewhere where you cannot deal with them.
As a host you must mingle with your guests. You can’t really do this at arms length. You have to become an active part of the party…this is the fun part. And don’t ignore the shy people stuck in the corner. You never know but these people who you might have thought twice about may actually be the important influencers or opinion formers in the industry.
Dont drink too much and say something you would regret because people can always hold you accountable for what you say. Word travels fast online, and because most websites store online content for some time, your comment can still cause you problems for some time after the original comments were made.
Make sure that people have the opportunity to chat to you. Not taking the time to answer someones questions makes you look unapproachable and seem like you don’t care.
And don’t forget to add something into the conversation about yourself. An occasional personal message about your hobbies, friends and family makes you more human to your guest.
If you follow this advice you will have a really swinging party and your guests will respect you.
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Getting involved with social media is very much like hosting a party. The goal for you and your guests is to have fun and to do this you need to get everyone mingling and chatting. Above all you must be an exemplary host.
As a good host you have to ensure that there are plenty of drinks and an adequate amount of food. Transpose this to a Social Media scenario, you should be open, respectful, invite debate and provide content such as copy, downloads, wallpapers, videos to fuel the conversation and give your guests more to talk about.
As a host you should never be offensive especially to someone who says negative things about you. That will put their back up and give them reason to believe that you are a bad host. They will also take their comments elsewhere where you cannot deal with them.
As a host you must mingle with your guests. You can't really do this at arms length. You have to become an active part of the party...this is the fun part. And don't ignore the shy people stuck in the corner. You never know but these people who you might have thought twice about may actually be the important influencers or opinion formers in the industry.
Dont drink too much and say something you would regret because people can always hold you accountable for what you say. Word travels fast online, and because most websites store online content for some time, your comment can still cause you problems for some time after the original comments were made.
Make sure that people have the opportunity to chat to you. Not taking the time to answer someones questions makes you look unapproachable and seem like you don't care.
And don't forget to add something into the conversation about yourself. An occasional personal message about your hobbies, friends and family makes you more human to your guest.
If you follow this advice you will have a really swinging party and your guests will respect you.
Getting involved with social media is very much like hosting a party. The goal for you and your guests is to have fun and to do this you need to get everyone mingling and chatting. Above all you must be an exemplary host.
As a good host you have to ensure that there are plenty of drinks and an adequate amount of food. Transpose this to a Social Media scenario, you should be open, respectful, invite debate and provide content such as copy, downloads, wallpapers, videos to fuel the conversation and give your guests more to talk about.
As a host you should never be offensive especially to someone who says negative things about you. That will put their back up and give them reason to believe that you are a bad host. They will also take their comments elsewhere where you cannot deal with them.
As a host you must mingle with your guests. You can't really do this at arms length. You have to become an active part of the party...this is the fun part. And don't ignore the shy people stuck in the corner. You never know but these people who you might have thought twice about may actually be the important influencers or opinion formers in the industry.
Dont drink too much and say something you would regret because people can always hold you accountable for what you say. Word travels fast online, and because most websites store online content for some time, your comment can still cause you problems for some time after the original comments were made.
Make sure that people have the opportunity to chat to you. Not taking the time to answer someones questions makes you look unapproachable and seem like you don't care.
And don't forget to add something into the conversation about yourself. An occasional personal message about your hobbies, friends and family makes you more human to your guest.
If you follow this advice you will have a really swinging party and your guests will respect you.
