Build Business Relationships Online

If you are using social media for your network marketing business then you have to know how to build business relationships online. You see it’s very easy to lose sight of the fact that you are dealing with real people when relationship building from behind your computer screen.

I want to share with you something that happened to me this week when online about relationship building and the miss conceptions that are out there. Now don’t forget you should have a social networking business plan which this person didn’t, read on to find out more.

When I am on Facebook I always leave my chat switched on, if we are friends on Facebook then please say Hi and let’s have a chat. I like it when I am working away and somebody wants to start a conversation with me. To me this is the first step in build business relationships.

How Not To Build Business Relationships Online

So I was online when the chat box popped up with the standard “Hi” to which I responded. Now usually there is a bit of chit-chat about the weather or where we are from which is great and is all about building relationships.

However after the first Hi, I got a message back asking if I was in XYZ Company. Now I know what this means, it’s either a) tell me which company you’re really in or b) great join my business because we have the best comp plan, vitamin, forced matrix going.

This guy wanted neither at first. Now I had not heard of the company so asked if he was part of it and he said no, gave me the name of the company he was with and tried to get me to join. When I pointed out that he had not bothered to attempt to start build business relationship as he didn’t know me he said he did.

He had based what he had found on my profile as building a relationship with me and assumed that was all that was needed. Building effective business relationships takes time and effort. If you want better business relationships then you need to talk to people and find out more about them.

A social media profile will only tell you so much about a person. Actually talking to them will reveal a whole lot more. You can not make an assumption that just because it says internet markeing on their profile they will jump on board with you.

When I am building business relationships I always like to keep in mind F.O.R.M which is Family, Occupation, Recreation and Message. This has really helps me keep things in a logical order when talking with somebody.

Also if you follow that path the person you are talking with will feel like you want to get to know them and not pitch them your business opportunity. Because you have a good relationship with that person you stand a much better chance of them wanting to join your business in the future.

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