Social Media Help To Build Lasting Relationships

In this post I want to give you some social media help so that you can start to build some really great relationships on different social media sites.

This is not going to be about sponsoring but that first contact after you have accepted their friend request or they have accepted yours. Now yesterday I had a bit of a rant about losing friends on social media sites so this is really just a follow up to that.

Building relationships online is part of your social media marketing plan and it is something that you should do each day. I always make at least 10 friend requests everyday on Facebook.  Since I started to do this you can build up a lot of conversation.

Also in today’s world you can do this mobile social media and all the different social media apps that are available making better use of your time.

So back to this social media help and how you can use a little anagram to help you with building relationships online.

Social Media Help Using FORM

The anagram in question is called F.O.R.M which means Family, Occupation, Recreation and Message.

Start with family and ask them if they are married or have children. People will always love talking about their families. If they have a picture of their children in their profile then that’s always a great way to open the conversation.

Next you can ask about their occupation with that question, “What do you do?” This is where you really need to pay attention as most people will not like their jobs are looking for a change.  This is where you want really want to probe and see if there is a problem that you might have a solution too.

Once you have established what they do for a living and their family life you can talk about recreation. What do they like to do in their spare time, if they have any!  Also what would they like to be doing in their spare time if their current situation will not afford them that time.

And finally deliver your message. Now up until this point you can do this just through messaging but now you need to talk with them on Skype of on the phone. This is great to just have a conversation about family, occupation and recreation. This is your rapport building stage and you don’t want to go in with your opportunity before now.

Social Media Help Introducing Your Solution

Believe me I have done this and it back fires totally. You get a little too excited and hit them at the wrong time, but it’s part of learning.

Once you have got them on the phone and built some rapport you can introduce your solution to whatever problem they are having.

They may have a network marketing business but are struggling to generate leads and make money online so a good fit would be My Lead System Pro.

They may well be looking to start a business from home so you could then introduce them to your primary business if they are open to taking a look.

As you can see from this social media help that Facebook, LinkedIn and all the other social media sites are there to start the process of building a relationship and rapport not just to pitch your opportunity everywhere.

I love using social media platforms to meet new people and I know that you will have got some value from this social media help to start building relationships. If you want to get more out of social media and learn some cut edge tactics to build your business and increase your leads then check out My Lead System Pro unless you already have tons of leads of course.

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As we are all aware social media is a great way to connect with people from around the world. Your social media success depends on how well you build relationships.

It has made the world a smaller place but has made it so easy to build relationships and businesses wherever you are in the world.

All social media sites are to help you start to build relationships with potential prospects and business partners.

This all starts with the friend request and it’s the one thing that so many people get wrong. And I don’t mean just a little bit wrong but completely wrong.

Here’s what most people do. They sit on Facebook and just add friends without sending a message. Not even a hello or how are you as they are more focused on the quantity rather that the quality of relationship.

So we know that’s lot’s of people don’t send welcome messages but you know what I don’t get hung up on it I just accepting them and send them a welcome message.

It’s actually a great opportunity for you to take the lead and find out more about them.

My mentor Jordan Schultz likes to keep this whole thing really simple and told me to just welcome them and ask a simple question.

The question is “What do you do?”

I have found that by taking this approach I get more response. One of the reasons is people love to talk about themselves. Some more than others, I have had whole articles and life stories from one or two people.

I think it’s a great question to ask and it will get your conversation going and it can lead into all sorts of other questions. You really will find out a lot about somebody just from starting with that question.

But here’s the thing, even though most people don’t send a welcome message I still accept them and send a message with that question. They still don’t respond!

How would you feel if you were talk to me at a party of at an event and I just completely blanked you?

You are not going to think to highly of me are you but that’s what so many people on social media sites are doing everyday.

My post today is a bit of a rant and if you are reading this and thinking OMG I do this, then just spend a little time each day responding to your messages. It is so much more fun as well than just clicking the add friend button.

And if you are feeling frustrated when people don’t respond don’t worry about it. At the end of the day it’s not you it’s them.

As a thank you for reading the post I want to share with you a free Facebook webinar that will show you exactly how to build relationships on Facebook and you can also use it on any other social media platform unless you have leads coming out of your ears of course. Click Here To Get This Webinar.

Tristram Lodge

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Tel: +44 (0) 1793 745789
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Social Media Apps For Your Business

In today’s post I want to talk about social media apps for your business. This is a follow up to yesterday’s post about mobile social media.

As you may have guessed by now I really do like my iPhone. It’s an extension of the office and a handy little tool to use if your are super busy with a job, family and running your home based business.

So with that said I have found a few more apps that you can download and stay connected with people. So let’s check out some more social media apps for your business.

Social Media Apps – Here Are Another 5 For You To Play With

Window Live Messenger – This app let you connect with not only your Messenger friends but also your Facebook and Y! Messenger contacts as well.  You can socialize with people on Facebook, Flickr, MySpace and many more. Upload your photos and access your Hotmail account to check your emails.

Tumblr – follow blogs, post your own blog or upload just about anything you want through this app. This is a great way to stay connected and see what others are talking about.

Google+ - Google’s new platform has come to the iPhone. Stay connected to your circles, message everyone in your circles update and check the stream. You can even video chat to 9 friends while you are online.

TweetDeck – Get your feed from Twitter and Facebook direct into one package in the palm of your hand. This is a brand new version built from new so it runs a lot faster than the old one.

Meetup – This is from the site Meetup.com where this allows you to find groups and meeting in your local area. A great app for when you are out and are looking for group meeting for just about anything you can think of.

Social Media Apps And Your Success Online

So I have given you a further 5 social media apps that you can use to help save time in your day to day activities of running your business.

There are literally 1000s of apps out there to suit everything you would ever need to do on the internet. All of these are free at the time of writing this post.

Having all of these social media apps will not guarantee your success in your business if your upline does not have a blueprint to show you what you need to do to become successful. This is why you simple must plug yourself into a training system such as My Lead System Pro unless of course you already have more than enough leads. Click here to find out more about My Lead System Pro.

Tristram Lodge

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Tel: +44 (0) 1793 745789
Skype: TristramLodge
Email: tristram.lodge@virgin.net
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Mobile Social Media Apps

What an exciting age we live in that we can have mobile social media to stay connected with family, friends and business contact wherever we are in the world.

Over the last 20 years or so mobile phones have come a long way and today they can do just about anything you want.

In this post I am going to talk about some of the different apps I use on my iPhone. These are great if you are still working full time or have a busy schedule away from your network marketing business.

These really have made a massive difference to me, because I can do Facebook marketing while out and about instead of waiting until I get home to do it. Because of mobile social media I can now save so much team and make my day more productive.

Ok so lets take a look at some of my favourite mobile social media apps. Most you will have heard of before but there is one or two surprise in there as well.

Mobile Social Media Apps To Explode Your Business

Facebook – This app should be part of your social media marketing plan and on your phone. The app has been up graded quite a lot and is identical to the actual website itself these days. You can stay connected to everyone you know, send email, update your status and post content into groups.

This app is great for because I can do pretty much all my Facebook marketing while I am away from my laptop. A massive time saver for mums and dads waiting for the kids after school.

LinkedIn – This is has the same functions as the Facebook app so its also a great time saver.

Twitter – Keep up date with all the people who are following you and who you follow. You can send out a bunch of tweets, retweet other peoples content and build relationships with people through twitter. Here is a free webinar that will show you how to get the best out of Twitter. Click here for the webinar.

Skype – I have this but done use it too often as it eats bandwidth like no tomorrow. However still useful to have if you need to IM somebody while you are out.

FB Groups – This app will list all of the groups you belong too in one easy place. You can still do everything you would normal do on Facebook, like posting, likes and updates. The only down side is that if you are posting links to your blog post it can’t display the image like it can when you post from a computer. However if this is not a concern for you post away.

GoToMeeting – I found this app last night when I had one of those ah ha moments and couldn’t believe it when they had one.  Not used it yet but it looks simple enough, just simple add the meeting ID and your name and it will let you join the meeting. Again this one could eat a lot of bandwidth but it’s always an option if you really can’t be near a computer at the time of a webinar.

Mobile Social Media – Get More From Your Smart Phone

These mobile social media apps are a great way to get your social media content out to your followers wherever you might be. Since investing in a new smart phone I have been able to keep in better contact with prospects.

Of course all of this works so much better if you have a training system to plug your team into which is why you should have My Lead System Pro in your tool box. If your business is not growing at the rate you want it too then you need to check out this video for the 100 Day Biz Builders Challenge.

Tristram Lodge

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Tel: +44 (0) 1793 745789
Skype: TristramLodge
Email: tristram.lodge@virgin.net
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Add Social Media Buttons to Your Blog For Social Proof

I have been blogging for over 2 years now and the first thing I did was to add social media buttons to my blog. Back then I did know much about anything really but I did know that I need traffic and by having social media buttons I could make that traffic go viral.

So why is it important to add social media buttons to your blog in the first place?

Well I mentioned about my social media content going viral and one of the easiest ways to do that is let people share on Facebook and Twitter.  People will tend to read what their friends have suggested, so if your content is good more people will share it and then more will come and read and share themselves.

It’s a great circle to be in, the more shares the more eyes that will see you work.

But in order to get all of this traffic you need to make it easy for your readers to share your content. One of the best plug-ins to do this is Digg-Digg which is the one I have at the top of this post. (please use it a share this post, it will be appreciated!)

Add Social Media Buttons Like DiggDigg

There are many more but for me this is the best one I have found. You can get this plug-in for free in your WordPress back office. Also search out any others that you might be interested in using.

Digg-Digg is very easy to use with minimal setup required. You simple pick which icons you want on your posts and hit save. I wouldn’t go for too many as this will slow your blog down. There is a function that will load the icons after the page but I have found this to be a bit temperamental from time to time.

You can have the icons before your content, after it or floating to the left or right. It will depend on the design of your blog but most people go for the top of the post. After the content works well if your blog is setup so that when somebody leaves a comment that comment goes to the top of the list and the social media buttons are there for them to use.

Add Social Media Buttons For Free Traffic

When you add social media buttons you want to make it easy for your readers to find them. I have been on some blogs and it has been difficult to find the buttons to share.  I have even been on some blogs where there are no buttons at all. That really is leaving from traffic for other people.

Another reason to have social media buttons is for your own social proof. If readers are seeing content that has lots of shares then they will want to know why it is so popular and read on.

So don’t deny yourself the opportunity to get free traffic, lots of social proof and the chance to increase your search engine ranking. Add social media buttons to your blog today.

If you want to find out how your business can explode by using social media then you must check out this short video unless youyou are already generate 100s of free leads a day. Click here to watch the video.

Tristram Lodge

Blog: http://AskTristramLodge.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1793 745789
Skype: TristramLodge
Email: tristram.lodge@virgin.net
Website: http://www.WorkWithTristram.com

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