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The popularity of online business networking on various social networking sites such as twitter, facebook, ning, linked-in and the popular wahm (work at home mom) forums is growing in popularity with home business owners…especially with those who are in Direct Sales.

Often times when networking online, you will find a group of individuals discussing a hot-button topic and you wonder to yourself, should you voice your opinion. My answer to that is…if you feel strongly about the topic, yes…but do so in a professional and respectful manner.

I recently visiting a social networking site and saw a handful of people bashing and discussing a couple of DS companies…discussing is one thing, bashing is another. I will not participate in ‘bashing’ discussions as it makes everyone involved look catty and unprofessional. If the discussion is heated and turning into a bash-fest, you are better to leave it alone and walk away.

If the discussion is a heated topic on business such as how to properly network or advertise online…you can participate and voice your opinion. The thing to remember is to be respectful and diplomatic in your approach. If you are going to ‘correct’ something that someone has posted and you feel it was the ‘incorrect’ information, your best bet is to back it up with some facts…like a reference or link to the correct information.

You don’t have to sit back and keep your opinions to yourself…there is nothing wrong with participating in business hot topics as long as you remember to keep your professionalism in check.

To your networking success,

Shelly

There is a right way and wrong way to introduce yourself especially on community forums.

Don’t fall into these two categories.

Empty Introduction
I think many of us are familiar with this one. They are usually one-liner, generic “Hi. I’m new to this forum. Thanks for having me.” or something close to that.

Spam Introduction
Again many have seen this because it’s an ad talking you instead of a introduction about who they are. Keep the links out of your introduction post. Many forums encourage signature links, so make sure you utilize this option.

First impressions count so use it to your advantage. You can inform without spamming or promoting.

One last thing if you’re in business and you want to make an online presence, please tell us your first name. You’re not obligated to tell us your age, your marital status or your first born’s birth weight.

What would you rather be called…by your first name or spammer?