You really want to impress… you have spent ages making sure you look the part… not too over the top of course… but an effort has been made… you think about what to say, what they look like, what they enjoy doing and perhaps even where to meet…
First things first… you’ve put up a decent picture on your social media sites… no not the 5 year old one taken with a very forgiving lens… a recent, clear image of what you actually look like…
You’ve sent out a few things… maybe the odd tweet or two or a few facebook pictures… a taster of how you think and what you like is cool… even better… someone has responded and started chatted. Gulp… what do you do now? Social networking can get spark magic… it may have been nothing at all about what you do.. but something you have said has made someone connect so keep the spark alight and fan the flames.
Natural conversation, don’t force it. Go with the flow… they like you so you are on the right track… just be gentle and interact… grab a glass of wine if it helps… shhh they won’t know and I won’t tell.
Now one thing can lead to another and before you know it you have been interacting on-line for a few weeks… and this social networking thing has really started to rocket… in fact… you may even be meeting someone you have met on-line… woooah… quite scary. So that random tweet about a television programme has somehow lead to you meeting a business or personal contact.. fabulous! That is really all it is about… yes you can do loads more with it, the viral nature of everything is very powerful as is the 6 degress of separation stuff… but you know what it’s just the same on as off-line… you are allowed to be curious, ask questions and delve a little deeper before you commit to anything more than a passing post… try it… it’s fun!
Oh and this is where you will be pleased you used a current photograph… you may have just set up your business on it’s first not so blind date so you should at least start off on the right foot… be real, be you and be honest… it does pay dividends… oh and listen… there is nothing worse than someone parttling on about how great they are… this should be a two way thing… if there is an attraction it may lead to another… good luck!
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