How Do You Provide Value?
Trying to prove yourself online to complete strangers on the internet is a tough gig. Not many people understand that it takes more than just throwing out a bunch of your business links and hoping for the best.
I just spent the past 2 days growing a conversation within a 16,000 member "work at home" group. I posted an extremely simple post, asking "do you love what you sell" and legitimately posted questions to every person that added their links. Some responded positively to the questions and ended up having a great conversation about what they do and why, with others just kept trying to sell without wanting to give any info. Those that kept selling, I gave up on. Those who engaged, I provided value to.
I also learned about their businesses. Why they got into what they do. What encouraged them etc. All valuable things for me too. Example: I now have someone I can refer if any of my friends are looking for designer purses or costume jewellery. Those 2 complete strangers also saw the value of what I was saying. 1 has already joined me here, the other has bookmarked my referral link so she can check things out when her children are not being crazy.
My point though. If you are simply throwing your link everywhere blindly, hoping someone will click and upgrade, you may gain a couple of referrals, sure. But wouldn't you rather quality contacts instead that YOU have already helped once?
Just my 2 cents.
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When you reach out to core needs, that happens Chris!
Agreed!