In business, quality relationships are gold, and social media can be a wonderful way to build them. On the other hand, it’s a great way to destroy relationships and ruin your reputation as a professional. There’s something about typing or texting that makes people lower their inhibitions and say things they never would say to someone’s face.
You might be using social media inappropriately if you fall into one of these three categories.
An Agenda Pusher
Would you walk up to a total stranger and say, “Let’s be friends. Oh and by the way, you really need to sign up for my multi-level-marketing group.”
You might be an Agenda Pusher if…
– You round up friends on Facebook so you can immediately post your product or service on their wall.
– You follow your competitors on Facebook and graze through all their friends, adding them to your list.
– You round up people to promote your products or services but never “have time” to promote them in return.
– You post your events on other people’s event pages.
– You push your multi-level marketing product several times a day.
Over-Automated
I’m all for using automation to stream your blog updates and articles onto Twitter or Facebook, but too much of that without any personality mixed in just bores people.
You might be over-automated if…
– Your Twitter and Facebook accounts are just a string of RSS feeds and quotes. You never take the time to post anything yourself or bring your personality into the mix.
– You don’t write your own articles. You buy private label rights (PLR) and spin them into a dozen variations.
– You rarely, if ever, log into your Facebook account. You don’t reply to comments or join in conversations on other people’s walls.
– You never post anything personal.
TMI (Too Much Information)
While the over-automated social media user never interjects anything personal, the TMI user shares too much personal information.
“If you don’t want your mom to know about it, then it’s not appropriate for Facebook,” says Luanna Rodham of Marketing Virtual Assistance.
You might be giving too much information if …
– You post about your bodily functions on Facebook or Twitter.
– You post about the argument you just had with your spouse.
– You air your grievances about your employer or family members.
– You post immodest photos of yourself.
– Being negative and griping most of the time.
Can you think of anything you’d add to this list? Would love to hear your suggestions!
About Marnie Pehrson Kuhns
Marnie Pehrson Kuhns is a Certified SimplyAlign Practitioner™ who uses music and creativity to mentor you past barriers, fears and doubts to discover, create, align with, and deliver your soul’s song (the mission, message or purpose you are on this earth to live). Marnie is a best-selling author with 31 fiction and nonfiction titles. If you'd like Marnie and her husband Dave to work with you personally on Your Great Reinvention, get a FREE 20-minute strategy session with Marnie here.
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