6 Ways to Get More Personal in a Digital World

 

This is the second article in the how to blend virtual and in person series. In the first article I shared The 5 Benefits of Networking Virtually.

How to get more personal in a digital world? How do we turn all the Tweeters, Facebookers, LinkedIners into actionable tangible relationships?

I use TweetDeck as a social application that helps me organize and monitor my social platform activity. Sometimes I watch my Twitter friend stream pulse by and am astounded with the activity per 15 seconds! Somehow we have to find a way to leverage all this activity into tangible results be it a referral, customer, inquiry.

Firstly,  I use the search tool features on most of the social platforms to find the people who are most likely to be interested in me and what I do. These can be people directly in the industries and content I cover, plus other layers of possible synergy. Then I time block into my schedule time for prospecting and qualifying potential connections. Not everyone is going to be willing and mutual. You really have to ‘vet’ your connections and spend some time interacting to see how you communicate together virtually.

Here are 6 ways that I use to get more personal  with people in the digital world:

1. Comment on or re post something I find interesting and has value to my followers and platforms.
2. Invite certain people to guest on my weekly Blogtalkradio show podcast.
3. Pick at least 3-5 people weekly to set up phone, skype or in person meetings.
4. Invite experts to guest write on my blog.
5. Collaborate on webinars, teleconference calls and live workshops and seminars.
6. Include or feature a post, book, website or blog into my newsletters and email marketing.

Here are just a few amazing tangible rewards of getting more personal in our digital world.  Author, entrepreneur and national workplace expert Tory Johnson put her profile in my book and gave me a beautiful praise for the cover of my book. I am writing regularly for personal branding  expert Dan Schawbel’s personalbrandingblog.com, Anita Campbell’s smallbiztrends.com, top 3 career blog careerealism.com! Plus, my Metropolis radio show in it’s third year has over 27K downloads and is frequently feature.

So, get out there and play, greet and meet!

If you are not living, working and playing in the virtual, digital space, you are missing out on opportunities to meet what could be some of the most valued and impact people in your life and business!

What are some of your tangible rewards from networking in the digital world?

 

About the Author: 

Deborah Shane is a motivator, an educator, a catalyst and an advocate. It is who she is and what she does. Deborah’s career has spanned many industries, including entertainment, teaching, sales and mentoring. She spent two decades in broadcast radio, specifically in sales, management and training, in corporate America with Cox Radio and Clear Channel.

For more please visit Deborah's blog at: http://www.deborahshanetoolbox.com

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