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Have Facebook?

Oct 2, 2008 Promotion

If you’re on Facebook, I’d appreciate it if you’d take a moment to fan the The Principles of Successful Freelancing Facebook Page. There’s a handy icon for this on the right hand side column of this blog, to make it even easier for you.

The concept of having a Facebook page for a product or service you may offer, means that as people fan these pages, it appears in their mini-feeds, and as links on their profiles, which is a subtle way of telling others about the book. Will it actually sell more books? I’m not sure, but it can’t hurt and I’d be keen to research this further.

I talk about the power of social networks for your own freelancing services, in the book. We all know networking is a powerful tool, and online networking can work too - however, to succeed in online social networking, you need to be genuine and actually add to the conversation.

Think of this as blundering into a room full of people and start screaming ‘Buy my services!’. This would go down as well for that room of people as it would online. Being helpful and friendly leads to positive karma, which leads to more followers/friends and a larger network, which naturally increases your chances of finding prospects through osmosis.

Have a great story of using social networking to your advantage? I encourage you to post it below in the comments!

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