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Woman's Networking
Community
The WNC email group is a free
to join group for Women in business interested in Networking and
Cooperative marketing ideas. If you're a women in business please join
us.
Business and Internet Channel
Welcome here you will find articles and
helpful information on building a better more successful business.
Read more on the WNC Magazine Business Blog
CHAT ETIQUETTE
Oh boy, you just
found a new group to chat with. You just came in all excited and just
started talking but no one is talking to you. You’re disappointed and
don’t know why you’re being ignored.
The right chat
group is a wonderful thing. We make friends, we can get answers to our
questions. We get great ideas about business activities and family.
The people in the group can sympathize when something goes wrong, will
shout HOORAY when something goes right. We get business referrals from
others in the chats.
There are
many reasons to join a chat group but there are some rules. Not many,
but you don’t want to be the person ignored because you just jumped in
and started talking.
My biggest peeve
is when people come in and just start talking without waiting to see
what’s going on. Especially in our group which has a lot of business
presentations.
A person coming in
and jumping in with her own agenda throws off the person presenting and
takes everyone off topic.
So to make your
chatting experience more beneficial and enjoyable for everyone here are
a few suggestions.
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Come in and say
Hi.
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Don’t ask what’s
going on. Just wait and see what’s going on.
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Don’t talk
politics
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Don’t talk
religion unless someone else starts it and everyone joins in. We have
such a diverse world on the internet with so many types of religion
that it’s possible to offend people very easily.
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If you have an
off topic question for someone, PM (private message) them.
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Don’t try to
sell your products during the chat unless it’s one for that purpose.
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If it’s a
serious chat or your hosting it then tell your children ahead of time
you’ll be busy.
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Wait your turn
if the group is asked to post URLS
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And don’t be
‘all about me’ all the time. Members dislike it in a chat group
when you are always pushing your product. When you turn any statement
into a plug for your product, it turns potential buyers off.
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Don’t expect
everyone to buy from you right away. Online people like to know the
person they’re buying from and it will take awhile for the members of
the group to get to know you.
Networking is a
lot fun and it’s great for referrals. But we have to get to know you.
So bide your time, help the others if you can and the end result will be
sales for you.
Cynthia Phillips
has been a Membership Consultant for Financial Freedom Society (FFSI)
since 2004. FFSI has been dedicated to helping people control their
finances, save money and make money since 1997 and is a member of the
ONLINE BBB and US Chamber of Commerce
http://cindysrealm.com/financialfreedomsociety.htm
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