Prospecting On Social Networks

Are you taking maximum advantage of the Social Networks available online? Most are free to join, however, upgraded memberships do have their privileges.

First, here is a list of my favourite Social Networks

#1 Favourite is AdlandPro #2 Favourite is Direct Matches

Other networks that are also excellent are MySpace and FaceBook

In this article, I am going to discuss the use of AdlandPro. Other social networks are very similar and you can use the techniques taught here and adapt them to fit any Social network.

Step One: Register with Adlandpro

I highly recommend upgrading to Gold or Gold Plus at Adlandpro as this option gives you so many advertising possibilities and the fact is ... when you set up your ads, you do get visitors. Setup the right ads and you'll be attracting the right prospects.

Step Two: Setup Your Profile

Adlandpro, as with most communities, allows you to advertise your business. I advertise my EarthFriendlyBiz website using my GDI redirect ie: http://www.askjanet.ws/ or I'll advertise my Blog I created for my GoShaklee site (http://freeproduct.blogspot.com/)

Note: If you want to learn how to create a blog with a lead capture form visit http://www.mywealthyblog.com/

Step Three: Invite New Friends

At the top of your AdlandPro member page, you will see an area that looks
similar to this:

There are currently 374 out of 55,353 members online: 15,757 visits today.
[More....]

By clicking [More....] you will be taken to a page that lists the Adlandpro members who are currently logged in to Adlandpro.

Go through the list and locate members in the areas where you Company is available (I do a search for Canada, USA, Mexico, Malaysia, Japan and Taiwan, as this is where Shaklee is available) and click on the link to visit their Adlandpro page. From their page, you can send an invitation request.

I like to include a brief message such as this:

Hi

Janet Legere here from Calgary, Alberta.

I saw you online and wanted to invite you to my friend's list here at
AdlandPro.

I look forward to learning how our paths may cross.

Regards,

Janet Legere
janet@janetlegere.com
403-274-2930
http://www.askjanet.ws/

Step Four: Making Contact

When your request is accepted, you will receive a notice from Adlandpro. Login to Adlandpro and send a welcome message to the new person. If they are online, you can initiate a chat with them through the AdlandPro system.

Step Five: Having a Conversation

Now that you have connected, treat your new prospect as you would if you were on the phone with them doing a "first step" call.

Some tips for breaking the ice:

Ask questions: Visit their Adlandpro page and find out what they are involved in at the moment. Ask them how long they have been involved and how their business is growing. Ask about their family, etc.

Spend time getting to know your prospect: just as in the First step calls, remember, your goal is to find a way to introduce your primary busines to your new prospect.

And that's all there is to it.

One morning, as a test, I invited 10 new members to my list, at the time of this posting all had responded positively and 3 sent reply messages. I logged in to connect with one of the respondent and we had a lovely chat on the Adlandpro chat facility. After a brief conversation she asked me what my primary business was and my response was: "Shaklee, have you heard of them? They were on Oprah in April for her Earth Day show, did you see it?". I then
proceed to share the 5 min clip from the Oprah show.

I recommend you login and make it a habit to invite 10 new members each day and do your best to follow-up with each person who responds positively to your invitation. You should see some increased activity in your business in no time!

If you are shy on good prospects, there is no need to be .... there are tens of thousands of them waiting to hear from you ... all you have to do is make contact.

Remember, this process can be adapted to work with any networking community. Have fun and most importantly, enjoy the process.

Please take the time to publish your comments and questions below and share your results with our community.

We are a team of leaders working together to help everyone grow.

Have a Great Day!

Janet Legere
Doing Well by Doing Good

NEW: Free Prospecting System Generates Active Leads
http://www.askjanet.ws


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