Your right with using certain platforms for gathering information on people and then growing some kind of real relationship is excellent. You would not pitch any sales of any kind on Facebook, LinkedIn and personal social platforms. They are here to interact with one another and not to pitch junk.

That makes me very frustrated when people play with your emotions and believe your stupid and would purchase anything from them just because they drop the word friend and get to know you. They do not even give you a chance to learn about them. I always ask how you got my information. They act like I said something that no script would give them a honest response. I just laugh and ask if you would like to get to know about me. Why not complete some research on who I am. Then you can see what we have in common.

They end up asking me for a location where they could learn who I am. I state to them I do not sell stuff yet you can gain insight on our industry in whole if you visit my person site. I do not have anything to sell and would not want to on that site. I get hundreds of people a week to visit my site just for them approaching me on my social platforms.

It is a way to really weed out those who really are making an attempt to gain new friends from various areas. I know that I have a way to support others from once I meet them anywhere. I am not selling anything so I remain transparent and allow them to talk 80% of the time while I listen. It has worked wonderful new beginnings for me.

Thanks Dave I always search for new articles on your site and find older ones I never read. That makes your information priceless and I thank you for sharing useful stuff.
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I have to admit that in all the busy-ness, I often don’t take time to get to know those on my FB page, but I’d honestly like to know them as people and not just as potential clients. I’d like to think that others felt that way about me, even if the friendship part doesn’t come right away.
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Nice to meet you, this is our first time on your blog. Very truthful article indeed!

It’s just hard for us to think that there are so many people out there that expect us to click on the links they send us that are obviously of a product they are trying to sell. Guess some people don’t know any better and some others are just spammers, simply not interested in cultivating a relationship at all… and as you actually don’t have a relationship with them, well, they don’t care if you think they are spammers!

Your post also reminded us of what happened after we watched a webinar about using Twitter. The instructor showed an example of the DM he sends when he first connects with people. A few days later, unbelievably to us, we started receiving exactly the same DM that the instructor had shown from quite a few people connecting with us on Twitter!! Unbelievable!

Connecting through social media is an art, and not everybody knows how to “get along with the other children”. In the end, it all comes down to keeping in mind that there are people on the other side of the screen, too.
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I agree, those examples of selling straight away are so in your face, or another way of putting it is 'falling with the door into the house' (translated from German)

Building a relationship first and showing a genuine interest in the other person would build trust and then the other person maybe open to what we have to offer.

Cheers
Yorinda