I am fortunate to be doing so well online. Part of the reason for this is my involvement with the various social networks. Today I was on Facebook for about thirty minutes, sifting through my friends to see who would make the cut.
You see, you may only have 5000 friends on your personal account, and I am always hovering dangerously near the top. I’ve started a Faecbook Fan Page, and encourage people to join me there if they can’t join me on my personal page. I even give my fans a discount on some of my programs!
So, who gets eliminated when I need room? First, I look for anyone who has no picture connected with their profile. There’s a reason it’s called FACEbook. Then I look for people who have signed up under a company name. Usally these are people who startd out with their own name, made as many friends as possible, and then switched the name in their profile to reflect their business. I want people as friends, not businesses. Finally, I look for people who have not been active on Facebook for three months or more. If they aren’t around, they are not part of the group. It’s as simple as that.
What do you think?
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I think that is a very good plan! Makes perfect sense to me. You want people who are engaging.
Connie, your criteria is something I agree with 100%. It’s good to see it written down as a personal policy. I’ve been selective on friends since being on Facebook. If people don’t tell me why I should be their friend in a personal message, then I’m skeptical of what our connection might be. I’m glad we’re friends, rarely absent from the internet and connecting like we do. I’ll see you also over on your fan page.
All the best,
Debra
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head, Connie – you really do need to sift through and be selective of those whom you add as ‘friends’.
Like Debra, I tend to only add people to my friends list if I immediately recognise them from someplace else (i.e. online forums – so can recognise their face & name!) or if they have added a little hello message on their friend request. I also delete ‘friends’ who constantly swamp me with spammy messages: that really isn’t what Facebook is for, to irritate people with constant sales-chat … leave it to the Fanpages if you really must!!
Thank you for sharing with us,
Callie
I became a fan! I originally joined Facebook for personal reasons but am finding that I should at some point probably start my own fan page too for those who want to follow the business side of me (weight loss/fitness). So much to learn about social networking and social media. Phew!
Yes, Connie. I 100% agree with you. My criteria entirely!!