Thanks for the helpful post. I am currently trying very hard to get the message over to friends/members on my network. One of the things I have started to discuss is about adding value to a social network and for starters I have focussed on uploading photos.

As a very useful resource on any network I feel that it's just been a wasted effort if the photo doesn't have a title and a description to draw in the viewer on whatever level you want them to be drawn in and dependant on what you want to achieve.

I presume most people post photos to generate a response. The simplest response being to view it and move on. The most effective response being to relate to it:title, picture, and description and to connect with you forming a relationship… ultimately becoming a loyal friend and consumer of your products and serives.

Often the connection is mutual and both can utilise the services of each other….and then refer others and so on.This I believe to be the art of social networking.

With respect to numbers then…yes we can have thousands view and move on from your carefully uploaded photo or you can make extra effort in a title ,and description inviting the quality few in as your close friend or business connections. Does that make sense?

I was actually prompted by a wonderful blog post on my network to ask of my members what it is they actually want to achieve. When I can get some answers to this I can then move forward and help them achieve it.

If I may post the blog post (link) I made that would be great. However I do appreciate if you want to delete it.

http://www.pledgingforchange.com/profiles/blogs/w…

I will be share your blog with others.

Thanks again

Karen

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Sorry I missed your live call.

Look forward to more great articles from you.

Thanks again for the great info.

So I support this 1000% because it sets people straight so they can move forward to quality social media education. I'm going to make sure I catch one of the dates for the webinar. I love Nancy. We're on the same wavelength on this stuff.

Here's my numbers. I have less than a hundred friends and a few hundred followers on twitter. Let's breakdown that figure.

Some of those people got there via autocontacters or people who randomly add people for exposure. Some of them got there because they randomly see you on other people's profiles. Some saw me at common webinars people commonly friend each other the way conference people switch business cards.

A couple of people actually recommended me. And the few remaining were genuinely interested in me and vice versa.

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