Comments for Affiliate Wealth Partners http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Are You Guilty of Spamming your Facebook Friends??? by Jordan Lecaros http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/2010/07/07/are-you-guilty-of-spamming-your-facebook-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Jordan Lecaros Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:33:23 +0000 http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/?p=144#comment-629 Really nice work on the blog and this article, You seem to really know what your talking about, good job Really nice work on the blog and this article, You seem to really know what your talking about, good job

]]> Comment on Are You Guilty of Spamming your Facebook Friends??? by Ricardo Bueno http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/2010/07/07/are-you-guilty-of-spamming-your-facebook-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Ricardo Bueno Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:01:07 +0000 http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/?p=144#comment-582 I get hit with so much spam via Facebook! So much so that I don't even check the Facebook app on my blackberry (I keep myself signed off). The only real time I check Facebook is when there's an event that I'm attending or interested in attending and I want to familiarize myself with some of the people that will be there. I do have a Facebook Page and I make it pretty clear that the type of content people will see there is along the lines of marketing, design and the web. This way, when I send any updates, it's expected. They've opted in. Anyway, my opinion is that the relationship always has to come before the sale. So push-marketing tactics, aren't really going to work. I get hit with so much spam via Facebook! So much so that I don’t even check the Facebook app on my blackberry (I keep myself signed off). The only real time I check Facebook is when there’s an event that I’m attending or interested in attending and I want to familiarize myself with some of the people that will be there.

I do have a Facebook Page and I make it pretty clear that the type of content people will see there is along the lines of marketing, design and the web. This way, when I send any updates, it’s expected. They’ve opted in.

Anyway, my opinion is that the relationship always has to come before the sale. So push-marketing tactics, aren’t really going to work.

]]> Comment on Are You Guilty of Spamming your Facebook Friends??? by Amy Miyamoto http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/2010/07/07/are-you-guilty-of-spamming-your-facebook-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Amy Miyamoto Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:50:17 +0000 http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/?p=144#comment-574 Mary Kay, I completely agree. The issue that you describe here is one reason why I am sometimes less motivated to spend time over in my FB inbox. I would say the majority of messages I receive are exactly as you have outlined here. Over the course of the three years I have been involved with social media - I have really come to embrace the principle that connection matters more than anything. In my experience when people interact in this space with a genuine interest in connecting with others in order to build relationships "first" - that is when the magic really starts to happen. Impersonal bulk emails pushing one's own agenda is what I would call a complete "disconnect". Thank you for exploring this. ;) Amy Mary Kay,
I completely agree. The issue that you describe here is one reason why I am sometimes less motivated to spend time over in my FB inbox. I would say the majority of messages I receive are exactly as you have outlined here. Over the course of the three years I have been involved with social media – I have really come to embrace the principle that connection matters more than anything. In my experience when people interact in this space with a genuine interest in connecting with others in order to build relationships “first” – that is when the magic really starts to happen. Impersonal bulk emails pushing one’s own agenda is what I would call a complete “disconnect”. Thank you for exploring this.
;)
Amy

]]> Comment on Are You Guilty of Spamming your Facebook Friends??? by Sandy Grason http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/2010/07/07/are-you-guilty-of-spamming-your-facebook-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Sandy Grason Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:59:16 +0000 http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/?p=144#comment-573 Agreed! Unfortunately my facebook inbox is just junk mail now. If someone sent me a personal note I wouldn't know it, because I had to turn off all the notifications, I was getting waaaay too many in my inbox people promoting their events, not just an invite but NUMEROUS reminders, etc annoying. Once I set up my fan page, I've used that exclusively to communicate with people, it's the only thing I check these days... Bravo, dahhhhling! Agreed!
Unfortunately my facebook inbox is just junk mail now. If someone sent me a personal note I wouldn’t know it, because I had to turn off all the notifications, I was getting waaaay too many in my inbox people promoting their events, not just an invite but NUMEROUS reminders, etc annoying.

Once I set up my fan page, I’ve used that exclusively to communicate with people, it’s the only thing I check these days…

Bravo, dahhhhling!

]]> Comment on Are You Guilty of Spamming your Facebook Friends??? by Angela Mattson http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/2010/07/07/are-you-guilty-of-spamming-your-facebook-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Angela Mattson Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:26:59 +0000 http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/?p=144#comment-572 Agreed and a very good post. I have to give a shout out to Liz Nonnemacher with WickedlyChic.com. We became Facebook Friends because we had several common friends. I didn't know her, though, really. But about 2 weeks ago, she sent me a PERSONAL Facebook message introducing herself, discussing her business, and asking to connect one on one. We traded a few emails, and now she's posted one of my blog articles on her website and I'm looking for ways to promote her as well. It was SO refreshing to be contacted in this personal way (even if she cut and pasted the body and added my name to the top - it was still ONLY to me). This is the right way to build relationships online - not through a zillion mass, impersonal invitations. Bravo! Agreed and a very good post. I have to give a shout out to Liz Nonnemacher with WickedlyChic.com. We became Facebook Friends because we had several common friends. I didn’t know her, though, really. But about 2 weeks ago, she sent me a PERSONAL Facebook message introducing herself, discussing her business, and asking to connect one on one. We traded a few emails, and now she’s posted one of my blog articles on her website and I’m looking for ways to promote her as well.

It was SO refreshing to be contacted in this personal way (even if she cut and pasted the body and added my name to the top – it was still ONLY to me). This is the right way to build relationships online – not through a zillion mass, impersonal invitations.

Bravo!

]]> Comment on Are You Guilty of Spamming your Facebook Friends??? by Andrea Vahl http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/2010/07/07/are-you-guilty-of-spamming-your-facebook-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Andrea Vahl Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:38:04 +0000 http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/?p=144#comment-571 Great post Mary Kay - I've started unfriending people who spam me with their facebook e-mail! I had one person who was sending 2-3 messages each day. He just didn't get it. Great post Mary Kay – I’ve started unfriending people who spam me with their facebook e-mail! I had one person who was sending 2-3 messages each day. He just didn’t get it.

]]> Comment on Are You Guilty of Spamming your Facebook Friends??? by Jody Maley http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/2010/07/07/are-you-guilty-of-spamming-your-facebook-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Jody Maley Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:26:22 +0000 http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/?p=144#comment-569 Great info MaryKay I too, have started a FB fanpage...and just ask people who may be a good fit...those who I've recently 'friended' Or will put on my profile things like....If you are interested check this out My biz partner and I both randomly 'twitter' about our FB fanpage...every other day or so I've also found that having our FB "LIKE" on our website has increased our FB presence....or even just popping it into our E-zine as a reminder....."have you liked us on FB yet?" or "join the conversation on FB"...to encourage like-minded ladies to talk to each other, and be social :) Great info MaryKay
I too, have started a FB fanpage…and just ask people who may be a good fit…those who I’ve recently ‘friended’
Or will put on my profile things like….If you are interested check this out
My biz partner and I both randomly ‘twitter’ about our FB fanpage…every other day or so
I’ve also found that having our FB “LIKE” on our website has increased our FB presence….or even just popping it into our E-zine as a reminder…..”have you liked us on FB yet?” or “join the conversation on FB”…to encourage like-minded ladies to talk to each other, and be social

:)

]]> Comment on Are You Guilty of Spamming your Facebook Friends??? by angela http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/2010/07/07/are-you-guilty-of-spamming-your-facebook-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-567 angela Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:44:14 +0000 http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/?p=144#comment-567 Thank you for the post Mary Kay! I say Ditto. Love the suggestions you made. I almost cringe checking my facebook emails anymore because there are so many spammers of which have never connected with me on my friend or fan page personally. I too understand they do not mean to SPAM but it is just not effective. I totally agree you may get a handful of interested parties but how many are you losing and what are you doing long-term to your reputation in the space? Great post. Warmly, angela Thank you for the post Mary Kay! I say Ditto. Love the suggestions you made. I almost cringe checking my facebook emails anymore because there are so many spammers of which have never connected with me on my friend or fan page personally. I too understand they do not mean to SPAM but it is just not effective. I totally agree you may get a handful of interested parties but how many are you losing and what are you doing long-term to your reputation in the space?
Great post. Warmly, angela

]]> Comment on Are You Guilty of Spamming your Facebook Friends??? by Carolyn Berg http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/2010/07/07/are-you-guilty-of-spamming-your-facebook-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Carolyn Berg Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:46:22 +0000 http://www.affiliatewealthpartners.com/blog/?p=144#comment-565 This was awesome information, Mary Kay! Thank you so much for putting this out there because being a Virtual Assistant, I get hundreds of emails a day and a lot of them are Facebook messages from people. I know they don't mean to Spam me, but it really is treated like that. Thank you for being real about it. You gave EXCELLENT suggestions! This was awesome information, Mary Kay! Thank you so much for putting this out there because being a Virtual Assistant, I get hundreds of emails a day and a lot of them are Facebook messages from people. I know they don’t mean to Spam me, but it really is treated like that. Thank you for being real about it. You gave EXCELLENT suggestions!

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