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    CONNECTIONS Facebook Offers Entrepreneurs a Web of Networking Options
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    But unlike LinkedIn, the preferred networking site for business professionals, Facebook's more casual approach can make someone looking to do business feel uncomfortable. "The concern for people is, I don't want to mix business with personal" says Moran, whom I met on Facebook through a query I posted seeking people using Facebook as a business tool. Full Article at RedOrbit
    The concern for people is, I don't want to mix business with personal
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago
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CONNECTIONS Facebook Offers Entrepreneurs a Web of Networking Options
  1. When I started my career, I got involved in physical networking and volunteering. I and my colleagues no longer have as much time for that ... Facebook has become a way for us to meet that need and have exchanges with people who aren't in our workday, but who can be potential vendors and clients.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago
  2. Instead of wasting time being subjected to people who are talking about what they eat every day, you may want to develop relationships with people who are in complementary businesses to whom you can cross-market ... This could be someone you set up a project with in the future.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago
  3. This is a key market for Facebook. When you think about the 26 million small businesses in the United States alone, there's an upside to that
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago
  4. As I began to figure out how to use this thing, I posted links to blogs or cool things I learned, and people were responding ... I was thinking this could really take hold.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago
  5. We're living in a digital world ... If you're a business owner who understands this concept, you can create tremendous opportunity for yourself.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago
  6. It helps to begin a conversation that can turn into a trust relationship ... Everyone wants to do business with someone they feel understands them.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago
  7. Social media is like the Wild West. People are moving online en masse. But they're trying to figure out what works for them.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago
  8. You are now reaching your target audience in a social setting that your competitors may not be aware of
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago
  9. It gives you a competitive edge.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 14 months ago

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