Most of us remain greedy.
Mignon McLaughlin
If you have spent some time in any social networking site, you know it can be an exciting place. You can meet people you would never have met otherwise. Conversations can run the gamut between personal stuff to professional solutions.
Few delights can equal the mere presence
of one whom we trust utterly.
George MacDonald
If you want to make money on the Internet, litter your sites with Google AdWords and hope for the best. If you want to lock in deep connections with others, have more conversations.
There is still evidence that direct mail and telemarketing work for some situations but if you want to secure a strong cemented rapport with others, it will take time. And that time, is well worth it.
One must be fond of people and trust them,
if one is not to make a mess of life.
E.M. Forster
We often toss around words like friend, follower and connection with wild abandon while travelling in these channels. How many friends are you finding? Of those you follow, who is offering you value? Are you holding up your end of the bargain? How many of your connections do you trust?
If we are talking about business transactions, this is about creating win/wins which will gain people's trust.
You may be deceived if you trust too much,
but you will live in torment unless you trust enough.
Frank Crane
I tweeted last night that I would help five people in my Twitter stream on actual client issues. One hour, on Skype to talk about something that will help their business. No strings, no scams, no client theft, real help. We'll see what happens.
Life happens at the level of events, not of words.
Trust movement.
Alfred Adler
A study released a couple of months ago suggested that the more time we spend online conversing with each other, the more damage we do to our own social skills. It’s odd that ‘social’ is in the name yet it seems to be the most difficult part of this process.
Our distrust is very expensive.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
At PodCamp Toronto in February, someone admitted that events like that intimidate them and they were much more comfortable talking with people in the comfort of their own home office. If you can form friendships, meet new colleagues and gain trust, you will win.
What has been the biggest benefit to you from social media?
@knealemann
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