{"id":773,"date":"2008-11-18T14:50:25","date_gmt":"2008-11-18T19:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhgrealestateblog.com\/?p=773"},"modified":"2024-12-30T14:51:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:51:30","slug":"simple-steps-to-building-a-social-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/simple-steps-to-building-a-social-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Steps to Building a Social Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Social networking becomes less complicated when you break it into simple steps. Last week, I presented this concept at NAR to a predominately broker owner audience. As promised, I am sharing an edited version of the presentation right here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\nClick <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bhgrealestate\/sets\/72157609378017009\/show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for a larger version of this slideshow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The four categories, as we see them are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Social Media Profiles\u2026 <\/strong>or more simply put, personal profiles on the various sites such as Facebook, Linkedin, MySpace. Building your profile is the first step.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Text Platforms\u2026<\/strong> blogging, microbloging.\u00a0 The second step is creating a platform to speak from and collaborate. WordPress and TypePad provide blogging platforms. Twitter is great for microblogging.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Visual and Imagery Platforms\u2026<\/strong> add videos and photos to make your message more engaging. You Tube and Flickr bring your networking and your story to life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Use Listening and Sharing Tools.<\/strong> Listen to what\u2019s going on and spread the word. RSS, Digg are two of many tools that accomplish this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you are serious about using social networking as a business tool, some of the same rules of general networking apply. For example, always give more than you receive. And if you make a commitment, be sure to stick to it. Better not jump into this arena if you are only prepared to go halfway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There are a growing number of examples of social networking being used effectively as a strong business tool. As the next wave of home buyers and sellers engage in the real estate market, smart agents and broker owners will have a strong presence on all of these sites. It is all part of truly being a real estate agent or brokerage of the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social networking becomes less complicated when you break it into simple steps. Last week, I presented this concept at NAR to a predominately broker owner audience. As promised, I am sharing an edited version of the presentation right here. Click here for a larger version of this slideshow. 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