Social Networking for Business?

Social networking is currently the hot topic as a tool in marketing. Many business owners are looking at how to make use of social networks to benefit their businesses.

Before talking about doing marketing in social networks, please read my 2 cents reminders.

1. The first cent is, majority of the community members are joining to look for fun, not to be sold. If you are trying to do hard selling here, you won’t be much successful. The key of success is still, sincerity of adding value to people.

2. The second cent is, always remember the first one.

Well, I have found some groups focus in discussing about doing marketing the Internet way. I am joining them because I want to know more about this topic. As well, in order to make the group successful, everyone of the member should be contributing knowledge that could benefit others.

One of the group in facebook is “Web 2.0 Power Success Marketing | Social Media Wealth Club”, yet another one, still in facebook, is “Malaysian Business Network”.

The groups are growing rapidly with the effort from the founders and people that supports the group. It is perfectly alright that you come in as to use what ever resources that it could provide. However, in order for everybody, including you yourself to get more out of it, it needs your contribution also. What is lack here still is, sharing. Sharing of information, opinion, experience and wisdom is much required here.

It is for example, a typical discussion in the group, “How to use social networking sites for business and personal gain?”… If you are interested in the topic, or you feel that you want to have a few words to the discussion and try benefit the members, why not voice it out? Malaysian has been too silent… come on.