Four Way To Build A Strong Network On Social Media

<p><br></p> <p>“Your Network is your net worth” and you’re the average of the 5 people closest to you!</p> <p>So the people you follow, network with, or you associate with on social media matter as far as growing your business is concerned.</p> <p>If you want to get right people to network with, grow your business or to grow yourself as a person, you need to take this four most important steps.</p> <p><br></p> <ol> <li>Get The Basics Right</li> </ol> <p>Ensure your social media profile is set up correctly</p> <p>a. Profile Picture: Your profile image should be your own picture with a beautiful smile. People want to connect with people and the warm and lovely you appear, the more people will want to network with you.</p> <p>b. Your Banner: Ensure your banner is customised with a clear statement of what you do and how you help people</p> <p>d. About Page: Ensure that you describe what you do in detail so that people have a gist about your business. It gives audience the chance to decide whether they want to associate with you or whether what you’re doing could help them.</p> <p><br></p> <p>2. Content and Engagements</p> <p>Be consistent with posting on social media to get the algorithm work in your favour</p> <p>Your post should also be relevant to your people, that is, educating, entertaining or encouraging.</p> <p>Before sending out a post, comment on a few posts in order to activate the algorithm to realise that you are an engaging member. So when you send a post out, it will get higher reach.</p> <p>When a post goes out, it usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes to hit the peak of reaching out to people. You can then reply to comments there after, to trigger another round of engagement boost.</p> <p><br></p> <p>3. Engage With Leaders in Your Industry</p> <p>You will get noticed by others in their network, with your comments.</p> <p>Also request the to connect with some of their followers, who are likely to be your potential clients.</p> <p><br></p> <p>4. Collaboration: Networking with people whose services compl