Friday, March 27, 2009

How To Avoid Being Exiled By Facebook

For the last several weeks I've been noticing a lot of BIG name internet gurus sending me notes telling me of their Facebook exile experiences. Facebook is a great social networking site that allows you to meet and network with other entrepreneurs, friends and family. Here are some red flags that will get you booted off of Facebook sooner than you can say "facebook."

Accepting too many friends at once.
OK so you've ignored so many notification/friend requests and you decide one day to catch up on all your friend requests...be careful! Accepting too many at once will send that red flag to the automated facebook police! Try accepting 5 at a time every day to circumvent it.

Sending out too many messages.
Facebook's spam filter will automatically flag you if you send out too many messages at once, so again, try to limit them to 5 a day until you catch up.

Promoting your business or service too much.
The automated facebook spam filter will pick up if your messages look too "canned" so make your messages personal and put your web link after your name.

Stay tuned in my next post on Twitter tips. See you around facebook!
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A pioneer in the virtual world, as well as an author, speaker and business coach, Jennifer Wong has been helping entrepreneurs or "homepreneurs" succeed with their businesses for over 10 years. Sign up at http://www.thehomebizbuzz.com for her intense, information-packed ezine to be in on the buzz for your small business. Whether you're just starting out with your dream business, or simply looking for resources for your existing business, you won't want to miss getting in on the BUZZ.

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