Whatever value you look for in your network, socializing, improving your knowledge, finding job opportunities or finding a spouse, the headline formula stays valid: the value of your network depends on who (and how many) are in your network and what kind of relationship you have with them.
Just having 168 friends on Facebook doesn’t bring you closer to any target whatsoever if you don’t nurture your relationship with them.
So how do you nurture relations online? There are some simple basics:
- Standard: Help them to know who you are through your status updates
- Stronger: Respond and comment on what they share (Simply, we appreciate more to get feedback on our stuff to reading just one more status update by someone else)
- Share generously (I don’t mean all of your party pictures! Of your personality, knowledge and helping hands)
Regarding the “People” component of the formula, only you can know who are the best people to have in your network. But I do have a view on “how many”: The more, the merrier. Why? Three simple words: “You never know….” as in:
- Who might have the answer to your question
- Who will know someone you need to get hold of
- Who may inspire you to make good choices
- Who may put a smile on your face
The Social Swede (a.k.a. Bjebeje) 