HERE’S HOW TO MANAGE YOUR FACEBOOK PROFILE ESP. FRIEND REQUESTS!
Are you excited and ready to grow your Facebook Profile so you can grow your business and Get Prospects to commit, buy or Join you much Faster? Then you will enjoy this episode on How to manage your facebook profile!
Listen, next to Why Pinterest, I love Facebook and if you read my post on how to hack the facebook Algorithm, you will know that I use it extensively to build our business.
But beyond business and creating an income, Facebook is an phenomenal platform to build and really connect with your community. People that are tuned into you and what you share and offer!
So you must be wondering; how exactly do you manage your facebook profile and friend requests? Esp. if you are an introvert and truly dont wish to connect with some stranger in Denver… :p (No disrespect to people from Denver)
Yet you wish to attract people who are positive, upbeat and open to new stuff and who may actually turn into teammates and customers!
Well, in today’s post, thats exactly what we share with you.
We are sharing our 7 Steps to Building a facebook profile that Attracts the right people to you, like Bees to Pollen and honey!
First you want to decide what is the purpose of your Presence on Facebook. And how you will use your personal Facebook profile account?
Don’t worry, we all start with the view to connect with friends, family, long lost sorority sisters or brothers. Wanted to find those awesome positive upbeat people, maybe fellow dog lovers…
Maybe you like to think you are a unicorn and wish to find others of similar ilk…Whatever your aim. You can start today to bring it to life on FB irrespective of how you started in that platform.
Is it solely for close family and friends? Then be sure to set your settings to “Only friends” on every setting!
BUT if your plan has changed to using your Facebook profile to market, and grow your brand and business, here are some things you might like to consider.
Now you definitely want to take a looksee at our article on the Facebook Algorithm and what it means for your business…You will be surprised at some of the things you do that drop your edge rank like a ton of bricks in the ocean. Go do so now, we’ll wait…Cool, now before we do this….
In every article on Juleskalpauli, we like to gift and empower you with a POWERFUL FREE resource that you can take, implement immediately away and create desired results in your business.
This week, we’re talking about how to manage your Facebook profile and friend requests… So, we put a great resource together for you to help you create Community on Facebook for you and your business.
It’s called the “Social Media Ice Breakers.”
This guide will help you know How to connect, Communicate, Collaborate and cross boundaries with the people on your friends list and followers into raving fans and buyers of your offers.
I love these Social Media Ice Breakers simply because
- I have personally used them to build a focused fan and follower base on Facebook.
- They have also helped us attract team mates and coaching clients to our business.
Therefore if you haven’t yet started to leverage Facebook properly for you business then you will need to get started doing so today!
My 7 Step Dos and Don’ts to Build Up my Facebook Profile and Follower base Daily.
#1. Honestly, DON’T accept every friend request.
Same way you wouldn’t make friends with every stranger you meet on the street. Nor do you give out your phone number, address and key to every person you meet. Some people do truly water down your brand.
In fact, as a friend once said:
“Some people don’t send friend requests, they are Surveillance cameras, ready to poop on your parade.”
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#2. DON’T Add random people just because they are “friends of your friends without finding out if they are the kind of person you would be happy to have a cuppa or party with!
You could end up adding a hacker or evil-carnival monster! Or worse, you could have your Facebook account shut down….
By the way if your brand/website link is blocked for some crazy wrong reason you can take some Ninja steps we shared here…Yes sometimes people report you due to jealousy and FB shuts you down first and doesn’t ask any Questions later…So you need to have the above resource on your bookmark list just in case.
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#3. DO Check out the content on that potential friend’s profile.
Does it have content that you like, inspires you, makes you laugh in a good way? Or are they weirdos?
Does the person share any similar interests? Do they seem to be industrious?
Do they have a profile picture that says “Human?”
If NO, move on…Seriously. Lots more on Facebook, all of 2 billion+ per month!
Don’t add “eggheads” thats a red flag for bots!
#4. Having mutual friends SHOULDN’T BE your Only deciding factor.
It’s only a bonus. Learn about the person for yourself, go stalk em for all of a minute…You will see if they are truly your Shot of Vodka. ?
Here is my take, if our mutual friends are just as random and “strange to me”, if I have never really interacted with them either, then I may also not be that engaged with you. So I have to find a deeper reason to add you or accept your friend request!
#5. Engage with the person’s posts/content and see if they engage back. After all social media is a TWO-WAY STREET…Engagement is the name of the game.
You totally don’t need more spectators on your friends list who have no interest in engaging and connecting with you.
In my language we call them “Kamoolists” ?
These people absolutely kill your edge rank…aka Your FB posts reach. Every time you post and don’t get your so called “Friends” engage, your influence on FB drops…Think about this the next time you feel tempted to add a random stranger, who only visits their FB to post “fake news!” ☹
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#6. Move the conversation to Messenger.
If you say hello to someone and they do not respond! That’s Not a problem, release them! After all, you don’t need to be Facebook friends to connect in Messenger. If someone is interested in relationship building and connection, they will communicate.
So be sure to always visit your “Other Folder”we always do and clear our unnecessary messages, bots and stalkers. And you may have a super star waiting to connect with you! (See image below)
#7. Don’t Be a Sale-zilla – i.e. send a friend request and once added as a friend immediately pitch your product or opportunity.
This screams amateur. ? This will lose you respect, get you unfriended, blocked, and likely reported to Facebook as a spammer! Yes, some people are that sensitive to sales pitches…
Quite Frankly it is that type of behaviour that devalues the Online Marketer and Your Profession. It also makes it much harder for the rest of the professionals trying to build their business with integrity and come from a place of service!
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QUALIFY Your Potential Friends:
Understand why someone wants to connect with you too. Some are simply inspired by you, thats all. Others just want to look popular so they are building their numbers up. Others are marketers and entrepreneurs The fact that they are business owners, Reps or Distributors for an MLM or company X shouldn’t be an issue really. That’s being myopic.
What you want to determine is if they are solely connecting to recruit you…
So, Qualify them first. They could be a marketer yet really want to connect with you.
We don’t know until we have a conversation, in messenger
People usually reveal their true intentions in messenger…
And remember TRUST IS EARNED!
What happens after they accept your Friendship or Add you?
This is what I teach inside of the Winning entrepreneurs’ den daily!
The fun part happens in Messenger….
See, you want to set time to network in Messenger. And we will look at this next week in more detail. In brief thought, I set aside time to NETWORK, and I set my timer for 60 minutes segments.
During that time, I start conversations, reply to people, following up on earlier conversations regarding whatever.
We have different techniques for different people. Because One size doesn’t fit all, not in Marketing.
So, you can choose to be part of a powerful Private Mastermind Community and see faster growth in your business. OR…
Try out, DIY different things and see what works best for you.
I may accept a friend request and due to my schedule, cannot message them until much later in the day or even days later…If this is the case, I try not to accept any one until I can do the messaging immediately. That way FB doesn’t think I am adding random strangers!
I appreciate that we are all busy humans and so someone may not answer immediately either. But if 48 hours elapse…well If I sent the friend request, I cancel it. Esp. if they are active on their profile.
“You want to Go where you are Celebrated, not tolerated!”
So, work the time in and go Network. Build your facebook profile and follower base with one stone. #Boom
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MANAGE YOUR FACEBOOK PROFILE – It’s a Wrap
I urge you to Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
You are on FB as a Professional looking to build community and Influence and serve that community as the best version of you!
For that to happen, you should essentially be Building your network with quality people. This takes conversation and engagement my friend, not random adding. ?
Understand that I am not saying you become closed to meeting new people online. Rather Be OPEN to building Incredible relationships, it is Possible.
So, let me ask you, in your bid to manage your facebook profile and follower base, what will you work on this week?
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These are great insights! I have 3,000 friends on Facebook right now, and I think those are enough. I can’t imagine people having 5,000 friends on Facebook. Haha! If fans are trying to add me, I just tell them to like and message my Facebook Page instead.
Also, I changed my setting. Only people with mutual friends can send me a friend request. It’s really helpful. Now, I end up having 15,000 fans on my own Facebook Profile because I don’t add random people.
A really awesome way to grow your Follower base and Page Numbers Karla. Thanks for sharing your insights and FB Profile management strategy. We gotta protect the house! 🙂
Very informative! Kids these days need to know this, as well as, people who get spammed by friend requests. This seems minor but with growth in use of social media, seems pretty major to me!
Hey Aditi,
Most kids are on Snapchat and Instagram, and Yes these apply to any platform and would help in managing one’s social media profiles. 🙂
Nice…
These are really interesting points. I only accept people that I know and my privacy settings are definitely the highest possible.
Well Yogender, the higher the walls we build, the less people can get to us, and that also closes us off too. So its better to manage your profile like the pro you are and attract the good you deserve! 🙂
This is a very important post for people who love facebooking. And new users too.
We do love facebooking and Pinning Moni, so we share the goodies on here 😉 Thanks for dropping in!
That was informative post for people who are new to facebook and also people like me who rarely manages my profile. Thanks
Thank you for sharing your ideas! Nowadays, I’ve been picky with accepting friend request and only accept people that I know. Unlike those times that I just started using facebook. Great tips!
yes Karla, we have to protect the house dont we 😉
Fab tips here! We all need to make a conscious effort to be more aware of safety and privacy on social media. If used the right way these channels can be really beneficial!
Exactly SMABL 🙂
And if we all took that bit more care and paid attention to whom we add, we will enjoy a better experience on Social media, esp. Facebook.
I have trust issues so I really don’t just add random people on the internet, haha. 🙂
Hahaaaa Czjai,
Well I hope you trust enough to build your online blog and brand right?
This was such a useful read. Sometimes it is really hard to maintain my FB account.
Hey Corina,
Now you got it, so go be social and enjoy it! 🙂
“Go where you are celebrated, not tolerated.” I need to apply that to more than my Facebook feed. Great tips! There’s so much to learn and incorporate into how I manage my social media.
Thats it Christa.
So many of us get caught up in people pleasing, esp. those who least deserve our attention and service. Forgetting the many out there waiting to be served and love us for what we stand for! so yes, “Go where you are celebrated, Not tolerated.”
Julie
I love these points! I’m much more selective on who I accept as a friend on FB now. Like you said, a mutual friend isn’t the only deciding factor now.
Thats the thing Alexis, coz now people know to connect with some of your closest so they can get close to you too. Yet as a marketer, you need to attract those who are open to be served by you! So you keep it that way!
This is such great advice. So many people on social media go for quantity over quality. So many people just try to add EVERYONE. Some people do and next thing you know they have tons of spam and sales like pitches cluttering their inboxes. At worst, some of the people have unfavorable characteristics, maybe sharing content you don’t agree with and that can reflect poorly on you. You should only add those you want to add! Quality over quantity!
Thats the point in brief Frank. Great summary. And Yes we should focus on Quality over Quantity!
I use my Pages all the time but never thought to use my personal. Good ideas!
Hey Ashley, your Profile is your biggest FB Real estate for brand exposure. You gotta use it for sure!
It’s always so annoying when someone friend requests me in order to sell me their MLM product! Now, I only accept requests of people I know won’t spam me!
I feel your pain Marcie, yet its all about saying No. Dont let their ignorance of Marketing Steal your joy for the day. Annoyance ruins your day too!
These are great tips. I don’t love Facebook that much so having some sort of guide can be quite useful. Thanks for sharing.
Happy to share our Facebook profile management insights and experience Flavia 🙂
These are really interesting points. I only accept people that I know and my privacy settings are definitely the highest possible.
Hi Ellie,
I know we all want privacy, yet as bloggers we also want more eyeballs on our content. So we have to choose between maximum privacy and brand exposure…and when those bills show up, they dont mind whether no one can see your content or not. They just want being paid!
These are some great suggestions! It can be difficult to build a following on social media, but these tips are very helpful.
Hey Kristy,
Social media is Commercial, yet with a bit of effort it can still be social and commercial for the marketer and blogger! 🙂
As an active facebook user I often get all of those spam friend requests which is such a pain to handle. Great tips I will definitely find a use for them!
Glad you got value Lyosha. We have to keep on top of our Facebook Profiles!
Managing my facebook account and friend requests can be really so painful in my a*ss. Glad I was able to find this useful article. Thank you!
Ouch, that sounds painful Preet. We are glad you found some medicine 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this! I’ve been struggling to find the best way to maintain Facebook these days, I’m just losing interest.
Awww Megan, dont lose hope, its all about hope without it we lose the plot. Facebook is a digital platform, you got dominion. Go reign!
These days there are so many hackers in facebook and glad you have share this out to let more awareness. I totally agree dont accept every friend request as you may not know what kind of things they may do to you. Better be extra careful than be sorry later.
I am glad you get the gist Kumamojeng of how to manage your facebook profile! 🙂
A lot of very valid points here. When on Facebook or other social media, we all need to be mindful of these guidelines if we really want that platform to work for us.
Heya Nicole,
I am glad you agree and see the bigger picture.