Looking To Get More Out of Facebook – Venture Outside of Your Network

How can Facebook work for you?  The answer is simple: engage in social networking.

Facebook is a great way to communicate with all of your current friends and old classmates you haven’t seen in years, as well as a savvy method for interacting with your customers. There are drawbacks, however; when it comes to social networking, people tend to network with those they already know, as opposed to making an effort to “grow” their network.

Facebook pages and groups grow by the thousands each day.  Members “Like” a page or join a group based on common interests.  Now, with Facebook’s newest feature, the ability to ‘Like’ a comment eases the process of meeting new people and networking with them.

Here are some tips on how to venture out of your network and get more out of Facebook:

Join a group

Groups are a simple way to find people with common interests.  Groups are different than a page, because there are group moderators that approve and decline members.  Make use of the feature that allows users to “Like” a comment in order to to let other group members know that you are active and interested in what they have to say.  You may get a few friend invites and/or more connections on your own Facebook page.

Connect with a business or product and engage

You may already “Like” some pages for a company or product that you are interested in, but in order to make use of your connection, you have to engage in the conversation.  If your company has a page, you already know the number of connections you have doesn’t mean anything if people aren’t talking.  Create a wall post and interact with people who respond.  “Like” a comment, and you never know, you may have a new friend request waiting to be approved.

Share your thoughts on photos and videos

You may not be able to comment on a photo in which you’ve been tagged if the person who posted it isn’t one of your friends. However, you are able to share that picture with your friends.  People like to know that what they have posted is getting some attention, and commenting on the pictures your friends post is a perfect way to do so.

Facebook use is increasing daily.  In order to get the most out of it, you have to come out of your social media shell.  Venturing outside of your network may be a bit intimidating at first, but it will be worth it in the end.