Comments on: How I Used Social Media to Build an Offline Network

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By: Gregory Prudhommeaux

Gregory Prudhommeaux — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:04:36 +0000

Thanks David and Jason for this post.

I am exactly thinking about that kind of issue.
I created a very strong offline network in Shanghai, China (through a networking group that I co-founded, http://www.nextstepshanghai.com). For personal reason, I would like to be able to extract myself from Shanghai, and set up in Toronto, Canada.

The interesting part is that I first started from building a network offline and went online through Facebook and Twitter to follow up with my network.
I may have to try the other way round now. Building a network online among a new community (what I am working on for a while) and go offline as soon as I will have landed.

We will see how that will work out for me !
Thanks again for sharing your own experience.

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By: Kachwanya

Kachwanya — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:17:55 +0000

I have used facebook but as Craig noted facebook is more personal. At one point i was more frustrated because i could not reach out to people beyond those i had known before. And that when i dea of coming up with a new social network struck me. We joined hands with a friend and came up with a social network site www.iborian.com. Since then i have met so many wonderful people through www.iborian.com and in most cases offline.

The future belongs to social media and with a better plan and strategy the benefits of social networking are priceless.

By: kathy

kathy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:54:42 +0000

How do you share something valuable when your something is a product and not a service? How have others gotten this to work?

By: timethief

timethief — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:48:45 +0000

When I first began to use social media I didn't have a plan like you suggest above. I ended up spending hours on social media sites accumulating “friends” without know how to network effectively. I listened to so many stories that seemed unrelated to achieving my blog promotion goal that I came near to having a social media meltdown. Listening is important and passing tips to your contacts is too but what's most important of all is being organized. Now I do have a plan and a timetable as well.

By: Miguel Wickert

Miguel Wickert — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:03:38 +0000

David

I had a mentor that would say “Have a plan and work your plan.” How about the elementary school teacher who says, “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Right on, listening is significant part communication but often neglected. How do you sharpen your listening skills? Both online and off… for some folks this is a pretty difficult thing. Gaining trust, adding value and so on. There's no quick fixes for these areas- a project that begins one person at a time. Useful points, thanks for sharing.

-Miguel

By: Jesse Liebman

Jesse Liebman — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:43:24 +0000

A fantastic relation to online and offline networking. Great tips for building your base and making your voice heard.

By: Greg Matthews

Greg Matthews — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:55:28 +0000

Nice work, David. I'm going to recommend this post to people who ask me how to get started understanding the power of social media. I am in the process of telling my own story here: http://crumpleitup.com/blog. Hope you enjoy!