Free Social Media Help for Solopreneurs | Social Media Marketing Help | Social Networking for Small Businesses » social media conversations http://www.freesocialmediahelp.com Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:52:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Social Media is About 2 or More Way Communication http://www.freesocialmediahelp.com/social-media-is-about-2-or-more-way-communication http://www.freesocialmediahelp.com/social-media-is-about-2-or-more-way-communication#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:00:17 +0000 admin http://www.freesocialmediahelp.com/?p=855 I overheard a mother in the store the other day tell her daughter “God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth because we’re supposed to listen more than we talk…so be quiet!” That made me think about social media and how many hundreds if not thousands of ways to “listen” there are. It also [...]]]> I overheard a mother in the store the other day tell her daughter “God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth because we’re supposed to listen more than we talk…so be quiet!” That made me think about social media and how many hundreds if not thousands of ways to “listen” there are. It also made me feel like a parent when I tell my clients to ‘listen more’ and ‘talk less’ in their own social media efforts.

One of the first mistakes I see newbies make over and over again is pushing out content, telling people all about themselves or their products and completely forgeting how to have conversations.  One of the easiest ways to get more conversation going whether on Twitter or Facebook or your blog is to ask open-ended questions.

So my question for you today, to start the mental juices flowing…“How are you incorporating open-ended questions into your social media efforts?” Please feel free to ‘answer’ this question by leaving a comment below.

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