Don't be Un-Cool with Social Media

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Are you “un-cool” when it comes to social media marketing

How to know if you are blowing it online

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A few things that put you in the "un-cool" group.

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Adding something to someone's timeline that is

not true such as, "We worked together at ABC company" and this is your company but we never worked together at the company. All you are doing is promoting your company.

Kathleen Gage says…

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Un-cool: Adding someone to a group without

their knowledge or permission.

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Tagging a bunch of people only to get in front of

their friends for something you are promoting and the person you tagged has nothing at all to do with the product, service or promotions.

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Adding someone to your subscriber list because you met them at an event. The proper etiquette is to send them a "It was great to meet you at ABC Event. I would love to keep in touch. If you would like to get my updates on XYZ click here to be added to my subscriber list."

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Here's what others thought...

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Posting to someone's timeline, without having a personal relationship, and the post being all about YOU.

Adela Rubio says…

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People who post promos about themselves and yet, have previously never interacted with me.

Nikki Leigh says…

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The people who say, "I liked your page, now like my page." I appreciate the "Like", but liking without interest or engagement is useless.

Daphne Jongejans Bousquet says…

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I consider it an invasion of my privacy and totally rude and ill-mannered for people to add something to my timeline unless I okay it.

Val Waldeck says…

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"Fake profiles" submitting a request to join a closed

group on Facebook. A good tip is to look at their profile before automatically saying "Yes" to approve them. But some of them are sneaky -- you may not realize they are a spam profile until they make their first post.

Bridget Weide Brooks says…

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Inviting people to events of someone I don't know just because it is a client of theirs. This is a waste of my time and theirs.

Terri McMahon Zwierzynski says…

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How to become “Cool”

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Be authentic rather than trying to take short cuts, which don't pay off in the end.

Jane Unsworth says …

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Unfortunately, most abusers don't learn the etiquette rules before they jump in and start self-promoting. The lesson is to learn how before you just do.

Wendyy Bailey says …

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Treat those online like you would your real friends.

Respect their time and their space.

Create real value, build relationships, and realize we are all busy.

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Before taking a particular action think how you would feel if someone did to you what you are doing to them.

Aghhh, the Golden Rule is so applicable here.

Do unto others as you would have done unto you.

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