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Direct Matches is the largest and most popular social network in the
world. It's free to join and will bring you thousands of visitors. The
methods I list below can be used to enhance your social and business
networking on Direct Matches or any similar site.
Here are 12 ways you can get the most from your membership.
(1) If you are new to Direct Matches, make sure you create a profile,
as you will get loads of visitors checking out your profile. Make sure
you check out theirs, too.
(2) Whether or not you are new, every time you get a visitor, contact
that person and ask him or her for feedback. Say, "What did you think
of my profile" You can tell who your most recent visitors were by
clicking on My Profile Traffic.
(3) Always be polite, courteous, and professional in your communications.
(4) When someone joins up through your link, always visit their profile
and ask them how they are finding Direct Matches. Ask them if they need
any help and try to give any help or practical advice they may need, or
point them in the right direction. You can tell who joined through your
link by visiting your BackOffice and clicking on the link for Binary
Genealogy (Tree).
(5) When you visit someone's profile, ask yourself how you can help
this person. Maybe you send them a link to a blog, or forum posting,
that will help their business. When you like what you see, say so.
(6) Send them an e-mail or, if you are their approved contact, post a
comment on their comments page. When you praise someone, don't just say
‘I like your profile'. Say what you like about it: Is it the colours?
The wording? Their story? Or the service they are offering?
(7) Everyone is on Direct Matches in order to sell goods or services
and make money. Be different. Your mission is to help other DM members.
(8) When you help someone, you are building a relationship. This person
may refer others to you. Or you can ask the person for a reference
which you can add to your website. The more people you help, the more
referrals you will get.
(9) Posting classified ads will also bring visitors to your profile.
Offer free goods or services which others can use to promote their
businesses. For example, I offer a free Advanced Traffic System. You
can use this to promote any program or opportunity.
(10) Post blogs. Don't just post about your business. Post things that
will be of interest, of use and of value to other DM members. The same
goes for forum postings. Become a resource. Be the person people come
to for information.
(11) Don't just promote your own business. Promote others' as well if
you think they are valuable. For example, I give away How to Be a Black
Entrepreneur in the Information Age and link to Conversations with
Black Millionaires on my site.
(12) Enjoy Direct Matches and have fun!