Ask questions
Asking questions to your connections, fans, and followers on social media is a great way to increase engagement by creating some easy conversation starters. I recently posted a question on my Facebook profile and my Twitter account asking people what their first job was, how old they were, and what they learned. Unexpectedly, my question received responses from 18 different people in the course of a few days. Not only did I learn some useful information about my connections, I also had the opportunity to reconnect with some friends that I had not talked to in a while…I also had the opportunity to make a new connection on Twitter who stumbled upon my tweet and felt like participating in my “#firstjob” conversation. Those who responded to my question felt inclined enough to help me with my survey that they took time out of their day to publicly post their answers as tweets or Facebook wall comments. It was great to see such a response to what seemed as such a simple question.
Take some time to think up your own questions and start posting them to your social media sites. I’m confident you will not only learn a lot, but you should also begin to see the true value of social media.
Starter questions:
What is the funnest thing you did over the holiday break?
Where is your favorite vacation spot?
What new hobby would you like to take up in 2010?
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