Wonderful post!
Thanks to share with us yes we know give and take formula always work. but it depend on you what are you giveing.

Thanks for pointing this out. As always you offer great resources.

Megan

Thanks again.

I’m on a networking group and decided not to mention what my business is because that wasn’t my intention for being there, it really was to exchange ideas and meet new people. One of the networkers asked why I didn’t post my site after I cited an example in point, I told him that he could look at my profile as my intention of making the post was to share an idea. After that post, about 10 people asked me to add them to their network. Amazing!!!

I googled myself a few times but the first time had me shocked! LOL Gosh, even a remark I wrote about appreciating someone’s help was listed. :-)

NathanKP

Wonderful post!

Web 2.0 is finally bringing the “human factor” to the internet, and blogging is one of the most powerful tools to facilitate it. Human interaction is what drives the engine of progress, with the exchange of ideas being the catalyst.

The concept of personal branding on the internet is mostly taking place via blogging, by “putting yourself out there.” Nowadays, in many different industries – online and offline – people are being Googled regularly, and what is found there can have significant influence on things.

I was recently contacted by an internet marketer (who will remain anonymous for reasons which are obvious), and I decided to Google his name. The first page had numerous references to a long-deceased artist, and a couple of links to a story about a fellow who was arrested for public intoxication somewhere! It wasn’t the marketer who contacted me – he was nowhere to be found on the first 10 pages (I gave up after that).

Now, whenever I see that marketer’s name in my inbox, my mind springs to the story of the fellow who was arrested.

I was fortunate enough to find my way to the top of Google and Yahoo with a “short-cut” (totally ethical, of course, and very economical). You can view my profile if you Google my name – Don Hill. I’ll be in the first position on the first page (or use Yahoo if you prefer)

Enough about me! Excellent post, and very good tips!

Great points, but what do I ask for when I am asking them for something?

My favorite is no.5, keep them at eye level. Sometimes, we become intimidated with the big online celebrities we forget they’re human.

This is a great post as it reminded me not only of online etiquette but how to relate to people in real time.

It probably has a lot to do with which niche you want to network with. One cool resource that I recently found is http://www.meetup.com

I truly enjoyed this article. Why? Because it’s the truth. Other bloggers are human.

I would add one thing to this article and that would be you do not necessarily need to work your tail off to get an A-List blogger’s attention. I think if you network with scores of non-A listers, they can become your biggest virtual cheerleaders and help spread the good news about who you are and what you’re trying to do in an effort to make a difference.

Having said that, A-listers are human like everyone else. They have even less time to spare but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to try and get their attention but I think your time would be better spent in networking with other non A-listers. They could become your biggest cheerleaders because even though they might not have the “A-list” subscriber levels, they certainly have their own network of people who have email addresses. They belong to online groups that could number in the thousands.

Bottom line? It’s fine to try and develop relationships with A-listers but don’t ignore the masses of non-A listers. They could end up becoming your biggest and most loyal fans.

Don’t ignore them.