How to be the Life of the Social Media Party

Written by Marcus Baker in MLM Network Marketing Lead, Network marketing Internet business

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This is the title and topic of a video post created by Darren Rowse from ProBlogger.net, a blog that helps bloggers add income streams to their blogs.

I enjoy Darren’s work because he provides enormous value on his blog about a variety of related topics and even though he is a successful professional blogger he is still very down to earth.

He says, “Being good on social media really has a lot to do with being good in relationships and conversation” . This is exactly the skill set that we as network marketing Internet business owners must be be good at too.

In this video he explores some ideas about what it takes to be good at this which I think are very pertinent to us too.

Click on the image below and you will be taken directly to his post.

I’d love to get your feedback so please leave me a comment and also share this on your social networks if you found it valuable. Thank you.

My goal? Helping you achieve yours.

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Written by Marcus Baker

Marcus Baker started learning how to access his inner power from a young age. He is passionate about empowering others to do the same. He writes about personal development and related topics. He'd love you to connect with him via the comments section here and by clicking on any of the following links: Facebook | Twitter | Blog

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26 Responses to How to be the Life of the Social Media Party

Josh Garcia

Hey Marcus,

What Darren talks about is so important when making friends online and offline. If folks haven’t seen that video. They need to jump over there and check it out.

Have a great weekend!
Josh
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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 6th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Hi Josh,

You are so right. It does not matter whether you are online or offline, the principles remain the same. Thanks for leaving your comment.

~Marcus

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Rusty

Hey Marcus,

I really enjoyed Darren’s video. I am just starting out using Social Media and it is this type of information that I find most interesting and helpful. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Rusty
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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 6th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Hi again Rusty,

I am pleased you found the video useful. Social Media is very powerful and if you get it right from the start you will position yourself for success in the best way possible. Thanks for leaving your comment.

~Marcus

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Ryan Biddulph

Thanks for sharing the video Marcus. Darren is a successful dude who has developed the invaluable skill of connecting with people with differing levels of online experience.

Ryan Biddulph

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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 6th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
Thanks Ryan. In this video he makes a lot of sense. I think we all agree with what he says but sometimes people get so carried away with the Internet that they forget the people factor!

~Marcus

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Peter Fuller MBA CA

Hey Marcus

Thanks for sharing the video, but I could not help but notice a trend.

Some of the coolest, brightest guys out there seem to be lacking hair.

So much so I am thinking of starting the Bald Headed Marketing Group.

Now for all you poor guys out there with a full head of hair may I suggest an electric razor
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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 7th, 2010 at 6:49 am
Ha ha Peter… now that made my day. Go ahead and start this Facebook group and I’ll be the first to sign up!

~Marcus

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Azuan

Just watch this video.. it very interesting..

Regards,
Azuan
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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 7th, 2010 at 6:48 am
Hello Azuan,

Welcome to my blog. I am pleased you enjoyed the video. Than you for leaving a comment too. I look forward to having you visit again soon.

~Marcus

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Azuan Reply:
August 7th, 2010 at 9:31 am
Hi Marcus..
yes.. enjoying you video here.. You welcome.. you blog also faster when loading, that why i’m like to visit again..
have a good day..
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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 7th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Hello Azuan,

I am pleased to hear my blog is loading fast enough. I do try to monitor this. Enjoy your weekend.

~Marcus
Susanna Hess

Hi Marcus,

That was a really great video.

I think it’s important because sometimes we can feel like we’re shooting in the dark. If we relate it to offline life, it’s really not much different. It’s the same concept, just applied in a different way.

Great stuff, thanks for passing it along!

Susanna
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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 7th, 2010 at 6:46 am
Hi Susanna,

Great insight Susanna, thanks for sharing this. You are right connecting with people remains the same wherever one is doing it.

~Marcus

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Oliver Tausend

Hi Marcus,

thanks for sharing this video post with us. It tells pretty well what social is all about. Being interesting and interested. Then we need to ask ourselves if we are and how we can be – and learn and improve.

Have a great weekend

Oliver
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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 7th, 2010 at 7:29 am
Hi Oliver,

Yes you raise an important question – how do become interesting? I guess the more we reveal of ourselves to others the more chance we have of being interesting to people, what do you or anybody else think?

~Marcus

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Oliver Tausend Reply:
August 9th, 2010 at 4:49 am
Hi Marcus,

that is true. The more we are aware of our strengths, gifts and talents, the more interesting we are to people. I would add.

Take care

Oliver
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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 9th, 2010 at 7:54 am
I agree Oliver. Also the more we reveal of ourselves to others, the more they get to find out about us too.

Thanks for your comment.

~Marcus

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Azuan

Hi. yes.. it faster.. anyway, visitor like to visit again if their visit the blog that has fast loading..
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Sherman Smith

Hey Marcus,

I love this one. It’s so important to be a great conversationalist no matter what social event that you’re in. I like what he said that you got to be interesting as well as interested. That says a lot when you’re trying to build a relationship.

One of the things I like to do is find out what hobbies they’re interested in and what they do for a living. This, for me, can end up in a 2 hour conversation lol.

Thanks for sharing!!!

Sherman
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Maria Eves

Marcus, Darren certainly has the ability to connect with people
all levels. Hes very passionate about what he speaks of and
what a powerful video.

“How to Win Friends and Influence People”"Dale Carnegie

Thanks for shareing Marcus.
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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 12th, 2010 at 2:12 am
Hi Maria,

Yes I have to agree with you, Darren is very easy to listen to and I found that what he had to say was spot on.

Thanks for leaving a comment Maria.

~Marcus

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Moana Ashley

Thanks Marcus ,Improving our social media skills is definately going to add more value to ourselves.Leading us to yourself and then to another shows that you are willing to help others succeed as well as yourself.The benefits of community are shining through

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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 12th, 2010 at 2:01 am
Hello Moana,

Thanks for leaving your comment. The power of social media is indeed great but I think sometimes people actually miss connecting with people because they are too busy being caught up in the ‘hugeness’ of it.

~Marcus

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Dennis O'Brien

I’d have to agree with the analogy that social skills definitely help in the blogging world. Not only that but the writing skills can often fill in some of the gaps you wouldn’t get to see at a party. And once the spoken word is out you cannot retract it so writing does have it’s advantages. Encouraging people to reply develops a good relationship with your audience.

In a group atmosphere it’s easy to be inclusive of others with eyes and gestures and body language. Much harder to accomplish with the written word. In response to this article and Darren’s video I started a Facebook group today called Guest Bloggers Tribe. No idea how it will be viewed but the idea is to encourage that return input from the articles people write.

By inviting people to write an article based on one of your own I hope to demonstrate an appreciation I have for my audience. If I can find enough like minded people perhaps I can create a writers pool that brings additional traffic and comments to each others site.

So there you have my response to a well written article that has prompted action and inspired thought. Grateful to all of you as an audience unwilling or not

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Marcus Baker Reply:
August 13th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Hi Dennis,

Thank you for your comment. I think a combination of strategy probably covers all bases best.

There are a few tribes around now so having a specific focus which differentiates one’s tribe is a good idea otherwise we once again end up with too much of the same thing.

I wish you well with the idea and pleased that you were inspired to take action. May I also suggest you contact Kimberly Castleberry on Facebook and tell her about your tribe as she is in the process of compiling a tribe directory and she would love to hear from you I am sure.

~Marcus

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