My ex-copywriting apprentice recently got this Flakebook message:
“Hi I’m reaching out to say hi since we are a friends, but never had a chance to speak”
Then, when she didn’t reply he writes:
“I just love seen messages without response”
Sheesh.
Needy much, bro?
(Note to men: Attractive women get swamped with cold messages on flakebook from strangers, don’t have time to reply to the all, and, I am told, sometimes find them “creepy.”)
Anyway, I’m far from being a social media expert.
(Or even an ex-spurt.)
But, here’s how to contact people (or let them know you exist) who you really want to talk to without sounding like some kind of mouth breather:
1. Join in on a hot discussion the person is already in
2. Value their time
(Hint: mindless idle chit-chat via messaging wastes time)
3. Don’t be a dork
Pretty simple.
And you know what?
This is good advice for email marketers too.
Writing emails about subjects your list is interested in (or that you make interesting for them), valuing their time (not sending boring emails), and not acting like a dork is a good way to get engagement, sales, and, yes, people replying back if’n that’s what you want.
More:
There’s a way to make money from the mouth breathers.
The trollish ones, at least.
And, in the September “Email Players” (50th milestone issue) I show you (with an example) how to receive a troll message, then, re-directing it right back in a way that pays you — and, sometimes even gets people to retract statements, bad reviews, etc.
Go here to get in on this action:
Ben Settle
