Back to Ryze
About 4 years ago, Ryze was a wildly popular site amongst network marketers. This was both a blessing and a curse …
It was easy to meet people. Heck, I can remember getting 20+ “friend” requests a day. But, it also meant that my private message box was constantly filled with invitations to “try” different businesses. It was one big pitch fest. Things eventually got so bad that the people who run Ryze changed the rules, and added in several restictions to how (and how many people) you could go about contacting and interacting with others.
A lot of network marketers quit using Ryze.
I kept my account the whole time, and still participated in a couple of political forums. I recently decided to upgrade my account ($10 a month), and become more active again. My inbox still gets spammed on occasion (mostly from people who don’t know any better), but over all, I really like the format. I use my Ryze page as the “about me” link in all my blogs and webpages. I like the fact that it’s a fairly easy layout to edit, the built in guest book feature makes it easy for people to leave me messages; plus as a paid member, I can even see which Ryze members have visited my page.
I recommend a Ryze page to all my downline members.
If you decide to get one yourself, here’s how I’d suggest you use it:
1) Make it personal. Include lots of pictures, and information about YOU. It shouldn’t be hard for people to find your business links, but the shouldn’t be the main focus of your page.
2) Search for people you already know, and request that you be added to their friends list.
3) Join a couple of active networks. You should find and participate in networks that focus not just on business. You should also join networks related to your other interests. A good way to find interesting and active networks is to look on the pages of people you meet. Once you join a network, read the rules, introduce yourself, and participate. NEVER spam the message boards (unless the group has a designated “advertising day”).
4) Visit and correspond with your friends on a regular basis, and make sure you look at their friends list. Each of the friends listed is an active link to thier own Ryze page. You can freely correspond with friends of friends. This is the magic of social networking. Even with just a small core group of personal friends, in a short time, you can quite easily end up with thousands of people that you can potentially network with.
5) Focus on making new friends. It’s very easy for people to find about your business if they so desire. Avoid the temptation to tell everybody you meet about what you do … especially on the first or second conversation (unless they asked).
6) Have FuN!
Rule #6 applies to just about everything you do with your business. If you’re not having FuN, you’re probably not doing it right.
Feel free to pop by my Ryze page and leave me a message www.ryze.com/go/ToddMorris
Talk to you again soon,
Todd
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