Social network marketing requires that you first develop comfortable relationships with the people to whom you intend to promote. Although building relationships does take time it is not hard to do and is actually enjoyable since your are essentially making new friends. Once this foundation has been established you will then be able to introduce various marketing techniques and thus begin social networking for business. What you will discover is that the time you invested in building relationships will now make your promotional efforts easier and help generate faster results as well!

Here are 5 ways in which social networking for business will make your efforts easier while producing faster results provided you have taken the time to develop relationships.

Offers & Not Pitches

Less tension is felt all around since you do not and should not 'press' when presenting offers. At the same time people are not being pressured by relentless and impersonal sales pitches! The need for developing professional sales copy as a result is not required and in some cases this will save you quite an expense.

Communication is Personalized

Sales copy meant to be influential can also be very formal which can actually repel some people due to its disingenuous nature. After building relationships with others there is little need for formalities and communication is therefore more relaxed and laid back. This should create an environment where people will be more receptive to your promotional efforts provided the marketing techniques you use are subtle!

Ease of Exchange

When social networking for business there is typically give and take in each exchange allowing people to get their questions answered quickly. This also provides you valuable feedback as well!

Speed of Product Intro

There is no wait on email, website or blog updates to introduce a new product or service! One of the biggest advantages of social networking for business is that you can instantly communicate any messages or offers. In addition you can do this repeatedly over a period of time to be sure your message has been received! Word of mouth is the fastest means of communication and in this case will allow you to bring any product or service to market that much faster!

Marketing Effectiveness

Consider if you will that the more contact you have with people the more familiar and/or comfortable they become with you. Having said that, also consider that as you continue building relationships on any social site this comfort level continues to increase as will your marketing effectiveness as well! People are naturally more receptive to others when there is a familiarity or bond and this is what makes this strategy so effective.

Social network marketing to be effective requires that you spend time building relationships first. Having established a comfortable rapport with others will then allow you to more easily introduce various marketing techniques in order to promote your business. With the proper relationship base you will find that social networking for business will actually be easier than more 'traditional' marketing methods. In fact due to the nature of the environment in which you are promoting, results will normally be produced faster. The discussion above serves to point out how patiently building relationships and then promoting in a non-aggressive fashion will make your marketing efforts easier, more effective.