Picture yourself at a social event. The moment you step foot in the door, you make someone's acquaintance. The instant the formalities are over, they launch straight into a sales pitch. If you're anything like me, you would not receive this sort of introduction very well, and you'd be looking for the quickest way to escape the conversation. They took no time to even begin to understand you and your desires, so why would you have any time for them? Twitter for networking If you use Twitter as a platform for networking and expanding your business reach, the chances are you'll be all too familiar with this situation. As soon as you make a new connection, you instantly receive an automated message, reading something along the lines of: "Thanks for following! You should like our Facebook page too..." "Check out my website for more information on..." "Subscribe to my YouTube channel channel..." "Thanks! Please retweet my..." The thing which many people fail to realise is that it is far from acceptable to just go ahead [...]
