07:50
Faizan
As business owners, we need to maintain a certain level of professionalism in our written content. And using texting shortcuts in our Facebook posts may not be the best way to present yourself as a professional.
I follow several network marketing professionals online and one of my pet peeves is seeing a Facebook status update using shortcuts for words, especially on Facebook Fan pages or professional forums.
You know the old saying, 'You never get a second chance to make a first impression.' This holds true even in the online world! Remember, when you're putting yourself out there online, U dont want 2 seem unprofessional!
I'm a regular on a work from home forum and a while back, a forum moderator "scolded" some people who were posting in the forum looking for some typing and transcription work to do.
She reminded the new forum members that this was not a high school forum or Twitter, so she would rather see people refrain from using texting shortcuts or any type of Internet lingo in their posts.
"Remember, business owners visit this forum looking for professionals to outsource their work to. So maintain your professionalism by checking your spelling, grammar, and punctuation when you post."
Here are a couple of reasons for not using texting shortcuts in anything other than your cell phone to text your friends:
You're presenting yourself as an immature school kid if your posts and status updates read something like this: HMU if U want more info. Glad 2 share w U. What R U doing 2 promote ur business?
You present yourself as being lazy and taking too many shortcuts! I mean really, how difficult is it to check your spelling and grammar before posting a status update?
If you're using Facebook or Google+ for business, keep your status updates grammatically correct, otherwise, your prospects might think you're not very serious about your business, so why should they sign up with you?
I realize the English language is probably one of the most difficult languages to learn if your English is not your first language. I know; I used to tutor English to a native Greek-speaking student when I was in college.
I follow several network marketing professionals online and one of my pet peeves is seeing a Facebook status update using shortcuts for words, especially on Facebook Fan pages or professional forums.
You know the old saying, 'You never get a second chance to make a first impression.' This holds true even in the online world! Remember, when you're putting yourself out there online, U dont want 2 seem unprofessional!
I'm a regular on a work from home forum and a while back, a forum moderator "scolded" some people who were posting in the forum looking for some typing and transcription work to do.
She reminded the new forum members that this was not a high school forum or Twitter, so she would rather see people refrain from using texting shortcuts or any type of Internet lingo in their posts.
"Remember, business owners visit this forum looking for professionals to outsource their work to. So maintain your professionalism by checking your spelling, grammar, and punctuation when you post."
Here are a couple of reasons for not using texting shortcuts in anything other than your cell phone to text your friends:
You're presenting yourself as an immature school kid if your posts and status updates read something like this: HMU if U want more info. Glad 2 share w U. What R U doing 2 promote ur business?
You present yourself as being lazy and taking too many shortcuts! I mean really, how difficult is it to check your spelling and grammar before posting a status update?
If you're using Facebook or Google+ for business, keep your status updates grammatically correct, otherwise, your prospects might think you're not very serious about your business, so why should they sign up with you?
I realize the English language is probably one of the most difficult languages to learn if your English is not your first language. I know; I used to tutor English to a native Greek-speaking student when I was in college.
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