| In an online business you need to pay attention to | | | | - Doctor |
| the fact that you are working online. You are in a | | | | - Gardener |
| different world with different rules. In this world you | | | | - Entrepreneur |
| cannot always talk face-to-face with your contacts, | | | | - At-Home Parent |
| you often need to e-mail them or "IM" them. Instant | | | | - Ect. |
| messaging is a fast and convenient way to have | | | | Or you can look up someone by their interests |
| conversations (even with groups) when you are | | | | - Dogs |
| working in an online business. You can get numbers | | | | - Travel |
| and call and chat that way, but you really need to | | | | - Football |
| learn to use the technologies available to you on the | | | | - Art |
| web. | | | | You could look up people by their location as well, |
| The are so many instant messaging systems now, | | | | there are just endless possibilities. |
| and most include actual voice "calls" and video | | | | Pretty much everyone today has a computer that |
| messaging. Now days your computer probably comes | | | | they use regularly, and most of those people are |
| with a built in microphone and camera anyway, so | | | | going to have some sort of instant messaging |
| why not give them attention? Meeting face-to-face is | | | | system. How many people are in your country? Say |
| great, when you have time for it and when you are | | | | the majority of them have a computer and Instant |
| working with people that are in your area. However, | | | | Messaging application. See how many new friends |
| assuming you don't want to do the thing where | | | | you can make? |
| you're always on the road for meetings, talking online | | | | For an online business this is a system that simply |
| can be just as effective. If you feel its impersonal | | | | cannot be ignored. One of our jobs is to meet new |
| just to type to someone, go ahead and turn on the | | | | prospects, and this is a fast and convenient way to |
| video and microphone feature! It doesn't have to be | | | | do just that. You may not always find people who |
| just dry rambling typed out on a screen, it can really | | | | want to go into your business, but you shouldn't let |
| be very fun and opens up a lot of options. | | | | that stop you from having a conversation with them. |
| You are no longer limited to just talking to people | | | | Your business is all about your connections, and the |
| you befriend day-to-day. You can search out people | | | | people who you simply find interesting to talk to are |
| that have similar interests, hobbies, or professional | | | | part of that. Maybe they will know someone who is |
| lives. There are several IM systems out there that | | | | interested in an online business, maybe not. Either |
| allow you to chat with tons of people, and to search | | | | way you cannot ignore this chance to meet new |
| for the types of people you want to chat with. | | | | people and expand your network. Its just typing to a |
| For instance, you can look someone up by their | | | | friend you never knew you had. |
| profession. | | | | |