Social Media Limits: How Far Does Your Freedom Go?-Part Three {4-Minute Read}

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•     Do: Contribute on Topics of Your Interest

Now, as you already know what you are looking for on Social Media, what do you do? Have effective means of looking for that thing. And the most productive way is by following pages of your interest. Join groups and contribute to topics that interest you. If you are into investing you can join groups like “Investors Group”, “Angel Investor Group”, and “Impact Investment Forum” on LinkedIn. Business professionals who want to feel more “at home” can join “Kenya Business Network” and “Nairobi Business Club”. Other Groups like “BH Group East-Africa” help you create connections with people of the same interests as you and better, if you are job hunting you can easily get hired by getting noticed by other people.

There is no exhausting how many groups are out there. You just need to go and join them. Also, look on other platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Google+.

• Do: Follow Up on People

How many times have you remembered someone from high school and wondered, “What happened to that guy?” How many of your classmates know about what your job is today? Or worse, do you know what six of your closest classmates back in the day are doing now? We lose contact with people after a very short time. Even your “inner circle” fades away. It’s not a bad idea to follow up on people. Lately I’ve been following up on people and the reaction I get most of the time is “hey man, how have you been? Long time…blah! Blah!” But I can always tell when the person on the other side is just wondering, “What the hell does he want?” Because they are simply not used to this and they think that the only reason why someone from the past might be coming to them now is because they want a favor. Like money. Don’t wait until you are “in a fix” so you can talk to your long lost rich friend. Isn’t it better to keep contact so when you go broke you can easily talk to them without feeling awkward?

The truth is, people are not always on the level you expect them. Some are better than you while some, well…they are not doing that good. It’s good to keep contact with all the groups. But hold up…this does not mean you go looking for the postal addresses of all your school mates. Just the closest ones. The people you feel like it should not be the way it is with them. This is one step to maximizing the usefulness of Social Media.

Did you miss Part Two? You can still check it out here.