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Well done on the MyGenius upgrade
By Ann Williams | June 9, 2008
South African based online business community - MyGenius - went live with a major upgrade today. A round of applause go to it’s founders John Raath and Doug Timberlake whose innovation has helped to ensure that thousands of entrepreneurs of small companies around the country have many opportunities to meet other like-minded people and to do business.
So today’s posting is on some ideas about professional conduct for entrepreneurs wishing to make the most of an online community environment such as this one.
Ann’s rough quidelines for participating in an online business community:
1. Behave professionally. You represent your business at all times.
2. Be polite. Communicate as you would with a client, potential client or friend.
3. Treat people in the way that you would like to be treated in return. (Nastiness begets nastiness.)
4. Don’t push your religious or political views onto others. (Stand up for what you believe in but don’t tell others that they should feel the same way. I have seen this happen - particularly with religious beliefs, and I find it off-putting.)
5. Be ready to stand up and say something if you think there is a problem that needs to be addressed.
6. Contribute - in a positive and fruitful way where you can.
7. Use the community for its intended purpose. If you find that this is not happening for you, then leave.
For a more in-depth look at online community participation, consider attending 2B Marketing’s practical workshop on Business Networking.
Topics: Community, Networking |
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