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3 Ways Online Entrepreneurs Can Use FriendFeed Effectively
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FriendFeed is a social media and RSS feed aggregator that tracks your every move and activity across 43 social networking sites and makes your activity visible to your followers.
In a nutshell, it allows you to share blogging activity, books, news, photos, music, video, and other random social networking activity to family or business contacts. Some of the social media services include, Linked-In, Digg, delicious, Google Reader, and Twitter. You can use it for personal/family or business purposes.
It definitely is made for the advanced/serious social networker and online entrepreneur and can most effectively be used to:
- Be a part of an “inner circle”
- Mastermind with your business partners/peers
- Build communities
I am presently using FriendFeed to follow friends with similar interests (some of whom are in my Internet Marketing Mastermind group) as well as some Internet Marketing and Blogging Gurus. Every time I log in to FriendFeed I can see what my contacts are bookmarking, sharing and talking about. I am also using it for my consulting clients as well.
Please add to this list and let us know how YOU are using FriendFeed and cutting out the “noise” so you stay productive.
1) The Inner Circle - Using FriendFeed to Stay Ahead of The Learning Curve In Your Niche:
You can follow the gurus/experts in your niche. If you’re connected on FriendFeed you’re the first to know what they are working on before the masses. Additionally, there may be some cool resources you gain access to before they put it out on their email list (or maybe they don’t and you get that “insider” access).
FriendFeed also allows you to engage in online conversation and interact with your contacts by replying to their posts. You also don’t have to be approved as a “friend” to follow someone - like Twitter.
A really nice feature is that there are “rooms” that you can subscribe to where members can post tools and tips to add value in that particular category. It’s like an online classroom!
2) Mastermind with Your Peers: You can utilize FriendFeed to share information with a tight-knit group or mastermind. The sharing will allow you to stay connected more closely and have an opportunity for your group to share Internet marketing breakthroughs and resources to further your collective Internet marketing goals.
3) Serve as a Place to Add Value to Your Client Base: If you offer consulting services you can use FriendFeed “rooms” to provide valuable information to your clients. Offering value is what strengthens relationships. Instead of having satisfied clients you will develop raging fans who will share your business, products and services with others. That’s free marketing for you too.
The downside of FriendFeed is that it can become quite “noisy” if you subscribe to too many people.
Remember, FriendFeed gathers every single move the person you are following has taken on the social media sites they have specified FriendFeed to track. Therefore, I highly recommend you utilize FriendFeed to stay in touch with a more intimate group than you would on Facebook. If not you’ll get information overload!
In addition, you want to make sure you are posting quality information and always delivering value.
If you are not yet on FriendFeed and would like to learn how to get connected Maria Reyes McDavis (the Web Success Diva) has a great video that shows you how to register for a FriendFeed account and cool tips on how to maximize its use. Check it out at:
http://ca.video.yahoo.com/watch/2876144/8259875
If you are a blogger using FriendFeed I also recommend reading:
How Bloggers can Use FriendFeed Effectively by Joel Falconer of Lifehack.
Again, please share how you are using FriendFeed here too.
I appreciate you!
Your Partner in Online Productivity,
Dali Burgado (Follow me on FriendFeed)
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