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Managing Your Facebook Friends

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Education & Training with State Farm Insurance

Sounds kind of clinical, I know.  But as your base of friends grows and grows, you'll be more effective and more personable if you can separate your friends into various groups.

I'll tell you how in just a bit.  But first, the why......

Facebook has so many uses and opportunities for us.  You can keep up on family; their pictures, activities, struggles, etc.  You can keep up on some of your 'real' local friends and groups as well.  You might want to see just the people from your church or square dance club.  You might want to keep up on just people you work with or your buddies from the local watering hole.

In the business arena, you might have hundreds or even THOUSANDS of 'friends'.   In some cases you will want to build relationships with some of those and keep closer tabs on them and what they're doing.  The power of social media marketing is in these online relationships that you build as your friend base grows.  Helps to know personalities as well and you can get help with that from this free eBook at BookForFree99.com (personalities section starts about page 46)

OK... So here's how to do this.

You'll notice on your HOME page a series of menu items on the far left of the page.  At the bottom of that list you'lll see MORE.  Clicking that will reveal CREATE NEW LIST.  Click there and you'll open a new window where you can name your new list (maybe FAMILY) and choose the people to be on that list.  There's a NAME FINDER just above the people listed to help you find people more quickly.  Add the people you want on the list by clicking their picture or name.  At the bottom click CREATE LIST when you're done.

Click MORE again on the menu items on the left and you can 'GRAB' the individual lists to place them in any order you choose.  Now you can click on any of those lists and your page will only show those people.

Here's some ideas for groups:  Church, Family, Kids, Mom & Dad, Work Friends, Upline, Downline, Networking, Social Media Experts, DENNIS VOLZ (I'm sure you sometimes just want to see my stuff....), Key People ((business friends that you want to know better) Funny People, or Subjects (like Film, Local events, etc for people who post mostly on subjects you're interested in.)

The possibilities are as endless as your imagination.

OH..... One more thing.  You can edit the lists whenever you want to in order to add or remove people. Just click MORE again (that's key to changes for some reason).  Click the list you want to edit then click the little pencil next to the list. 

Have fun....

Comments (7)

Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Good advice...we have some pals in a number of social networks...who really are not...never were and need to find the "erase the friends" button.

Aug 28, 2009 01:47 AM
Dennis Volz
State Farm Insurance - San Diego, CA
Like a Good Neighbor

I'm not so sure you want to erase.  What's that old phrase, "You can't be too rich, too thin, or have too many friends on Facebook." 

or something like that.... :)

Aug 28, 2009 01:51 AM
Jeff Glick
BCHloans - Dunwoody, GA

Dennis thanks, let me ask, once you have developed the various groups if you send a message inside that group does it only go to that group? 

I was looking at my FB yesterday and really do have a variety.  I have not reached out to certain groups just because when I started on FB it was just to keep in touch with family and friends and didn't want to cross pollinate.  However, as I continue to work on my social networking skills I believe FB can be a useful tool.

Thanks

Aug 28, 2009 01:57 AM
Toby Robinson
Realty Executives - Menomonie, WI

Great Info, Thanks!!!

Aug 28, 2009 02:12 AM
Ricky Khamis
EPiQ Lending - Gilbert, AZ
NMLS 173141 | CADOC 173141 - 602-758-7425

Excellent Dennis.

Aug 28, 2009 02:20 AM
Dennis Volz
State Farm Insurance - San Diego, CA
Like a Good Neighbor

Jeff,


You CAN compose a message and just send it to specific LISTS.  GO to INBOX on the top menu, COMPOSE A MESSAGE then type the name of the list.  FAMILY or NETWORKING or whatever.

I've checked around and from what I've found, you cannot currently post status to just a particular list or group or network.  Status still goes out to all your FRIENDS.

Hope this is helpful.  How's biz there @ Capital Home Loans????

dv

Aug 28, 2009 02:27 AM
Marcia Hawken
WILLIAM RAVEIS - Naples, FL
Naples Luxury Specialist

Thanks for the info Dennis.  I am new to FB and have some issues.  Very helpful!

Aug 28, 2009 03:26 AM