You have done the “social networking thing” and got a Facebook fan page to go along with your long forgotten LinkedIn profile. A little updating on the profiles and then, “now what?” How do you stand out in the crowd? What makes you different from all the other insurance agents using social networking? How do you give everything your look and feel in a way that inspires prospects?

You have to start sticking out in a sea of social networking conformity. Without your ability to be different and show in marketing speak your USP(unique sale proposition) no one will be interested.

If you have been reading this blog long enough you probably noticed that it changes regularly. Why? I am always testing and tinkering until I discover what works and what does not. Because, to stand out you have to always be looking where to stand.

A place that separates you from the social networking sea of conformity that you have probably seen all around you.  That is what we are going to help you learn about today.

Social Networking Stand Out Test

Oh no! Did that just say test?

Why yes it did! Instead of actually telling you whether you stand out or not I thought we would do a social networking stand out test. Fear not! There is no scoring, except for the score. However, this grade will be useful to you only in determining how you are doing with your social networking right now.

Social Networking Instructions

The test is very simple. Count up the number of items that you do (Yes’s) on the list below to determine whether you are a social networking standout.

• Facebook profile
• Twitter Profile
• Completed LinkedIn Profile
• Have a completed bio and professional picture
• Post something of value at least once a day to Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn
• Make sure that the content you post is unique
• Create a useful blog post once a week
• Interact with your social network. Participate in groups, respond to comments
• Look at your networks profiles and make relevant comments (At least 1 profile/day)
• Find your niche in a Facebook group
• Have a Facebook fan page
• Customize your Facebook fan page (Effective Facebook Fan Page)
• Youtube account with one video relevant to your target market
• Connect with 5 valuable followers, fans, friends, etc everyday
• Have a Foursquare or Yelp account
• Joined one social network relevant to your target market (Warrior Forum, MLMSocial, etc)
• Share others content
• Developed a following in your target market
• took your offline connections online
• Be yourself…being someone else is just not you
• Have a USP
• Your network can repeat your USP (Eg. take your social networking from snooze to schmooze)
• Your content has gone viral
• Have a website or blog to direct traffic to from social networking
• You took the entire test and shared it with others

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Let us know where you were a stand out below. Also, if there is a way that we can help you with your social networking, please let us know below in the comments.

Tags: Social Networking