From Profile page, click on the “Friends” link at the top of Facebook

Right above the “Search Friends” box you will see a link that says “Find People You Know on Facebook” – click on that

Look under the “Suggestions” heading You will probably see many suggested friends. I find that these folks usually have “Mutual Friends” with me. And that’s usually because they share an interest in family history (in my case)

Click on a person and a small box will pop up for them which will tell you if you have mutual friends. The more mutual friends the better the match.

If you want to add them, click “Add this friend.” The box will revise itself and you will see an option to add a message. I usually do – something like “I see that we have friends and an interest in genealogy in common!” just to let them know why I’m making the connection.

Click “Add Friend”

This works really well in the genealogy community because family historians are using Facebook as a sort of community center. If this is the case in your industry, it should give you good results.

If you’re not finding that the system gives you good results, try joining some “Facebook Fan Pages” that relate to your industry, and then try it again. The easiest way to do that is to type a key word (ex. NUTRITION) in the Search box and Nutrition related fan pages will come up.

I have a short reply typed on a stickie note on my iGoogle homepage that includes my fan page address. Each time I get an email saying someone confirmed my friend request, I click the link in the email, go to their wall, and paste the welcome message, customizing their name. It takes a few moments but a listener will hopefully last forever if they like what I do on the podcast. I do a cut and paste simple so I don’t have to retype the web address. And I always reply to any responses I receive.

If you have any social media tips I’d love to hear them. Always looking for new ideas! You can contact me through my website.

All the best, Lisa

Great podcast. So I have just a couple questions for either of you:

-Lisa said she does a topic search for friends on Facebook. Where is this feature? Is this only if you have a “business” Facebook page, or can you do it with just your normal person Facebook profile?

-How does Lisa set-up Facebook to recommend friends to her who might be interested in genealogy?

-How does Lisa set-up an auto-reply on Facebook to welcome friends with a special message, such as a link to her blog?

Thanks!
Ben

Here is the email list manager that I use:

http://www.bestlistmanager.com

Your second question is much more involved. If you sign up for PLF and get my Professional Podcasting Course, it goes into all of that in detail.

I’ll also been talking about that over time in my upcoming New Media Mastermind membership site.

The quick answer is: WordPress + FeedBurner + Audio Player Plugin.

And like Lisa you are the first person I listened to and am following to get my first podcast on my blog- incidently what plugin and other tools, do I need to get my podcast on my blog?

Thanks

Elaine Bothwell