How do you Introduce Yourself to Potential Friends on Facebook?

How do you introduce yourself to potential friends on Facebook?  Once the initial upload and connection of your current contacts has been made, what strategy do you use to find old friends, classmates and co-workers?  What about new people like gurus in your industry that you want to connect with and follow their successes?  Here are a few ideas to help with finding and introducing yourself to new friends on Facebook.

1. Search for friends based on location, school, college and workplace.  You can quickly connect with old friends from your past (if you want to, that is) using this method.
   
2. Look for those leaders in your industry and connect with them.  Comment on their Wall after the connection has been confirmed.
3. When requested new friends, Please and I repeat, Please add a message to your request.  Even if you just say something like, Hi Joe, we met recently at a networking event downtown and I’d like to keep up with you on Facebook.  That’s all you need to say.  As more and more Facebookers near that 5,000 friend maximum they will be evaluating more closely who they connect with and if they do not know you personally or can’t determine if there is a reason to connect with you, they might just ignore your request.  You don’t want this to happen if they are someone you would eventually like to partner with or have some type of business relationship with.  So add a short comment to your invitation and 99% of the time your request will be confirmed.
4. Join Groups and Like Pages on Facebook and connect with the Administrator.  Especially if this is your target market.  Introduce yourself to the administrator and post comments on the Wall either in response to questions or just for helpful links to share with the others in the group.  This is great positioning for you as an expert.
5. As others request to be your friend, visit their Wall and thank them for the connection request and see what they are interested in.  You might find that you both love to water ski.  You could start a great conversation around that topic and who knows, even start a joint venture partnership for an online business around water skiing!

What other ways do you use to introduce yourself to new and potential friends on Facebook?  Have you found that perfect way to initially say Hello to your new friends? Please share them with us below in the comments.

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Terri Brooks helps entrepreneurs “overcome the overwhelm” of using online and social media marketing for their business. She understands their fears and feelings of confusion when it comes to marketing on Facebook, Twitter and blogs and shows them ways of Tasting The Internet…One Byte at a Time.

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