Where Do YOU find Your Contacts?
This is a question I have been asked over and over again. It`s
quite simple to answer, too. I chat! That is basically all I do
in my pursuit for getting contacts. I find people via chats, be
it chat downloads, yahoo, get paid chats, msn messenger, any of
them.
It`s personal, it`s friendly, people get to know each other so
much better than through emails. I love to chat with other
online marketers. It`s great for sharing hints, tips, ideas and
information. Some of the people you meet seem to know so much
more than you, and if you take the time, you can really learn a
lot just by listening.
You can turn your contacts into joint venture partners, downline
members, prospects etc. and it`s all mutual. My ezine came
about through chat, just by listening to the wants and needs of
other entrepreneurs like myself. I listened, and worked from
what I heard. I`ve seen people start joint ventures, programs of
their own and all sorts of good stuff, just through making chat
friends. It is REALLY worth trying for yourself.
Sure, carry on with whatever promotional methods you are using
right now, but try chatting with others on a personal level,
find out what`s working for them and what`s not. You`ll be
surprised by the results. I, personally, have found that I get
much better results via chats than any other form of free
advertising I`ve tried, and believe me, I`ve tried tons in my
almost 4 years online.
Just remember to always be polite, never hype. Be honest, and
most of all: Be Yourself. But anyway, in case you DO want to
try your hand at chat, here`s a quick crash-course in chat
terminology:
Abbreviation Meaning
AFK Away from keyboard
ASAP As soon as possible
A/S/L? Age/sex/location?
BBIAB Be back in a bit
BBL Be back later
BBN Bye bye now
BBS Be back soon
B/F Boy friend
BRB Be right back
BTW By the way
CU See you
C U L8ER See you later
CYA See ya
FAQ Frequently-ask question(s)
FYI For your information
G/F Girlfriend
GGP Gotta go pee
GL Good luck
GMTA Great minds think alike
H&K Hug and kiss
IC I see
IM Immediate message
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMO In my opinion
JK Just kidding
JTLYK Just to let you know
KISS Keep it simple stupid
L8R Later
L8R G8R Later gator
LMAO Laughing my a** off
LOL Laughing out loud
MorF Male or female
NP or N/P No problem
OIC Oh, I see
OMG Oh my God
PM Private message
::POOF:: Goodbye (leaving the room)
QT Cutie
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROTFLMBO Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RPG Role-playing games
S^ S'up - what's up
SUP What's up
TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TGIF Thank God it's Friday
THX Thanks
TTFN Ta-Ta for now
TTYL Talk to you later
TY Thank you
WB Welcome back
WTG Way to go!
YW You're welcome
And there you have it, tons of chat abbreviations to get you
started. It`s fun once you know how.
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