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Highlight the benefits of Online/Virtual Community

      

Highlight the benefits of Online/Virtual Community

  

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- Gives your business worldwide exposure: One of the benefits of online communities is that it gives your business a worldwide exposure. Reaching out to people from any part of the world, from all walks of life is the first benefit of online community. An online community was developed so that people have a common place where they can share information on significant topics.

- Gain knowledge from other online community members: The second benefit of online community is that you gain knowledge from other members of the online community you will join. Interact with other people who are members of your online community and put their principles into practice, whenever it is appropriate.

- Form a formidable partnership: The third benefit of online community is that we you get the chance to form a formidable partnership with other members. Approach people/businesses, which complement yours and ask them if they are interested in working with you towards a common goal. The online community is where you will build your credibility as an entrepreneur, before you approach complementing businesses.

- Maximize your presence in your online community: Keep in mind that you are not only building a relationship when you join an online community you are also marketing your business in a subtle way. So as a marketer be sure that your online profile is complete, which means that you need to include more information about yourself and of course your business.

- Be wise in choosing your online community: Verify who the members are in the online community you are planning to join. Be selective with the online community you will join to avoid mixing in with the wrong type of people/business. It would be to your advantage if you go with people/businesses that are highly relevant to your business. Also be sure that the other members of the online community you will join have enough in common with you and your business and really excited about interacting with you online.

- Builds relationships: The last and probably the most important benefit of online community is that it gives you a chance to build a relationship with people. We all know the importance of relationships when it comes to business. And one of the least expensive ways to build a relationship with customers/prospects is through the use of online communities. The major comfortable your customers/prospects with your business the bigger opportunities that you will get. Keep in mind that this relationship that you build is not for a one time sale only but you are building a relationship through online communities for the long term.

Titany answered the question on September 23, 2021 at 13:14


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