I always tell people the best thing they can do for themselves is to promote somebody else. This is incredibly difficult when they networks we use are based in self-promotion. FaceBook asks you to post a status update with “What is on your mind?” Your mind! LinkedIn encourages you to “Share an Update.” Yes, it is all about you. Can you make it about someone or something else? If you do, you will receive a greater benefit than you ever could with self-promotion.
Sounds great, what should you do? Start by Sharing a FaceBook Page for something else than your business. This is a link to the FaceBook Page for Imagine, a great organization that is working to end Human Trafficking. Try using the Share button on their Page to promote them, it is 10x easier than sharing what is on your mind and it helps someone else.
You can do the same thing on Twitter, start using the Re-Tweet functionality to raise awareness for causes you believe in. We are doing the same thing on Twitter for Imagine. Re-Tweeting a message is the best way to promote a cause and share it with your community. Looking for a cause? Check out http://sharedwith.me – we built this amazing software so you can sign up with a cause once and you will automatically Re-Tweet one message a week for them. Could it be any easier to do something good with your status update?
Yes, you can donate your status on LinkedIn as well. Is there anything else you can do? Sure, write a recommendation for someone who you know that works at an organization doing good. Follow their company! Or the easiest action you can take is to Like or Comment on one of their status updates, exposing it to your newsfeed.
With all of these ideas, what are you going to do to Donate Your Status for Social Good?
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