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Megan Gillespie
https://www.imaxx.maxtrax4u.com
Imaxx@maxtrax4u.com

I`m not exactly sure what you are asking for?  Advice on how to network on-line?  If that`s the question, congratulations you`re doing it right now. 

You need to specify what you`re most interested in as a first step.  My favorite professional networking site is LinkedIn.  On the personal side, I`m interested in bass fishing in Southwest PA (wow that`s pretty narrow), and there`s a site specifically for that.

What line of business are you in - that may help in narrowing down the plethora of choices out there.  You can go crazy trying to do too much.

Hi Megan, welcome to Startup Nation (SuN) :-)

The thing most people don`t really understand is that interacting with other people involves both sales and entertainment. Especially in things like "networking," an amazingly over-used word.

What you might want to look into would be some creative writing courses at a local community college, and perhaps some marketing courses. Another thing might be a local Toastmasters chapter, where you`ll get lots of help and support in terms of public speaking.

You could join an amateur acting group, and have some fun being on stage. :-) It`s all about *presenting yourself* in a particular fashion, whatever way you`d like to be seen.

Eric has another major point, that simply browsing through blogs and forums will give you all sorts of ideas and examples of online communication. The key is text! Learn how to say what you want to say by using written words. Then learn how to modify what you want to say through techniques of implication, emoticons, and so forth.