How to Increase the Value You Give and Create Deeper Connections

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I know that there are many ways to create a connection with somebody, but out of all of them, how many have transitioned into something more meaningful than a plain old number?

Stop bragging about the people you know and start giving those connections reasons for them to work or collaborate with you!

The best way I have found to create a deep friendship with someone that I want to work with or at least learn something from is by talking to them and learning what their main struggle is right now and how I can help them.

For example, if I have someone that doesn’t know how to use Instagram correctly then I go and teach them in the most detailed way possible.

What you should look to do when doing this is to help the other person in your own way or at least give them some advice. (only if you can help them in some way.)

Increasing the value that you give doesn’t have to be something like doing a course in order to help them but rather using your knowledge to help them in your own way.

If you are a fashion brand on IG and want more people to comment on your posts then you could start by responding to the questions that others leave even if it’s only 1 or by responding to as many messages as you can with the idea of creating friends rather than followers!

Engaging with your followers and showing that you care is a good way of giving value to them.

Another way you can provide value to your following on your social media platforms is by giving tips and tricks on the things that you do.

People LOVE to follow accounts that help them do something better and will appreciate it in more ways than one!

If you aren’t providing value to others on social media then how are you planning to grow?

What you need to know in order to provide better value is to understand what their needs are and how you can help.

There really isn’t that much to it!

After that all you have to do is rinse and repeat while making the appropriate changes 🙂

Much love to every single one of you!

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