Patrick McFie recently sent out a group email to all members of the Linkedin group NZ online Start-UP community regarding 'guidelines' around posts about marketing or traffic building.
Doesn't matter what you do when you pull groups in on the internet you will always be subject to spam or be inundated with masses of promotional offers (which I think is spam).
Whats worse is that one feels obliged to email everyone about it and telling all to stop it! What a waste of time.
Those that agree will listen, but lets face it they are the ones that don't do it. And those that have done it will move on to the next group because lets face it, its the 'internet' and they've already achieved what they wanted twice over because you've now just written about it.
So what can be done? Depending on where you are, you can moderate your members and even your messages. Takes time to moderate and if your group is well set up, its worth it.
So whatever you are doing on the internet, remember;
- Once its there, it is there!
- Giving everyone a telling off doesn't achieve much so don't bother.
- Setting a guide that all can view is a great idea.
- Moderation works!
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