DO’s
1/ DO invite your real friends to join. CyVee gives you great tools to maintain and deepen existing relationships, so why not take advantage of them?
2/ DO write a personal message explaining your motivation when you want to connect with someone. We are all busy adults, not high school kids. Plus, we have a lot of contacts and things to do, so it’s hard to remember everything.
3/ DO keep your profile up to date.
4/ DO create a customized public URL (like this: http://www.cyvee.com/Profiles/KhoaPham, NOT like this: http://www.cyvee.com/Profiles/12345). This is how people remember and refer to your profile. More importantly, as Cyvee gets a higher PageRank in Google, your profile is a powerful way to control how you are presented to the world.
5/ DO block annoying users or report bad behaviors. Yes, we always want to be nice to each other but at times things are not in your control.
DON’Ts
6/ DO NOT randomly connect with no mutual purpose. This is dangerous for two things. First, you are confused between a ‘broad network’ and a ‘strong network’. A broad network keeps you busy with all the activities (as if you are not busy enough!), but a strong network will provide value for everyone. Second, if you accept or connect with a lot of strangers, you are putting the credibility of you *AND* all contacts in your network at risk.
Ask yourself: When was the last time you asked a random person on street to have coffee with you? Do you introduce EVERYONE you know to your closest friends? CyVee doesn’t change the fundamentals of a relationship – sincerity, mutual trust and interests – but it simply provides innovative tools for that purpose.
7/ DO NOT spam. Who like spammers?
8/ DO NOT share your network contacts with others. The reason you’re friend with someone is because the two trust each other. A network sustains also thanks to trust. And it is your action that makes or breaks trust!
9/ DO NOT say things you won’t be comfortable saying in real life. The professional world is small and you might bump into your CyVee contacts anywhere.
10/ DO NOT lie. No need for explanation.
