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Facebook: Get Involved with Your Local Community
You know that you want to get more involved with your local community but maybe due to working online, being shy, having social anxiety or something else, you’ve never done it. As a result, you have few to no local connections even though you’re well-known online. But, there really is nothing to worry about if you are in this situation. If you want to get more involved with your local community but don’t really know anyone yet, it’s okay; you can get started in your comfort zone online using the strategy of Facebook: get involved with your local community.
While it may seem counterintuitive to use an internationally based social media platform online to build relationships in your own backyard this is actually the most effective way to get to know others in the city where you live.
Update Your Profile
Before you join any groups, go in and update your profile, especially with a recent photo. You want it to be open to the public. This might be scary because you’re used to using Facebook for personal means, but local people need to know you in every way that they can in order to better trust you. Open that page, perfect your profile, and ensure that you’re linking to your virtual real estate like your groups, website, and blog.
