If you do any kind of online work or surf the ‘net on a regular basis, certainly you’ve heard of social networking. These are the sites where you fill out a profile and proceed to accumulate a circle of friends or followers. These online friends with funny looking avatars are your connection to the outside world, especially if you’re working a j-o-b and are stuck in a tiny cubicle.

Social networking provides the opportunity to befriend people across the globe and also to connect with potential business partners. Even if you work online part time on the weekends, you can benefit from social networking to gain traffic to your website or blog or to find a joint venture partner to create a new product.

However, beware of the potential hazards of social networking while working your j-o-b…
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