{"id":981,"date":"2014-03-05T12:49:22","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T12:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/?page_id=981"},"modified":"2014-03-05T12:49:22","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T12:49:22","slug":"what-makes-an-influencer-for-myself","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/index.php\/influencers\/what-makes-an-influencer-for-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes an influencer for myself&#8230;&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em><strong>How people became an Influencer and became part of my\u00a0Circle of Influence&#8230;..<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/iancalvert-ian-calvert-ianmcalvert-ian-m-calvert-serviceaddress-service-address-thesocialpiggy-the-social-piggy-influence-influencer-engage-engager-2014.jpg?resize=259%2C194\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-613 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/iancalvert-ian-calvert-ianmcalvert-ian-m-calvert-serviceaddress-service-address-thesocialpiggy-the-social-piggy-influence-influencer-engage-engager-2014.jpg?resize=259%2C194\" alt=\"#IanCalvert #Ian-Calvert #IanMCalvert #Ian-M-Calvert #ServiceAddress #Service-Address #TheSocialPiggy #The-Social-Piggy #Influence #Influencer #Engage #Engager #2014\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>People kept asking myself:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>who do you know?<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>why do you follow them?<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>bet they don&#8217;t even know who are?<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>they don&#8217;t care about you!<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the above are just some of the common points made and during 2012, I started to actually question what these people actually did for me. What I then did, was that I started looking at these &#8220;Top Influencers&#8221;, &#8220;Key Influencers&#8221; and &#8220;Top Inspirers&#8221; and actually I was surprised and made me question what these people are all about.<\/p>\n<p>Take for example <a title=\"#ZigZiglar #Ziglar #SA #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zig_Ziglar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zig Ziglar<\/a>\u00a0(who died 28th November 2012) or <a title=\"#SethGodin #SA #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seth_Godin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seth Godin<\/a>\u00a0who yes you can say are influencers and inspiring people from reading their books or listening to their Podcast&#8217;s but is this not just one way traffic? Yes there are many books, tapes, CD&#8217;s, Podcast&#8217;s and videos of many different people (including the likes of <a title=\"#SethGodin #SA #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seth_Godin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seth<\/a>\u00a0and <a title=\"#ZigZiglar #Ziglar #SA #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zig_Ziglar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zig<\/a>) but you may be learning and picking up tips, but how much is really relevant to you? Isn&#8217;t this all just one way traffic?<\/p>\n<p>So, taking this further, I sat down and looked at everyone I was advised or told to follow and I looked &#8211; guess what happened? Virtually (I would probably say more than 95%) nothing happened! It was all one way traffic of them posting information out constantly, emails been sent, sales promotion sent &#8211; effectively, wanting to sell me their story and buy from them! There was a very small percentage who occasionally replied to people and some, if they did, it was to the same inner circle!<\/p>\n<p>Thus, I went through 2013 looking and taking notice of who I engaged with and seeing what happened. Was it an auto message? Was it a cut and paste? Did they engage in conversation?<\/p>\n<p>By the start of Quarter 4 in 2013, I actually identified the people who you could engage with and talk to, with them replying back on the topics raised or being discussed. Once, I had this, I had a starting point and then I started this <a title=\"#IanCalvert #Ian-Calvert #TSP #Inspiration #Influence #Educator \" href=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/2013\/11\/26\/who-is-right-who-should-you-follow-informers-or-repeating-informers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog<\/a>\u00a0and with the discussions it created, I realised many felt the same. With the list formed, I went ahead and\u00a0released it on <a title=\"#Influencers #SA #IanCalvert\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P3iS3q-9L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28th of November 2013<\/a> and it again, it created so much comment as people completely understood where I was coming from.<\/p>\n<p>So, for me, my list of influencers will no doubt keep growing as people I discover and engage with expands; and should I think they will be like this in a wider circle, I will then add them to my list&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>In summary and as a quick recap:-<\/p>\n<p>Thus my reasons for this list is that too many people:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"line-height:1.5;\">post\/tweet the same things or old information <\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"line-height:1.5;\">don&#8217;t both to do anything new, update or provide informative information<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"line-height:1.5;\">provide which is new and possibly ground breaking information, applications or products<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thus, the criteria I have used for producing this list is:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Engage<\/strong><em> &#8211; these people actually communicate with you or re-tweet your tweets and take part in the dialogue on your posts or blogs<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Futuristic<\/strong><em> &#8211; these people are forward thinkers and look at emerging products, projects or technology based products and projects<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Informative<\/strong><em> &#8211; these people actually aren&#8217;t just restricting themselves to their profession but providing information on other professions too with their thoughts on those areas<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Influential<\/strong> &#8211; <em>their Circles of Influence are people who can you help further plus they are happy to introduce you to their connections within their circle<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inspire<\/strong><em> &#8211; These people actually offer words of wisdom and inspiration whether their own or sharing them from famous Inspirational People<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Networker&#8217;s<\/strong> &#8211; <em>these people actually do take part in networking whether on-line or in person as well as hosting events or attending them<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I will keep updating as we go, but here they are so far:-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em><strong><a title=\"Influencers through time\u2026\u2026..\" href=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/my-influencers\/influencers-through-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Influencers Through Time<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"line-height:1.5em;\">For further information, on myself\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height:1.5em;\" title=\"#IanCalvert #IanMCalvert #ServiceAddress #TSP #TheSocialPiggy #Ian-Calvert #Ian-M-Calvert #Service-Address #The-Social-Piggy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ianmcalvert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Calvert<\/a><span style=\"line-height:1.5em;\">\u00a0or to contact me directly,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height:1.5em;\" title=\"Speak\u2026\" href=\"http:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/speak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please click here<\/a>, or simply complete the form below to raise any points&#8230;&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em><strong> <div data-test='contact-form' id='contact-form-981' class='wp-block-jetpack-contact-form-container '>\n<form action='https:\/\/ianmcalvert.com\/index.php\/influencers\/what-makes-an-influencer-for-myself\/#contact-form-981' method='post' class='contact-form commentsblock' aria-label=\"What makes an influencer for myself........\" novalidate>\n\n<div style=\"\" class='grunion-field-name-wrap grunion-field-wrap'  >\n<label\n\t\t\t\tfor='g981-name'\n\t\t\t\tclass='grunion-field-label name'>Name<span class=\"grunion-label-required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">(required)<\/span><\/label>\n<input\n\t\t\t\t\ttype='text'\n\t\t\t\t\tname='g981-name'\n\t\t\t\t\tid='g981-name'\n\t\t\t\t\tvalue=''\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='name  grunion-field' \n\t\t\t\t\trequired aria-required='true' \/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"\" class='grunion-field-email-wrap grunion-field-wrap'  >\n<label\n\t\t\t\tfor='g981-email'\n\t\t\t\tclass='grunion-field-label email'>Email<span class=\"grunion-label-required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">(required)<\/span><\/label>\n<input\n\t\t\t\t\ttype='email'\n\t\t\t\t\tname='g981-email'\n\t\t\t\t\tid='g981-email'\n\t\t\t\t\tvalue=''\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='email  grunion-field' \n\t\t\t\t\trequired aria-required='true' \/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"\" class='grunion-field-url-wrap grunion-field-wrap'  >\n<label\n\t\t\t\tfor='g981-website'\n\t\t\t\tclass='grunion-field-label url'>Website<\/label>\n<input\n\t\t\t\t\ttype='text'\n\t\t\t\t\tname='g981-website'\n\t\t\t\t\tid='g981-website'\n\t\t\t\t\tvalue=''\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='url  grunion-field' \n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Please enter a valid URL - 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