100% agree with you. That is exactly how I was building my network. Friending people and getting to know them. then asking them to join your Business page. I now have over 4000 FB friends and close to 2000 FB Buisness friends. As they turn over to the Business page I might delete them. Only if they stopped socializing, but I make sure I put up business content on the page and fun stuff alos. We are networking with "PEOPLE and people buy from people!"
That's right, Robert! Thank you for sharing your personal experience. This is a very hard concept to get across to new people for some reason. Also, I know it's not in line with Facebook's recommendations, so I often meet up against opposition. Based on my personal experience building social networks, this is the best way to build at this time.