Social Networking Sites

Social networking has become immensely popular in today’s times. Everyone from freckle-faced teenagers to octogenarians is using these sites and, in fact, they are spending a lot of time on them. As a marketer, you just cannot avoid the potential of these websites in making your site highly-trafficked.

One reason why social networking works as a method of traffic generation is that you can find people with various interests here, and most of them make their interests known through their profiles. Many social networking websites are searchable through meta tags, which are nothing but specialized keywords. Hence, if you have a business of selling a gardening product, you could easily put ‘gardening’ in the search bar of a social networking site and very soon a list of all the people who have listed gardening as a hobby in their public profiles will show up. Then you can send a bulk email to all these people speaking about your product and can even give them your business link to visit.

Do you realize what is happening here? You are marketing directly to people who are interested in gardening, which increases your traffic conversion rate manifold.

The best thing about social networking is that you don’t have to go anywhere to build your list. You have it right there on the site. However, this also brings in competition. But, if your product does spell good quality and people are impressed by the content you provide them, you will stand out eventually.

Social marketing is a fast – almost instantaneous – method of getting traffic. People usually constantly monitor their social networking profiles. As soon as they get the email verification from you, they will want to visit the site and check out. This is your ‘make or break’ moment. You have to make sure your emails are right.

The following are three of the most popular social networking sites that Internet marketers use. Do you have profiles on them already?

Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/)

MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/)

Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/)

This is not the end. There are various niches here such as video sharing sites, photo sharing sites and several others like that which belong to a special niche of services. We will speak about them later in this series of blog post.

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Traffic Tidal Wave Method # 18 – Digg

Taking Your Internet Business Forward with Social Networking

Taking the offensive is not the only thing you will be considering when starting your online business. Sometimes, you will have to do certain things in order to lull employers and service buyers to get your service. Here are some ways you could do it:-

1) Creating a website

This task may sound a little hard and daunting but it does not have to. There are actually many premade sites available over the Internet and all you really have to do is add content to your website. The good thing about these sites such as Webs (http://www.webs.com) and many others provide premade templates and you can register on the site free.

Content is very important to promote your online business. First, you will have to make sure that it becomes visible by using certain keywords in your website that are centered on your online business.

2) Making a blog

Another great way to promote your online business as well as your website is to make a blog. Just make sure that when you create content for your blog, you do not make outright selling but instead do it with subtlety. You can do this by talking about a topic that is close to what your online business is offering and then place links to your site in the blog entry.

Blogspot (http://www.blogspot.com) and WordPress (http://www.wordpress.com) are the most popular sites giving free blog accounts to its users.

3) Using social networking sites

A good way to connect to a wider audience is through social networking sites. You can connect with potential customers by making a Facebook account (http://www.facebook.com) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com). They are easy to use and you can register through these sites free. Then, you can make status updates and other news updates centered on the topic through these accounts to attract a bigger audience

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Info publishing can make you Important on the Internet

Info publishing is an Internet-age term which implies the publishing on information-rich content on the Internet. This content can take any form, but generally when we speak about info publishing, we are talking about eBooks, newsletters, videos, audiobooks and the like. Generally, this is content that people can download and store on their hard disk and withdraw it later according to their convenience. There is one more common strand running through all the info publishing devices – they must provide good content to the user.

There are two ways in which you can get into the info publishing business:-

(i)      You could create the info content yourself or outsource it to someone so that you have your own product to sell.

(ii)   You could promote someone else’s product on your website or blog.

Either way, you are distributing informative content.

One of the ways to distribute this content is through affiliate marketing. If you are going to promote products of other people, you could select the available products from an affiliate network and sell it through a service like AdWords. In that case, you would not need to have your own website or blog even. However, you could also sell such a product directly. Selling makes a good option if your product is good quality. Using methods such as SEO, viral marketing, social networking and such, you could build a brand presence for your product and garner a market for it. Once that is created, you will find that your product starts earning for you an unending stream of income.

If you have your own product, there are many more advantages. Number one, people associate you with someone who is an expert in the subject. Your name in the byline means a lot for your credibility. This will ensure that your other products get a niche for themselves too. Now, having your own product does not mean that you have to sit and create stuff yourself. You could outsource work quite easily. On jobsites such as GetAFreelancer (http://www.getafreelancer.com/) and ScriptLance (http://www.scriptlance.com/), it is quite easy to find professionals who would work for you at an attractive price, and give you the rights of their work.

For video content, you could publish interesting videos on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/) and combine their impact with another product that you are selling. Your video provides people with good information and at the same time provides a link from where they can download an eBook that you are promoting. That way, you can combine your marketing efforts and gain added benefits.

Get the maximum mileage out of your info publishing endeavor. If you are looking to stick with your online home business for a long time, you will need a presence on the Internet, and nothing works better than info publishing for that.

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Today I want to share with you how you can use social networking to promote your business.

The goal of business owners is to make money, Right?

However, to sell the product or service that you provide you need a way to get your message to your potential prospects. After all customers can’t buy from you if they don’t know that you exist.

When it comes to advertising there are many business owners who literally cringe because advertising can cost big bucks. And as a business owner you want to make money not spend it!

Although you may have to spend money to make your business what you want it to be, there are ways to promote your business and the products or services that you sell without having to spend any money on advertising.

In comes social networking…..

Did you know that a large number of Internet users, in fact millions of them, belong to at least one social networking site if not more.

Many of them are using social networks for business. In fact, that was originally how social networking got started. If you are a small business owner, especially one that operates an online business, there is a way that you can use social networking to your advantage.

Although social networking sites are traditionally focused on those that would like to make online friends or develop online relationships, there are networking sites that are designed just for business owners.

If you have a website that is selling products or services, you may find it pretty easy to use social networking sites to your advantage. This is because, if you wish, you could do a product or service spotlights. Each day, week, or month, you could showcase one of the products or services that your website sells. This could either be done right on your profile page or on a blog page, which is provided by most social networking websites.

When it comes to promoting your blog on social networking websites, you have a number of different options. Your first option is to include a link to your blog in your community profile or profile page. This will allow other community members to checkout your blog, only if they wish to do so.

The other way is to inform your online friends of your blog through private messages. Once you join a social networking website and create or join a network of friends, you should easily be able to communicate with those friends. Sending each of your friends a private message with information and a link to your blog tends to be more effective than just placing a link in your profile or on your profile page.

As you can see, there are a number of different ways that you can promote your online website, no matter what type of website you have or what you use it for. By keeping the above mentioned points in mind, you should be able to see an increase in your page views, in no time at all.

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Today let’s talk about…….

Creating Your Socializing for Profit Profile

Once you have done your homework and decided which social networking website to join it will be time to create your profile.

If you haven’t decided yet, you can easily find a number of networks to choose from by performing a standard Internet search. Take your time and find the one that will provide the best fit for you and your business.

Quick tip: Try putting your niche keyword in front of the word networking for instance if your niche is pets, type in “pet networking” and see what type of results you come up.

You have much better result with you socializing for profit campaign if you can tightly target your niche!

OK, let’s get back to the topic of this blog.

You’ve chosen your site and you are registered. Now you will be able to start making friends with other community members. But before you start you might want to develop your online profile or profile page, depending on the networking site you joined.

Although it may seem easy enough to create a profile, there are many Internet users who are unsure exactly what they should and should not include.

Perhaps, one of the most important things to include in your online profile is your picture. In addition to your photograph, you may want to include your name, location and a little bit of information about yourself and your business.

Keep in mind that it is important to use caution when adding personal information about yourself to your profile. Providing your address and your full name can be dangerous, especially if it falls into the wrong hands. Always think about your safety before anything else.

With many social networking websites, including MySpace, you will find that there are preset profile fields for this information. In addition to preset questions or categories on your likes and dislikes, you may also find room for additional information. This is where you can get creative!

By keeping the above mentioned points in mind, you should not only be able to create an online social networking profile that is filled with valuable information, but you can do so while staying safe at the same time. Your safety on the Internet is in your hands, that is why it is important to think about safety, as well as Internet popularity.

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Today we are going to look at two modern phenomena’s, MySpace and YouTube and how we can use them to get new customers.

Let’s start with MySpace…..

http://www.MySpace.com

MySpace is one of the most popular community websites online and is among the top ten most visited sites on the Internet.

People use MySpace for a variety of reasons like making friends, establishing their identity, socializing, expressing their views, promoting themselves and their business. Though MySpace is not a commercial organization we can use it to expand our business.

When you decide to socialize for profit on MySpace you need to fill out your profile and make it as appropriate as you can to what you are trying to selling. Remember it’s your billboard to the community, so you want to make it count. We will be talking more about profiles in the next lesson.

You can also start a MySpace blog on your topic, but first you need to make some friends. This is pretty easy to do, but it can take you a while if you just go looking for them.

However there is software that can build your friend list for you such Friend Adder and Badder Adder. These are called adder robots and can automate the whole process for you.

TIP: Try not to add too many friends each day as this can get your account deleted. You shouldn’t really add more than 300 a day.

When you have built up a good list of friends, you can start posting to your blog and post bulletins on the subject that you are trying to market. But do not just try to make a sales pitch as that is not what MySpace is about. Join in and interact on your topic and then you can point out the benefits of you product or website in the context of the topic. Maybe this doesn’t sound very productive, but when you have a list of 10,000 friends that are interested in what you are selling, then it can add up very quickly.

Now let’s talk about YouTube…..

http://www.YouTube.com

YouTube is a website that will host videos for you free. This has led to its popularity increasing very quickly. YouTube was only set up in May 2005 and already it is one of the best-known hosting sites for video on the Internet. Individuals use it to host home movies, bands use it to launch their new videos, filmmakers use it to launch film clips and independent filmmakers use it to get their films to a wider audience.

It is very easy to join and you can upload short videos for free. This can be anything from a home movie with your friends, to an infomercial. Of course you are trying to market your product and you want people to know about your business, so you need to make a short video about that. You can do this with a home video camera, or get a professional to make it for you if your business can afford it. An easy way to make a video if you have a website is to use Camtasia.

Once you have created your video and uploaded it to YouTube they will give you a small piece of code to put on your website and this will link straight to the video so you do not have to host it yourself.

But the real way to make money on YouTube is to make a viral video. This means that when people see your video, either on YouTube or on your site, they pass it on to their friends.

MySpace and YouTube are great ways to get tons of people to notice your business. It takes a bit of work, but if done properly it can make you a lot of money very quickly.

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It’s time for Part Two of Socializing for Profit. I hope you are a little more familiar with social networks after Part One.

In Part Two we will go over…….

Why Social Networking Sites are So Popular.

Social networking sites, over the past few years, have rapidly increased in popularity, so much that many are wondering why and learning that there is a lot of profit to be made by socializing.

I like to think of these sites kind of like free bulletin boards to the world where you can create a business profile that is all about networking and communicating with prospective customers and attracting new ones too.

One of the many reasons why social networking sites are so popular from a business stand point is because they are a fantastic source of free advertising, not to mention fun to use!

Imagine for a minute having the ability to reach hundreds if not thousands of people all interested in what you have to say! It gets your blood pumping doesn’t it?

With MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Yahoo 360 and other sites like them it is entirely possible and it can be achieved in a very short amount of time.

Let’s face it there is just something about these sites. They draw in millions upon millions of visitors.

- They are fun and easy to use.

- They make it easier to connect and meet new people.

- They make building a list of prospects (friends) a breeze.

- They give your the ability to reach around the world.

If you’ve visited a social networking site before then I’m pretty sure you are aware of their popularity. If you haven’t then you need to get busy!

I want you to keep in mind the main goal of socializing for profit is meeting new people, building new relationships and increasing the visibility of your business. This can all be done once you learn how to use social network sites correctly. Not to mention the fact that it can mean a huge boost in profits for your bank account.

We will talk more about MySpace and YouTube tomorrow.

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1. Socializing For Profit – Part One

Each day for the next five days I will be putting up a blog post that will help you learn the ins and outs of Social Networks and how you can start socializing for profit.

I will cover things like:

-What is Social Networking?

-Why Is It So Popular

-MySpace and YouTube

-Your Socializing for Profit Profile

-Socializing to Promote Your Business

In this first part let’s talk a little about what is social networking.

Social networking is defined as the networking of individuals who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others, often like a small community or a neighborhood. Although social networking is possible in person by joining, for instance your local chamber of commerce, it is most popular online.

Socializing for profit is all about making new friends, prospects, customers and business contacts.

Today the Internet gives us as individuals the chance to meet new people from all around the world. It gives us the opportunity to connect in a way that has never been possible before. It is amazing if you really take a minute to think about it. You can develop a friendship with someone across the world just as easily as if they lived next door.

Two of the most popular online social networking sites are MySpace and YouTube. However they are not the only ones available, there are many more like Yahoo 360, Facebook, Classmates and Squidoo, etc which areal increasing in popularity.

You can find all types of social networks geared towards specific interests just by doing a quick search in your favorite search engine.

But, before you go and join every network you can find let’s take some time to learn more about them and once you have learned everything that you feel you need to know about social networking you can decide which network will work the best for you and your business.

We have a lot to go over in the next few days if you want to learn how to socialize for profit, so make sure you look check out Part Two tomorrow. We will be talking about what makes social networking so popular.