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Social Media Secrets Exposed
Apr 17th
They aren’t really super secret, just mostly common sense but here are a few “secrets” about social media marketing. One of the best secrets is to be talked about and have a buzz going around about you. On your blog or website, its important to have a distinctive voice that people become interested in. The second secret is to let loose (not too crazy) but to have a good time, laugh and be fun. Social media networking is meant to be fun, no one wants to go researching or networking on boring websites or with boring people. If you are not personally fun or funny, you can always send out information or videos from other people or websites.
The third thing that you want to do during your social networking time is to help other people out. There are a lot of people out there that need just as much support as you and offering them your services is one of the things that will help your marketing. Instead of being cynical, try to help and support people and in return you will get the same. Another good tip is to be controversial when you are writing, blogging or networking about something you really believe in. People like to watch someone that is going slightly against the grain and you will get a following and sometimes controversy is the type of thing that people will continue to follow on pages like Twitter or Facebook.
There is a plethora of knowledge on the internet and a lot of information that can really help other people. You can find this information on other sites that you have visited on the internet. Another social media secret is don’t be too forceful. Social media is the place to make connections and network. Following these simple rules will help you network, make friends and eventually increase your business and followers. Good luck! If you have any questions let me know and I’ll be glad to help you out.
Social Bookmarking on Your Side
Apr 7th
Old-fashioned bookmarking can be defined as using a marker (even a piece of paper) to bookmark your place in a book that you are reading. With the advancements in technology the term bookmarking has carried over into the realm of the world wide web and is used to help individual be able to go back to a website that they found useful or interesting. Until recently, the best way to go back to a website that you discovered was to bookmark it and categorize it or save it to your “favorites” in your web browser. The biggest problem with this type of bookmarking is that it is private and only available on your personal or desktop computer.
There are billions of web pages on the net, over 15 billion to get a little bit more precise, and probably several million or even billions with useful information. It would be impossible to bookmark or add all of these sites to your favorites. What has come out of the need for knowing more and needing a place to store it and a way to find it again is social bookmarking. One of the most trafficked sites del.icio.us is a social bookmarking site that lets users tag any website that they desire and further they are able to share these websites with friends, family and colleagues.
There are different sites that allow for social bookmarking but one of the most popular and easy to use sites is del.icio.us. To get started with del.icio.us you just register online at del.icio.us, save the del.icio.us button and “tags” button in your button bar and “voila” you are ready to be on your way to social bookmarking. Once you tag a site you will be prompted to add more tag words so that you and anyone who is in your social network will be able to access and use your bookmarks. There is so much information out there on the Internet and it has become very important to filter out the good from the bad and save time by using these social bookmarking tips.
The social media marketing explosion has made social bookmarking all the more necessary. Your bookmarks not only help you and other people but they also play a major factor in organic optimization and online buzz marketing.
Getting Hip with Social Media Advertising
Apr 6th
As an individual that both participates in forms of social networking and media advertising online as well as someone who creates social media campaigns for my clients, I have found that this pervasive and powerful medium to enhance my clients’ chances of being found on the Internet and increases their ability to market to a wide variety of groups and individuals both locally and globally.
Some people may boast themselves as “old-fashioned” or believe that it is just as well if they have their services only listed in the online yellow pages, but in this day and age more is necessary to survive and excel in business online and in the real world. Turning to an individual or an internet marketing firm in order to reach this goal is what has emerged as the newest trend. Online buzz marketing and social media advertising has swept the internet marketing industry and its results are impressive and indefeatable.
There are many different kinds of social media and I have found that many business owners have better things to do that to register, log in, learn about, and maintain these social media sources and instead would rather turn it over to knowledgeable internet marketing gurus to simplify the process. Social networks are extremely popular with everyone from the tween to the corporate CEO and retiree. Sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter link millions of people through common interests, networks (local), job industry and school backgrounds with no end in site.
Social news sites spread news like wildfire similarly through word-of-mouth on the web, showing individuals what’s hot based on popularity of each article or topic. Sites such as Sphinn and Digg are two such sites trafficked by millions on a daily basis. Other very important types of social media advertising include social bookmarking and social sharing which will be talked about in future posts! Keep following and learn what type of internet marketing will best fit your needs.