Can I post my own advertisement on my personal website?

[bonnieram1962]

Great points here! And Jennifer's list of business sites are excellent as I am a member of most of them and then some. I do have a MySpace but you must be very careful. For example, I have information on my business in my blogs and such but here is the difference in having your info there and being a spammer. I NEVER, EVER email anyone with my business info link or anything else concerning my business unless they contact me and specifically ask for it. I also never post it on anything that is sent to all members on my friends list or post it in comments on my friends pages. I also have a lot of personal info there as well so it isn't totally business. It is there for them to read about if they like and if not, they aren't spammed with links begging them to go check out the business and such.

There are tasteful ways to use the social networks to let people know who you are and what you do without bombarding them with ads.

The business networking sites are great and you are allowed to send members ads and such. But keep in mind that they are also given the same privelidges to contact you. It is better to have a seperate email address for these emails because you will definitely be bombarded with ads from other networkers there. I receive over 100 emails per day from just 1 of the sites I am a member of so I am grateful that I was told about the seperate email address ahead of time!

In MySpace, if you contact other members with your business ads, your account WILL be deleted so if you choose to have a page there, just let it work naturally and let your visitors choose whether or not they want to read about your business. I have gotten a couple of members by doing this because I didn't pressure them to look at it. Many people hate pressure. I am one of them! LOL.

I wish you all the best!
Bonnie Ramsey