How do I Perform Effective Social Marketing on My Site?

[Lawny L]

I want to learn more about the social side of the internet. I keep hearing stories from social marketing Gurus but they come with too much hype. How can I learn the basics for meaningful social collaboration?

Thanks for any replies :-)

[Becky M]

Hi, Are you looking to promote an online business or just meet new people? If it's for business this article may help you.

Using Social Networking Websites to Promote Your Online Website

Do you own or operate your own website? With the rising popularity of the internet, there is a good chance that you do. A large number of internet users run their own personal websites, but others run their websites as a way to make money. Of course, any website owner wishes to promote their online website, but those who rely on their websites for income are more willing to. Whichever type of website you have, you could help to promote it with online social networking websites.

If you are wondering how and why you should use social networking websites to promote your online website, you are not alone Online social networking websites are like online communities. They give internet users an easy and fairly safe way to come together. Many social networking websites are designed to make it easier for you to search for and make contact with other internet users, especially those that you have something in common with.

With a fairly large number of social networking websites, including MySpace, having over a millions users, there is a good chance that you could not only make new friends, but find internet users that would be interested in visiting your online website, especially if that website is your personal website. When joining an online networking community, you should be given your own profile page. On this page you could describe yourself & your online website. By mentioning what your personal online webpage is about and providing a link, you should receive a number of new visitors.

As previously mentioned, social networking websites can benefit all website owners, but especially those who are looking to make a profit with their websites. This can be done one of two ways, by selling something or by relying on revenue from advertising. If you have a website that sells products or services, you may find it a little bit easier to use social networking sites to your advantage. This is because, if you wish, you could do 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.

If you are using your online website to make money with advertising programs, such as affiliate programs or Google Adsense, you may need to approach social networking websites in a different matter. Since you will not necessarily have a particular product or service to focus on, you will need to approach these websites as if they were personal websites. If your website discusses being a dog owner, it may be a good idea to state your love for dogs in your profile. After doing so, it would be acceptable and not necessarily considered spam to add a link to your online website. As with all other types of online websites, social networking websites should help to increase the number of page views your website receives. In most cases, more page views mean more clicks which means money for you.

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.

[Abi D]

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[July S]

Here are the list:

1. Post blogs about your website.
2. Submit articles
3. Social Bookmarking
4. Submit your website manually to search engines
5. Use keywords liberally on your site, so long as they are used in the correct context of your site topic and content.
6. Reciprocal linking and link popularity.

More of information in the website below. I hope this helps.

[Bro. Dan]

Between social traffic and search engine traffic, I'd prefer the later. Social traffic are friends whose IP addresses soon become familiar to ad servers like Google AdSense. They are not buyers but courtesy visitors. Search engine traffic, on the other hand, are potential buyers in search of something to fill their needs or satisfy their wants.

[jacob798643 R]

To do effective social marketing you need to first define what effective is. What are your objectives? If they are sales or business related social is not the best traffic stream to invest in. I would spend my money on advertising (AdWords) and organic optimization. However, if you are looking for a great way to brand your company social can be the most effective method.

Your ROI is social marketing will stem directly from your engagement strategy with your audience.

[Off Beat]

Concentrate on basics. What people want & what will make them pay you willingly. That's all.