how to market and grow a social networking web site?

[Jim S]

how to gain large user numbers for music themed social netwroking site Soundlion.com

[Jimi Fisher]

1. Define specifically who your market is?
2. What things do the people in your market have in common?
3. What websites do most of your market go to? ( check Alexa.com or Hitwise.com)
4. You have to know what makes you unique or different from other websites?
5. What specifically are you trying to accomplish?
6. What specific things does your market want that aren't being served by other websites?
7. Why should your target market come to your website? Whats in it for them?
8. Learn how to use Facebook.com and Twitter.com to your advantage.
9. Post youtube.com videos that your target market is interested in?
10. Offer something Free that your target market wants and can't get anywhere else?
11. Create Fun contests.

[Steve]

Well, I checked out Soundlion.com. Seems interesting.

As for how to grow your social networking site, one of the best ways is with other social networking sites. That is every time someone logs into your site it should post something to their wall. The way people will be curious what it's about and check it out. Also, if they listen to a song post to their wall, and all sorts of other occasions. Anyhow, that's the general idea.