Social Media on the Internet is one of the advantages of having an business online. With time to learn and do everything at a premium, you will need to get the most bang for your buck.
5 Places For A Newbie to Start
1. Twitter can be a very effective tool. The trick is to learn it well and use it to your advantage. You will find several twitter posts on this blog that will help you. Look under categories.
2. Your blog- When you are giving good valuable content your blog will be a resource for others. You can be the blog others want to come to.
3. Forums- Join a forum in your niche. Do a Google search for a forum that relates to you niche; dog forums, tropical fish forums, etc.
4. Comment on other blogs. You can create quite a community by giving good information on blogs that are related to your niche. This has worked really well for me. I just bookmark blogs I visit and comment on. Most of my traffic comes from other blogs. The key is to give good data that compliments what the blog is about.
5. Become an expert in you niche on Yahoo Answers. You can strut your stuff in any category that fits your niche and attract potential customers.
Remember what ever you do -learn it well. Pick one item, learn it and get it rolling before moving on to the next tool. Keep it simple.
To your social media success!
Sheila
P.S. Chris Brogan has a free book that is very helpful, check it out: Fishing Where The Fish Are.
P.S.S. Making Money online is all about Social Networking. It is never two early to get started.
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I’ve found that a forum is a great way to start relationships. I’ve belonged to one for nearly a year and I have received great support and made good friends. If you have a problem… you get quick answers and help on forums. I also use twitter but have not used it as effectively as I might.
Sheila… I love the photo. Boy, have times changed. How would you photo virtual relationships.
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Nice stuff. How do I get and put the socialize buttons on my site
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sheila Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:22 am
Juliet,
Use a plug in called Sociable.
Go to plug in icon in your dashboard side bar. Click add new.
Type in Sociable. Install plugin. Go to settings and click sociable. Then choose the social links you want. I suggest using only a few to keep things simple. Reddit is a good one for your blog. Then be sure to activate the plugin.
Sheila
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