With more and more people coming to the internet marketing,
practices have changed over the last couple of years. Many
businesses are now taking advantage of the new trends and are
using social marketing to promote their businesses. There are
many different ways that you can do this.
Web2 has a whole set of tools that you can use for social
marketing. MySpace is just one of them.
Using sites like MySpace: This site will allow you to have a
page and make contacts, you should not blatantly advertise here.
You will be able to build up business relationships here, with
your contacts. It also allows you to put in a classified ad for
your business in a special section. You can attract a general
audience from this form of promotion. It does not work well for
niche markets and you will have to be very careful for network
marketing opportunities.
Using video sites like Flicker and UTube: Using videos to
advertise your products is a relatively new concept. Even Google
has made video an option for searches. This will work well for
products. You will attract a fairly general audience with this
form of marketing. You can make it more targeted by linking it
to your blog "Seeing is believing" and if you use a good quality
video, you can indeed sell products in this way.
Forums and business networks:
Forums and business networks are very useful and fun places to
use for promotions. You cannot advertise at these places, but
you can use your little signature file at the bottom of every
post. Do not involve yourself in lengthy, time consuming
discussions. Remember to post valid questions and useful
answers. You will become known as an expert in your field and
people from the forum will come to your website to check out
what you have. They will also join your newsletter.
You can sometimes submit small articles to some business
networks and start discussions or threads like this. It is a
good away to sell yourself if you have a service. Always choose
forums and business networks that target your particular niche.
Blogging: Blogging is an enjoyable way to promote your
business. This is a web log or small daily diary. You will need
to blog everyday for this to be affective. Remember to always
target your particular niche. Make a special link for each blog
that will lead back to your site. This can link back to an
article or a special product- preferably a new one. Remember not
to ramble and keep it concise. Submit your blog to all the
blogging search engines. Over time, you will build a good
clientele and bring good quality traffic to your site. You can
also gain subscribers to your newsletter this way. Blogging can
gain you valuable back links which will help you to get a better
search engine position.
Social marketing is a fun way to promote your business and very
cost effective. In fact, many of these methods are free. Many
marketers have built their empires using social marketing. It's
worth spending a little time everyday to practice this fun form
of marketing.
Zachary Thompson: He
is a Glyconutrients
Representative. His clients range from actresses to pro
athletes. You can get a free Glyconutrients consultation by
visiting http://www.ZachThompson.com.
