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postheadericon Social Media Marketing – Increase Website Traffic

Darko Veljovic asked:




Social Marketing

Social sites are very popular place where people collect and share content from anywhere on the web. Catch is if you find something interesting on the web there is a big chance that someone else using the bookmarking website will find it interesting, too. Use a tool called SocialMarker.com to submit to over 46 sites. Chose the group which is in your niche and post some content from your site or blog.

Social bookmarking websites are very popular with the major search engines, so if your blog posts can be found on these social bookmarking sites they will be noticed by the search engines as well.

OnlyWire.com

This is a social bookmarking service that allows you to submit your articles or blog posts to many social bookmarking websites at once When you create an account you’ll simply need to enter the title of the post, a short description, the main keywords that describe your post(tags), and the category that it fits

Stumbleupon.com

StumbleUpon works on the same premise as OnlyWire with difference that there is also a community component so you can add friends to your account and let them see what you’ve been bookmarking. You can form networks of people with similar bookmarking interest, and vote on sites that have been bookmarked.

BlogCatalog.com

BlogCatalog is a social community for bloggers. It is a blog directory where you can search blogs, connect with bloggers, learn more about blogging, attract more blog readers, participate In groups and discussions, find the latest tools for your blog or promote your own blog.

Digg.com

Submitting your blog posts to Digg.com is a high and rapid way for quality traffic. You can create an account to submit your posts which are then interpret and rated by it’s users. By submitting quality and helpful items you can make popularity and be promoted to the front page. Another advantage of Digg is that all information is equivalent when it is submitted. Blogs only become ranked higher by the people who vote for them.

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postheadericon Promoting and Marketing Through Social Media

Rina S. Archer asked:



Social media marketing has become the new wave of advertising. Using social networking sites allows a business or individual to reach a worldwide audience. Clients, customers, fans etc. are available using social media sites that expand the reach of the marketing message that you want to present to the world. The advertising can be as simple as posting to the wall of another users account a comment with your ad or website attached as a link.

Social media marketing is available online in endless formats that bring the world to your fingertips. All you have to do to become a part of the newest social networking sites is open an account and start choosing your friends. The more friends you accept the larger your market for your message. Now you can start to post links to your friend’s walls that will take anyone who clicks on the link to your message.

Social media marketing opens many different opportunities for just about anyone with a message. It is a great benefit to businesses or individuals who are just starting out. Networking is not a new form of marketing but with the invention of the Internet and the social networking sites that are widely available it gives a budding business or individual a marketing edge that in the past was not accessible. Mainstream media marketing has discovered the power of the social networking sites and has hitched their wagon to them. Opportunity has come knocking at your door. Will you answer it?

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postheadericon Social Media Marketing Success – The 5 Questions to Ask Before You Begin Your Marketing Plan

Lauren McMullen asked:



Social Media is any online platform where people can connect with each other and have conversations and then develop relationships. Social Media Networks can be used to help you build your credibility online, increase your visibility online, gain expert status online & then to increase your revenues by more sales of your products and services!

If your goal is to develop a relationship with people in your target market so they learn to know like and trust you and will ultimately feel comfortable doing business with you, there are 5 very important questions to ask yourself. The answers to these questions will help you develop a plan that is perfectly suited to your situation.

Question #1 Who is your target market? You cannot be all things to all people and if you try to market to everyone chances are you will end up reaching no one. It is very important to narrow your focus and figure out specifically who your target market is.

Question #2 Where are they online? Once you know who your target market is then you need to figure out where they hang out online so you can have a presence there as well. For example young people and musicians are on My Space, college kids are on Facebook, Boomers are on Twitter and Facebook, and professional people are on LinkedIn.

Question #3 What keeps them awake at night? Once you know who your target market is and where they hang out the next step is to find out what products and services they will be willing to pay money for. Social Media shines at answering this question! All you have to do is ask.

Question #4 What is in it for them? Everyone is a member of the WIIIFM Club. What is the benefits you offer to those in your target market? What do you bring to the table that no one else brings? Some people call this your unique selling proposition (USP). Figure it out and memorize it so it rolls off your tongue when someone asks.

Example: I specializes in helping entrepreneurs and small business owners learn how to leverage the power of Social Media to quickly and effectively establish credibility in their target market, increase their visibility online and develop relationships which will ultimately lead to more sales of your products or services.

Question #5 How will they find you? This is probable the most important question and also the one most people fail to ask. What are the words that your prospects use when using a search engine such as Google. These are known as your keywords and it is critical that you do the proper research and know the words that your target market uses in the search engines so you can optimize your sites for them. If they are on your sites then Google will direct your prospects right to you.

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