THE SECRETS OF MARKETING VIA SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES - Part 2

 THREE POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES  YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY THINK ABOUT JOINING

Please note that these are my personal favorites. They are well worth considering for different reasons, which I shall reveal as we take a quick look at each one. So let’s take the guided tour, shall we?

MYSPACE

It’s big, it’s popular and most people have heard of it. And those are three good reasons why you should get involved with it too.

They don’t like affiliate links, so if you’re planning to promote other people’s products and you don’t have a site of your own, you’ll benefit from getting one. But that aside, you’ll get a comprehensive profile page that will help you tell people what you’re all about, and you can list your interests too. If you make sure these are related to the focus of your business, you’ll draw even more interest.

Oh, and did I mention you can have your own blog on MySpace as well? People can access this from your profile page, and you can end up with quite a few fans simply by writing a great blog on a regular basis.

FACEBOOK

The other huge social networking site out there today. And this one doesn’t mind you promoting your business either, which is why it gets on my top three list.

You can actually join by proclaiming that you are a business and opening a business account, but you should be aware that you can’t then have a personal account as well. The rules regarding this are quite complex, so it’s worth checking out the help section before joining.

Facebook is laid out differently from MySpace, but the principle is the same. And the fact that you can be honest about why you’re there – to market your business – makes it a lot easier and arguably more enjoyable to use.

TWITTER

If you want big results for less work, then Twitter is the site for you. Why write a long message to people who are interested in what you have to say when 140 characters will do?

That’s all you get to communicate with on Twitter, but it makes it easy to keep busy on the site. A minute or two here and there and you will soon have plenty of followers hanging onto your every word.

Some people have even created a series of necessarily short pieces of advice, labeling them ‘1 of 12’ and so on, to create interest. It works well, too, and simply experimenting with using the 140 character limit to your advantage can create some good results.