Tips on marketing on social networking sites

SOME GENERAL TIPS FOR SOCIAL MARKETING

Source: http://justtraffic.blogspot.com

* If all else fails--READ the TERMS OF SERVICE. Make sure your online marketing activites conform with the site's TOS.
* Don't target everyone. The old Zen saying of "Less is More" applies crucially to online marketing. Target only people that would be interested in the stuff you are promoting. Don't do shotgun blast marketing since pissed off consumers will be gunning for you (in addition to site admins, mods, and other interested parties).
* Share CONTENT not spam. I love how the Hawaiian Japanese turned Spam into a regional dish for Hawaii. They take the spam (called Portuguese Sausage in Hawaii) and wrap it in a blanket of rice, wrap a scrambled egg around it, and finish it off with a nori jacket. From spam to nice and edible morsel. You should do the same when marketing in online communities. Don't drop spam. They'll think you're defecating in their site. Drop content. Drop a question. Ask to review their site. Offer VALUE for VALUE. That's how it works.
* Don't BLAST content all over the place. Introduce yourself first. Be helpful. Imagine an online site as a coffee shop. Although you've got a band to promote, you'd look like a punk ass tool if you just started slapping everyone with a flier. Take it easy and sit down and talk to people. Call some attention to yourself and spew CONTENT. Stuff that people want to hear. What is content? It doesn't have to be cool articles or heavy stuff, it can be a question or an offer to help or news items that doesn't concern your site.
* GET NOTICED. Marketing on social networking sites requires good first impressions. Make sure your profile pic looks good. Of course, don't steal copyrighted images or else Paris Hilton or Sunny Leone might hunt you down like a feral dog. LOLz. Anyway, have fun!

 

love it ... thanks

 

Having a "hot" profile pic gets more ADDS.

 

Thanks for the info

 

You're welcome!

 

here's some more tips:

 

Very nice. I'll have my leased link builder workers incorporate that in their routine

 

Very nice,

I think credibility goes a long way online. I think a lot of people marketing their site start with unrelistic expectations, when they fail at getting thousands of hits to their site from running and ad or writing an article they take desperate measures, and credibility goes out the window.

Take it easy.. Don't expect miracles. If getting visitors to your site (the type you want) was easy, then there wouldn't be so many people discussing SEO, link building, copywriting and keywords. We are all experiencing the difficulties of succeeding online. Only by helping each other and staying honest and credible can there be any hope of succeeding.

Do you agree?

Oh and is my hot profile pic working ?

 

Very true. That's why many resort to automated means and this just reduces the community site into a spamhole. Credibility = quality content. Genuine community participation. Genuine value.

Btw, hot pic

a little OT: Profile pics (abused at many social network sites) might also lead to copyright infringment issues

 

great advice thanks

 

good info - thanks to all.

 

I certainly agree. The small seo / webmaster should form partnerships especially with other similar operators perhaps in different geo locations to combat the big names on the net.

 

Partnerships are powerful way to leverage for success.

I've considered forming a "Master Mind" group of individuals who would have different skills and similar objectives. the problem online is every website owner tries to be a "jack of all trades" -master of none.

Of course you have the service guys..Graphic Designers, Copy Writers, SEO specialists, Business Entrepreneurs, Software developers, and Internet Marketers. Many of them will sell their services for cash, but few of them have a common goal that they wish to share with others, let alone a formidable online business.


In the end it comes down to who you know and trust.

 

thanks for the info! great stuff

 

Good tips. Any suggestions on how to find partnerships tho?

 

We've just launched a new Social Networking Sites Marketing & Promotion service.

See this thread:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=578300

 

great tips I like

 

Nice tips thanks for the share