Social networking for profits, simple rules.
Social networking tools, sites and resources.
Social networking and relationship marketing have become the rage of the Internet. Below you will find a list of tools and resources to help you find communities suited to your needs and develop and build relationships. For those looking to use social networking websites as a means to advertise their business offers please keep in mind that each site has it’s own terms of service that must be followed, no site on the web accepts SPAM marketing tactics and if you are using communities strictly to send out ads you will damage your chances of using these tools to successfully build your business.
Simple rules to social networking for profits are as follows:
1. Remember friends first and business second, sharing knowledge and building a relationship will lead to trust and fill your business with well informed recruits. If all you are is an advertiser, people will lose interest and your accounts may be banned. Push the issue too far and you may find yourself in jail or paying off millions in fines.
2. Let your profile and blogs do the selling. Even if the site does not allow you to openly place links anywhere on their pages you can still tell people about your business and add a line that says if you are interested in ways to get started PM me for a link and more details. Just like e-mail campaigns the person must first request your information or it is SPAM. If you followed rule one well you will see tons of request for links and information.
3. If banned don’t go back. Many marketers make a fatal mistake, they get an account banned then join again under a different user name. Once found out the site owners are ten times more likel;y to seek punitive damages and legal actions. There are tons of social networking website out there so don’t go back and make sure to record and remember why you were banned and don’t repeat these offenses on the next site.
4. Going back after being banned or messaging someone who reports you can further destroy your business. If you lose respect and get branded as an un-trustworthy business person or SPAMMER hang it up. Community marketing through social networking sites is about building trust and doing professional business. Do it well and nothing but success will follow.
5. Have fun, it draws attention. If you post funny pics and videos pointing to your profile or business website is not needed. Users will click on your profile link to see who you are and be exposed to your business soon enough. It works like the class clown in school. He does his own thing and makes people laugh, his list of friends grows and many of them soon begin to follow his actions. In this case you are a leader in business and the followers will be students of your teachings.
Regardless of how you intend on using social or relationship marketing you will need a few sites to get your feet wet in. Modern Money Machines Article Directory provides a page full of free communities to help you get started. Visit this page often as more sites will be added in the future.
About the Author
Andy Zeus Anderson is a webmaster and author. He is also the owner of Hot Spot Social a great social networking community that has recently entered pre-launch, Modern Money Machines Articles Directory, and Traffic Fire Storm traffic exchange.