Marketing Unscrambled would like to help you with the do’s and don’ts for those using Social Networks to market your sites and trying to get visitors to those sites. Many people are using the Social Networks to help with the marketing that they are doing for there sites. There are right ways and wrong ways to go about doing this. If it is done right then you get more traffic. If it is not you can scare away the people that you are trying so hard to get to your sites.
There is a lot of spamming going on. Spam on these sites are as unwanted as they are in your emails. This is not a good thing. If you are doing this, it will not help you to get what you want most - more sales. It could be hurting you more than you think.
These are some of the sites that I mean when I use the term "Social Networking". Blogs, twittering, my space, face book, you tube and the list goes on.
I will use blogs as an example. They are all about the same when it comes to this. These are things NOT TO DO.
1. When commenting on someone else’s blog, do not give them a speech about your site and your blog. If they are screening your comments, then they will just delete what you put in there. Then it is not seen at all and you have defeated your purpose in what you were trying to do.
2. Do not place your blog address on someone else’s blog. They will do the same as stated above. They will delete it.
3. On your own blog, if all that you do is act like a pushy car sales person every time people come to your blog, then no one will come back. This also defeats your purpose.
Now for the things that you NEED TO DO. We will still use the blog as an example.
A. When adding comments to someone else’s site, make your comments about what they wrote. Keep coming back to check out the blog and making your comments again about what they wrote. The more that they see your name the more that they will be willing to come to your site to see what you have. This brings greater interest to your site.
B. Have good content. People will want to come back more if you have good things for them to come back for.
C. Write every day. This also give people something to keep coming back for. Your goal is to keep people coming back. Give them a reason to come back. If you do not write anything for a month they will not keep coming back.
D. Link your blog with blog directories, this will get you more traffic to your blog.
E. Put your link to your web site or your promotional page at the bottom of each post. Also have your name and an email address, (phone number if you would like.)
F. This is a time for you to build relationship with those that come to you blog or when you visit someone else’s blog. Find like minded blogs, become friends with them. Write a post on your blog about something that your friend from another blog has written and send people to there blog. ( Send them a email letting them know that it is on your blog. They might do the same for you.) This can add visitors to your site because you help each other out. That is a good thing for both of you. It is worth the time and effort on your part.
I hope that this will help you to gain more friends. You might be pleased with the exploding friendships and business.
We hope that you have a prosperous day.
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