Brattleboro, VT 9/18/2008 1:10:00 AM
Social Networks are Niche Marketing Gold Mines
Social Networking sites can be much more than fun distractions and a way to keep track of your friends. Used correctly they can be very powerful List building tools. Websites like Twitter, Stumbleupon, Hubpages, Squidoo and Facebook are excellent tools for networking with and marketing to others in your niche. They are also great ways to drive traffic to your websites. If you want to build a niche list they are an invaluable resource.
The Micro-blogging site Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to follow one another through posts of 140 characters or less. It is a great place for posting small bits of information and for directing people to blogs or squeeze pages.
Stumbleupon is a social bookmarking site that works from a tool bar downloaded to your browser. It allows users to discover and rate web pages and ultimately functions to give social validity to some sites over others. The more your site is liked the higher value it is given by search engines. Stumbleupon is also a great tool for finding others in your niche.
Networking sites like Hubpages.com and Squidoo.com are content based sites where you can share your knowledge and learn from others. Like Twitter, Myspace, and Facebook, these are excellent places for meeting up with people in your neich. They are also good places to go to learn what others are interested in and to share your expertise with them.
If you are already writing blog posts and articles you can re-post them on Hubpages and Squidoo and you can bet a lot more people will be seeing your material and checking out your site.
Social Networking sites are extremely valuable tools for building niche lists. You don't want to send spam or blatant advertising through these sites, but you can drive prospects to your squeeze page or your website where you can give them an incentive to share their contact information with you through an opt-in box.
The goal with using any of these sites is to build up your list. If you can attract people in your niche market, drive them to your site and have them sign up for your mailings, suddenly you have a growing list of people who are interested in the products you are offering.
Social networking sites are great places to meet people, share ideas and build trust. Once you have driven prospects from the social networking site onto your site you have created a community of people who are interested in what you have to offer. Your list and your bank account are almost certain to grow.
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About Overcome Everything Inc.
Founded in 2004 Overcome Everything, Inc. began when Tellman Knudson found himself rocketing to Internet Marketing fame and fortune with his List Crusade, a series of teleseminars that he recorded with some of the biggest marketing names in the business. Since then, the corporation has released a series of “My First” products to assist new marketers in getting started in making money online and has become one of the leading young companies in the business, known for cutting-edge, daring tactics that get stunning check cashing results. The Listbuilding Club was started in early 2008 and has helped thousands of business owners grow their lists.
