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11 May 2010

Day 27: Signing Up For Social Media Networks

Author: Jim | Filed under: 30-Day Blogging

My apologies for the delay in the Build a Blog Workshop, we will now be concluding our 30-day program and releasing our internet product soon thereafter. I have been in the thick of it with exams and a job search, but now I’m back!

By this point, you should have your blog completely set up and you should be seeing your first trickle of traffic come through the pipeline. We’ve gotten our website (almost) fully customized and even have a few ads up, so what is left now is to capitalize on alternative traffic methods and firmly plant your blog into the niche you are attempting to target.

Having a successful blog isn’t all about writing good content, but making sure that people see it! With that, we will round out the next few days with the best tricks outside of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) that will turn your ordinary blog into a true industry leader.

The Social Media Bandwagon – You Should Jump On!

Social Media websites are all about networking and communicating with people on the internet, and the beauty of these networks are that they allow marketers to get highly targeted traffic and instantly tap into new subscriber bases. I’m sure that all of you have heard the buzz surrounding these social bookmarking websites, but most people still use them as a way to meet friends and hear about things they might be interested in… not to leverage their own businesses (which we will be doing). Signing up to these websites is always 100% free, and takes only a few seconds to complete simple one-step registrations. Therefore, it is in your best interest to set up as many accounts as you can muster, gaining tons of added links back to your business in the process.

I’m going to break up my list into two parts: the sites you absolutely must sign up to and make an account, and the sites that you should definitely keep in consideration and register if you have the time.

The Top Social Media Websites:
1. Twitter
2. Facebook
3. StumbleUpon
4. Digg
5. Technorati

These five powerhouses top our list for good reason, they offer the best backlinking potential with the highest traffic numbers to boot. It is imperative that you sign up for an account at all of these places and put into each of them a full description of your website along with a link back.

Twitter and Facebook should be used primarily to recruit and maintain hordes of fans, your top two “community” websites. Need an example of someone doing it right? Check out Ian Fernando’s Twitter or John Chow’s Facebook Page.

Digg and StumbleUpon are going to be your “fast traffic” money makers… so when you make accounts there be sure to keep in mind that you should be Stumbling and Digging as much content as possible to boost the status of your account and make your own Diggs and Stumbles more worth while. Technorati is an old favorite that has lost momentum as of late, but is still very valuable for SEO purposes to set up an account.

More Networking Sites To Consider:
1. Mixx
2. Propeller
3. Reddit
4. Del.icio.us
5. FriendFeed

These next five websites (in no particular order) are additional ways to get your link out. I have personally seen a bit of action from Reddit and Del.icio.us in my time, but the normal kind of traffic from these second-tier names is nothing to call home about. That being said, because it takes only a minute to sign up to each of the sites, and only a few seconds to submit new blog posts to them, it is worth your time to take a shot. At the very least, you’ll have a bunch of new links floating out there that can potentially get your website indexed faster.

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-Jimvesting Dot Com