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Introduce Your Internet Based Business To Social Networking

Written by: Cynthia Minnaar

Article Overview: The internet offers excellent opportunities to get to know people and build relationships far beyond what you could have done just a few years ago.

Introduce Your Internet Based Business To Social Networking

Relationship building is one way to create a solid foundation for your internet based business and that is what this article will discuss

As is evidenced by some of the large social networks available online Social Networking is very popular. We are talking about places like Facebook, eEntrepreneur, My Space and many others.

Social networking can be used to build your internet based business, for example by combining blogging and social bookmarking to post blog articles to various social directories. There are thousands of sites and you can quickly do this in directories such as Stumbleupon, Propeller and Digg.

Through these social networks you will meet people with common interests. Posting articles on your Blog will create search engine bait as well as traffic from various social directories. This is an easy way to make new contacts and build up your internet based business on the Internet.

Another great way to meet people with common interests is in the Discussion forums and although they are not commonly referred to as social networking sites they serve a similar function. It is best to join discussion forums that relate to the theme of your internet based business so that you can offer your expertise and exchange ideas with the other forum members.

Discussion forums are where joint ventured are formed almost on a daily basis. The key to making discussion forums work and building your internet based business is to become involved and join in the discussions as opposed to being viewed as a spammer or a person who is just trying to sell something to the forum members.

If you like people this really isn't that hard to do. If you want to keep up-to-date with what is going on in the Internet and in the internet based business arena as well then Discussion forums are the best places to hang out on a regular basis!

You will certainly enjoy the interaction and banter back and forth that occurs in the different threads if you like interacting with people. You will also be able to promote your internet based business passively by creating a signature file. You will get tips on how to set up your signature file for greatest effect if you have a look around at other members' signature files. You'll be amazed at how much traffic you can get from a well worded signature file.

As long as you are willing to work getting to know people and build relationships then the social network sites and discussion forms are two ways to combine social networking with your internet based business.

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Re: How can a social networking site make serious money? - Hi There, It is quite interesting, that some Social Networking do produce an income. I think testimonials are always a benefit to share. See one below: This Social Network has changed my life! Every night is a Friday night and everyday is a Saturday!! Because of it, I have been able to leave the workforce 10 years early.It has given me back my life. Many of us would like to retire early. I am sure there are many more. The point is of focusing with great determination. The ongoing challenge is to stay focussed and not be sidetracked into a newer scheme or so. Also I have read, during this financial turmoil, more people turn to Social Networking for various reasons.
Re: Who inspired you to start? - Hi Evan, I was inspired by Mr. Bill Gates ever since I was a student learning Computers. But I was motivated for Internet as my Business, when I read his book "The Road Ahead" in 1995. It was in this book that Gates laid out his vision of an interconnected world built around the Internet. Based on the premise that life will be transformed by the convergence of inexpensive computing and inexpensive communications, Gates drew from his experience at the center of the personal computer revolution to give insights on the growth, evolution and impact of technology. I had always looked up to Bill Gates as my idol. When I read this book, it made me more focussed on Microsoft and Internet, The Internet was one of the upcoming things in this time. So I took over to the Internet as my primary business. Regards,
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Re: Kevin's Case Study #11 - A New Forum Category? - Hi Kevin, Like GT suggested, I also think you can add Internet Marketing as a sub category in the Marketing section and also a Social marketing as subcategory. Online marketing/internet marketing/online promotion are the same, and it will be best to use the common term - Internet marketing. I can't think about someone to moderate a Social Marketing category. We all use it, we all know how to make it work and we all have our own different experience with it.
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