| Social networks are here to stay. They are | | | | their problems they will reciprocate. It's just human |
| unrehearsed, not moderated and edgy. But can you | | | | nature to try to repay a kind deed. |
| make money at social network sites? | | | | The money is in the list or so the story has gone for |
| Actually, monetizing traffic from these sites is | | | | many years both online and offline. The real question |
| surprisingly easy. Each social site has a defined topic | | | | is how many on the list before you can make |
| of interest. You can find a list of some of the current | | | | money? The new wave in Internet Marketing now |
| sites and their topics at en.wikipedia.org/wiki | | | | stresses not just the number on the list but the |
| List_of_social_networking_websites. | | | | quality of the leads. In the social network sites it's |
| The most popular and well-known site is MySpace. | | | | also about your relationship with your friends. You'll |
| This is a network with a general topic list. You'll find | | | | make quite a bit more money from a targeted list of |
| people talking about anything from marketing to dogs | | | | 500 friends than 10,000 randomly selected people. |
| to marriage and golf. And you'll find people who have | | | | If the objective is a tightly selected group of people |
| very little training who are easily earning $25.00 to | | | | how can you optimize your time and energies? |
| $100.00 a day. | | | | Instead of developing one large list consider several |
| Social networks are rivaling Google for the highest | | | | medium lists with different targeted niches. Since |
| number of hits per day. The traffic is targeted. When | | | | your messages will contain high quality information |
| users register they input information like age, city, | | | | about their topic of interest you will have a better |
| gender, and children. When they build their profiles | | | | response rate or conversion rate. You will be a real |
| they can include college information, education, | | | | person and not just a name on a list. |
| favorite music, books or movies. There is a section | | | | Making and adding friends to your list couldn't be |
| for people to describe themselves and who they'd | | | | easier. There are actually several ways to get this |
| like to meet. Has the user arrived to meet friends or | | | | done initially. MySpace has a search function to find |
| a date? | | | | people interested in your niche. You then send them |
| Interestingly these terms are also searchable. If you | | | | a friend request. Once you find several targeted |
| want to find every man who enjoys heavy metal | | | | people search through their friends since they |
| and rides Harley Davidson motorcycles you can do it | | | | probably have people in their list who have similar |
| in a matter of seconds. And, after you have found all | | | | interests. |
| the people who have the same interests, you have | | | | You can post high quality comments on other |
| the tools to interact and network with them. This | | | | people's profiles with a note about your page. Include |
| gives you the opportunity to send them to your | | | | a comment that people can find more information on |
| newest, find affiliate sites or tell them about your | | | | your social network blog and by becoming your |
| own web business. | | | | friend. You can also become active in the forums and |
| Be careful though. You should never be seen or | | | | groups. Becoming an active participant who delivers |
| perceived as a spammer. This is a unique, highly | | | | quality content will attract new friends to your page. |
| communicative community. If you intentionally or | | | | You can build partnerships and relationships with |
| unintentionally send bulletins or communications | | | | people who already have a large list of targeted |
| without high quality information it won't be long | | | | people. They have done the work and a |
| before everyone in your interest group drops you as | | | | recommendation from someone they know is a |
| a friend. | | | | powerful technique. |
| Instead build a list of like-minded people. Find out | | | | You may like them, you may hate them or you may |
| what is troubling them or the problems they | | | | know nothing about them but social networking sites |
| experience. Help them to solve their problems. Good | | | | are here to stay. They are fertile ground for any |
| marketing starts with the desire to help others. You | | | | astute marketer who is interested in helping people |
| reap what you sow. By giving people answers to | | | | and making friends. |