Pros of Social Networking Sites, 10 Core Sites for Strategic Social Marketing

Pros of Social Networking sites. Social networking websites have the tendency to alter your sleeping patterns. Sleeping? Okay, so when that actually happens after endless online hours of social networking, you either dream web 2.0 properties and other times there are mild nightmares. It’s challenging to absorb the ‘know how’ without feeling overwhelmed and getting everything systemized into a strategic social marketing plan of action.

With our network marketing blog taking great shape, BlogSuccess with its helping community have really kept us on track and we are almost ready to go full steam ahead with their extreme 60 day marketing plan.

On day one, Jack Humphrey discusses 10 core social marketing sites to focus on for exceptional traffic.

Here are 10 pros of social networking sites with excellent resources attached!

1. Facebook

The granddaddy of them all. According to Alexa rankings, Facebook is the 5th most popluar site in the world today. Facebook is the perfect place to develop relationships online and now boast with more than a 100 million users online. Unfortunately, to many marketers have adopted their tacky ‘MySpace Mentality’ in Facebook by pasting endless links on your profile wall. This makes anyone cringe. Lots of potential for marketing, if you are prepared to build relationships first. Best Resource will be Mari Smith, relationship and buzz marketing specialist. You will plenty of golden nuggets on her fan page.

2. Squidoo

There’s been plenty of debate’s whether Seth Godin’s (the king of marketing in my opinion) collection of half a million pages still delivers quality traffic after a not so recent Google Slap. But, like Seth mentions, Google is famous for rewarding pages that are worth while, so if you Squidoo lens provides quality content, Squidoo still Rocks. Check out Rena Klingenberg’s Squidoo Traffic Power lens for great tips.

3. Hubpages

Hubpages are relatively the same as Squidoo. Instead of a lens, you build a hub. Hubs with blatant affiliate promotions will not get approved. Only original, relevant content will cut it. Here is a step by step guide how to build a hubpage which also covers how you can make money with your hubpages.

4. StumbleUpon

This site rocks. Install the ‘stumble’ button on your firefox browser to vote sites a thumbs up or down, or simply bookmark a favorite while doing research on the fly. Here are 50+ Resources for Utilizing StumbleUpon Effectively.

5. Mashable

Mashable is the worlds largest blog to focus on all the web 2.0 and social networking news. Very popular amongst bloggers and social networkers with an influential demographic which increases daily.

6. Digg

Digg is a community-based social news site with a readership who is extremely tech savvy. You can submit your articles, blog posts, videos, pictures, etc and if the community ‘diggs’ it, you get, well, digged. If a link to your content gets submitted to Digg and gets voted for by the community, you can receive hundreds to even thousands of visitors in as little as minutes.

Dean Hunt’s content has been featured on the front page numerous times, visit dean hunts blog to download a free report and find out about the rabbits!:)

7. Technorati

Simply said, the Google of Blogs. Technorati was founded to help bloggers collect and share information for online global conversation. Technorati currently states it is tracking over 112.8 million blogs. Once you have sufficient content, you need to claim your blog with Technorati. A good idea is to let your friends and others favorite your blog with Technorati.

8. MyBlogLog

The key to global conversation throughout the blogosphere. MyBlogLog enables bloggers to talk amongst each other and learn about their readers by checking out their blogs and active communities. This generally made possible via a widget in the sidebar displaying your most recent visitors to your blog. MyBlogLog enhances your existing presence on the Web and ties it into communities of like-minded readers and bloggers, adding context to the conversations in which you take part.

9. Propeller

Several years back when Netscape.com was acquired by AOL, Netscape wanted to follow in Digg’s footsteps and added social news. So, Propeller was born. Propeller is a social news portal which, like Digg, is controlled by the popularity which is voted for by the community. Make sure your content is newsworthy and original when you submit to Propeller.

10. Mixx

Direct competitor of Digg who is receiving a lot of attention from CNN, who now adds a ‘mixx it’ buttons with all their content. A fun group of diversified personalities consisting of a ex-banker, a blackjack dealer, an ice skater, a self-professed geek and a rabid cricket fan. Be sure to add Mixx for strategic social marketing.

And of course… Twitter!

The list cant be complete without adding Twitter to the portfolio. Twitter’s microblogging 140 character conversations is taking over the web, literally. CoachDeb has created the ultimate guide to Twitter, so if you are still in the Dark about how Twitter works, download the TwitterHandBook. Don’t forget to follow thatMLMbeat on Twitter too!:)

I guess the above resources won’t contribute to more sleep! If you need help with strategic social marketing and a day to day plan of action, BlogSuccess can really help. Remember to bookmark this post for future reference with the links below this post and subscribe to our RSS feed for more pros of social networking sites.

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