Free Internet Marketing Using Social Media - By: Meri Howard

When you are getting your business off the ground, you may have few resources to use for advertising. You don't want to waste it on advertising campaigns that don't bring results. One of the simplest and also free ways of marketing is to join social networks and use other social media. There are many out there and each has its own benefits. My suggestion is to pick one, master it and then add another one. Here are some of the most popular social media sites.

Facebook

Facebook is an simple social network to use. It is easy to fill in information about yourself and your business. You can easily upload photos and videos. You can connect with customers for your business or prospects for an MLM opportunity by adding them as Friends. You can form your own group and invite friends to join. You can also start a fan page for your business. You can create lists of friends and send information out to 20 people at a time. With a group or fan page, you can send to everyone who subscribes. This can be in the thousands of people. You can also talk to friends in real time using the online chat feature.

MySpace

MySpace allows you freedom to personalize your profile page putting anything on there that describes you and your business. You can create your unique statement on your page using video, music and design. MySpace gives you the ability to search for customers or prospects based on demographics. You can connect with other people like Facebook. You can also create or join groups based on specific topics. It was originally created for very young people and still has that bias. Many people create pages that take minutes to load even using a high speed internet connection which can turn off all but the most patient of individuals.

Twitter

Twitter allows you to connect with your customers in real time. It is a great way to get a buzz going about your business in conversations of 140 characters or less. Each message is called a tweet. People can sign up to follow you on Twitter to read everything you have to say. It is a great way to connect with your customers using your mobile phone.

YouTube

With the advent of YouTube, anyone can be a star or at least can make a video statement about anything. You can promote your business on YouTube and send your YouTube video out to many other video sites and RSS feeds. It is free to subscribe to YouTube. You create your own channel and people can subscribe to your channel. You can also create your own YouTube group.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a professional network and is good if your business requires you to connect with other professionals or businesspeople. You submit your profile listing your business, your experience and skills. You can then connect with other businesspeople by joining company groups and user groups and personal connections.

Digg

Digg allows you to share something that you like with others. You can use Digg in two ways: to comment on other people's articles, blogs, videos, or images or submit your own and have other Digg members comment on it. The most popular items jump to the home page of their category. This is a great way to get the word out about your business if the item you submit becomes really popular.

There are other social media sites but the ones I have mentioned are the most popular and I would suggest you pick one of them to start. When you have mastered all of them you can look at StumbleUpon, Reddit, Yelp, Delicious, Yahoo Buzz, Badoo, Bebo, and PeopleString.

About the Author

To learn more about how you can use social media networks to promote your business, go to http://www.merihoward.com Meri Howard is an Online Business & Marketing Coach. She teaches businesses to dominate the search engines and to structure their web presence for massive profitability.

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