Top Social Sites & Top Networking Sites for a Successful Business

Top Social Sites & Top Networking Sites for a Successful Business

Social Networking and Using the Top 5 Tools

The most common question I'm asked when teaching my students about Social Media is "Which Social Media Sites are the Most Important for My Business".  The answer may surprise you. While many people think that Facebook is a must for business, it is a site you could theoretically do most without.

There are three elements to look for when choosing social media sites to be active in.

First, the social networking, social bookmarking, video, or other social media site must have plenty of active users. 

Second, the sites must include the persons in your target market and/or professionals

Third, the sites must be SEO friendly, which means that these social media sites appear on the search engine results pages, such as Google, Bing and Yahoo.

These are the Top 5 Social Media Sites that meet these requirements and you must use to have more success in your business. 

5. Facebook  AlthoughIt almost didn't make my Top 5. Facebook is intrusive, not all that professional, but it has over a billion members. The key to using Facebook for business is creating a Business Page, formerly called a Fan Page, with an interactive and engaging iframe. Other than that, Facebook is useless for business since no one is listening and those are are speaking are speaking nonsense. The tool I find extremely useful on Facebook is events.

4. Twitter  This Social Networking / Microblog site is growing and becoming more practical. It still lack engagement for most, but it can be a useful tool for business. Especially when your business has an established #hashtag

3. Pinterest This microblog has recently rising for business marketing. With hundreds of thousands users. Using Pinterest is a great way to find a niche audience that will re-pin your business' post and create a residual marketing strategy.

2. Google+  The fact that Google+ Plus is closely related and interact with the Google Search Engine, and with Google Places, makes it a must-have for businesses. Business owners realize the importance of being on Google+, this Social Media tool is exploding in members.  Be sure to add a +1 button to your website and watch engagement grow.

1. LinkedIn  By far the most important Social Media and Social Networking tool, LinkedIn has enough members to fit out criteria, and these members are, for the most part, the professionals you need to engage with to create more business and increase your sales.

These Top 5 Social Media sites are just a small portion of what a great social media strategy should. Social media network, social media bookmarking, social photo sharing and other social networking sites are opened constantly.

Keep your eyes and ears opened when you are on Google for the next, "big" or "greatest" site. If a site pops up often when you are researching your company, industry or competition, then it is the site you need to create a keyword-rich profile on. And don't forget to add your professional picture or logo to the profile.

Manny Sarmiento - President / CEO
New Media, New Marketing, Inc. http://www.nmx2.com / manny@nmx2.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mannysarmiento

Marketing: Pinterest Made Easy

Marketing: Pinterest Made Easy

Marketing in Pinterest is easy.

Pinterest is a blogging website where the user pins onto boards ideas, clothes and project he or she may like.

Today, many businesses use Pinterest as a form of advertising and marketing. Pinterest has become a place for users to rack up ideas on what they want to buy. Pinterest has introduced Promoted Pins to their website. These pins will appear in users’ home feeds; they work just like regular pins, but business pay for them to show up.

If there is no budget to pay for Promoted Pins on Pinterest being active and gaining traffic is easy.

It only takes a few minutes each day to curate, and repin to Pinterest boards. To get noticed on Pinterest, you need to pin and repin regularly.

Another way to gain audience and gain traffic to your business is to follow relevant pinners. Find your niche and follow them, it is very likely your niche will follow you back. Make sure the pinners you follow are value to your Pinterest marketing.

Comment. Comment. Comment.

Become active in your niche. Become active by commenting on a pin a day. Make sure it is a pin on which you can offer input.
( Make sure your comments are pertinent and not self-promotional )

If you are able of creating your own content you will build up an audience faster than being a regular re-pinner.

Pinterest marketing is one of the most effective ways to get your business noticed and drive traffic to your business or blog.

It is not time consuming.  Just take your 20-minute Facebook break and market your business through Pinterest.

Spend a little time each day to pin, schedule and comment on the platform, as well as small pockets of time for research and image creation each week.

You will be amazed what a little time and consistent effort can do to improve your businesses traffic by using Pinterest.