What are Social Networking Sites?

What are Social Networking Sites?

If you are not familiar with them, then here is a brief explanation of what they are.

Social Network Sites: A Definition
Social Network Sites are innovative systems for meeting and working with people
who are involved in the same areas of business that you are involved in. This gives
you a very targeted audience to market your business to..

The Social Networking Sites that you will be using provide a safe, friendly
environment for Marketers, to come together in a Social setting to build
relationships, gain exposure, make friends, reach a targeted audience with your
businesses and products.

Popular social networking sites, including MySpace and Facebook, have changed the
human fabric of the Internet and have the potential to pay off big for investors.

MySpace, with 200 million visitors, has become the digital equivalent of hanging out
at the mall for today's teens, who load the site with photos, news about music
groups and detailed profiles of their likes and dislikes. It also became the next big
thing for marketers.

MySpace and Facebook, have opened the doors on newer and better Social
Networking sites that are business friendly.

The following Social Networking sites are geared for those who want to build their
business and they all offer great resources that will help you to contact and network
with 1,000's of other business minded people from all over the world.

Visit these Social Networking site and see what they can offer you in expanding your
business.

1. StartUpBiz - (Free to Join)
2. Social Networking Directory - (Free to Join)
3. Twitter - (Free to Join)
4. - (Free to Join)
They are all free to join and to use their services to grow your business.

TIP: To make the Social Networking sites to work for your business, go to your
account, set up your profile page where you can tell a little about you and your
business. This is where you can tell all about your business or affiliate program.
Then you go into the browse or search section and add other members to your
contact list. This will enable you to contact 1000's of members using the social
networks system. The members you contact will visit your profile page with your info
and business presentation.

Also, after these members become your contact you can email them at any time and
leave comments on their profile page that will lead back to your profile page. Try not
to place ads directly in the comments section, this is frowned upon. Instead wish
them good luck in thier business or have a nice day and then ask them to visit your
profile.

Visit my profile page here to see how I set up one of my profiles and scroll down to
the bottom to see how the comment section works.

People when looking at other members profiles almost always go to the comment
sections to see what other members are saying. This is a great way to get extra
exposure and visits to your profile and business opportunities.

This is the best in online marketing, and one that should not be ignored by anyone
who wants to earn an income online.

How To Find 100,000 Products You Can Sell Online
If you've ever dreamed about being a super affiliate and wondered how people make
any money promoting products that pay them measly commissions, this is the
chapter for you

The real secret to affiliate commissions is promoting high end products. In this
chapter I'm going to show you where to find these products and how to promote
them.

Google has recently launched a new service called Froogle which you can find at
http://www.froogle.com/.

This service allows you to find all sorts of products people are selling. I guess you
would call it the worlds largest online shopping directory.

This is how the Google people describe their new service
"Froogle is a new service from Google that makes it easy to find information about
products for sale online.

By focusing entirely on product search, Froogle applies the power of Google's search
technology to a very specific task: locating stores that sell the item you want to find
and pointing you directly to the place where you can make a purchase."

Basically it allows you to find any product for sale on the Internet.

So what's so good about this?

If you know anything about affiliate programs you know it's HARD to find good
products to sell that nobody else is selling and Froogle.com will allow you to do that.
The best part is it allows you to search for products by price range.

So if you wanted to find and promote products that sell for over $100,000 you can do
that!

Ok, let's move onto the next step. Selling $100,000 + products on the Internet. How
do you do it? Do people actually buy products that sell for this price online?
Yes they do, big time.

The type of products in this price range could be jewelry, car's, holidays, real estate
and even boats.

The best way to sell these types of products would be to become the leader in the
field on the Internet. So when someone thinks about buying a luxury car or holiday,
your name will come up.

But how do you do that?
By becoming the expert in the field! You want to be first in the search engines, you
want to be in their face when they read articles about the subject at hand, you want
to be first when they go to message boards and ask questions. You want your name
and website to be there.

Selling large products like this isn't going to be like selling $25 ebooks online, you're
going to have to put in the hard work.

You should be aiming to create a site something like http://www.tractorbynet.com/
That site is totally dedicated to Tractors and it pulls in a fortune. Why? Because when
someone says I want to buy a tractor online or want more information about a
certain type of tractor, that's the place that comes up every time they ask those
questions.

Information Product Idea
One of the hottest topics on the Internet right now is that of people learning how to
create digital products, like ebooks and software that they can sell online and make
either a full time or part time income with.

People are looking for ways to make money online, either because they have or fear
they might lost their jobs, or they are sick of working 9-5 and constantly hear about
people who are able to work from home.

This business idea is all about teaching people how to create digital products, easily
and quickly. Like most people who get into this sort of business, I would be staying
away from the "Internet marketing" crowd big time and I would try and target people
who are new to the Internet and the business in general.

Not only does this make you stand out in the crowd, it will also make things easier
when it comes to creating the business itself.

You're probably thinking how can I create a business about creating digital products
if I've never done anything like that before, and that is a good question, but I have a
very good answer.

Some of the best products I've ever brought on the Internet were not created by the
owner of the business, they either got someone to create the product for them or
they brought in experts and interviewed them and turned their knowledge into a
product.

The best way to get started in this business is to hire an expert in the field of product
development and use their knowledge to create your own products.

For instance, for $19.95, you could sell an ebook on getting started in product
development, for $47 you could see a download video showing steps on how to
create your own digital products, for $97 you could sell a cd set with a
comprehensive guide to creating and selling your own digital products, for $297 you
could sell a complete set of dvd's with 1 or 2 hours of consultation on product
development and for over $500 you could even do a seminar.

This is another simple business idea. Create an ebook around the topic of
making money with your love of Golf for example or manuthing you are passionate about.

Show people how to make money with their passion for Golf and they will pay you
whatever you want.

You could show them how to become a Caddy,

You could show them how to become a Golf sports writer

You could show them how to get a job at a Golf course

You could show them how to become a professional Golfer.

The list goes on and on.

Selling Businesses On Ebay Guide
There are literally tens of millions of people with an EBay account that shop
periodically for everything from clothing to information. So why not create a business
around EBay!

You already have millions of customers at your disposal, so why not make EBay work
even harder for you?

The problem with selling physical products on EBay is that it's a hard business to sell
onto someone else. Inventory, shipping is a pain in the butt, so create a business
that is virtual and a product that can be downloaded instantly.

Of course, I'm talking about an ebook here, but you can create just about anything.
Most people don't associate EBay with digital products, but people are willing to buy
them if you know where to look.

In Conclusion
Before you get on with starting your internet business, I just want to say that there
are thousands of ways to make money on the internet! This guide only covers the
most basic and easy ways to start an online business, and once you get more into
the online business world you will discover hundreds of other awesome business
opportunities.

And now, it is time for you to start your online business. Because the sooner you
start, the sooner you can quit that job and start living the life you have always
wanted.

Let me be blunt with you:
Is it possible to make lots of money on the internet? Yes, much more possible than
making it in the “real” world.

But unless you get started, you will not make a cent! So the sooner you get started, the better!

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5 International Social Networks To Keep An Eye On

Facebook and MySpace may reign supreme in North America, but we can't forget that they don't control every country in the world. Simply put, people from around the globe have different tastes and the major U.S. networks barely capture relevant market share in some countries.

It's a big world out there and believe it or not, Facebook and MySpace don't own it.

China: Xiaonei
Xiaonei is basically a Chinese Facebook clone. The site's design is extremely similar to Facebook's layout and profile options are quite similar, as well. But with a reported $430 million in funding raised earlier this year, it's poised to keep its lead across the world's most populated country, regardless of its similarity to the social network giant.

Xiaonei targets college-age Chinese students. According to figures it released earlier this year, the social network currently has 15 million registered users and almost 9 million active users visiting the site each day. Much like Facebook, the service allows users to share photos and videos and connect with friends at school.

Xiaonei also provides a platform for users to share music and movies--a practice that shouldn't come as a shock considering China is one of the leading sources of piracy in the world. Much like Japan's top social network, Mixi, no third-party apps are allowed on the service, though.

France: Skyrock
France's leading social network, Skyrock, may surprise you a bit: it never was supposed to be a social network. Skyrock started as a blog in 2002, which was eventually abandoned in 2007 and turned into a social network. It was the right move.

Skyrock dubs itself the "Free People Network" and generally succeeds in making that moniker hold up. User profiles are freely available with site registration and users can create blog entries that are published on the site's main page. The top 100 bloggers are featured under the site's "Blogs" heading, which also includes a blogger "Hall of Fame" and a running tally of articles--656,000 as of this writing. According to the site's figures at the top of its page, there are currently 20 million blogs and 11.3 million profiles on Skyrock.

If you want to create a profile--anyone from any country is allowed to do so--the site does require a quick registration. But if you're looking for privacy, you won't find it here--Skyrock is all about being open and hides nothing from site visitors.

Germany: StudiVZ
StudiVZ is, well, an almost exact replica of Facebook, but without the company's signature blue design. Instead, the German firm employs a red palette in an attempt to differentiate itself. Regardless, its profile pages look almost exactly the same as Facebook's and its many features mimic the social network giant. Because of that, Facebook initiated an intellectual property infringement case against StudiVZ back in July. So far, nothing has come out of that lawsuit other than posturing on both sides and much to Facebook's chagrin, StudiVZ's 9 million users haven't stopped using the site.

Once users register for StudiVZ, it allows them to create a profile and interact with others. They can upload photos and videos, share interests, make updates, and post messages on friends' walls. In fact, most Facebook users would feel right at home using StudiVZ. See what I'm getting at?

Japan: Mixi
Say what you will about the prominence of MySpace and Facebook in the U.S., but in Japan, they barely compete. A major social network called Mixi reigns supreme and there's nothing Facebook nor MySpace have been able to do about it.

Mixi controls almost every aspect of the member's profile design and structure and it doesn't even let third-party developers deploy apps on the site. Membership is restricted to users over 18 years of age and requires an invitation from a current user to sign-up. According to the company, just 5 percent of the site's 15 million users provide their real names and photos and every visitor to a person's profile page is recorded so they can see who has been looking them up.

It's difficult to call Mixi a social network considering such a few number of its members really want to be that "social", but it's considered one nonetheless. The company is sitting atop Japan's group of networks, which includes both MySpace and Facebook, and so far, neither can gain significant ground.

South Korea: Cyworld
South Korea's Cyworld has been the de facto leader in that country for years. And although the odds are against it, it recently launched a U.S. site in an attempt to expand globally and take Facebook and MySpace on directly.

Cyworld's success has been astounding. The site currently has more than one-third of South Korea's entire population using its service and 90 percent of all South Koreans in their 20s use the site.

Once users sign up for the service, they can create their own profile and an avatar, which becomes their digital face to the world. That avatar can then be personalized to modify hair color and general look. Once that's complete, Cyworld allows users to upload photos, exchange virtual gifts, or create a club where others who share the same interests can join and interact. According to the company, its intention is to create a "virtual world." So far, that vision has proven relatively successful.

Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has written about everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems.

Talk soon,
Frank Tocco--Marketing Mentor
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Using Social Community Sites To Grow Your Business.

I want to take a moment and talk about strategy when it comes to marketing on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace...

Over the past few weeks, my office has received an increasing number of complaints that a few affiliates have been spamming their Magnetic Sponsoring links throughout these sites. At first I just ignored the problem because I couldn't believe people could be that incredibly stupid. (And that's the nicest way I can put it).

After all, they should have READ Magnetic Sponsoring, which would have taught them that such behavior is the the worst thing you could possibly do on these sites. So if you're just learning how to use these sites to build your business, I want to share a video from my good friend, and one of the most brilliant marketers alive, Perry Belcher who has MASTERED this relm.

The video's on You Tube, and he'll give you the perfect approach when it comes to using social community sites to grow your business. If you're using ANY of these sites, watch this video, and say "thanks Perry!". It's 100% pure content.

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMENTS WITH A LINK BACK TO YOUR SITE

Talk soon,
Frank Tocco--Marketing Mentor
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The Top 20 Social Networks

Some Social Networking websites are generating massive amount of traffic that rival a small to medium-sized broadcasting or publishing network.

MySpace for example, with over 65 million visitors viewing almost a billion views is the kind of traffic that a major network would kill for especially when the margins to generate that traffic are factored in.

What was once a monopoly on the means of production for film and print, is no longer controled by corporations of large networks. Democracy has come to the creation of media and obviously there's a demand for it.

I'm sure there always has been a demand for niche markets and now with the new technology that makes it easy to produce and distibute economically, for the first time in history people can get access to any niche imaginable.

These are exciting times we live in. I wonder what will be next?

Sincerely,
Frank Tocco--Marketing Mentor
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