Saturday, February 28, 2009

social networking builds buzz

Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a while.

Anyone who is trying to build a business or make money in some way online will find this post usefull --

You probably are starting to hear this more and more with the growing popularity of social networking websites... I would just like to emphasize how important this is.

The days of directly marketing to people online have come and gone. Oldschool web marketers will still do this...think banner ads, junk email aka spam, and any kind of "in your face" buy my crap ad.

Nowadays, this kind of advertising rarely works. If you want to grow a quality customer base, you need to focus on relationship building, NOT sales. Think -- "how can I help someone succeed", NOT "how can I make money off people". Help as many people as you can for FREE (through free advice, free giveaways, free articles, blog posts, comments, whatever) and the money & sales will follow.

This is the general idea. More specifics about social networking -- what sites to use, DOs and Don'ts, and more tips to come.... stay tuned....

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