Online Marketing

The Internet is a socially-driven world and in order for web sites to be successful, a huge amount of marketing and networking is essential. A few days ago, I had discussed how to network in social networking web sites. These types of web sites, however, are not the only venues to market and widen your contacts list. If you ask me, you should grab every chance you get to network — you never know when your contacts could help you, believe me. Aside from visiting all the blogs in your niche, commenting and interacting with the readers of your blog, another avenue to network is social bookmarking web sites.

How does it work? Simple.

1. Find a Social Bookmarking Web Site

To everyone new to networking, social bookmarking web sites are web sites wherein you can bookmark articles, blog posts or web sites. You then bring these links to attention of everyone in the community you’re targeting. Here’s a list or 500 odd social bookmarking web sites. Essentially, you have to find that one social bookmarking web site where your niche could shine. For example, if you can’t make it to the front pages of Digg, try Stumble and vice-versa.

2. Post Links

First of all, if you have a web site or blog, you need to write damn good content first. Make sure to write it along the lines the Digg crowd, for example, take a preference to. You can’t write just anything, wrote something people would dig (pun intended).

3. Post Replies and Communicate with Others

For every link posted in Social Bookmarking sites, you can leave reviews for the article. Post your views and when someone reviews your articles, reply to them. Communication is the key to networking with people. And these people might be key to your web site’s success in the future.

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