Social media marketing  is  a growing industry ,it is  a new recent trend  where young savvies were socializing  to share information and making friends  on the internet and  it  has rapidly grown to  encompass business as well and it cater to web surfers of all ages

It revolves around social networking sites ,and  is an excellent  means of getting your message  out to the people  who matters, especially  to   your target audience . Social Media Marketing  is the practice of creating compelling content for marketing online to mass audience by sharing  by using social networking  and  social bookmarking sites .

This immerse  growth  has  seen many  people participating  in social media and  networking  sites  that has led to increased investment in the growing field of social media marketing. As we see a rapidly growing number of small businesses implementing   social marketing  ideas and strategies in their business  plan , we will look at howbusinesses adapt to this new  marketing concept and understand how users use these social media  sites in order to  be successful in business typically  in marketing their products  or brand  by Sharing  , Socializing  ,Strategizing  and realizing Sales .

If your company is aiming to start venturing out into social media marketing, you have to understand sharing information with the rest of the world while presenting  your company’s expertise .It  is  an effective  mean of finding your target  audience and  connecting  and  interacting  with them .It is an avenue to  build your reputation  in  your specific trade ,you will be able to  utilize the social media channels  to build  product  and brand awareness, increase traffic to your site  and for link  building  and then you can track statistic to see which channel  or methods are working for you

There are many  social network sites  that  were developed  specifically  for business owner ,they  come  under  different category  like  Pligg, Dofollow , Scuttle and Scuttle Plus Sites , there are other  that are designed specific  field of interest and   take some research  to find out  which one might be  best for you and your business .There are also social news websites, such as, Digg and StumbleUpon, Faves , Diggo  that have the potential to  attract  many thousands of  unique visitors to your website in a short space of time as well as a good number of backlinks if you manage to reach the front page .

It seems that many small businesses have registered  with these sites , filled out their profile pages ,upload  their content article   page and waited  for incoming  flow  of traffic and new business to arrive.  If you want to attract new visitors to your site then you have to actually participate and become involved in a community provide by the Social Media sites, that  will means uploading more  content values article , pictures , video and relatively  be frequently active to provide advice or comments in order to be  interactive  with friends made from the site

Over time with consistent  participation with various social networking sites  , you may realize the benefits of using these social networking site to find and staying in touch with business partners, employers and customers, and also learning new information and appreciate some  lead generation from your participation

There are  hundreds of social networking sites available and some thousands of Pligg sites on the internet each having its own  targeted user geographical market  with similar niches content as well as a number of social media sites designed just for entrepreneurs , teens , story writing , news ,professional etc .  Through these sites, you can network, build a Web presence, place ads, find funding and more.

The following are some of the More popular social networking sites which are listed with its niche user content ,

Digg: a News niche by uploading information that’s useful to you and to others who want your information . Putting up content with a effective copy-write heading can some time attract thousands of clicks to your site.

Facebook: 500 million members and still going strong , this site can help you create ‘Business Pages’ that relate to your business where you gather ‘fans’ like ‘followers’ with groups and has easy setup ads pages , with thousand of apps to help business user

Flickr: Share photos of your products or services, staff, digital  photos and join the community where many users are sharing wonderful pictures .

Faves : Create a staff group for your company’s colleagues to discuss on a project or campaign , coordinate an upcoming event, or give status updates You can also use Faves as an aggregate to feed from your other social networking tools.

LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a leading business social networking site . . Be yourself at LinkedIn, put enough information in your profile to show that you own a business and consider it an an entrepreneur venture ,of which if your objective is to succeed in the business ,Be professional

Twitter: Use Twitter to show and send brief messages . it serves as a messaging tools to all your friends, and works well when you launch new products for the market

YouTube: use videos as an - how-to guides, information hubs and more to promote your business.

With the explosion of social media with some of the major social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, it’s now impossible to ignore the power of growing your social media marketing as it continues to grow by leaps and bounds and it’s time for considering to managing your Facebook and Twitter marketing and streamlining the process of social marketing.  Socail media integration software like the MarketMesuite that allow you to automate, while manages your social media marketing from within one platform for both online and offline businesses will be necessary to providemore efficiency as you get moBy leveraging the power of Google's search and crawling features it is possible to use MarketMeSuite, to get your tweets rank up right in the top of the search engine results for keywords

And of course the software allows Facebook integration as well so that you can easily schedule to all of your profile pages and also an unlimited number of fan pages and in addition you get to view all of your facebook activity via an amazing new interface that means that staying in touch with friends and any other contacts just so simple..

Great features include the integration ability to “Post to All” of your Twitter and Facebook accounts. MarketMeSuite builds client relationships and organise targeted leads, as well as following up effectively and is able to find users with same like minded thinking as you and then start conversations and this whole process is completely controlled by you.

MarketMeSuite fully integrates with both Twitter and Facebook to bring you the latest tools in social media marketing… including importing your blog’s RSS feed ,Auto RSS Tweets on Twitter, and management of unlimited Facebook business Pagesre involved with the social media participation .

Facebook and Twitter can take up a lot of your time.  And the argument still stands that the quality of traffic from social media websites can be lower than a high ranking website for a specific keyword through a free search engine listing or a pay per click campaign.   Therefore, the key to using a tool like MarketMeSuite is to engage in social media marketing ,and meanwhile also explore into Business Networking platform . Large companies represent the biggest potential user in this field. Many enterprising companies are setting new social networking initiatives incorporated into many aspects related to business. According to B2B ecommerce , the continued success of other companies will help many other open access and begin exploring the options of social business networking sites.

Enterpreneur Social Platforms

-BizFriendz: Increase your online presence and your sales as well as develop new business contacts and partnerships through this social media platform. Earn money while you build your network through ticket sales for events you create and through first- and second-tier referral fees from others who join your network and use BizFriendz’ enhanced site features.

·       -PartnerUp: is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs find joint venture partners, co-founders, executives, and board members. You can either post your opportunity or search the listings placed by other entrepreneurs. There are networking capabilities through forums . It also offers material on how to build your business, learn more about being in business and opportunities to find a new business and even properties for sale or lease.

-Konnects: focuses on professional networking by giving each member their own profile page. You can join communities, get to know other members, and just generally network with other like-minded professionals.

-Biznik: If you need more exposure , need more clients and want to improve your website visibility and need some guidance with certain requirement of your business, then Biznik could be your guardian angel . Biznik provide good facilities for sharing ideas online and face-to-face.

-Cofoundr: This Private community for entrepreneurs offers a global environment for entrepreneurs and members to find co-founders, to build teams and network with like minder entrepreneur

-Upspring: aims to provide businesses with an opportunity to increase exposure and attract more customers. Members can register for free to get a profile page, join groups, and network with others. There are also premium options for a monthly fee as such as it helps to increase offline sales, to develop new B2B contacts and to profile your business for further online visibility.

-DreamStake: Dare to dream , Dare to win .This platform serves for creative entrepreneurs who want to meet up with other talented individuals with collaborate on venture across a wide range of disciplines. Find funding and marketing expertise and software and design development skills at this site. Legal advise are also available

-Xing: One of the early startup on social business networking . it helps to manage your business contacts along with several million other members to this site. You receive a profile, a personal home page and messages as well as special limited offers on travel, gadgets and more.

-Ecademy: Is a small Business networking site , it hasdeveloped the tools, resources and events to ensure a small to medium business can quickly and effectively find the right kind of people it needs to grow with . Create new contacts and friends, market your business and share your knowledge for opportunities to meet others and build your business with unlimited advertisements in the Marketplace.

-Entrepreneur Connect: Friendly for all entrepreneurs Create a profile, share ideas and make connections without feeling pressured to self-promote . The site provide various tools resource for all start-up , and categories into various category like ; fresh newcomer , women category ,young entrepreneur and finance

-Fast Pitch: Fast Pitch provides a “one-stop shop” for networking and marketing with many application .user can distribute content to others such as press release ,event , announcement ,videos ,classifieds, live chat feature podcast ,email campaigns. Users can access to analytic tools to check on statistics for no of views , ads , click etc

-Go BIG Network: Noted as a Big Boy Community of Startup Companies,” this social networking site offers ways to build a business plan, find funding, services and Venture capitalist . If you have a good business idea and is looking for funding support or investor. The site provide the resources and exposure to potential investors

-Perfect Business: helps entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses. Their resources include easy-to-use tools and resources, plus a network of entrepreneurs. Online tutorial are easily accessible which provide education and resources you need to succeed in business along with a venue that promotes meeting thousands of entrepreneurs, both novice and expert. Other option include legal advice ,funding and looking for investor

-Ryze: This social media platform provides a free networking-oriented homepage for you to use to make quality business contacts, deals and connections with clients, peers and friends. Use this site to find potential business partners, clients and mentor

-StartupNation: Dedicated to Franchise business.This is an entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur site that helps self-starters get off the ground, market and build a business. . The forums are very active with a wide range of topics being discussed. StartupNation also includes a number of articles relevant to entrepreneurs.

-StartupSpace:With layout similar to hubpages , you can setup a profile page for your business and invite friends to network. You can develop a blog, a group and upload and share videos about your business and interests at this social network platform.

-Ortegra ; provide free productivity for startup ,it provide a investor and associate programme to connect entrepreneur with investor

-The Funded: This is an online community filled with entrepreneurs who research, rate and review worldwide funding sources. Share terms of service sheets, assist others with finding start-up funds and ask for help for your venture.

-Vator.tv: is a place for emerging startup companies to showcase and market themselves, and share their news.This is a place for emerging companies to showcase and market their goods with video demonstration, it provide a directory with thumbnail of videos and picture of product and company logos etc . Get feedback; join the community and share news while meeting new entrepreneurs and customers.

-Efactor: An online community and virtual marketplace designed for entrepreneur.it provie free networking-oriented homepage for you to use to make quality business contacts nad has almost a million database , deals and connections with clients, peers and friends. Use this site to find potential business partners, clients.

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