Comments on: What Social Network Should You Use to Grow Your Business? http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business Building buzz in a connected world Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pam Dyer http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-3658 Pam Dyer Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:20:00 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-3658 Great suggestions, Robbin, and particularly helpful to small businesses. Your book looks really interesting -- thanks for visiting! Great suggestions, Robbin, and particularly helpful to small businesses. Your book looks really interesting — thanks for visiting!

]]> By: Robbin Block http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-3659 Robbin Block Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:26:00 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-3659 Beyond the mainstream social sites, it's important to look for niche sites that attract your target audience. These may include pure social networks or websites that include social components. In fact, niche sites have been shown to attract real buyers, not just browsers. As for LinkedIn, that predominantly targets managerial professionals. If that's not your audience, look elsewhere. Here are some places to look: industry orgs, trade pubs, Alexa, Mashable's social media guide... . For more info, check out my new book on the topic: "Social Persuasion: Making Sense of Social Media for Small Business" at http://blockbeta.com Beyond the mainstream social sites, it’s important to look for niche sites that attract your target audience. These may include pure social networks or websites that include social components. In fact, niche sites have been shown to attract real buyers, not just browsers. As for LinkedIn, that predominantly targets managerial professionals. If that’s not your audience, look elsewhere. Here are some places to look: industry orgs, trade pubs, Alexa, Mashable’s social media guide… . For more info, check out my new book on the topic: “Social Persuasion: Making Sense of Social Media for Small Business” at http://blockbeta.com

]]> By: Pam Dyer http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2975 Pam Dyer Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:20:54 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-2975 Great suggestions, Robbin, and particularly helpful to small businesses. Your book looks really interesting -- thanks for visiting! Great suggestions, Robbin, and particularly helpful to small businesses. Your book looks really interesting — thanks for visiting!

]]> By: Robbin Block http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2974 Robbin Block Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:26:22 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-2974 Beyond the mainstream social sites, it's important to look for niche sites that attract your target audience. These may include pure social networks or websites that include social components. In fact, niche sites have been shown to attract real buyers, not just browsers. As for LinkedIn, that predominantly targets managerial professionals. If that's not your audience, look elsewhere. Here are some places to look: industry orgs, trade pubs, Alexa, Mashable's social media guide... . For more info, check out my new book on the topic: "Social Persuasion: Making Sense of Social Media for Small Business" at <a href="http://blockbeta.com" rel="nofollow">http://blockbeta.com</a> Beyond the mainstream social sites, it's important to look for niche sites that attract your target audience. These may include pure social networks or websites that include social components. In fact, niche sites have been shown to attract real buyers, not just browsers. As for LinkedIn, that predominantly targets managerial professionals. If that's not your audience, look elsewhere. Here are some places to look: industry orgs, trade pubs, Alexa, Mashable's social media guide… . For more info, check out my new book on the topic: “Social Persuasion: Making Sense of Social Media for Small Business” at http://blockbeta.com

]]> By: Pam Dyer http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 Pam Dyer Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:03:56 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-2958 I've found that LinkedIn is very helpful in terms of driving blog traffic. If you join groups that are relevant to your area, you can post links to your articles in the groups' news section. Here's a helpful post at Problogger: <a href="http://bit.ly/dtF6kS" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/dtF6kS</a> The caveat on #8 is that this can only be done if you're the group owner/manager -- otherwise you need to post individual links to your articles. HTH! I've found that LinkedIn is very helpful in terms of driving blog traffic. If you join groups that are relevant to your area, you can post links to your articles in the groups' news section. Here's a helpful post at Problogger: http://bit.ly/dtF6kS The caveat on #8 is that this can only be done if you're the group owner/manager — otherwise you need to post individual links to your articles. HTH!

]]> By: Cape Cod Web Design http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2957 Cape Cod Web Design Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:37:19 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-2957 Personally I find LinkedIn brings the least hits to my website even though I am quite active on there, any tips for building a great LinkedIn profile? Personally I find LinkedIn brings the least hits to my website even though I am quite active on there, any tips for building a great LinkedIn profile?

]]> By: Pam Dyer http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 Pam Dyer Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:18:27 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-2951 Thanks Alexa -- interesting stats. They align pretty closely with my sites, too. Thanks Alexa — interesting stats. They align pretty closely with my sites, too.

]]> By: alexasamuels http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2950 alexasamuels Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:42:11 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-2950 Hi Pam,<br><br>You'll probably find this article on demographics of social media sites interesting, too. <a href="http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/02/16/study-ages-of-social-network-users/" rel="nofollow">http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/02/16/study-ages-...</a><br><br>I found it interesting how it aligned with my preferred sites, given my age. (Hint: not a myspace user.) Of course, all demographic data should be taken with some salt - averaging makes it too easy to overlook specific segments.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Alexa<br><br><a href="http://alexasamuels.com" rel="nofollow">http://alexasamuels.com</a> Hi Pam,

You'll probably find this article on demographics of social media sites interesting, too. http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/02/16/study-ages-…

I found it interesting how it aligned with my preferred sites, given my age. (Hint: not a myspace user.) Of course, all demographic data should be taken with some salt – averaging makes it too easy to overlook specific segments.

Cheers,
Alexa

http://alexasamuels.com

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2942 uberVU - social comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:25:16 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-2942 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by pamdyer: New post: What Social Network Should You Use to Grow Your Business? http://bit.ly/8XzddN Some recent demographics... Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by pamdyer: New post: What Social Network Should You Use to Grow Your Business? http://bit.ly/8XzddN Some recent demographics…

]]> By: What Social Network Should You Use to Grow Your Business? | pamorama | NetworksLinks http://www.pamorama.net/2010/02/23/what-social-network-should-you-use-to-grow-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-2940 What Social Network Should You Use to Grow Your Business? | pamorama | NetworksLinks Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:50:25 +0000 http://www.pamorama.net/?p=2267#comment-2940 [...] Read the original post: What Social Network Should You Use to Grow Your Business? | pamorama [...] [...] Read the original post: What Social Network Should You Use to Grow Your Business? | pamorama [...]

]]>