Monday, February 16, 2009

10 Ways to Start Your Twitter Business

At the start I was rather skeptical as to the value the medium brought especially from a business perspective: most of the "Tweets" (noun used to describe the statements people make on Twitter) were narcissistic comments made under the assumption that people were actually interested in hearing what others had for breakfast (for example).

I have watched Twitter usage evolve and today it's much more sophisticated. Here's a few tips for you to use to tweak your Tweets and get more out of your Twitter presence:

1. Add value - don't just spout off about boring stuff. Nobody is interested in what color shoes you are wearing (maybe your underwear but definitely not your shoes!).

2. Share interesting stuff you've found on the web that relates to your business or area of interest.

3. Use TinyURL or a similar url abbreviation tool to shorten the length of url links in your Twitter posts so they fit in the 140 character limit.

4. Look at Twitter as a forum to let followers know what it is you do for a living - you never know who might read and say I need someone to do just that for me.

5. Don't spam or sell.

6. If someone starts following you don't automatically add them and follow (don't be a sheeple) - take a look at the number of followers they have compared to their following. If they are following way more people than they have followers then it might be best to avoid them - chances are they are only looking to follow so that they can in turn spam you.

7. Don't let Twitter suck up too much of your time - it can be very distracting.

8. Limit the number of people you follow to avoid Twitter overload.

9. Use Twitterfeed to feed your blog to Twitter.

10. Use Tweetscan to monitor whats being said about you or your company on Twitter.

Another Social Network - Hive Live

Taking the concept of bee communities, hives, to a whole new level, Hive Live gives you a unique way to build your

brand online. This new Web 2.0 social networking tool allows you to bring people together in a new way. Your

customers, downline, business partners and people who are potentially interested in your products or business

opportunities can all participate in your Hive Live community, while you build your brand.

Creating a strong community around your business is the most important thing you can do to increase your market

presence and show yourself to be a trusted expert in your business arena. What Hive Live does is give you the means

to build brand loyalty through interacting with your customers, rather than presenting them with a static image of

yourself and your business.

If you're in MLM, then using Hive Live, you can also make the most of your downline's creativity, drive and insights

by giving them a place to gather, discuss, problem solve and share information. And Hive Live gives you a way to

meet with them and share your own expertise with them.

Besides building brand loyalty and maximizing communications between you and your prospects, Hive Live allows you to

strengthen your relationships with business partners and create an atmosphere of trust that helps you move your

business forward.

So what exactly is Hive Live? It's a new site that brings Web 2.0 technology to you in a package that allows you to

create your own business site where not only are your business associates able communicate and share information

among themselves and with you, your customers are also able to do this.

Your site will feature mashups - applications that integrate data from other applications and tools such as blogs or

forums. Mashups provide for easy and fast integration of data, so communication and information sharing is quick and

comprehensive for your community. It's fast, flexible and user-friendly.

This provides for customer loyalty through providing them with up to date information and engaging them in

discussion. It also provides for community solutions and brainstorming. Using Hive Live creates a true sense of

community around you, your brand, your products and your business.

If you are serious about taking your business and your social networking and marketing plan to the next level, Hive

Live could be the perfect place to do that. Imagine creating a community that is buzzing with activity and

information, just like a beehive, and all working together to benefit each other, and ultimately your brand

strength!

Hive Live Social Network

Saturday, February 7, 2009

How To Create Niche Business Social Neworking Sites

Social networks in the style of today's internet space. What many people come every day in social networks, many professionals in the field of Internet marketing into their own social network site. However, according to many retailers in the social network should focus on social network sites that were lost in the crowd. This requires the user with something unique and useful.

User online social network software

Did you know that the reason for the popularity of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook? One reason is that they have some software for the interactive social network. Unlike other software that is downloaded to the user's computer (which is most likely not), social-network software can not be retrieved. Social network sites is based on this software gain popularity at this time because of the ease of use. Because there are no compatibility issues in the light of these programs in the existing social networks can be used.

Social networking software for the web site for social networks

If the social network software necessary to ask a question: "I have a social network itself? Read on for the best. You can download the software for social networks on their web sites for you if:

1. You're an experienced programmer.
2. He has a lot of time to think about the trends of research in the field of social media.
3. To be able to meet the needs of users, and the best

Users of this site is difficult when the site is very little time to load. In addition, the errors that users of social network sites a more angry. After the error message for users of social networking site, never to return to your site. If you are a programmer, not the other way around, he tries to add social network social networking software, or software prone to error. All these factors are very impressive for you if you are not expert programmers. Make a social network for social network sites is not impossible.

Professional support for software in the social network

Not have any fear, even if you do not have the software in the development of social networks. The professional social network, in fact, in situations of social networking software. There are so many social network software is ready, too. You only need to do the best to meet the needs of their customers. Implementation of the social network, this software has many advantages. This saves time and money that you can use social networking sites with a large online social network software.

Benefits of Social Network Sites

Social networks, of course, is still in infancy, at least, to generate web traffic, so that before entering the benefits of social networks?

Reduce costs

It is much cheaper to use a strategy that aims to create social networks that pay for ads on the Internet. If the social network that allows the customer pre-qualification. You know that customers who do not. Personal relationships that you get when you are with your potential customers more valuable than advertising. Ad impersonal "one size fits all" approach does not work anymore.

Credibility and trust

Connection with the prospects in the personal level, build trust and credibility. Usually, their services, expertise and assistance before him. This can be received by them for the service on request. If you are not aware of their trial will be considered spam. However, waiting for the chance of forcing the situation.

We know that

When you meet other people who know. How do you deal with the president of a big company? They say start with their friends. Then, ask a partner, if you know who is with him, and so on.

Structure of social relations in the interests of both parties. No more you. If they have the opportunity, do not hesitate to ask you to send your contact to the top position. Old proverb says: this is not what you know, you know.

There are many reasons to use social networks as a tool for marketing tactics. Make sure you have more time. Although the cost, but this technique has a lot of time for research and production partners.