Building traffic is one those things any website owner or blogger wants to do, but doesn’t always know how. While many people will point you to social networking, there are few who actually tell you how to use social networking to build traffic. Facebook has over 300 million users spaning across the globe! Taking the time to make a fan page on Facebook is a great way to build traffic to your blog or website. It’s also a excellent way to promote a product, event, or anything else you want a lot of people to see. I recently created a fan page for my blog (techlifemashup.com), and have been quite happy with the early success of it. I would encourage anyone else who is interested in maintaining an easy channel of communication among many around their blog or website to also look into using this tool. More »
Myspace is a social networking website offering community based services similar to Facebook. Long before the days of Facebook though, MySpace ruled the social networking world. A website that was once #1 in the space still remains strong despite the aggressive competition that has since developed in this space. Not only does MySpace remain a success, but it helped to shape social networking as we know it today. For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Tom Anderson in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »
Ning is a web platform that allows users to create their own social networks similar to Facebook. It has grown much in popularity since its launch in 2004 by a particular serial entrepreneur. In a time when social networking is easily one of the most popular uses of people’s time when surfing the web, it’s no surprise to see outside the box businesses like Ning take off. For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Marc Andreessen in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »
More than 50% of all fortune 100 companies are now using Twitter and Facebook actively to market and communicate with customers. Social Media is slowly creeping its way into Corporate America and the rest of the business world. I can only say it’s about time. Small businesses have embraced social media from the start and in many ways paved the path so to speak on best practices when it comes to getting the most for your business from such tools. One of the most interesting things I think is seeing just how companies are using social media, and how it’s going to continue to change the way business is done on several different levels. Here now is a awesome infographic that sums it up perfectly. Entrepreneur or not – this is some cool stuff! Check it out. More »
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One of the first things you’ll want to do as an entrepreneur once you have an idea is to develop a business model around it. How are you going to make money off your new product or service? That is the question your business model should answer. Being the savvy internet entrepreneur that you are, I’m sure your business model will most likely depend on the internet as the primary delivery method of your idea to the masses! This being the case, it would be extremely beneficial to know how other successful entrepreneurs are using social media business models to turn a very nice profit online! Read on to see just what those top 5 social media business models are! More »
Facebook, Twitter, and Digg are three of the most popular social networking websites on the internet. They also happen to be three of my favorite sites as they probably are for many of you as well. These now giant social networks have had millions of dollars poured into each of them by hungry investors who expect to make a large chunk of change back to say the least. This got me thinking the other day on my way home from work, and I found myself asking how do sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Digg make money online? After some research over the next few days I was able to find some interesting results that any internet entrepreneur might find useful! More »
When it comes to social networking, I don’t think anyone would argue with me calling Facebook the largest and most impressive social media platform currently available. What started out as a simple college project has turned into a international phenomenon. It might come as a surprise though to some to hear the the creator and owner of Facebook is only 25 and has already made the Forbes 500 Richest People list. This week in our spotlight we take a look at entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg. More »
If Facebook was a country, it would be the fourth largest country in the world! With statistics like that, it’s no wonder that social media continues to grow faster than radio and TV combined. Someone sent me the following video the other day, and I wanted to share it with all of you. It does a fantastic job putting the whole social media “movement” into perspective. So check it out here: More »
They say don’t put all your eggs in one basket, and this way of thinking couldn’t be more true when it comes to applying for jobs online. Searching for jobs on the internet has become the standard for job search and with good reason. I don’t think any of us need a reminder of what it was like applying for a job pre-internet days; no thank you! Job searches continue to be on the rise and social media sites continue to flourish with ever growing communities. So it seems like a good time to highlight three great ways to use social media sites to search for your next job, whether it be from an employer or through freelance ventures. More »
So you had a myspace account and now you have a facebook account. You also have a twitter, youtube, and linkedin account with a number of other social media sites under your belt stretching your capacity to keep up with every detail of information passing through these sites thin. For many, it might seem next to impossible to work all day and keep up with all the different social media sites an average person belongs to. With so many social media sites out there producing so much daily information, you might find yourself asking which sites really matter when it comes down to getting your name out there. More »
