Saturday, December 6, 2008

Using Social Networking Websites to generate Traffic

If you are wondering how and why you should use social networking websites to promote your online website, you are not alone. A fairly large numbers of internet users aren’t even sure what social networking sites are or how they work. Online social networking websites are like online
communities. They give internet users an easy and fairly safe way to come together. Many social networking websites are designed to make it easier for you to search for and make contact with other internet users, especially those that you have something in common with. With a fairly large number of social networking websites, including MySpace, having over a millions users, there is a good chance that you could not only make new friends, but find internet users that would be interested in visiting your online website, especially if that website is your personal website. When joining an online networking community, you should be given your own profile page. On this page you could not only describe yourself, your online website. By mentioning what your personal online webpage is all about and providing a link, you should receive a number of new visitors.
As previously mentioned, social networking websites can benefit all
website owners, but especially those who are looking to make a profit with
their websites. This can be done one of two ways, by selling something or
by relying on revenue from advertising. If you have a website that selling
products or services, you may find it a little bit easier to use social
networking sites to your advantage. This is because, if you wish, you
could do product or service spotlights. Each day, week, or month, you
could showcase one of the products or services that your website sells.
This could either be done right on your profile page or on a blog page,
which is provided by most social networking websites.
If you are using your online website to make money with advertising
programs, such as affiliate programs or Google Adsense, you may need to
approach social networking websites in a different matter. Since you will
not necessarily have a particular product or service to focus on, you will
need to approach these websites as if they were personal websites. If your
website discusses being a dog owner, it may be a good idea to state your
love for dogs in your profile. After doing so, it would be acceptable and
not necessarily considered spam to add a link to your online website. As
with all other types of online websites, social networking websites should
help to increase the number of page views your website receives. In most
cases, more page views mean more clicks which means money for you

No comments: