Comments on: Marketing a Social Network Website for the Inexperienced. http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/marketing-a-social-network-website-for-the-inexperienced/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:54:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/marketing-a-social-network-website-for-the-inexperienced/comment-page-1/#comment-812 Ben Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:21:44 +0000 http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/?p=139#comment-812 Like all of you, I too, have started a blog. Mine is a professional blog centered on design - and the blog's purpose is to get others to contribute info, links, knowledge, etc - basically to grow a community knowledge base of design. I've found so many useful tools out there that helped me drive traffic. Though, I'm not anywhere near 7000 hits/day, I have managed to go from about 5 (from myself) to about 200 in less than 2 weeks. Along with social networking sites, I researched SEO and applied it to Wordpress. I have also utilized the huge personal network I have on facebook by installing a free plugin that posts everything from my Wordpress blog to a facebook application page. Most of my hits come from this. I also have a "sharethis" bar for each post which I utilize to re-post the posts (redundant?) into facebook and twitter. Finally, since it is a design blog, I offer quite a bit of free stuff (icons, buttons, graphics, etc.) that is free to use so long as the users link to my site. It is great to see the ad revenue coming in ever so slowly - haven't even made 10 bucks - but there's still a reward knowing that people like your content and will keep coming back. If anyone has any questions about the stuff that I've mentioned, please visit my blog (www.parlierdesign.com) and send a message (shameless plug, I know) and I'd love to share what I've learned. In fact, sharing knowledge is what I'm attempting to do with my blog. Great post, great topic. Take care! Like all of you, I too, have started a blog. Mine is a professional blog centered on design – and the blog’s purpose is to get others to contribute info, links, knowledge, etc – basically to grow a community knowledge base of design. I’ve found so many useful tools out there that helped me drive traffic. Though, I’m not anywhere near 7000 hits/day, I have managed to go from about 5 (from myself) to about 200 in less than 2 weeks. Along with social networking sites, I researched SEO and applied it to Wordpress. I have also utilized the huge personal network I have on facebook by installing a free plugin that posts everything from my Wordpress blog to a facebook application page. Most of my hits come from this. I also have a “sharethis” bar for each post which I utilize to re-post the posts (redundant?) into facebook and twitter. Finally, since it is a design blog, I offer quite a bit of free stuff (icons, buttons, graphics, etc.) that is free to use so long as the users link to my site. It is great to see the ad revenue coming in ever so slowly – haven’t even made 10 bucks – but there’s still a reward knowing that people like your content and will keep coming back. If anyone has any questions about the stuff that I’ve mentioned, please visit my blog (www.parlierdesign.com) and send a message (shameless plug, I know) and I’d love to share what I’ve learned. In fact, sharing knowledge is what I’m attempting to do with my blog. Great post, great topic. Take care!

]]> By: New Years Super Link List 2008 | Koka Sexton dot Com http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/marketing-a-social-network-website-for-the-inexperienced/comment-page-1/#comment-123 New Years Super Link List 2008 | Koka Sexton dot Com Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:49:18 +0000 http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/?p=139#comment-123 [...] Social Networking/Marketing from a Rookie’s Point of View. [...] [...] Social Networking/Marketing from a Rookie’s Point of View. [...]

]]> By: Marketing a Social Network Website for the Inexperienced. http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/marketing-a-social-network-website-for-the-inexperienced/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Marketing a Social Network Website for the Inexperienced. Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:56:02 +0000 http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/?p=139#comment-37 [...] I have faced so far is the one I’m still trying to get a feel for, marketing/social networking. Read the rest… (link to www.JealousBrother.com) No Comments, Comment or [...] [...] I have faced so far is the one I’m still trying to get a feel for, marketing/social networking. Read the rest… (link to http://www.JealousBrother.com) No Comments, Comment or [...]

]]> By: bigkazzyry http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/marketing-a-social-network-website-for-the-inexperienced/comment-page-1/#comment-16 bigkazzyry Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:04:14 +0000 http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/?p=139#comment-16 Thank you all for the stories and suggestions, <br> Koka, It is encouraging hearing about the success you have had and continue to have utilizing Stumbleupon. I'm a newly regular reader of your blog and it's easy to see why you've been successful, very well written and interesting content. It looks like patience is a virtue I will have to continue to work on. As they say nothing happens overnight, but it would sure be nice if it did. <br> Betty, It would seem like the only solution is persistence and quality content. Trust me, I have two dogs and learning the best way to get gum out their hair would be some very valuable content to me. I have a great(scary) story I could share about Rachael (our jack russel) deciding she wanted to eat two packages of brownies. <br> Workout Planet, Thanks for the great advice. I can definitely see the value to finding the right network and running with it. I just don't know if I could let go of any of the three socnet's I mentioned in the article. I've been lucky enough to meet some great people on all three of them. <br> Thank you all for your thoughtful comments! Thank you all for the stories and suggestions,

Koka, It is encouraging hearing about the success you have had and continue to have utilizing Stumbleupon. I’m a newly regular reader of your blog and it’s easy to see why you’ve been successful, very well written and interesting content. It looks like patience is a virtue I will have to continue to work on. As they say nothing happens overnight, but it would sure be nice if it did.

Betty, It would seem like the only solution is persistence and quality content. Trust me, I have two dogs and learning the best way to get gum out their hair would be some very valuable content to me. I have a great(scary) story I could share about Rachael (our jack russel) deciding she wanted to eat two packages of brownies.

Workout Planet,
Thanks for the great advice. I can definitely see the value to finding the right network and running with it. I just don’t know if I could let go of any of the three socnet’s I mentioned in the article. I’ve been lucky enough to meet some great people on all three of them.

Thank you all for your thoughtful comments!

]]> By: Workout Planet http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/marketing-a-social-network-website-for-the-inexperienced/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Workout Planet Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:14:32 +0000 http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/?p=139#comment-15 I know what you are going through, I have the same problems my self, been a rookie in the blogging world and gaining experience with all those social bookmarking sites out there.... One thing I've learn so far is you need to find the right one...as you said above they are all different and each one has a different community, what is popular in one site might not be in the other. I know what you are going through, I have the same problems my self, been a rookie in the blogging world and gaining experience with all those social bookmarking sites out there…. One thing I’ve learn so far is you need to find the right one…as you said above they are all different and each one has a different community, what is popular in one site might not be in the other.

]]> By: betty http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/marketing-a-social-network-website-for-the-inexperienced/comment-page-1/#comment-14 betty Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:03:21 +0000 http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/?p=139#comment-14 I'm not great at driving new people to my site. So far it's a lot of my friends and co workers that like to hear stories about my kids... ok I just think they like to hear stories about my kids. That's my problem. I wish I could give you a solution. I could tell you how to get glue out of your dogs hair if that helps. I’m not great at driving new people to my site. So far it’s a lot of my friends and co workers that like to hear stories about my kids… ok I just think they like to hear stories about my kids. That’s my problem. I wish I could give you a solution. I could tell you how to get glue out of your dogs hair if that helps.

]]> By: Marketing a Social Network Website for the Inexperienced | WhiteSandsDigital.com http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/marketing-a-social-network-website-for-the-inexperienced/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Marketing a Social Network Website for the Inexperienced | WhiteSandsDigital.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:31:12 +0000 http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/?p=139#comment-13 [...] concept. A great website without traffic is like owning a Ferrari that never leaves the garage.read more | digg [...] [...] concept. A great website without traffic is like owning a Ferrari that never leaves the garage.read more | digg [...]

]]> By: Koka http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/marketing-a-social-network-website-for-the-inexperienced/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Koka Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:46:49 +0000 http://www.jealousbrother.com/blog/?p=139#comment-12 Building a dynamic website is a major challenge. As with your Ferrari analogy this traffic challenge is something everyone faces. I come up with 3-4 good ideas for sites/blogs a week but driving traffic to them is so difficult that I find the one that I am the most passionate about and drive full speed ahead. Using social networks with places like StumbleUpon takes time but if you have a great site (which this is) you will start seeing the residual traffic start flowing. I started with about 50 visitors a day and it jumped to 100 after a month of StumbleUpon people liking the content. Now, StumbleUpon brings in about 75% of the 7,000 hits of daily traffic and that really boils into a handful of the posts I have made. I would guess that the same rules apply to other social marketing sites. The key is patience and great content. Building a dynamic website is a major challenge. As with your Ferrari analogy this traffic challenge is something everyone faces. I come up with 3-4 good ideas for sites/blogs a week but driving traffic to them is so difficult that I find the one that I am the most passionate about and drive full speed ahead. Using social networks with places like StumbleUpon takes time but if you have a great site (which this is) you will start seeing the residual traffic start flowing.

I started with about 50 visitors a day and it jumped to 100 after a month of StumbleUpon people liking the content. Now, StumbleUpon brings in about 75% of the 7,000 hits of daily traffic and that really boils into a handful of the posts I have made. I would guess that the same rules apply to other social marketing sites. The key is patience and great content.

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