| |||||||
| Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
| Business & Financial Career, work, money, income generation, personal finance, investing, debt, wealth, abundance, entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, SEO, commerce, economics, blogging, podcasting |
|
Welcome to the Personal Development for Smart People Forums, the place for lively, intelligent discussion of all personal growth issues -- physical, mental, financial, social, emotional, spiritual, and more. You're currently viewing as a guest, which gives you limited read-only access. By joining our free community, you'll be able to post your own messages, access many members-only features, see the new messages posted since your last visit, and of course remove this header message. Registration is fast, simple, and free, so please join today. If you arrived here from a search engine, you may want to explore the main site first, which includes hundreds of deep and insightful articles on a variety of personal development topics. |
 |
| | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
12-27-2007, 05:54 AM
| |||
| |||
 Facebook marketing... I am trying something new. I have no idea what I'm doing, since I didn't read this anywhere but thought it up on my own. I am going to try to figure out a way to market my blog through facebook. My blog is intended towards college students, and Facebook is probably the best place to reach them. I have created a page, and have started sending out invitations. I also created an event, because I think it is the best way to spread it. Feel free to check it out here, and become a fan or at least send it to your friends to help me out. Or just skip over this, whatever floats your boat  Facebook | Tips From a College Student Blog
__________________ See my newly redesigned website Tips from a college student.      |
|
12-27-2007, 01:21 PM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
Here is an interview with him: Podcast: Interview With MySpace Marketing Expert Steve Iser » Internet Business Blog - by Yaro Starak Here is Steve Iser's ebook product. I don't know if it's worth the $67. http://www.readyaimwired.com/index.php |
|
12-27-2007, 02:38 PM
| |||
| |||
| Simply inviting people you don't know means spamming them.
__________________ I am always open for feedback on my posts. That might focused on the argument at hand or on my writing style. If your feedback would go offtopic feel free to send me a Personal Message. I don't believe in Beliefs. Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
|
12-27-2007, 03:19 PM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
That's an overly simplistic view of marketing on social networking sites. I agree that it would be counterproductive to invite a ton of people with spam messages. You'll probably get yourself banned from the site. Also, I agree that most people who practice MySpace/Facebook marketing are spammers. But, I do think it is _possible_ to do it right. You and I may have a different definition of spam. In my book a spam message is an unwelcome message that offers nothing of value to the recipient. If you send someone a personalized invitation with something of value, it is not spam. The recipient will open the message realize that you are offering them something of value and gladly add you as a friend on the social networking website. This the way social networking sites are used for non-marketing purposes when users befriend people don't already know. And for many social networking sites building relationships with people you don't already know offline is the whole point. The only difference for a marketer is that he hopes to profit from the relationship at some point. If he does his job well, he will provide value to the people he befriends and they will be happy to visit his website or buy his product. This is the way offline networking works too. You must give before you can expect to receive. There is zero incentive to send spam friend invitations that will be prompty ignored and probably get you banned from the site. In my opinion, you have to make sure that most of the invites you send are welcomed and accepted by personalizing them for the recipient and providing valuable information. If your invites are considered spam by the recipients then you are doing something wrong. With that said, I'm also skeptical that it's possible to send personalized messages that contain something of value at a rate of 300 per day as Steve Iser does. |
|
12-27-2007, 04:11 PM
| |||
| |||
| I think that facebook marketing should work through word of mouth. You have a group that most of the people who read your blog join. Then all their friends see the group and might check it out.
__________________ I am always open for feedback on my posts. That might focused on the argument at hand or on my writing style. If your feedback would go offtopic feel free to send me a Personal Message. I don't believe in Beliefs. Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
|
12-28-2007, 12:03 AM
| |||
| |||
| thats the approach i'm taking brutha. I'm not sending out a bunch of invitiations, i'm trying to build a small group of people first, then I'll figure out how to approach it. I'm considering a paid ad on facebook. It isn't that expensive, and it would definitly reach the market that i'm aiming for. Its just that as of right now, I have invested absolutely no money in my blog, and I have to decide if I want to keep it that way or not.
__________________ See my newly redesigned website Tips from a college student. |
|
12-28-2007, 02:55 AM
| |||
| |||
| Hi Jdub, I have been on Facebook for a while now, and am a very big advocate of social networking and web 2.0 for marketing and building relationships. The days of "blatant ads" and "spamming" are basically dead in the eyes of the social groups. One of the main things are that people have fled their traditional ways and have fled for the safety of the social sites where they can pick and choose their friends. Basically as mentioned in this thread already...first and foremost is to add value and be of service to people... That in of itself becomes "attraction marketing" if you add value, and are genuine in your pursuits to be of service first, then people naturally will want to check out what you are doing... Also, you will attract people of like mind...that's not going to be everyone, but people that are interested in you, and feel like they like what you represent etc... The cool way that facebook works is that every time that you post a link, or a note, it shows up in all your friend's news feed...so you don't have to actually advertise. You just want to keep things in perspective. You can invite your friends to join a group, or even if you just post a group, it shows up on your news feed, and people will see it...if they are interested, they will naturally click on your link to check out the group. Also for the advertising on Facebook using their PPC... If you create a "page" as you mentioned, and send your ads to there...then people feel like it is staying in the Facebook community...then you can offer up videos, audios, writing, and some links to your main site... It's not spam in the least bit because it is all permission based...people just respond to their friends if they choose... I love Facebook. I have made numerous relationships and built up some great friendships as well as business deals and contacts... Take care, and I hope that helps! Scott |
|
12-28-2007, 04:31 AM
| |||
| |||
| Sounds interesting Jeremy. Keep us posted on how it works out. Quote:
On Facebook you can only invite your friends anyway, so that's not quite spamming. |
|
12-29-2007, 06:54 PM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
No one would ever become friends with anyone if someone didn't take that first step. I made a ton of new aquaintences through myspace by looking at their profile, seeing if we had common ground, adding them as a friend, then talking to them through an instant messenger service. Spam is when you are trying to get something through initial contact. CHECK OUT THESE FREE RINGTONES! I CANT BELIEVE SHE GOT NAKED AGAIN! CHECK IT OUT!
__________________ Minimalist lifestyle, downshifting and other self development |
|
12-29-2007, 09:05 PM
| |||
| |||
| I agree Lucas, I have increased my number of friend's to around 300 lately... About 50% I reached out to, and the other 50% are people inviting me... And it's great because you start building your network of friends and business associates... One great thing that just came out of a casual conversation and wishing me a happy birthday on Facebook, has just turned into a joint venture promoting one of my online/home businesses to his list of 50K people... This totally came out of just being in a network and making new friends... That is how I built up doing joint ventures for T. Harv Eker on Millionaire Mind as well.. I just reached out and emailed people to say hello, build a relationship, become friends, and then they turned into business ventures as well... MySpace and Facebook are great places to network and build relationships... The key is to always be "real" and "authentic"... Nobody likes a spammer...and I think that is why a lot of people have taken up the safety of being in social networks...because people want to hang out and do business with friends and people that they trust... All the best! |
|
12-30-2007, 02:05 AM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
I'm trying to figure out everything I can about this so I can make it effective
__________________ See my newly redesigned website Tips from a college student. |
|
12-30-2007, 10:05 PM
| |||
| |||
| There are a few main ways to go about it. I'm not sure what industry you are in or what your interest is...But here's what you can do. first, keep an eye out on your news feed that shows up from your existing your friends and see what groups they are joining within facebook. If there are any that fit your criteria, then check them out, and join them so you can be on the group profile. For instance, I make most of my money online like Steve, so I started looking for "groups" of people in internet marketing, Law of Attraction, The Secret, the 4 hour work week, home businesses, entrepreneurs etc... Then what you can do, is start looking for people within those groups to add as your friends. When I add a new friend, I always personalize it and say hello. Then when people bring you on as a new friend, you can send a little non-pitch message to say hello, and thanks for inviting you into their friends.... And you start building your relationships from there. Also, you can do a search on keywords for the groups you are interested in, and seek those out and join them. From my experience, what is happening to me, is that everyday people are seeking me out and adding me as a friend because I'm out in those groups a lot, and on other people's friend's groups. What ever industry you are in, seek out the stars of that industry and add them as a friend... Next, you can go through their friends list, and invite them to be your friend...so you build from there. Also, a great way to market without selling is to post links or notes of whatever it is you are trying to promote or want people to be aware of... That gets posted to your newsfeed for everyone to see as well... Another great way is to post helpful comments on the walls of the groups like we do on this forum, and leave your website URL...and people will click, and add you as a friend... These are just a few ways to make friends, AND increase your business exposure, and build relationships... All the best! |
|
12-31-2007, 03:46 AM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
 Find people that fit into what you are looking for, then message them and start forming relationships with them. Bring up the product or opportunity when it is relevant. As ol Zig says, "People dont care how much you know, until they know how much you care!"
__________________ Minimalist lifestyle, downshifting and other self development |
|
12-31-2007, 06:48 PM
| |||
| |||
| I agree Lucas... Always, always, always come from a place of service and contribution first...and be "authentic and real" Just post a few links in your profile and tell people who you are..."my story" and authenticity is what people are drawn to now in business and friendship... People like to hang out with like minded people. The term "attraction marketing" has started just like the law of attraction from the Secret. If you put yourself out there in a real way, people who are like you or what you stand for, will naturally be drawn to you in all your business, marketing, and for friendship. When I get new friend request, I always welcome them, and ask if there is anything I can do to help them... And that is from a place of giving first...and it's genuine...I like to truly help people in business and in life...It's a gift. One of my new relationships is now turning into a Joint Venture to a list of 65K people to help promote one of my bigger ventures/home business... How many people does it take out of 65K people at $1K a pop... All this came from just being friendly and adding value and asking how I can serve him... Don't underestimate the value of these social networking sites and forums...relationships for life can be built... |
|
01-01-2008, 06:49 AM
| |||
| |||
| thanks rebel, for some reason I had never considered looking for groups for entrepreneurs/bloggers. That is a really good idea. Lucas, I know not to spam. I haven't even put my name on my blog yet, so no one really associates it with me. Even my friends don't know about it, because I was doing it as kind of an experiment. Now it is becomming more serious, so I am ready to bring Facebook in. I have been using it for several years, so I know how it works. Thanks for all of the help guys!
__________________ See my newly redesigned website Tips from a college student. |
|
« Previous Thread
|
Next Thread »
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Jonathan | Fun & Recreation | 3 | 02-20-2007 05:26 AM | |
| Affiliate Marketing vs. MLM. Is there a difference? | dmauder | Business & Financial | 3 | 12-15-2006 09:40 PM |
| Affiliate Marketing Disclosure Now Required By Law | Henry | Business & Financial | 4 | 12-13-2006 10:09 PM |
All times are GMT. The time now is 12:50 PM.