Working Hard

Sometime it is quite ironic how hard you have to work, so that you won't have to work so hard. I am in the process of opening a Virtual Assistance business that will specialize in Social Networking. I am putting in many long hours to get it right, I know in the long run this will make my business run smoothly and make for happy clients.
My scheduled launch date is 10/06/2008, so I will keep you updated. The site is going up soon and then the tweaking begins.
Thanks to anyone who is patiently waiting for me to get back to blogging.

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I have looked into this and just haven't had the time to sign up and progress with this social arena. I guess I should put some time aside for this.
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Blogging and promoting it with Web 2.0 marketing, one beginner’s discovery.

Blogging and promoting it with Web 2.0 marketing, one beginner’s discovery.

It’s all over the internet you can quickly start making money on the internet, just start a blog. Now you can’t just blog about anything and expect it to get read, get subscribers or make money. You need to pick a topic and a niche within that topic and give it a catchy (memorable) blog name. So you go to blogger.com, cause we want to start out with the least amount of expenses as possible (free is good), to register and get started.

Now you need do some blog postings. Writing an article doesn’t just mean putting down thoughts into words then typing and writing it. You have to capture the interest of your readers and get them to keep on reading. To send your message across you have to get the attention of the reader and have a firm grasp of their interest and pique their curiosity.

The main ingredient in baking up an article is a large dose of creativity. While creativity may come natural to many people, some others have to work a little harder. Putting words into images in the readers mind is an art. A clear and crisp depiction requires a certain flair that only creativity can provide. The way an article gets entwined word for word, sentence by sentence then paragraph by paragraph into a whole article develops the essence of the article. You can get help with article writing Click Here!

So now you’ve started and are on your way, do you just sit back and let SEO do its work? I wouldn’t.

So where do we go next, how to we get people to our blog? Now is the time to start integrating some Web 2.0 Marketing.

It is finally starting to click with me, what needs to be done and the steps that need to be taken.

Step One:
1. Have you set up/picked the social networks you would like to work with. There are many to choose from and to try and participate in them all would be time consuming. So I recommend you pick a few (include at least one of the top web 2.0 networks and social networks (digg, mixx, stumbleupon, twitter, myspace, facebook and many others) and go from there.

2. Write the best article you can muster, no direct sales pitches here, on whatever topic relates to your blogging world, post it and then we start having some fun.

3. Submit your article to Digg, Mixx, stumbleupon or whatever platforms you have chosen.

4. Let people know you have posted to your blog through twitter, myspace, facebook whatever social networks you have decided to use.

5. Repeat steps 1 thru 4…….

In the end it all comes down to the friend of a friend of a friend theory. Well go with 90% of your subscribers, readers and ultimately your customers at some point were referred or found you through your “friend” network and if they stay you are bound to get more of those referrals.

Let’s get out there and make some FRIENDS.

Social Networking - MySpace

Not everyone can keep up with the social networking world today. I figured I would just point out the top few. Myspace was one of the first and one of the largest social networking sites out there. Alot of you probably already have an account or maybe not.

MySpace is a powerful online community which can take members virtually anywhere they want to go. MySpace was designed to allow members the opportunity to meet friends, reconnect with old friends, network. MySpace is an expansive community and there are members from all over the world. This gives members the ability to meet and connect with members from different countries. Although these friendships may remain online and never turn into face to face meetings they can give an individual a greater understanding of the world around them. Through MySpace friendships with members from other countries, individuals can learn about the struggles experienced in other countries as well as the benefits of living in other countries.

Members of this service are able to create personal websites which can be used to tell other members of the community about their interests. Additionally, members can include pictures, video and music on their websites. Members can also include a blog on their website which they can use to express their opinions, share their thoughts or vent about their personal affairs. All of these different components of MySpace enable members to let others learn more about them. The purpose of creating a website on MySpace may be to find career opportunities, just make friends or network with those who share their business interests. In all of these cases it is important for the individual to really sell themselves through their MySpace website so others will be interested in joining their group of friends or learning more about them.

The MySpace community provides members with a wealth of networking opportunities. Although these opportunities exist, it takes a savvy user to not only find others with whom they would like to network but also convince these users to join in the networking opportunity.

Individuals who sell Avon cosmetics can be considered as an example of the importance of networking online. These salespeople are prohibited by MySpace to selling their products through the MySpace website but they can certainly find other members interested in the sale or purchase of Avon products and network with these individuals. Entering the term, “Avon cosmetics” into the MySpace search feature may reveal a list of other websites which use this term. Members can review these websites and determine whether or not they believe networking with these individuals would be beneficial. If it seems as though it would be beneficial, the member can either place a comment on the website or send an email or instant message to the other member. This can help to get a conversation started and may lead to more meaningful interactions which may include sales techniques or other industry tips.

Go to MySpace here to set up an account.
Once you have created an account, here is a place to make your space look great.
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