I’m going to be working with two websites.

1. 
   Geeks on Steroids, to triple the current income.
   
2. 
   SMM, a brand-new website being set up for selling social media marketing.
   

The reason I’m doing two websites is to show you how I would set up a new website as well as how I would bring a current website up to date and make it apart of the new social media world.

I am going to build and set up a personal website that I will be used as a personal diary over at Janeth D.

I will not be speaking to you on the blog, but rather with you. Social Media Marketing
is a two-way conversation. I am willing to put the money into staff, advertising and testing ideas as we go along. This type of testing and sharing of ideas can benefit all of us. Working together we can stay a mile ahead of the competition. I’m going to show you what I know, if you show me what you know, then we can group our information, pool our resources and see if we can’t all make some money.

One of the things I enjoy most in life is a good conversation. I don’t want to try and teach you something, I want to show you how I would do it and then if you know a better way I want you to teach me. I know a little bit about a lot of stuff, but I don’t know a lot about anything. If you see me writing something you disagree with then let’s debate it. Find out what is the best way of doing it and move forward. I love conversations and I love debates.
You see conversations require people and the purpose of social media is to in power people’s ability to have conversations. It doesn’t matter if it’s on a blog, podcast, video, or on one of the various social media networks. The one thing we all want to do is connect with likeminded individuals.

In conversations we do not speak at people but rather with them. If I am speaking with then you should assume that there will be an opportunity for you to say something back to me, as this is the purpose of social media and is what I want happening here on this blog.

I am not looking for an audience!

I am looking for a group of likeminded individuals that I can share ideas and insights with. And in return they will share their ideas and insights with me. Together we can build a group of businesses that can dominate the Internet.

I do respect everyone’s time, so I will do my best not to ramble on videos and or podcast. And I think we can all agree that editing is just good manners.

Enough Traffic to make $1,000.00 per day!

The idea is to make money quickly and not have to wait for Google to get around to indexing and ranking our sites. I’ll do this by using the social media sites along with the search engines.

Let’s start with Google Groups. (http://groups.google.com/)

Best way to start is by doing a search for the groups in your niche and start joining the ones you like. Some of the groups are set to private but all you have to do is join, just about all of them will approve you. I’d also look for the smaller groups so your post doesn’t get buried the second you post them.

And let’s not forget that Google, Yahoo, MSN and Facebook all have groups. The purpose of these groups is to  join them, participate in them and have positive interactions with other members. At no time would I try and promote or sale my own product. What I would do is start meeting people and have a couple hundred friends that are interested in me starting my own group and then I’d start my own group.

Forum Marketing

Another great source of traffic and sales is forums. Before I learned all the different ways to make money online I use to make my total living with forums. Forums are packed full of great information and some of them even have millions of visitors.

With forum marketing all you have to do is participate in a positive manner, don’t spam, include a link in your signature and post good information. Some forums have millions of members and many of those members visit the forum daily. The idea is to start posting, meeting people and making friends and then turning those friends into paying clients. Once you find a forum that you are making money with should contact that forum owner and see about paying to have a banner ad put on his site for your business.

Below are a list of forums that I will join for my business.   

http://adminmania.com/

http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.comm/

http://affiliatemarketingforums.org/

http://club.3powers.com/

http://discussnames.com/index.php

http://forum.abestweb.com/index.php

http://forum.affiliatebot.com/

http://forum.affiliatedistrict.com

http://forum.authorityblogger.com

http://forum.ebizinsider.com/

http://forum.kahuki.com/

http://forum.siteground.com/index.php

http://forum.weblamp.net/

http://forum.weborum.com

http://forums.build-reciprocal-links.com/

http://forums.digital-m.co.za/index.php

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/

http://forums.seo.com/index.php

http://forums.ukwebmasterworld.com/

http://forums.vmoptions.com/

http://forums.webicy.com/

http://forums.webzonetalk.com/

http://forums.x10hosting.com/

http://freewebspace.net/forums/index.php

http://netmarketingforum.com/forum/index.php

http://seowatchdog.org/seo/forum.php

http://siteownersforums.com/

http://talk.iwebtool.com/

http://ukseoforums.com/index.php

http://webforumz.com/

http://webhostingforum.com/index.php

http://workathomenetwork.com/forum/

http://www.aardvarkbusiness.net/chat/index.php

http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/

http://www.affiliateforum.com.au/

http://www.affiliatelink.org/index.php

http://www.affiliatemarketingformula.com/forum/

http://www.affiliates4u.com/forums/

http://www.affiliateseeking.com/forums/

http://www.affiliate-talk.com/index.php

http://www.affspot.com/index.php

http://www.ahfb2000.com/webmaster_help_desk/index.php

http://www.askdamagex.com/

http://www.australianwebmaster.com/index.php

http://www.bloggerforum.com/modules/newbb/

http://www.bloggeries.com/forum/

http://www.browsehosts.com/forum/

http://www.bzimage.org/index.php

http://www.conqueryourniche.com/forum/index.php

http://www.ddboard.com/forum/

http://www.devhunters.com/

http://www.dnforum.com/

http://www.dnscoop.com/forums/index.php

http://www.domainforums.com/index.php

http://www.ewealth.com/index.php

http://www.forumforwebmasters.com/index.php

http://www.freehostforum.com/

http://www.freelancegossip.com/

http://www.geekpoint.net/forums/

http://www.geeksonsteroids.com/forum

http://www.geekvillage.com/forums/

http://www.helpingwebmasters.com/

http://www.im4newbies.com/forum/index.php

http://www.internetmarketingforums.net/

http://www.irishwebmasterforum.com/

http://www.luckywebmasters.com/forums/index.php

http://www.mainstreamwebmasters.com/forums/

http://www.moo-directory.com/forum/index.php

http://www.multilingual-seo.com/

http://www.namepros.com/

http://www.netaffiliatetalk.com/

http://www.onlinewebmarket.net/forum.php

http://www.paidinsider.com/forum/

http://www.peerhut.com/index.php

http://www.powelly.com/forum.php

http://www.selfstartersweeklytips.com/forum/index.php

http://www.seo1.net/board.html

http://seowatchdog.org/seo/forum.php

http://www.seo-forum.se/

http://www.seo-forums.com/

http://www.seo-guy.com/forum/

http://www.seoplace.com/

http://www.seorefugee.com/forums/index.php

http://www.siteownersforums.com/index.php

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/

http://www.smallbusinessbrief.com/forum/

http://www.small-business-forum.com/index.php

http://www.submitexpress.com/bbs/

http://www.talkfreelance.com/index.php

http://www.theadminzone.com/forums/index.php

http://www.theblogexperiment.com/blog-forum/index.php

http://www.thewebmasterforum.net/

http://www.top25web.com/bbs/index.php

http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/index.php

http://www.v7n.com/forums/

http://www.vuju.com/

http://www.wahm.com/forum/default.asp

http://www.warriorforum.com/

http://www.webcosmoforums.com/

http://www.webdevforums.com/index.php

http://www.webhostchat.co.uk/

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/

http://www.webmasterads.com/

http://www.webmaster-corner.com/index.php

http://www.webmasterdesk.org/

http://www.webmasterforums.com/

http://www.webmasterforums.net/

http://www.webmaster-forums.net/

http://www.webmasterforumsonline.com

http://www.webmasterize.com/index.php

http://www.webmastermalaysia.com/

http://www.webmasters.am/forums/index.php

http://www.webmasters.org/forum/

http://www.webmastershome.com/

http://www.webmasterstalks.com/index.php

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/

http://www.webmasterwelt.net/

http://www.webmasterwidget.com/

http://www.webmasteryouth.com/index.php

http://www.webproworld.com/

http://www.websitebabble.com/

http://www.webtalkforums.com/

http://www.webworkshop.net/seoforum/index.php

http://www.wtricks.com/forums

http://www.zoomcities.com/forum/index.php

http://www.zymic.com/forum/

Social Media List Building

Social Media is about being social and it’s the reason that so many business owners and entrepreneurs have struggled to make money using it as a marketing tool.

So how do you use social media as a marketing tool without being labeled a spammer?

You can use social media marketing as part of your business marketing plan, in fact you can build a whole business using nothing but Social Media Marketing.

I am going to share with you what I believe is the first step in building a profitable, business using social media marketing.

A business that is able to strive when everyone else is starving does so by building relationships with their customers. Today’s Social Media Sites are changing the way that relationship is built. Due to its social attitude as well as its reach, Social Media sites are changing what we know about companies.

Social media is able to pull back the blinds and show the naked truth about your company or business. If a client is unhappy about something, they’ll tweet about it, post about it on Facebook, or even write about it on their blog. There was a saying that a happy client would tell 1 person and an unhappy client would tell 10. But in today world it’s more like an unhappy client will tell 10 million and a happy client can be coached into telling that same number, with your help.

Just think about the number of companies that lose the opportunity to let their past customers tell their new customers about their service, just by not putting testimonials on their website.

Social Media has caused clients to expect a two way conversation between themselves and the business. And the quality of that conversation will influence the businesses reputation.

Social Media Marketing will soon go from being just another option to being mandatory for businesses that want to survive.

Almost everyone these days has heard of Facebook. The very popular social media site now has over half a billion users. All of these users represents a potential client base. Below are some tips on how to get started with Facebook.

First, you need to set up a page. In the past these pages were known as Fan Pages, but Facebook has recently changed them to simply Pages. By doing this, people that want to become fans of the page no longer have to be elected, the just simply like the page.

This was a good move because being a fan of a business or its products or services intimidated some users who felt it sounded like too much of a commitment. However, most members don’t have any problems with sharing which products and services they like.

This is subject to change, but you can find Ads and Pages by clicking on the linked word “More” somewhere in the middle of the left pane when looking at your Facebook Home page. Once the left pane is expanded, click on “Ads and Pages”, then click on the ” Create Page” button.

Select the type of page you want to create, and assign it a name. Check the box indicating that you have the authority to represent the person, business, brand, or product you are setting a page up for, click on “Create Official Page”, and you’re in business.

Once the page is created, you need to configure and customize it. Add a logo or photo, and basic information about the business, product, or brand you want to promote. At that point, you need to get other Facebook users to “like” your page and start to build an audience.

How To Attract Customers:

The first thing Facebook suggests is that you invite all of your Facebook friends to “like” your new page. That may be fine, but understand that your friends are probably already familiar with your company, or its products and services, and that–at least as a marketing and customer relations tool–there is probably little value in having your friends see the page.

In fact, one of the primary advantages of the Facebook page is that you can interact with Facebook members without letting them connect with your inner-circle of friends. Try one or more of the Social Plugins widgets available from Facebook. You can use them on the company Web site, or blog to promote the existence of the Facebook page.

Inviting your Facebook friends may defy the goal of setting up the page, but if your business has an established e-mail, newsletter, or blog following those are exactly the audience you want to connect with your Facebook page. Post or distribute an announcement with a link to the Facebook page and invite them to join the community.

You should also add a link to the Facebook page to your standard e-mail signature, and you can cross-link with Twitter–both to promote the existence of the Facebook page and to cross-post content so it appears on the Facebook page and on Twitter simultaneously.

If you have a budget, and want to pursue Facebook members more aggressively, you can purchase a Facebook ad to promote the existence of the page as well.

How To Engage Customers:

There is little point in going to the effort of building a Facebook page and attracting an audience if you don’t follow through to engage customers. Now that you have built an audience for your Facebook page, you have to give the audience a compelling reason to visit the page.

The rules of the Facebook page are similar to the rules for effectively building an audience for a blog. Make sure you are adding content frequently–preferably at least daily. You want to provide a reason for the Facebook page audience to check in and see what’s new.

Equally important as the frequency of posting is the content of the posts. Customers want to be informed and engaged, not pitched and harassed. It’s OK to tie in your products and services where they’re relevant, but don’t simply use the Facebook page as a platform for marketing soundbites.

You can post news or stories related to your business and provide unique commentary or insight. You can also use the Facebook page to provide tips, tricks, or information content. Rather than just talking at the audience, though, try to incite comments and feedback from the members to foster a sense of community with the customers.

Facebook represents a huge opportunity to market your business and promote your products and services. Make sure you take advantage of the massive audience Facebook has to offer.

Marketing with Twitter

Step one is of course creating a twitter account.

Make sure you fill out all your profile information, photo as well as customize your profile’s look, so you don’t look like a spammer. And then I write about 10 tweets.

What is Twitter?

It’s a conversation.

Twitter is a way for you to connect with people. It’s a way to communicate with your customers, and done correctly, a way to find new customers.

If you are good at it, then you can use it to drive traffic to your blog or website. And if you know what you are doing, then you can convert that traffic into paying customers. And let’s not forget that it is also a tool for educating people about your product or service.

It’s a form of email marketing where you have a list, and everyone on that list has opted in.

What Twitter is not?

It’s not a place where you do nothing but market your product.

What part of conversation aren’t you getting?

Tell a joke, inspire me, educate me, let me know what’s up, and I’ll put up with your occasional attempt at trying to sale me something. But if you are really good, and if you care, you will try and camouflage that attempt as much as you can.

I read the other day that 60% of the people that use tweeter this month, won’t use it next month?

That tells me I need to get my followers off of twitter and into another way of communication with them.

Twitter has two big problems

• People leave after playing around with the site for a couple days.

• People like the site and stay around but get so many followers that your message gets ignored.

Here’s what you want to do;

Step 1: Start Tweeting

Step 2: Build your list with Twitter

Step 3: Move your followers to another list

By following people, (in most cases), they will follow you back. You want to follow people who are interested in your market. You are trying to build a targeted list, so you want people who are interested in the same topic that you are selling stuff in.

The only thing this will cost you is time, everything else is free. So you are going to use Twitters search feature to look for people who are interested in the same type of products that you are trying to sale.

You are going to follow the most recent followers, of your competitors and colleagues. In most cases people that are following them on Twitter are their best fans and customers. All you need to do is engage them better than your competition and then move them onto your list.

The best time to follow people is from 1pm – 3pm M-F and 6pm – 10pm M-F. Following people in the morning is the worst and Sunday night is the best.

Here’s what you want to do.

Go to search.twitter.com and type in your main keyword. There are tons of people talking about your market. If you find someone talking about something you know the answer to, then you should reply to their question. Once the conversation is over you will try and follow them in hopes that they will follow you back.

You want people that do a lot of updates but aren’t following a million people. If they are following thousands of people than any message you send will most likely disappear into the crowd.

At some point you may want to break this down by city, and if you do you can build a list specific for the different cities by doing a search like this “I live in Atlanta”. Search for the city using quotes around the cities name and the text I live in.

You only want to spend about an hour a day following people and you can do it at night, while watching TV,. It isn’t like its hard work or anything.

All you have to do is be more interesting than the competition. Find the competition, follow their followers and tweet in blocks. Talk about things that are not directly related to your topic along with things that are related to your topic. You don’t want to look like a one trick pony.

You will start at the beginning of their list of followers, because those are the people that have just started following them. You will follow about 50 people per day, give them 3 days to follow you back and if they don’t, you can un-follow them. Once you get about 500 people on your list you can start following about 10% of your list every day.

The best days to tweet are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, tweeting on the days that are best, allows you to get the most out of your tweets. However, you want to tweet 7 days a week but don’t want to kill yourself doing it.

The best times to tweet are from 11am until 3pm. and evening from 8pm until 11pm. But you want to tweet in blocks of 8.

One tweet has no impact, so you want to tweet in blocks of 5 – 15 tweets at a time in an 8 minute time period.

Sources to get content;
• Google Alerts
• AllTop.com
• StuffToTweet.com
• Digg

You can use those sites to find information to tweet about, along with using famous quotes and jokes. If you find a good article and send it out to the people that are following you, then it only helps them find what you felt was an interesting article.

With Digg you can go back for a year and find something with a really good title and article to link to. You want your tweets to be so good that people are looking forward to your next tweet. Everything you send out does not have to be on your market.

Now, what you want to do is to send tweets to your own content mixed in with the other content throughout the day.

You will then put an opt-in form on your site and try and collect their email address. You should be sending out about 7 good tweets to every 2 you send out for our blog. A total of 5 promotions per day, you can get away with this because it’s not the same people every time. Most people only go on at a certain time of the day. Only a small percent of your audience will see your message each time you send it out.