Social networking refers to using the web as a means of connecting and communicating with friends, family and prospects online. There are several social networking sites which are described below:  

MySpace: MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music.    


DIGG: A social bookmarking website presenting science and technology news. Users may vote news items up and down, varying the popularity of the item.

De.licio.us: is referred to as a social book marking site. It is for storing and sharing web bookmarks with other users.



Facebook: is a social networking website. Users can select to join one or more participating networks, such as a school, place of employment, geographic.

LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003 mainly used for professional networking.  

Flickr:  Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide  

Twitter: Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send "updates" (or "tweets"; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) to the Twitter website, via short message service, instant messaging, or a third-party application such as Twitterrific.  

LiveJournal: A place where people can blog and comment for free.   A social networking site can be construed from any site that allows people to leave comments, this includes forums, blogs and video sites such as YouTube.  

If you are interested in ways to market your presence online using social networking, contact us today for a free consultation.  

Enthusiastically,  

Jenna Ryan
http://www.TheMarketingShop.com/
866-697-7638  

 
Posted by Jenna Ryan @ The Marketing Shop.com on 08/06/2008 03:46 PM   Comments (7)   seo, social networking  
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7 Comments on Social Networking for Real Estate Web Marketing

AUG
06
2008
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Hi Jenna,  I am wondering about some of the social sites:  Do they actually produce business contacts or generate interest in a specific listing ?  Are they more aimed at first time buyers ?
4:16pm • #1

Hi Jenna,
Thanks for providing a list of all the social network groups I especially appreciated the explanations.
4:22pm • #2
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Good question Margo,

It has been my experience that the social networking sites are more of a boost to your main website. I consider them to be fingers that draw people into my website, which is the palm of the hand. Most important of all, the more you are out there on social networking sites, the more links you have coming into your main site with varying IP addresses. This boosts your rankings in Google and the other search engines. Social networking for me is an SEO tool.

Thanks!

Jenna Ryan
4:26pm • #3
Localism Sponsor

Toooooo Many to keep up with.  If we spent time on each one, we would get any work done.
4:59pm • #4
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07
2008
133,352 Points 5 Featured Posts Outside Blog Hit Router

Interesting that these social networks can been seen as an SEO tool. I have been using Twitter on and off for a few months. I see no real benefit to me.

Being in a rural area, I often wonder at the value of these sites vs being in an urban area.
11:28pm • #5
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14
2008
16 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor

It was good to see good ole Livejournal. I've been blogging in Livejournal for, well since 2000. It's a shame I wasn't in real estate then. lol
1:04pm • #6

Another alternative to flickr is one called pbase.
1:26pm • #7

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