| Join the Mentor Program and learn ALL my keys to successful Social Networking! Get access to our FREE guide: "Top 10 Secrets to Social Networking Superstardom" Your Guide to Social Netowrking Networking is very important in every profession, but essential in internet marketing. Here is a list of important social and professional networking sites for marketers. Entrepreneur Advice Club This LinkedIn group is for startup businesses, PR, advertising, coaches, SEO, angel investors, venture capitalists, bloggers, small business owners, researchers, copywrighters, developers, who are providing services and advice to entrepreneurs. Sphinn.com - Digg/MyBlogLog like social networking site based on the Pligg engine created by Third Door Media, Inc. (SearchEngineLand.com, SMX, SearchMarketingNow) MyBlogLog.com - social community platform that allows bloggers to connect with each other, blog stats (landing page, outbound links clicked) and widget for your blog that shows the latest readers of your blog, if they have a MyBlogLog account as well. BlogCatalog.com - Blog Catalog is another social blog directory on the internet. CollectiveX - social networking site for organized groups of all types and sizes The v7 Network at v7n.com web development community (forums, tools, blogs) - John Scott LinkedIn.com Business Network - Connect with your business partners (LinkedIn Directory) Xing.com (OpenBC) - Open Business Club - Free networking platorm for people that do business online. RepVine - Online reference and reputation management. Put your reputation online ZoomInfo.com The search engine for discovering people, companies, and relationships PartnerUp is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs find joint venture partners, co-founders, executives, and board members. You can either post your opportunity or search the listings placed by other entrepreneurs. There are networking capabilities through forums and an Ask a Question feature. Konnects focuses on professional networking by giving each member their own profile page. You can join communities, get to know other members, and just generally network with other like-minded professionals. Ryze has been around for a while but isn’t as well known as some other networking sites. On Ryze you’ll get your own profile page that can be customized, you can add friends, leave messages for others, and join groups. Biznik’s tagline is “Business networking that doesn’t suck.” Their approach is aimed more at entrepreneurs and business owners than employees looking for a job. There are a number of different communities for major cities in the U.S. StartupNation is a community site for entrepreneurs that includes networking aspects. The forums are very active with a wide range of topics being discussed. StartupNation also includes a number of articles relevant to entrepreneurs. Upspring aims to provide businesses with an opportunity to increase exposure and attract more customers. Members can register for free to get a profile page, join groups, and network with others. There are also premium options for a monthly fee. Fast Pitch claims to be the fastest growing social network for professionals. You can set up your own profile page and network with other professionals. |
