Social media sites include many to help businesses
Published 12:10 pm Thursday, April 29, 2010
Dozens of social media sites have been launched in recent years. Here are a few of them that can be helpful to the business community.
•Reddit: Upload stories and articles on reddit to drive traffic to your site or blog. Submit items often so that you’ll gain a more loyal following and increase your presence on the site.
•Digg: Digg has a huge following online because of its optimum usability. Visitors can submit and browse articles in categories like technology, business, entertainment, sports and more.
•Technorati: If you want to increase your blog’s readership, consider registering it with Technorati, a network of blogs and writers that lists top stories in categories like Business, Entertainment and Technology.
•YouTube: From the fashion industry to Capitol Hill, everyone has a video floating around on YouTube. Shoot a behind-the-scenes video from your company’s latest commercial or event to give customers and clients an idea of what you do each day.
• LinkedIn: Here’s a popular networking site where alumni, business associates, recent graduates and other professionals connect online.
• Xing: Use the professional contact manager to organize new friends and colleagues; take advantage of the Business Accelerator application to find experts, market yourself and open up new sales channels.
• Facebook: Businesses vie for advertising opportunities, event promotion and more on this social-networking site.
• Networking For Professionals combines the Internet with special events in the real world. Post photos, videos, résumés and clips on your online profile.
• Newsvine: Feature top employees by uploading their articles, studies or other news-related items to this site. A free account will also get you your own column and access to the Newsvine community.
• The Wall Street Journal’s CareerJournal attracts well-educated professionals who are at the top of their game. Post a job or search résumés here.
• AllFreelance.com: This site “offers self-employed small business owners links to freelance &work at home job boards, self-promotion tips” and more.
• Freelance Switch Job Listings: This is the freelancer’s online mecca and boasts articles, resource toolboxes, valuable tips and a job board.
• GoFreelance: Employers looking to boost their vendor base should check GoFreelance for professionals in the writing, design, editing and Web industries.
• Guru.com: Build your company’s repertoire with top freelancing professionals by advertising projects on this site, otherwise known as “the world’s largest online service marketplace.”
To find even more options, visit www.insidecrm.com.
