Why Is Social Media Marketing So Important?: Getting Traffic with Social Media Pt 2

Social Media Marketing Tip #3: Digg Your Way to the Top

Digg is a very interesting way to receive traffic, and it is currently adored by Google. The basic idea is that when you enjoy or really “dig” an article, you actually “Digg” it by voting for it. If other people are interested they will Digg it as well (by clicking the “Digg” button that appears). The more Diggs a web page gets, the higher the rankings and exposure tends to be.

You can Digg your own articles and pages on your site as long as you are careful. Digg has banned users for spamming or being too self promotional. However, if you use the true social aspect of it by making friends, digging their articles, and digging great articles you find online you can easily drive targeted traffic to your own submissions as well.

Social Media Marketing Tip #4: LinkedIn for Business

LinkedIn may be classified as an “unusual” social media site as compared to Twitter, Facebook or Digg. While those sites tend to promote finding old friends and making new ones while networking socially, LinkedIn is geared to the world of business networking. Using it will help you network within your chosen niche for suggestions, support and help. It will also allow you to search other niches and help you find targeted prospects as well.

LinkedIn is similar to Facebook in the fact that you will be given a Linked In “page” where you can post information about your business and the reason you are there. You can add business websites, blog addresses and anything else related to your business. As of this writing over 40 million professionals regularly use Linked In. Just think of how many people you may be able to reach out to for your business, LinkedIn is definitely a great social site for all business owners to join.

Social sites put an exciting spin on website promotion and marketing. Not only are you getting fantastic exposure for your online business, but it’s great to feel as if you are a part of a community, and it’s a whole lot of fun.