Modern Online Business

Once upon a time, a short while ago, all we talked about was MySpace. It was MySpace this or that, and now in just a short amount of time the current talk and excitement is all about Facebook.

Here is a startling statistic - did you know that nearly 2/3 of everyone online visits MySpace. Hum...that's over 66% of everyone on line going to one particular site. Now this current statistic shows 29% of visitors are visiting Facebook and this number is growing rapidly.

In fact Facebook is currently ranked number 4 on the entire internet...Number 4! According to Alexa (a ranking company for websites) Facebook page views over the past year have grown to the point of surpassing Google page views. Facebook overtaking Google, wow that is what you call incredible growth!

Why am I so impressed with Facebook?

Facebook represents an incredible business opportunity for you to get yourself and your message out in front of the masses. With so many people congregating in one location, you are sure to find a specific target market in this thriving community. Now remember when I say get your message out, I do not mean asking people to look at your opportunity.

Frankly most people view that as spam and are turned off by it. It`s like going to a social event and asking people to view your network marketing opportunity right there. You'll only succeed in one thing by doing that - never getting an invite again to any future social gatherings.

So never ever do this, never ask people to look at your business opportunity, or ask them to check out your site. Your primary role when participating in Facebook or any other social community is to just create and make relationships with people.

Network with people, comment on their status, truly connect with them. Always have the intention of giving and providing value with your messages. As you grow your network, commenting and interacting with people in a positive manner, you become more attractive. A natural attraction begins to develop and those around you see that you are giving to the community without any expectation of getting anything in return.

Now, ensuring your profile is created with a link back to your landing page is a sure fire way to begin growing your list. People and their natural attraction to you will find a way to get in touch with you. Instinctively they will see your posts and think to themselves "I really like this person, let's see what their site is all about."

Presto you potentially now have a new subscriber to your list. If you're looking for a great resource to assist you in developing your Social Marketing strategies with Facebook and MySpace, click on the link in the resource box below.