Social Networking: The New Success Tactic For Internet Marketing?

You know it's all too easy to get complacent about things and in business doing so is usually the precursor to a painful death. I've watched email marketing results decline steadily ever since CANSPAM legislation was enacted and it just seems to continue downhill. Now I'm not one against the idea of not getting SPAM...who wants to get it? As busy as we all are it makes perfect sense to be angry when we have to spend 10 minutes deleting viagra advertisements that say About Your Account or I'm Sorry I missed you last week. The point is we are so accustomed to being able to communicate freely and yet here is legislation that silences our voice even when what we have to say was requested. Enough of this soap box, if you want to change it do what I do and call the FTC. Tell them you want it changed.

That aside, the social networking thing has really grabbed me here lately. I've always really believed in building relationships. Sure, profit is profit, but ask any one of my clients and I'd be willing to bet they will tell you that over deliver is central to my way of doing business. The honest truth is a love people..and when I mix that with business it comes across. Well I went to MySpace at the urging of Marlon Sanders and joined his network and the neatest thing started happening. I started meeting lots of really quality people! Then I learned about two other networks even more intended for business. I joined both, why would I not..I'm seeing leads coming into my business funnel faster than ever...faster than even opt in at its finest hour!

The first is a great network called DirectMatches.com, Jason Mangrum told me about it, and I went to sign up. I intended to become a free user and nothing more until I saw the opportunity in it. I had 65 leads in my inbox in less than 24 hours after joining. "This is impressive," I thought. The same happened the next day and the next. So I upgraded and now I have to say it's a wonderful tool to do business with.

Oddly enough, I get another email advising me to another business network. Now this one dovetailed into the social networking idea and all the audio and video work I've been doing lately. Here's the story on this one:

Internet millionaire Joel Therien, president of Kiosk.ws
and Hotconference.com, two very popular websites has just
launched a new site called OpportunityMeetingPlace.

This site is a social networking site catered to one market,
entrepreneurial people and business opportunity seekers.

"The site is there for all types of people who want to
meet with other who have some of the same business
interests" says Therien " It caters to any type of
opportunity, investment clubs, franchises, Network
opportunities, Day traders, you name it and the site caters
to it.

With so many filters on the internet, even legitimate subscriber
email is getting blocked, which unfortunately rendering
newsletters somewhat ineffective leaving opportunity seekers
no valid or cost effective way to find or communicate with each
other.

Opportunity meeting place is very different in that it allows
people to communicate in real time audio and video conferencing
in a secure environment.

People can join free knowing that others on the site will enjoy
hearing about their opportunities.

You can visit the site at
http://www.opportunitymeetingplace.com


So there you have it. Between the 3, I intend to grow the largest network ever. For what? To empower as many people as I can into being more successful in their lives.

On that note, one other resource to check out. My dear friend Adrian McMaster and his partner Brenda James have a new website all about developing the proper mindset to be successful, it's called http://www.lead-a-powerful-life.com Be sure to check it out. The articles alone will keep you busy for a month!

All the best!
Bill White
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