Comments on: 5 Reasons New Bloggers Should Use Niche Social Media Sites

By: Team @ Money Compare

Team @ Money Compare — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:40:44 +0000

Going niche is worthwhile for the reasons you rightly point out. Sure you don’t get inundated with traffic (Digg) but the traffic is qualified (Tipd and PFbuzz in our case) and you can build up a network of people to reach out to.

By: Jeff Bode

Jeff Bode — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:06:13 +0000

I think it’s important to get in front of the same people on multiple social networks, I like using twitter, youtube and my blog.

I get a large following on twitter then send them to my content such as youtube or my blog.

If you provide good content people will be willing to join your email list.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:28:33 +0000

You are so right…time and time again, I come back to your article about creating a domino affect with social media, and the 2nd tier social media sites are key to your formula.

By: iGoMogul

iGoMogul — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:55:02 +0000

This post focuses on one of the most important aspects of social media – the sense of community.

Sure, the more popular a social media site is, the more visitors it will have; however, therein lies most of the struggle. You are competing with thousands and spanning countless categories while attempting to make lasting connections and increase traffic to your blog. By networking within niche communities, you have a better chance at building relevant relationships.

Additionally, by becoming active and respected within a niche community, it may also increase your chances on a larger social media site in the future. Consider it as Dr. Leo Marvin’s baby steps for social media marketing. (And yes, that was a “What About Bob?” reference from 1991.)

Thanks for the info!
Ronnie @ iGoMogul

By: Ganesh

Ganesh — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:30:51 +0000

Correctly said. But I feel, general social media sites too have a good reach. Especially friendfeed.

By: Ronald Redito

Ronald Redito — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:29:32 +0000

To answer your closing question, social media have been the way to get higher traffic ranking in just a few months. Imagine, I am now ranked 1,978,042nd (Aug.22, 2009, Philippine time) in Alexa. Considering my site in a few months old. I have beaten the ranking of my uncle’s website which registered the domain for me.

What’s best in using social media is, it’s totally FREE!

Visit my site to see proof.

Ronald

By: Sean Morrissy

Sean Morrissy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:44:34 +0000

I have to admit I’ve been a bit lazy when it comes to social media sites. It’s something I should spend more time on.

That being said, I like your idea of niche social marketing far more than general sites. Sure, they might send you a ton of traffic if (and that’s a big if) you can manage to get on the front page or whatever, but most of that traffic won’t be too targeted.

I’m putting this on my to do list

Have fun,
Sean

By: Jared O'Toole

Jared O'Toole — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:40:12 +0000

Niche is so important. The more niche you can make yourself the better. These niche social sites will provide huge opportunities for people

Sometimes the niche sites can be tough though because users join but lose interest fast and revert back to the main more active sites.

By: Luis Lopez

Luis Lopez — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:30:28 +0000

I try to use niche social media site for my blog but i also spend some little time on sites like digg and SttumbleUpon, but I think what you are saying is really true, is better few target visitor then a lot of visitor doing nothing for you, even if I’m not against sharing my articles with everyone even if I don’t get subscribers or followers.

Thanks for the post, it’s been a long time since the last one, I’ll start being more present in design social media sites.

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