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Over the last couple of years, social networking sites
have become very popular. Millions of people flock to social networking
sites every single day. And these people keep coming back on a regular
basis. Social networking sites are both fun and addictive.

It didn’t take long for Internet Marketers to realize that social networking sites
were a potential gold mine. Here were all these people who were on one site.
What a great place to pitch products and services! Most Internet Marketers
went about selling the right way but some of them didn’t. A few people
turned to spamming the social networking sites and these people ruined it
for everyone else. The social networking sites stopped a lot of the Internet
Marketing but there is still some selling going on. However, if Internet
Marketers only see social networking sites as a place to sell products or
services, then they’re missing a huge opportunity.

Social networking sites are meant to bring like-minded people together. And this
is how Internet Marketers should be using them too. Most Internet Marketers are in niches
that they truly love. That’s the reason why they’re successful in those niches.
They have a real passion for them. So they should take that same passion and
use it on social networking sites without a direct eye at peddling their products
and/or services.

They should go to the social networking sites and use the sites
how they were meant to be used to connect with other people who also love a
particular niche. Over time, an Internet Marketer can develop a great
relationship with at least a few different people. These people will probably
be very knowledgeable about the topic that the social networking site is built
around. Once the IMer has built up a good relationship, those people then become
at the very least a good opinion on different products and services. And one or
more of those people could help develop a great product and/or service; they
could even become a partner.

Some of the most popular social sites continue to be MySpace, FaceBook, Classmates.com,
and Blogger. However, other social sites such as Xanga, FacePaint, and Squidoo should
not be overlooked. In fact, there are new sites popping up all the time that Internet
Marketers should keep an eye out for. It often helps to be one of the first to join a
new social networking site.

In the last few years, many new social networking sites have sprung up on
the Internet. This is partially because many of the social networking sites that
currently exist are very popular. In fact, these sites are so popular that millions
of people visit them every day. This is why Internet Marketers love social
networking sites. They are many people to market to. However, IMers need to also
see social networking sites as chance to network within other people in their niche.

Written by Michael L. Mayhew
Michael Mayhew is the owner of “WebmasterAutomations.com”.
You can get additional information on Michael or network with him at
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(c)2008

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Site #12: http://www.opengrid.org/directory/index.php

Site #13: http://web-directory.wfe.pl/

Site #14: http://www.linkswall.com/submit.php

Site #15: http://submit2.jayde.com/

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Site #21: http://www.2space.net/

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Site #23: http://www.rdirectory.net/submit.php

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Site #29: http://www.URLwebdirectory.com/

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Site #32: http://free-web-directory.koollog.com/

Site #33: http://www.urlshack.com/submit.php

Site #34: http://www.kooldir.com/submit.php

Site #35: http://directory.iserv.com.au/

Site #36: http://dynamutt.net/

Site #37: http://www.apexoo.com/directory/

Site #38: http://www.addURL-free.com/submit.php

Site #39: http://www.klottra.com/submit.php

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Site #49: http://www.a-web-directory.info/

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Site #52: http://www.sitelinkcentral.com/

Site #53: http://www.creativeagency.eu/submit.php

Site #54: http://www.o2listings.com/

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Site #58: http://www.deeplylinked.com/

Site #59: http://www.dndirectory.net/add.php

Site #60: http://www.topdot.org/submit.php

Site #61: http://www.sapujagat.com/

Site #62: http://ignite.frih.net/

Site #63: http://www.linksguru.net/submit.php

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Site #66: http://www.free-website-directory.com/submit.php

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Site #72: http://www.arakne-links.com/submit.php

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Site #79: http://www.directory-link.info/submit.php

Site #80: http://www.directorystorm.com/

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Site #92: http://www.searchworth.com/submit-URL.asp

Site #93: http://www.siteinclusion.com/directory/add.html

Site #94: http://www.spheri.com/d/

Site #95: http://thebusinessdir.com/add-URL.html

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Site #97: http://www.softzdirectory.com/

Site #98: http://www.thevividedge.com/submit.php

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Site #100: http://www.submitURLhere.com/submit.php

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Blog Explosion.
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If your a Twitter user log-in to the Forum and list your Twitter page here:
http://webmasterautomation.com/forums/index.php/topic,1221.0.html

Hope this helps you add alot of followers.

Mike
http://www.webmasterautomation.com/forums/

Here’s my FaceBook Status.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1294652539

Be sure to add me as a friend if your a Hard Core marketer