Web 2.0 marketing is here to stay and one of the best ways to get targeted free traffic to your site is through social networking sites. Here are 5 ways to promote or drive traffic to your sites with social networking:
- Create groups around your niche market and keyword and let people find you
- Search and add people within your niche market (but please do NOT spam)
- Keep an extensive profile so that others will add you to their friend list
- Add your text links, banners and blog posts on your profile page
- Use specific applications within the social network e.g. bulletins, wall posts, videos, widgets..etc. that allow links back to your site
Here’s a massive list of social networking sites ranked by Alexa Ranking:
| Social Networking Sites |
Google PR |
Alexa Ranking |
| http://360.yahoo.com |
8 |
1 |
| http://spaces.live.com |
8 |
5 |
| http://www.MySpace.com |
8 |
6 |
| http://www.orkut.com |
8 |
7 |
| http://www.facebook.com |
8 |
10 |
| http://www.hi5.com |
6 |
11 |
| http://www.friendster.com |
7 |
17 |
| http://www.fotolog.com |
7 |
20 |
| http://www.livejournal.com |
8 |
59 |
| http://www.bebo.com |
7 |
89 |
| http://www.xanga.com |
7 |
92 |
| http://www.multiply.com |
6 |
111 |
| http://www.linkedin.com |
7 |
139 |
| http://www.piczo.com |
6 |
263 |
| http://www.last.fm |
7 |
284 |
| http://www.stumbleupon.com |
8 |
288 |
| http://www.broadcaster.com |
5 |
342 |
| http://www.gaiaonline.com |
6 |
424 |
| http://www.mybloglog.com |
7 |
454 |
| http://www.squidoo.com |
6 |
487 |
| http://my.opera.com/community/ |
8 |
492 |
| http://www.buzznet.com |
6 |
564 |
| http://www.imvu.com |
6 |
615 |
| http://www.twitter.com |
8 |
620 |
| http://www.slashdot.org |
9 |
632 |
| http://www.wayn.com |
5 |
1,067 |
| http://www.classmates.com |
7 |
1,080 |
| http://www.meetup.com |
8 |
1,264 |
| http://www.vox.com |
8 |
1,357 |
| http://www.blackplanet.com |
6 |
1,400 |
| http://www.faceparty.com |
6 |
1,511 |
| http://www.yelp.com |
7 |
1,793 |
| http://www.ning.com |
7 |
1,911 |
| http://www.secondlife.com |
7 |
1,975 |
| http://www.myyearbook.com |
6 |
2,323 |
| http://www.hubpages.com |
6 |
2,773 |
| http://www.43things.com |
7 |
2,885 |
| http://www.mog.com |
6 |
3,284 |
| http://www.reunion.com |
6 |
3,884 |
| http://www.xuqa.com |
5 |
4,006 |
| http://www.ecademy.com |
7 |
4,178 |
| http://uk.tribe.net |
3 |
4,211 |
| http://www.tribe.net |
6 |
4,211 |
| http://community.adlandpro.com |
4 |
4,429 |
| http://www.greatestjournal.com |
0 |
4,665 |
| http://www.nexopia.com |
5 |
4,776 |
| http://www.care2.com |
6 |
5,435 |
| http://www.mobango.com |
5 |
5,636 |
| http://www.couchsurfing.com |
6 |
6,093 |
| http://www.fanpop.com |
5 |
7,527 |
| http://www.gazzag.com |
4 |
8,571 |
| http://www.ryze.com |
6 |
9,276 |
| http://www.unyk.com |
3 |
9,358 |
| http://www.migente.com |
6 |
9,379 |
| http://www.downelink.com |
3 |
9,782 |
| http://www.bluedot.us |
6 |
10,224 |
| http://www.gather.com |
6 |
10,446 |
| http://www.directmatches.com |
3 |
12,752 |
| http://www.zaadz.com |
6 |
13,243 |
| http://www.librarything.com |
7 |
14,929 |
| http://start.aimpages.com |
6 |
15,322 |
| http://www.yuwie.com |
0 |
16,248 |
| http://www.dogster.com |
6 |
18,835 |
| http://www.tagworld.com |
6 |
19,035 |
| http://www.eons.com |
6 |
21,925 |
| http://www.travbuddy.com |
5 |
23,114 |
| http://www.student.com |
6 |
25,996 |
| http://www.profileheaven.com |
5 |
27,346 |
| http://www.passado.com |
5 |
30,017 |
| http://www.ruckus.com |
6 |
31,343 |
| http://www.graduates.com |
5 |
46,510 |
| http://www.bizpreneur.com |
3 |
51,302 |
| http://www.meetin.org |
5 |
56,148 |
| http://www.blurty.com |
5 |
57,077 |
| http://www.takingitglobal.org |
7 |
65,893 |
| http://www.consumating.com |
7 |
75,910 |
| http://www.wallop.com |
0 |
87,146 |
| http://www.trade-pals.com |
5 |
90,363 |
| http://www.deadjournal.com |
6 |
90,743 |
| http://www.musicforte.com |
6 |
117,921 |
| http://www.mugshot.org |
6 |
123,116 |
| http://www.dodgeball.com |
7 |
124,452 |
| http://www.mygamma.com |
5 |
133,295 |
| http://www.decayenne.com |
3 |
161,472 |
| http://www.dandelife.com |
6 |
180,141 |
| http://www.tripconnect.com |
5 |
298,657 |
| http://www.bizfriendz.com |
3 |
328,262 |
| http://www.itsjustcoffee.com |
5 |
371,872 |
| http://www.mynetspot.org |
4 |
374,830 |
| http://www.babbello.com |
4 |
477,153 |
| http://www.sitespaces.net |
4 |
556,072 |
| http://www.mylocalspot.com |
0 |
694,251 |
| http://www.intellectconnect.com |
3 |
769,852 |
| http://www.udugu.com |
3 |
772,127 |
| http://www.daylo.com |
5 |
774,862 |
| http://www.refer-online.com |
3 |
894,990 |
| http://www.flingr.com |
4 |
1,214,411 |
| http://www.lunarstorm.co.uk |
4 |
1,347,222 |
| http://www.yapperz.com |
3 |
1,427,170 |
| http://www.listography.com |
4 |
1,524,242 |
| http://www.linknrank.com |
3 |
2,028,088 |
| http://www.communityx.net |
3 |
2,189,003 |
| http://www.refernet.net |
4 |
3,095,115 |
| http://www.vshake.com |
4 |
3,349,294 |
| http://www.akintu.com |
2 |
4,589,635 |
| http://www.100millionspiders.com |
4 |
4,941,761 |
| http://www.canyouconnect.com |
4 |
5,110,187 |
| http://www.christianspace360.com |
2 |
5,734,849 |
| http://www.uuswap.com |
3 |
5,747,854 |
| http://www.mixednutz.net |
4 |
no ranking |
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Leave A Reply (28 comments So Far)
Cathlene Bollin
1181 days ago
This is a great resource. Thank you! I look forward to sharing your products on my website CathleneBollin.com
Unlimited Success
1089 days ago
Great Listing, I have been looking for something like this.!! I am going to link from my site as well.
NIFT
988 days ago
Thanks for the list, You can also add http://Ioch.org (Valid PR 4) social networking site that share & deliver News & enable user to publish & share their articles with other users.
jeffreyblake
914 days ago
Looks like a great list. Its always good to control and to spread your name around.
Brian Wong
914 days ago
It's like real-estate. If supply is limited, the value will surely go
up. Social Media is great since its free. Anyone who takes the effort
to secure their names now will see a return on investment of their
time. :)
pvlake27
912 days ago
This is really great Brian!!!
Brian Wong
912 days ago
Glad you find it useful! :)
Zahid
763 days ago
Great list Brian , i have found one more promising social networking site you must check http://www.onmybloq.com
It is getting popular in Canada , India & middle east.
Packers & Movers
763 days ago
Itz really a nice list.. i am gona right now do some link building for my clients today :) Thanks
Brian Wong
763 days ago
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seeli
728 days ago
Very useful list
Joel Saculinggan
693 days ago
Social networking sites can also be a venue for communication between teachers and students. It will be a good place to share ideas and at the same time post questions so that students who do not have the guts to participate during discussions inside the classroom will be able to share his/her ideas without facing their classmates. In that way it will give them more freedom to express their ideas on the lessons discussed.
Uday
631 days ago
Please add to list. Topics – Social Networking, Photo and video sharing.
http://www.eyaad.com
Thanks
Ziad K. Abdelnour
597 days ago
Ha!.
Thanks for a big list
Claudia Baier
574 days ago
Hi Brian,
I am using your tips. Feel free to follow me on facebook (cbockova) and twitter (cbockova)
Thanks! Claudia
John
536 days ago
None of the as nearly good as http://www.peopleandcontacts.com
Bank Guarantees
499 days ago
Great, the big list I have been looking for. Thanks Brian you are the man!
Chennaimoms
490 days ago
wow, many networking site,
will be usefull for marketing..
great share..
Marek
415 days ago
http://www.greenieplanet.com/
Network for golf community with search engine that includes the database of golf courses, trainers, associations, and related businesses.
Jimmy
382 days ago
This is very nice resource , Very useful
dem
372 days ago
Thanks dude. http://voonee.com is also a cool site
JJ
337 days ago
Nice List. . Thanks for sharing it
David Katz
305 days ago
hopefully social network for social good, http://JackTheDonkey.com will make it on this one day!
Jorge
205 days ago
Some of these sites will build you an e-mail box, such as yahoo & Live.com. How do you manage the multiple e-mail accounts? yahoo & live.com require to pay for an upgrade in order to add mail forwarding feature.
Brian Wong
205 days ago
I don’t use email addresses from secondary sites. The primary purpose of these secondary sites are for backlinks only. Even if they are “no follow”, there’s still value in them for traffic via these social sites from syndicating content from your primary sites.
Steve Shoemaker
34 days ago
Wow Brian great list are these good for social networking back links as well? Thanks for making it so easy bud!
Steve