Here's how to be a big fish in a small pond
 

Hello Sowpubbers,
Many IM blogs, Internet Marketing newsletters, plus
innumerable Internet Marketing products and
launches, focus on being successful with Twitter,
Facebook, and Myspace.

There's no question that if one were to master the
techniques of reaching those millions and millions of
social networkers, then one can indeed earn a lot of
money.

I remember the days when I sold products extoling
the virtues of marketing to Yahoo and Google Groups
because that's where the people were gathered.

I taught that it was necessary to tap into these
mega-watt gathering places to reach people with
special interests.

Today the marketing opportunities are still the same,
except instead of Yahoo, Google, MSN, and AOL,
people are spread out over hundreds of groups now
called social networks.

Social networking is here to stay!

The problem is that many marketers forget that
there hundreds of other social networks OTHER
than the big three of Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter.

If you were to focus on marketing in some of the
smaller "specialized" networks you won't find that
much competition.

Did you know that there's a social site that has
millions of members which cater almost exclusively
to mothers?

The same is true about a social site that's all about dogs.

Think how successful you can be if you leave the
dog eat dog world (Uncle Brent, you're a funny guy)
of Twitter and focus on the smaller groups.

By smaller, I do not mean a few hundred. Social
networks are so hugely popular that the top ten
have multi-millions of visitors.

Before I give you a list of lucrative destinations,
remember a very important thing: only the smart
marketers understand the power of reaching these
smaller networks.

Why not become a big fish in small ponds?

1. Facebook with 133,623,529 unique visits.
2. MySpace with 50,615,444 unique visits.
3. Twitter with 23,573,178 unique visits.
4. Linkedin with 15,475,890 unique visits.
5. Classmates with 14,613,381 unique visits.
6. MyLife with 8,736,352 unique visits.
7. Ning with 6,120,667 unique visits.
8. LiveJournal with 3,834,155 unique visits.
9. Tagged with 3,800,325 unique visits.
10. Last.fm with 3,473,978 unique visits.

Friendsfeed (Google Page Rank 8)
http://friendfeed.com/

Ning (Google Page Rank 8)
http://www.ning.com

Friendster (Google Page Rank 7)
http://friendster.com

Meetup Google Page Rank 7)
http://www.meetup.com/

Bebo (Google Page Rank 7)
http://bebo.com

Start fishing in these smaller ponds and watch your income rise.

God loves you.

Brent Whinfield.

Uncle Brent - How do YOU Find Niched Social Network sites?
 

Hi Brent,

Thanks for the post.

I've visited all the social Networking sites on your list.

I even belong to a few. Like LinkedIn (Worthless to me without a book of Directions)

Question - I LIKE the idea of fishing in small niches. How do you go about Finding the smaller NICHED social networking sites you mention?

Dogs

Cats

Fish

Gardening (one of my hobbies) I found one out of a few dozen that sucked that I liked - BUT they charge a monthly fee to post.

Glenn

Re: Uncle Brent - How do YOU Find Niched Social Network sites?
 

Glenn,

Not to answer for Brent...

But since...

Brent is Right on the Money...

And many Smart SowPubbers can seriously Benefit by Simply Spinning all those little Endless Fishy's... ;)

Ask a Thousand different people about How to catch and be a better Fisherman...

And you'll Probably get a 1,000 or so different answers...

But my suggestion is to always Search/Google out the Best Resources/Directories that Already do the job instantly for you...

In this particular case, I Highly recommend Digging through...

Amazing Cool tool...
http://www.go2web20.net/

Keep hitting next, next, next....

And working their leads...

A couple other good resources...
http://traffikd.com/social-media-websites/
http://web2.econsultant.com/index-of...s-covered.html

Phil

Re: Uncle Brent - How do YOU Find Niched Social Network sites?
 

Hi Glenn,
You ask a great question, but be careful.

You don't want to waste too much of your
time, if you're thinking: marketing.

Of course as a gardening enthusiast, by all
means visit some of the sites I'm showing
below.

But I believe in getting easy and instant traffic
in a substantial way.

I recommend marketing in social sites with a
Google PR of 6 plus. This way you're sure of
reaching millions.

With that said, here is my source for tapping
into smaller niche social networks.

http://socialmediaanswers.com/niche-...working-sites/

Hope you find these useful.

God loves you.
Unk Brent.

P.S - I'll soon be releasing a "Down and Dirty
Instant Traffic" course. If you're interested,
I'll share signup details.

Phil just gave us a goldmine!
 

Phil, you're utterly amazing!

I love that "Amazing Cool tool..."
http://www.go2web20.net/

I spent just a few minutes in there, and my
head is ready to explode from all the great ideas.

Take this one for example:
Click on "Money" over to the right and choose:
Fiverr - "Five dollar marketplace."

Here's a recent post from Fiverr:
"I will send out Ad to my 13,000+ Followers about
Your Business for $5."

Being able to reach 13,000 targeted prospects
for five bucks! Are you kidding me!

I also found this one:
"WhatsYourPlace - Virtual Land Ownership"

Here's a challenge. How can an Internet Marketer
use this wonderfully original Virtual Land Ownership
site to make money.

Here it is:
http://www.go2web20.net/app/?a=WhatsYourPlace

Do some brainstorming and post your results here.

Thanks Phil, for another great post.

God loves you.
Unk Brent.

Thank You REWARD for Brent & Phil - MASSIVE Extra Energy
 

Dear Brent/Phil,

Thanks.

I'm going to follow up on both of your suggestions.

A Thank You Reward For Your Informed/Valuable ideas -

Here is the 1st 5 Steps of an EXTRA ENERGY Exercise
series I've been Testing and Adding onto for years.

(Because of Arthritis I can't jog, walk or exercise normally - anymore. So I've Replaced all that with THIS.)

The Basic Exercises have been handed down from a couple thousand years
ago - so I guess it's Not surprising they have EXPLOSIVE Results.

2 or 3 Minutes a day to get
this kind of Results...

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#1- I Feel Better - This note today from Bart in Kentucky... (He did the 138
second Exercise 5 times in 24 hrs) Thanks. been using the exercises you
gave me and feeling better. Havent started chasing young girls... yet...but
have noticed I am looking at them more lol - Bart

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#2 - Jenny Feels Energized! Glenn,*After my first try *only* the first 2 days
after I always wake up so early as 4am. So, Energized!!
Wow! that's totally different from my daily routine.
Thanks to you Master Yoda!! Jenny

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#3 - Women Are Watching Him ”Hi Glenn, Thanks for the warning about
your Energy Exercises. Suddenly girls are watching me. And telling me
personal things. Yesterday a pregnant teen in front of me at the Deli tells
me she is taking horse pill vitamins for the baby. Since they’re so big she
takes them with applesauce. She starts laughing. I must have made a
face. Very strange.” Eugene

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#4 - Weird Energy Boost in 10 Hrs - Chris in Florida says, “Well, it may
have taken about 10 hours or so, but yes, I experienced the 'weird energy
boost' that you talked about over the phone.

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#5 - I Stopped Taking Naps at 2pm - By phone Denny in Virginia reports, “I
used to get tired at 2 or 3 pm every day. I’d sit down and watch the golf
channel and fall asleep. After 4 days of doing the exercises I no longer fall
asleep. I’m wide awake!

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#6 - Happy Feet Feeling - "Suddenly when I walk thru the Mall or a store
my feet dance. They were doing this all by themselves before I noticed.
Weird. Snoopy of Peanuts and I suddenly have dancing feet in common! ”
Eric

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#7 - Odd Sleep Patterns Hi Glenn. You told me to tell you about anything
unusual. Since starting your Energy Exercises I find myself wide awake at
3 am. I work a while. Then go back to bed. Never happened night after
night like this. I sleep like a rock.” Patrick



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(These Testimonials came in a week After I shared This List of Directions
with 10 of my Ezine Readers.)

Dear Linda,

Thanks.

I added some ideas that when tested seems to boost the EXTRA ENERGY
results of these 5 Exercises ten times.

But...

Just these alone are getting Amazing Results.

Glenn

Start with 10 reps and build up from there... (Going Fast I can go thru these
in 2 minutes 18 seconds)

(I have one guy in a wheel chair who is feeling better - with this. He Spins
his chair/lifts one leg 10 times. Then the other - STILL Works for him.)

I - STAND NEXT to a chair - 10 fast breaths and hold it while you spin
10 times clock-wise

II - Lie on bed or floor on your back - 10 leg lifts
Goal is to reach vertical - but 45degrees is good start

III - Kneel on the bed or floor. Grab back of thighs with hands. Bend
shoulders and head backwards. Arch back and forward 10 times - gently.

IV - Turn on your back. Support wgt on hands and feet. Raise navel toward ceiling 10 times

V - Flip to Push-up position. Support wgt on hands and feet.
Drop stomach as low as possible. Lower stomach up and down 10 times

IF you get Sudden and MASSIVE Energy
call me right away.

So I can teach you how to Absorb it safely. THAT step is more complicated.

Glenn

P.S. - I'm Testing these Testimonials in an Ebay Auction for a VIDEO BOOK... I should find a Health or Arthritis social media site for this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-Exercises-Buil...t_13654wt_1167

Re: Phil just gave us a goldmine!
 

Brent,

Glad you like that one...

Here's another Quick winner! ...

From one of our Warrior friends...

If you and others just Happen to be interested in the Never-ending Growing Twitter revolution...

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Think of it as being one of the 1st Getting in on Twitter related Autoreponder technology/Niche Marketing...

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Beta started off at $1. a month, $2. at the time of this posting, increasing Gradually...

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Invested a few of my little Loonies and Toonies because I see the Opportunities Galore in this Fresh new Automation tool! ... Pennies into Making $$$$'s... Long-term... ;)

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Long story short! ... Seriously consider the idea...

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Phil