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Social Media Marketing (SMM) is a popular, inexpensive and practical addition to internet marketing. To increase inbound links to your website, which opens the door to curious visitors, this type of link strategy is relatively simple to do. So how does social media marketing create more inbound links to your writing website? Here are 5 quick and easy ways to do it:

Blogs create a conversation between you and other visitors that establishes interest and will open the door to more inbound links to your website. Just in case many of you do not know what a blog is, it’s a website or webpage that provides text, a personal diary, commentaries or other newsworthy subject matters. It may include photographs, music, podcasts or mixed online mediums.

Blogs have a newfound popularity among politicians, celebrities and other professions. Comments left on a blog builds a relationship between you and the blogger. It offers you an opportunity to insert your site address under your name, depending on how the comment sections are set up. However, on blog comments resist the urge to advertise. Instead, make helpful advice comments that could be beneficial to other visitors that will make them curious about what you do.

• Social Media applies to social advertising, networking, shopping, events, games or video sharing. Social Media Marketing is your online business card, direct mail marketing, newspaper advertisement, radio spots, promotional postcards or flyers.
• Real Simple Syndication (RSS) Feeds is syndicated content used by many online publishers, weblogs or news related sites that allows people using the web, the ability to retrieve the latest information on subjects of interest. Through article marketing, you will open a window of opportunity to provide information to those seeking information that you share a common bond with and open the tables of discussion regarding your writing business.
• Social online networking is becoming increasingly popular through online communities such as You Tube and My Space. Getting involved in internet forums, message boards, blogs and various niche communications also offers the opportunity for open dialogue to discuss your expertise.
• Bartering is also a good way to increase your inbound links when you have a limited marketing budget. If you can exchange writing services with other businesses as a contributor to their ezine, this will increase your link popularity. In your bio, you can include the link to your website.

Your conversation between authors and peers is a great networking opportunity for your writing business. Social Media Marketing is basically strategic online socializing. Through online socializing, you don’t have to worry about what to wear and the cost of putting gas in your vehicle to drive to a social gathering that you are invited to attend.

Twitter is all the rage. And yes, I finally got sucked into it too. I swore I’d never become a fellow Twitterer but I have. So much for good intentions. Problem most marketers have is that they really don’t know how to make the most of Twitter. That’s where this article comes in. I’m going to provide you with three killer tips that will make your Twitter experience one that will be profitable as well as fun. It’s all about using your noggin for more than just a hat rack.

Tip number 1 – Don’t spam people. When you sign up, the last thing you want to do is just start sending your sales messages all around. This is going to get your followers ticked off and your Twitter account suspended. Trust me, I have seen many Twitter accounts bite the dust because of spamming. Twitter is a social network. It is not a sales machine. However, if used correctly, it can make you a lot of money indirectly. How? That’s where tip number 2 comes in.

Tip number 2 – Build relationships. Follow people who are influential in the niche you’re in. If they’re decent folk, they’ll follow you back. This is how you then get to interact with them. When you begin to do that, get to actually know them. Ask them about their business. Show interest in them. This will have you come off as a genuinely caring person. People like to know that you care about what THEY’RE doing. Remember, it’s not all about you. By building relationships, you open doors for JVs and other opportunities.

Tip number 3 – Provide value. Give your fellow Twitters free reports or info that you don’t give to everybody else. For example, I have a blog set up that gives an inside look at my next project and what I’m doing. People will learn a lot from it. And I make the blog ONLY available to people on Twitter. This makes them feel special. The more value you provide, the more special they will feel.

If you go on Twitter and actually follow the above tips, you’ll be surprised at how much success you’ll actually have with the medium.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim