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Growing your business with free social networking sites

 

Are you making use of all the opportunities offered to you by the growing number of free social networking sites to meet new people and to build relationships with them as part of a long-term strategy to grow your business?

Some people say that this takes too long and requires too much work, and that may be true in the early stages of implementation.

This is probably true if you want to advertise and make immediate sales.

However, I look at this in much the same way as building goodwill in a local community. The difference is that the community is world-wide but is defined not by geography, but by interest.

The social networking that you would do to build your business is probably very different than what I would do and the main reason is the focus of each of our businesses.

Can you imagine being a rock star without a fan club?

With free social networking, you can build a following no matter what type of business you own or manage.

Do not confuse social networking with advertising. That's the short-sighted view.

Think of it more as building a reputation that can grow over a lifetime.

The better your reputation, the more people you will attract into your sphere of influence, and that's how you can grow your business over time.

Communities created by John Dilbeck 

I would like to extend an invitation to you to join these communities I have created recently.
Squidoo Marketing
Get better results with your Squidoo marketing.

This is a free social networking site for Squidoo lensmasters who are interested in marketing their businesses via lenses at Squidoo.com.
Social Networking Sites for Business
This community is for discussing how best to use social networking to expand your business and meet new contacts.

How can we help each other get the most out of the top business social networking sites?

Let's be social! 

I'm busy meeting new people and building relationships on a variety of social networking sites. As you may expect, however, I've done much more networking on some sites than on the others. I'm doing more as I am able to make the time.

You can find me on the following sites.

I look forward to meeting you.
John Dilbeck | Facebook
Connect with John Dilbeck. Network: Asheville, NC.
Twitter / johndilbeck
Twitter is a free social messaging utility for staying connected in real-time. Follow johndilbeck on Twitter.
JohnDilbeck - MyBlogLog
John Dilbeck
Dilbeck Marketing
Murphy, North Carolina

John Dilbeck and Friends
Act On Your Dream
Squidoo Marketing
21st Century Affiliate Marketing
Act On Your Dream Forum
John Dilbeck's Ryze Business Networking Page
Information about John Dilbeck on Ryze.com.
John Dilbeck's Apsense Business Center - Dilbeck Marketing
John Dilbeck on Apsense.com.
Dilbeck Marketing, Grape Creek, Murphy, NC 28906
Dilbeck Marketing is dedicated to helping businesses grow and prosper through a variety of promotional activities in their local communities and on the Internet.
John Dilbeck on MySpace
MySpace profile for John Dilbeck with personal blog, interests, information about me and more
John Dilbeck @ Qassia
John Dilbeck's user profile at Qassia, the hottest site on the net right now.
johndilbeck on HubPages
I love working from the comfort of a small cabin in the mountains of western North Carolina, several miles from the small town of Murphy, NC.
Profile - johndilbeck - Zimbio
Profile - johndilbeck - Zimbio
John Dilbeck's Storefront - Lulu.com
Name: John Dilbeck
Murphy, North Carolina 28906
United States
John Dilbeck | Gather
Gather is a place to connect with people who share your passions. Let your unique voice shine through the articles, images, reviews, or audio you publish. We'll even compensate you with Gather PointsTM. Rewarded for something you'd do for free -- now that's a pretty good deal.
John Dilbeck's Page - Squidoo Marketing
John Dilbeck's Page on Squidoo Marketing
John Dilbeck - FriendFeed
This is one place where you can see what I've written on several blogs, Twitter, del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, and Facebook.
johndilbeck | Scribd
Scribd is a way to easily put your documents online.

Social Networking Books on Amazon 

The Truth About Profiting from Social Networking (Truth About)

Amazon Price: $12.91 (as of 10/07/2008)

e-Learning and Social Networking Handbook: Resources for Higher Education

Amazon Price: $41.95 (as of 10/07/2008)

Practical Rails Social Networking Sites (Expert's Voice)

Amazon Price: $29.69 (as of 10/07/2008)

Participative Web And User-Created Content: Web 2.0 Wikis and Social Networking

Amazon Price: $28.42 (as of 10/07/2008)

Social Networking: The Essence of Innovation

Amazon Price: $31.50 (as of 10/07/2008)

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Facebook

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Twitter

1 point

MyBlogLog

1 point

Ryze

1 point

Squidoo

1 point

Ning

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Apsense

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Merchant Circle

0 points

AdlandPro

0 points

Myspace

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HubPages

0 points

Qassia

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Zimbio

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Scribd

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Lulu

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Flickr

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Gather

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FriendFeed

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    What's your opinion of social networking for business?

    Is it worth the trouble? Has it helped you expand your business?

    What are your favorite social networking sites?

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    Please feel free to discuss these and other related issues. Your thoughts, ideas, and feedback are very much appreciated.

    Act on your dream!

    JD

    RoseVictor

    Nicely laid out lens 5 stars

    Posted October 06, 2008

    RoseVictor

    Nicely laid out lens 5 stars

    Posted October 06, 2008

    Margo_Arrowsmith

    Just when I think I know something I meet someone like you. Wow. This is going into my squidoo library lens. Too much to absorb in a sitting. I have never heard of all of this.

    Do you have a step by step book?

    Posted September 17, 2008

    qlcoach

    I believe in the wisdom of networking too. Looks like you understand the power of Squidoo! Do you have any ideas that will help authors market their books online? Then please interact here: http://www.squidoo.com/book-marketing-eby
    Sincerely: Gary Eby, author and therapist

    Posted August 06, 2008

    GypsyOwl

    Great Resource! I'll be watching this one for the favorites...5*FAV and didn't vote yet but I'll be back.

    Posted July 02, 2008

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    About johndilbeck



    John Dilbeck lives in the mountains of western North Carolina, near the small town of Murphy. He loves living in the southern Appalachian mountains, where he avoids the noise, congestion, traffic and other big city hassles that waste time and energy.

    Cherokee County, North Carolina abounds in scenic splendor, as you would expect from an area only an hour's drive from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    John spent 30 years mastering computers and teaching others how to use them more effectively. Now, he has turned his attention to blogging, building websites, and forums to help promote the people, organizations, businesses, and events in Cherokee County, NC and the mountain region of North Carolina.

    He enjoys creating and selling custom tshirts and other products at his CafePress store: Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com.

    He started the Squidoo Marketing community to share knowledge, experiences, and tips with other Squidoo lensmasters who love marketing. You are invited to come join us.

    In his spare time, John loves playing guitar and banjo, watching movies from Netflix, and reading anything that doesn't run away.

    I love creating lenses on Squidoo and I'm proud to be a Giant Squid. I hope you'll like the lenses I create and will join my fan club, too.

    If you're a member at MyBlogLog.com, you are invited to join my community there:

    Join My Community at MyBloglog!

    Act on your dream!

    JD

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