Newbie here needing SMO advice!

[herfooty]

Hi guys and gals,

Firstly, I would like to congratulate you on your site, it's a fantastic resource for anyone looking to expand their knowledge base regarding online business and all other related topics.

I am in the very early stages of starting up my own web based business and I was looking for advice regarding using blogs and other social networking pages to promote my site. Am I better using a page or starting an ad on Facebook?

Does anyone have any preference as to the best site to use when starting my blog? Is blogger.com a good option or are their better ones out there?

I have many questions and I am very new to all of this, any advice or help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Nat @ herfooty.

[website_seo]

The best way to promote blog is to host on your own domain.

Use yourdomain.com/blog and add some useful posts.

Once you posted 5-10 useful posts, submit them regularly to various social bookmarking sites listed at http://blog.seohawk.com/social-bookmarking-and-seo/

It will surely help you

Dont invest your time and energy into a blog which is controlled by wordpress or blogger.com ( Just for precauation )

[johndilbeck]

[AlexNewell]

Really Nat more info needed to give you good advice



But yes you need your own hosting account and domain name

And when Lynn re opens her "Elite Group" join it! You will get personal advice from a super affiliate - and that is rare Nat.

Putting article on Blogger and otehr free sites is OK for "Bum Marketing" but it is not a real business

Hope that helps - keep the questions coming

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[tknoppe]

[ChristineG]

If you are not already, I would use Facebook as well for building visibility. Some great ways you can do that:

--Start a group
--Join and participate in others' groups
--Import your blog posts using the Notes application
--Invite others to your events
--Personalize friend requests
--Create a page for your business (separate from your personal profile)

You could do Social Ads which are very targeted, but if you are newer in business, start with trying some of the free methods as listed above.

Hope that helps.

[tknoppe]

Excellent advice on Facebook Christine. Thanks for your input.

[ChristineG]

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