Where do all the cool bloggers hanging out these days?
Well, with the hundreds of thousands of blog sites that are out there, social marketing is sweeping the web and certainly becoming the number one way to do any internet marketing. Here’s a list of 10 Important Blogger Hangouts (note: these are listed in no particular order, they are all important and each have a little something different to offer)
Blog Catalog: This blog hangout claims to be the Ultimate Blog Directory. Blog Catalog lists a wide variety of blogs, for every topic you can imagine. Blog Catalog offers free submission of your blog to their directory, making your blog more visible to other bloggers. FTR Profile
MyBlogLog: One of the original social sites, MyBlogLog is a great way to see what others are interested in. Develop a network of friends, and find out what links they find great. Track information about your website, find out what your users are interested in when they visit! Join the FTR Blog Marketing Group
Facebook: Facebook keeps you connected with your friends and makes it easy for you to build networks to include other bloggers with similar interests. You will find that you can get many, many social marketing tips by using words that relate to your niche as a search topic and joining the right networks! FTR on Facebook
Social Marketing Central: This blog site is crammed full of people who are all clamoring for the top spot as an authority in their own expert niche. Getting involved with this group will help you get insider secrets to social marketing strategies, and you’ll see your traffic and your profits increase substantially!
Twitter: Twitter helps networks and friends stay connected by having everyone answer one simple question, “What are you doing?” Bloggers use it as a mini-blogging tool, making frequent posts is easy with Twitter. Lead others to your blog almost effortlessly. Follow Me
FriendFeed: A great way to hook up and monitor your fellow bloggers and friends across a decent selection of popular social sites. You can run your FriendFeed on your blog or on your profile pages at Facebook and elsewhere to show off your network and get more attention. FTR Friend Feed
YouTube: No blogger misses a day on YouTube. This is a great place to find video clips for your blog, and other interesting topics to blog about. Just about anything goes on YouTube, and it has a huge slice of Internet traffic each day, one of the biggest draws on the Internet. Find out what the buzz is all about. FTR Videos
Digg: Digg offers a major clearinghouse of “all things interesting” on the web. Find out what’s hot, get tons of information for your blog, and get your information out there to be “dug.” Millions of visitors decide what makes the front page, based on submissions from all over the globe. Friend Me
Technorati: Make your blog even more powerful by using Technorati. Live updates and incredibly dynamic indexing makes Technorati a great tool for your blogging toolbox. Search the site for any relevant information, and instantly be greeted with the most up-to-date results for any topic. Fav the FTR!
MySpace: Originally intended for teens and young adults, MySpace has become a powerful networking site for Internet marketing. By targeting particular networks and groups, MySpace offers bloggers a way to gain exposure quickly and share anything of interest easily. Friend me!
If you are serious about blogging, you must be using most or all of these tools to keep connected to the world, via the Internet! What other great blogger hangouts do you think should be added to this list?
