Comments on: Round Out Your Social Networking Portfolio…With Your OWN Social Network http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/round-out-your-social-networking-portfolio%e2%80%a6with-your-own-social-network/ Smart Internet Marketing That Works Mon, 20 May 2013 11:29:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sire http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/round-out-your-social-networking-portfolio%e2%80%a6with-your-own-social-network/#comment-3395 Sire Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:11:00 +0000 http://sem-group.net/?p=76#comment-3395 I remember many years ago I used to own a BBS (Bulletin Board System) and I really enjoyed that as you could keep tabs on everything that was happening on your board as it was happening. Unfortunately the internet virtually killed it which was a shame as I had over a hundred contributing members.

I almost started an online blogging community but decided not to as I didn’t think I would have the time to give it 100%, and so I devote my spare time to blogging as an escape from the real world.

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]]> By: Julien Sharp http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/round-out-your-social-networking-portfolio%e2%80%a6with-your-own-social-network/#comment-3394 Julien Sharp Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:54:00 +0000 http://sem-group.net/?p=76#comment-3394 Hi Dennis – believe it or not, you don’t have to be married to this business to make it a go. In fact, a lot of successful ventures were either 1. One of many different sites or businesses or 2. Started while the founder was still at his/her “day job”.

It’s all in the planning and organization. Once you get the community grown and vibrant and interacting, it is just a manner of doing some moderation. Once the ad revenues start coming in, it is easy to hire a community manager. In fact, many colleges now offer social media programs, and there are many students looking for internships/practicum experiences who could handle the community management for the owner.

Thanks for you comments!
Julien

]]> By: John Dilbeck http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/round-out-your-social-networking-portfolio%e2%80%a6with-your-own-social-network/#comment-3393 John Dilbeck Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:28:00 +0000 http://sem-group.net/?p=76#comment-3393 I agree that creating your own social networking community is easily possible and can be profitable, if you choose the right niche.

I also agree with Dennis. Everything we do takes more and more of our precious time, so before starting a community, we should be aware that it takes a lot of effort to start a community and shepherd its growth until it catches on.

Last year, I started six communities on Ning.com and they were all going well until I was notified that we could not post commercial links on a community hosted on their service unless the community creator paid for the “control the advertising” premium option. That would have cost me about $120 per month, and the sites were not bringing in enough revenue to do that at the time.

So, I closed all six of them.

Then, after thinking it over, I reopened my Squidoo Marketing community. It is slowly growing and I’m enjoying sharing with other members of the community.

In 2009, I’ll open a new community for my town, Murphy, NC, and use it to help promote local businesses and to interact with people who live here and those who want to visit.

It takes time, effort, and money to build a popular community. As mentioned in the article, it also takes advertising and/or sponsorships to pay for what we have to put into the community to build it and keep it going until it becomes profitable.

If it’s a hobby, you can do it for free at Ning.com as long as there are no commercial links. If it’s a business, be sure to pay for the “control your advertising” premium service before you sink your time and effort into creating a community.

As with a forum, the right community for the right topic can be a lucrative addition to your income.

Act on your dream!

JD

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]]> By: Dennis Edell http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/round-out-your-social-networking-portfolio%e2%80%a6with-your-own-social-network/#comment-3392 Dennis Edell Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:54:00 +0000 http://sem-group.net/?p=76#comment-3392 A fantastic opportunity, if you don’t mind being tied to one business forever. Speaking for myself, money aside, I have far too many diversified ideas to do anything like that….to make it work even a pinch of what MS & FB do, you really need 28hrs a day for it…I think I’d go nuts. :)

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