This is part 4 of 10 in the Niche Network Marketing with LAMP series.
This is going to be the shortest section of the series, but don’t assume that makes it any less valuable or important. In fact, by many accounts this is going to be some of the most beneficial information you’ll get from the Niche Network Marketing with LAMP postings because what you learn and do from here directly impacts how much targeted traffic you’ll be able to generate across your niche network later on, and lets face it–that can make or break your entire effort.
The first thing you need to do is select some platform or software for stats tracking and traffic analysis that you can use on all of your niche network sites and pages.
It should be noted that some publishing platforms you’ll be using eventually won’t permit any sort of tracking codes from 3rd party sources, and in those cases you’ll have to settle for whatever statistics they offer you. But for your web sites and the external resources that you can add tracking codes to you’ll want something that is reliable and provides good information for you.
There are 2 such resources that I use. First is Google Analytics, and the second is AddFreeStats. Both have their pros and cons, but offer quality information about your site and visitors so I’ll leave it to you to review them each and select the one you prefer–or even use both as I do to get the most data possible about your traffic.
The next thing you’re going to want to do is become familiar with Google Alerts. Google offers a great service that lets you know by email, in real time, when a URL or keyword phrase has been found by Google’s bots.
As you build your sites this will give you great information about how quickly Google is finding your pages, and you can also use them to see what others are doing with a specific phrase too. It’s easy to use and the wealth of information you can get about your own sites and competitor’s makes it a must. Think of these alerts like having an insider at Google who is willing to act as an adviser and research assistant on your behalf.
Next, join at least 6 social networking/bookmarking web sites. If you already have accounts with 2, join at least 4 more–just get involved in no less than 6.
Popular ones are StumbleUpon, Digg, Delicious, Faves, Reddit and Propeller. There are a lot more though, and in fact many smaller niche based networks are springing up all the time and you shouldn’t overlook those if they’re related to your niche market.
Once you’ve joined at least 6, become active in each of them! I can’t stress this enough, you aren’t going to use these to promote your web sites and pages with any positive effects unless you’re a participating member of each community.
It’s not hard nor very time consuming to participate and contribute in each one on a daily basis, even if it’s just five minutes per day each, this small time investment will determine your social marketing success or failure down the road for your niche network.
If you don’t contribute to the communities on a regular basis, then just try posting your own links later on I guarantee you they won’t help. They (and you) will be viewed as spammy among the community members then become buried and lost in cyber-space. It’s that simple. You must build a reputation (and hopefully some friendly relationships) in each community now to gain any benefit from them later for your niche network.
That’s it for part 4. Like I said, it’s short but I assure you that by following the directions here, and especially by becoming an active participant in those social networks you join, you’re laying the groundwork that will enable you to guide massive amounts of quality traffic into and around your network later on.
Part 5 of the series should be available in a day or two so please check back, or better yet subscribe to my RSS newsfeed and be sure to get it as soon as it gets published.
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