If you want to tap into large networks of individuals online the best way to do this is through social networking.
Social networking sites get millions of visitors per month and it's no wonder that so many marketers are turning their attention in this direction.
In this article we'll talk about how you can monetize social media for affiliate marketing purposes without being annoying.
If you have a Facebook or Twitter account you no doubt have received dozens upon dozens of marketing messages.
The first thing to take into consideration when operating in a social environment is the overall intention of the community.
The majority of people who frequent these sites did not join so they could receive marketing messages.
People frequent these sites mainly for keeping in touch with family and friends, schoolmates as well as network with other like minded individuals.
Understanding the purpose of the site is important so that you can effectively interact with individuals who share the same interests as you.
This means that first you have to identify other individuals who are interested acquiring marketing products to build their own businesses.
To gain their attention without shoving advertisements down their throats it's best to join marketing groups and become a contributing member of the community.
The types of contributions that work best are: Marketing advice Free Software Free Reports Positive Comments about others material With these things in place you will begin to attract attention to your profile where you can have a link to your blog where they can sample more of your material and optin to your list and receive your marketing messages because they want to.