RSS News Feeds
Signup for a “Reader” so you can subscribe to blog/news feeds. Choose one:
Google.com/reader
Bloglines.com
Newsgator.com
My Yahoo!
Del.icio.us
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking service, owned by Yahoo!, which allows people to store bookmarks to financial websites of their choice. Del.icio.us uses “tagging” by which users can tag their favorite bookmarks with keywords they choose. Bloggers can encourage readers to add their financial planner website blogs to del.icio.us, for more exposure.
Youtube video: DEL.ICIO.US – Social Bookmarking in Plain English
Website: delicious.com
Flickr
Flickr.com provides free online photo sharing. Load your relevant financial professional webpage photos to share with clients and prospects.
Youtube video: Online Photo Sharing in Plain English
Youtube video: How to use Flickr
Digg
It is a free social news website allowing people to share content. You can submit blog posts, links, and articles, and vote on their popularity. This process is called digging and burying. Popular financial webpage articles appear on the front page, and if you can get an article or post there, it can generate lots of traffic to your financial advisor website.
Youtube video: How to use Digg
Website: Digg.com
LinkedIn Business Networking
LinkedIn is a social networking site for professionals and business owners. You can make your personal profile reference your financial planner website. LinkedIn profiles receive a fairly high PageRank in Google, so they are a good way to influence what people see when they search for a financial website.
Youtube video: What is Linkedin?
Facebook is the popular social networking website with an interactive, user-submitted network of people. You can use pay per click advertising for your financial webpage that you can target to your local demographics.
Youtube video: Getting started
Youtube video: Your Facebook HOME page
Website: Facebook.com
Technorati
Technorati is a search engine for blogs. You can use Technorati to find online advertising sources for your financial planner webpage blogs. Advertisers can find quality financial website blogs on which to advertise. Your financial professional webpage blog will be indexed for free.
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question.
Youtube video: Twitter in Plain English
Website: twitter.com
List & Links of Social Media Websites
Social Bookmarking
Del.icio.us www.del.icio.us
Digg www.digg.com
BlinkPro www.blinkpro.com
Chipmark www.chipmark.com
Linkroll www.linkroll.com
Reddit www.reddit.com
StumbleUpon www.stumbleupon.com
Social Networking
Facebook www.facebook.com
Bebo www.bebo.com
Flickr www.flickr.com
Linkedin www.linkedin.com
Netlog www.netlog.com
Tagged www.tagged.com
Twitter www.twitter.com
Yearbook www.yearbook.com
Social Blogging
Blogger www.blogger.com
Shoutpost www.shoutpost.com
Technorati www.technorati.com
Tblog www.tblog.com
Vox www.vox.com
Video Submission
YouTube www.youtube.com
MetaCafe www.metacafe.com
MegaVideo www.megavideo.com
Veoh www.veoh.com
