Microblogging; it may sound small due to the "micro" word; but I tell you; it's one of the giants on the internet when it comes to traffic, promotion and sales for your blog. You must know which microblogs can give you the best benefit. Without even visiting the web-page, a good Keyword Analyzer will have a module that will tell you whether or not links on the page use "NoFollow" tags. This lets you avoid you from wasting your time on building links from sources where you receive no search engine benefits. It's otherwise known as Follow or No follow.
Let's proceed to why microblogging is attractive for marketers and customers alike. The fact that the fewer words make them easier to read, understand, and digest. Another factor is that viewers tend to be curious about what's happening in the microblogs since its shortness only permit for teasers and promotions. If done right, microblogs can attract large traffic into your site.
Let's look at the top 5 giants when it comes to microblogging:
1. Twitter. Tweeting is now the trend. And no, it doesn't mean making bird-like sounds. Twitter allows you to post your status via their Tweets. Twitter's interface was made to be user-friendly.
2. Plurk. Plurk is a relatively new player in the microblogging arena. It attracts many people, especially those that would like a visual representation of their microblog posts, which Plurk provides.
3. Jaiku. Obtained by internet storm, Google, Jaiku was first obtained in 2007, and has since been closed to users first to start with the beta testing.
4. Pownce. Another one that's very similar to Twitter in the way it presents its microblogs, is Pownce. However, unlike Twitter it has a 140-character limit.
5. Spoink. Wacky name for a site but it has a great microblogging platform. Spoink allows microblogging from mobile phones. While this may not be considered an innovation since many microblogging sites are already ahead of that, but Spoink is one up above the rest because it allows podcasts to be featured from everthwere.
Now, affiliate marketers shoud seriously consider going into microblogging. Before you proceed with microblogging; first weigh your options whether it's important for you and your business and whether you'll target the right audience. For marketing affiliates, it's a good idea to get into microblogging. With certain age groups that is being targeted; probable customers and buyers might be into microblogging sites and networks. From there on; you can have a view of the big prospect the microblogging sites are offering you. Aside from that; it can help build up your site's awareness and also add up to your credibility.
However, if you have no time to scout for updates; you can come across them on microblogging sites being posted by the users. Given though, that you do take time to do the search required to do just so. Apart from that, microblogging sites also help you in gaining more followers or contacts for your business.
So now that you have seen and read the importance of microblogging; you ask yourself where you can get more information?
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