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It seems that Social Media is the only medium that Internet Marketers want to talk about at the moment and there are some really cool Social Media sites hitting cyberspace almost daily.

IM Faceplate has caused quite a stir and Sweeva is an incredibly innovative and revolutionary spin on a traditional (am I allowed to say that when it comes to Internet Marketing) advertising medium.

Everybody’s talking about them and so they should – they’re quality networking programs, but their are some great Internet Marketing Social Media sites that you may not be aware of.

Here are a couple with my thoughts on each one and they’re relative value.

List Volta is first cab off the rank and I confess to having totally underestimated this resource.  AT first glance List Volta is a Safelist produced by the owners of the Iconic Herculist – perhaps the oldest online safelist.  Safelist members are allowed to randomly mail between 500 and the entire database of members on a daily basis dependent upon membership level.  Members at List Volta earn NOKS (advertising points) for viewing ads.  These points can then be applied to various on site advertising options within the site.

For a long time I didn’t see the point, but on closer inspection the advertising options within the site are really quite innovative.

These include

1. Volta Super stream – a facility enabling you to post a blurb about your latest offer or product.  these blurbs pop up on site throughout the day and are viewable from within the site itself.  Bottom line is that they generate traffic.
2. Volitivity Stream- a simple ad that appears within the List Volt and Herculist sites- you can subnit new ads regularly
3. CHAT facility
4. BLOG- for upgraded members only – another way to generate backlinks to your site
5. TEXT AND BANNER ADVERTISING – rotated regularly throughout the site

This an interesting site with an active membership base, a sound administration and appears to be evolving as it progresses.  I recommend that you join at the very least as a free member.

Next cab off the rank is Sokule.  This is a brilliant concept that perhaps is not being used by the Internet Marketing community to anywhere near its full potential.  As the banner says – Sokule is Twitter monetized (i.e it has an affiliate program)

AT a basic level Sokule allows members to “Tweet” their messages to other Sokule members.  These messages are then picked up by Sokule and automatically tweeted on twitter for you as well.  There are many more options for Pro members including integration of your Sokule posts – I think they’re called ” Soks” across a variety of Social networking channels.

The thing that doesn’t grab me about Sokule is that I seem to be besieged by hundreds of “Twitidiots” who have nothing to offer other than they’re affiliate link .  This isn’t a reflection on the site, but the membership – or maybe Ive just been unlucky.

Apsense was in many senses way ahead of its time, utilizing the power of Web 2.0 to build an Internet Marketing Networking community long before sites such as Facebook were even thought of.

This site is packed with networking and advertising potential and is worth investigating.

The keys with all of these sites is not to sell but to concentrate on building relationships.  Good businesses are built on strong relationships.  Spend your time spamming everybody with your affiliate link and you’re social media marketing will fail.  On the other hand,if you take a genuine interest in people, and look to genuinely help them, you will see good results over time.

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