Saturday, October 25, 2008

Online Communities - 3 Tips to Get their Attention, Part 2

By Rhondole Scott

Everyone has something to say. Whether it's talking about their little league team, the local hiking trails, or promoting their business, we all have a voice. Computers and the internet have opened up many doorways, and now we have many viable and reasonable avenues to be seen and heard.

One of the fastest growing forms of presence on the internet is through blogging. Blogs have visual themes, and can focus on a wide variety of concepts such as updates for your group, journals or diaries, or tips related to the products or services being promoted.

There's many free blogging sites offered on the internet these days, each with their own rules and regulations to keep each personal site within the standards of safety. The variety of themes are limited, as well as the additional features such as ads, polls, and other add on components.

Some blogging sites, like blogger, allow pay per click ads to be displayed in the blog. In fact this particular blogging community has an add-on for your site readily available for showing related google ads. Why google ads, you ask? Simple - Google owns this blogging community.

Are you short on time, or just seeking to make a one time statement? You might want to consider a pod. Pods give you the chance to tell your story or share your views in a single posting, which means far less commitment to updating content. There are fewer features on pods, but they do offer the basics, such as photos and links.

Social networking communities are another route that has attracted millions. Facebook and MySpace are two of the most popular sites. The focus of these sites caters toward the people, not so much the message they offer. They are community based, which means building a list of friends who also have pages in the community.

The internet today offers us many opportunities to be seen and heard. These social oriented avenues are easy to set up and maintain, and can range from a limited viewing audience to world-wide fame. Joining these communities is free, and takes only minutes. Let your opinions be known through one of the many online communities. - 15437

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