Business networking on Myspace etc.?

Are Myspace, Facebook etc. good for business networking? If so are there specifics to doing this?

Business networking on Myspace etc.?
any site that is open to the public and has no way for you to verify the information you see is a waste of time for legitimate business networking. a large part of what is found is half-truths, misleading, exaggerations and in many cases just out right lies. stick to networking where all the information is verifiable.
Reply:Id say yes in some ways but most people on there are very young and interested in other stuff. It MIGHT take long to find interested people.





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Reply:Yes at least I know myspace works. Example I own a body jewelry company and love music. So I target bands and the fans they have. A lot of people that are into heavy metal wear body jewelry.However you must post a lot of bulletins through all hours to catch different people.Plus I designed thanks for the add banners with all my company info on them. Stuff like that. I have receive tons of business from myspace, but it's not easy. I say it is worth it.





Here is my website and myspace.


http://thewrightplace.ws





http://myspace.com/the_wright_place_onli...
Reply:I agree there's a right way to do it that is not annoying to your MySpace friends. You can send add-me-as-a-friend invites to people you don't know but think might be interested in your product(s), but don't annoy them too much or they'll delete you from their Friends list and you won't be able to reach them anymore. I've had to delete a few over-zealous people, but am fine being a Friend with others!





The more niche-y your product is, the easier it'll be to find candidates who are in your target market (example: if you're advertising a multi-level marketing [MLM] company and not a product, there are people in MLM groups on MySpace who will likely be into that - - but it's best if you're in a specific niche like, for example, horse apparel. You can search for horse lovers and send them invites. Then you can send bulletins when you have a new product or a special going on (you can send these at any time of day), and post any trade shows you'll be at, parties you're throwing, etc. on your MySpace page.





From what I've seen, the popular bands or one-person musical acts are pretty good at marketing and self-promoting on MySpace without annoying their fans. I'd strongly suggest you sign up on MySpace and invite some of your favorite musicians to be your friend, then watch how they do it.





I hope that helps, good luck!