Social media networks are playing an important role in connecting the people around the world. Earlier some years people were restricted to Twitter and Facebook but now 2017 the situation is different. The number of Social networks is increasing day by day. Companies around the world are introducing their Social Media Networks by using latest technology and features. There are more social media networks that are other better social media networks that can provide the users the opportunity of promoting his business apart from just posting personal pictures. We can say no one can compete Facebook but let me tell you about some other social media networks that will boom your business. If you have an online business or a blog then pay attention to this list too.
When I start my blog I was just focusing on Facebook. Then with the passage of time I realized, facebook is not enough to drive traffic to my blog. I search for other resources to grab traffic. I come to know about some small social networks but they were big actually. These networks may not have the potential like Facebook but they can boom your business.
Below is the list of top 10 social media networks that can make you and your business more popular. The ranking is at the base of monthly active users on the platform.
1: Facebook
Facebook is the biggest social network in the world. It belongs to America and was developed by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. According to some researchers, Facebook has 1.79 billion active monthly users. The amount of Facebook users increasing day by day. I am sure you guys will be using this biggest social account for fun. But let me tell you Facebook can attract a huge amount of visitors to your blog just give it a try. It’s free and anyone from any part of the world can join Facebook. If you want to drive huge traffic to your blog then turn your Facebook profile into a traffic attracting machine.
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Here is another report released by Facebook on 02-01-2017.
2: Youtube
You can drive a huge amount of traffic to your blog with the help of Youtube. Youtube is the biggest video sharing social network. It has 1,300,000,000 active users around the world. YouTube gets over 30 million visitors per day. The United States is ranking first with over 167 million active monthly users.
People around the world are there using Youtube for sharing their videos. Youtube contains a wide variety of user-generated media content. It includes videos, TV clips, short videos, and education material etc. if you are a blogger then you must know that videos on blog attract the attention of the visitor. Here youtube can help you to drive traffic from youtube to your blog. Simply create a channel on youtube and start uploading your videos by doing proper keyword research.
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3: Twitter
Twitter can also attract a huge amount of traffic for your blog. It is an online social network that allows its users to upload 140 character message called tweet. The user can also share links to their blogs on Twitter. Currently according to social media industry figures, based on active users; Twitter is ranking as one of the leading social networks worldwide. Twitter has 60.9 million monthly active users only in the United States. Simply create an account and follow your friends. Add a quality post to your account that will attract followers to your Twitter account. I have also created an account for my blog ProinerTech. It helps me attracting visitors toward my blog. Twitter will also help in ranking your website on twitter. Below is the screen how Google is showing my twitter account on the first page of google.
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4: LinkedIn
LinkedIn was founded on December 28, 2002. Its headquarter is in Sunnyvale, California, America. It is a business and employment-oriented social network service that is operating World Wide. People around the world can create their professional accounts on LinkedIn. Job seekers around the world can also post their CVs. If you have a blog and want visitors for your blog you can use the LinkedIn account. Simply go to the LinkedIn official site, create your account and start connecting to the world. Apart from attracting huge traffic to your blog, it will also help you in making new connections with the people around the world.
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LinkedIn has a powerful search box, users can search for their relevant searches on LinkedIn.
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5: Pinterest
Did you know about Pinterest? You must!
Pinterest was the first site in history to reach 10 million unique monthly visitors and high user engagement during initial launch and growth. Now in 2017, it has reached 150 million monthly active users. It allows businesses to create pages aimed at promoting their companies online.
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Pinterest is the web and mobile application company that operates a photo sharing website.
It is necessary to have an account to use Pinterest.
Pinterest was developed by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciara, and Evan Sharp.
The CEO summarized the Pinterest as a “catalog of ideas,” instead of the social network. It helps the users around the world to “go out and do that thing.”
It is one of the fastest growing social media and an e-commerce platform. Users around the world have a strong user engagement with popular topics and theme such as Technology, Fashion, garden, home, and online shopping etc.
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