My Big Fat List of Important Websites for Social Marketing and Promotions
**UPDATE: December 17- I have removed delicious and a few other sites that no longer exist. Download Now.**
The past two weeks I’ve sporadically been working on a comprehensive list of the sites I feel are most important for Social Marketing, SEO, and Promotions in these categories:
- Free Email accounts
- “The Big Guys” (ie, Twitter and Facebook)
- Social Bookmarketing Sites
- Video Websites
- Blogging & Content Feed Sites
- Photos Sites
- Social Sites / Aggregation
- RSS Feed Directories
- Blog Dumps
- Article Sites
- Press Release Submission
- Email Campaign
- Miscellaneous
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How to Use This List
I took it a step further and added in a lot of information to help anyone who uses this list simply, streamline and log the process of creating accounts and connecting them.
First, there are 3 tabs on this Excel spreadsheet. Let me explain them:
1) Your Account Default Info – Insert your account information here so it is consistent when you sign up for sites. If you’re doing it manually, you can copy/paste this info. Many of these sites will also allow you to connect directly w/ a Facebook account, so if you have one already in place, you can easily get your account going in just 1 click.
2) Sites You Need - Here’s the big fat list. I’ll explain it next.
3) Submission Guidelines – Just some basic SEO and Promotions tips for building out profiles on all of these sites that have worked well for me.
Now, go to the second tab called “Sites You Need”. I’m going to explain how to use each column of this list.
- Domain Name – Click the link to access the Website.
- Username/Password – You can simply insert your account info here.
- Profile Page – This is the page (minus your Username) that your profile resides on.
- Feed Page – This is the page (minus your Username) that your RSS Feed resides on.
- PageRank – The Google PR – listed for reference, but you want your stuff on authoritative Websites!
- Link Love – Designates if the Website uses tactics to block links from passing value.
- In FB Sync – Designates if the site integrates to post content TO Facebook.
- Out FB Sync – Designates if the site integrates to accept content FROM Facebook.
- IN Twitter Sync – Designates if the site integrates to post content TO Facebook.
- Out Twitter Sync – Designates if the site integrates to accept content FROM Facebook.
- SITE NOTES – Thoughts about using that particular site that I thought would be helpful.
I know there are literally thousands of sites out there you can spend your time on. But I honestly believe the sites within are some of the more valuable places to put your content where people will actually find it.
Even if they do not pass any link value for your domains for SEO, the foot traffic here and the integration possibilities still make it worthwhile since in many cases you can automate the process of posting. So use your own discretion of how important your time is when building your social network and the sites you choose to place your content.
Enjoy, and please comment if you have any additional Websites you like to use, or have a suggestion for future updates!
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September 2nd, 2010 at 12:02 am
Adam, a very thorough job you have done here! I am just downloading the list right now and will post a more thorough review when there’s time, but this must have taken you some time to put together. Thanks! ::Jim
September 2nd, 2010 at 8:24 am
Nice list Adam! This is super helpful. I’ve also had success with pressmediawire.com as a press release distribution service that passes link love
September 2nd, 2010 at 8:29 am
Jim – Thank you, look forward to your review.
Lisa – Thanks for the tip. I’ll add PressMediaWire.com to the next update of the list.
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:25 am
Nice list Adam, very thorough, although I miss the psychedelic colors you normally use to beautify your spreadsheets.
I’d recommend adding prbuzz.com and free-press-release-center.info (sure why not?) to your PR list, and don’t forget Picasa for photo sharing since it plays so nicely with Blogger.
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:29 am
Thanks, Erin, and yes, this list is far more utilitarian and less psychedelic.
I’ll add these to my list, and you’re right about Picasa. I’ll add that one, too.
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Adam, thanks for the list! I was really looking for some RSS directories and now I have a nice list to run through. I like to hear any feedback you have on Hey!Spread vs. Tubemogul I only ask because I have been using TubeMogul and thought it was a pretty sweet deal for being free. Thanks again!
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Hi Aaron,
Thanks for passing on TubeMogul – I’m guessing its a newer one that hasn’t crossed my radar yet. As for Heyspread, I’ve found it to be very reliable and it’s relatively cheap to submit a video (I think its about $0.20 cents per submission).
In either case, free is always better so I’ll def. try it out. If it’s as reliable as Heyspread has been for me you may have found its replacement.
September 30th, 2010 at 9:34 am
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December 17th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
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