Hi Graham,

try contacting Matt LaClear, for info on using MySpace..

http://www.marketingvoice.net/

he knows what he's talking abut regarding social networking...

regards,

Iain MacGillivray
www.transform-ebusiness.com

Hi Graham,

 I run an e-business consulting company called Transform eBusiness Ltd, out of Glasgow,  but also have some Joint Venture interests - basically using my acquired knowledge for my own business interests - as well as helping others.

We started off doing website development, but quickly focused on SEO, PPC and the full gamut of Internet Marketing services - e.g. Newsletters, Web Press releases, email shots, competitions, brochures etc . We also do 360 Virtual tours - www.360-virtual.com and have a great interest in promoting Tourism - especially here in Scotland.

I have spent a lot of time & money getting the best info from the gurus in the states - guys like Perry Marshall for Adwords, Jim Edwards, Yannik Silver, Joe Vitale , Rich Schefren, Jerry West, Michael Campbell and many more, so guys like Matt LaClear are part of Yannik's Underground Secret Society, and as a member I get access to all the new tricks and tips. I am also part of Jim Edwards The Net Reporter group and he has a huge amount of great info to learn from and apply on the internet.

Adwords is a big focus for us, for our own projects and for clients. We know how to do in-depth Keyword analysis, slice and dice and group them and write tightly targeted ads which get high Click thru's to matching Landing pages - a la Perry Marshall /Mark Widawer advice, with split testing and conversion tracking to keep driving improvement in response etc.

Another area I am focusing on for my own business development is Affiliate Marketing, and E-Consultancy has been a great help in providing reports and white papers in this area. Lots to read and its piling-up..:-)

Finally, we are in partnership with a US Portal supplier DynaPortal, who have a very professional, tightly integrated portal solution which brings us into Communities and Social Networking - the latest great thing on the web. Thus my own interest in the Social Networking side and its business opportunities.

We are developing Portals for clients in the UK - providing business consultancy, portal design and maintenance services, while also building one as part of a JV of our own - called BigOnHealth - see www.bigonhealth.biz for the store (still evolving), with portal to follow...and an Affiliate Network is required to grow this business, along with some serious PPC.  So, that's what I am up to and I hope that's not too much info, and perhaps you can reply either here or to imacg@transform-ebusiness.com, cheers, Iain

Hi Peter

Many thanks for the info, really most kind of you to help.
I'll be sure to give that link a good look.

All the best

Graham

On 07:38:01 12 February 2007 fsmedia wrote:

Hi Graham,

Read your post with interest and reminded me of a newsletter I just read on SEO vs. SMO and maybe of interest.

you can read it here:

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/02/08/social-media-optimization-the-backlash#continue

Hope it helps a little.

Peter.
Solutions Director
www.forwardslashmedia.co.uk

On 18:27:44 7 February 2007 GrahamBaylis wrote:

Hi

Been looking into these Social Networking sites and have been wondering how to use them for my clients benefit in an advertising sense.

I know I can buy Google PPC and get them to do some "Social Whispering" (my term for joining and "blogging" about x or y), but is there any other way anyone has tried??

Just asking..

Graham Baylis
Intelligent Online Marketing
www.i-o-m.com