A writing Freelancer Friend is starting a site for Modern Myth Makers.  I was thinking about that when writing this article on Social Sites.  These are really new modern markeitng techniques.  Getting to know the sites is the first step. Use this list to find some you might not have even heard about yet. 

 

We’ll look into some in more detail in future articles.  Also, those in the FreelancersCoaching.com ubscription program will get a whole report on these sites and how to use them to market freelance services.

 

technorati.com – This site allows users to share their blogs, photos, videos and more and boasts almost a million and a half visitors each month.

 

del.icio.us – This site is a very popular and was one of the first social bookmarking sites to really take off.

 

digg.com – This site receives 8.7 million visitors each month.  Visitors can look up any topic and receive instant information and statistics.

 

stumbleupon.com – This is a relatively new site and it combines myspace with social bookmarking.  Users can make up 5 of their own pages on any topic they want.

 

reddit.com -This site allows users to view what’s new, what’s hot at the moment and what the weekly stats are.

 

fark.com – This site’s main page has categories displayed that allows the user to go directly to topics such as sports, business, politics, music and more.

 

mybloglog.com – This site combines social bookmarking, blogging and social networking.

 

blinklist.com – This website is still in beta testing and it’s mission statement is more about how people can use the service for keeping track of their own research.

 

ma.gnolia.com – This site isn’t quite as big as some of the others but it is very easy to use and has a ot of information to make the process of social bookmarking understandable.  This is a great site to get started with.

 

tailrank.com – This site keeps track of the conversations between blogs to help find what is hot on the web. The user can search on any topic they like or view randomly through categories such as politics, video, technology and entertainment.