Social networking has become all the craze over the last few years due to the likes of MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and alike.

In late 2009, TS-WebCreations developed its first social networking based site, targeting the modeling industry- Modelpocket.com. Modelpocket provides a place for anyone connected to the industry (Models, photographers, make-up artists, stylists, etc) to network. They’re able to create a personal profile, upload their portfolio of photo’s, video’s, as well as being able to share their contact details with each other.

Most of you will already know how social networking sites work, as it’s quite likely you’re one of the hundreds of millions of users that are registered on the number 1 social networking site- Facebook.

However, for those of you that don’t fully understand social networking, let’s try to put it into simple understanding- Social networks provide a place where people can create their own ‘profile’; to which they can usually upload media, add personal details about themselves, and network/ socialize with others. Usually within a ‘social network‘, there are ‘sub-networks’- This is a way of breaking down the large network into smaller sections. For instance, you can break the network down into different countries, cities, or even by people’s hobbies or line of work, thus making it easier to search for people to network with.

Not only is a social networking site a fantastic way for you to build up a database of members, but the members on the site are also able to ‘network‘ with each other and as previously said, this is the current craze on the internet. Let’s take Facebook as an example- It is quite simply, THE best marketing tool out there at the moment and you don’t even have to spend money to promote yourself/ your business there… All the promotion you need is achievable via fan-pages, groups, posting links on your ‘profile wall’, and simply having appropriate details added to your personal profile (Contact details etc)- that’s all you need really.

As Facebook has proved over the last few years, not only do social networks provide the ultimate place for online promotion, they also provide the perfect home for personal enjoyment (Keeping in contact with friends, family, finding old school friends, and so on).

So you see; you, as the site owner, are happy because you have a huge member-list, and your members are happy because they have a ‘home’ to network on- It’s a win-win senario!

If you’re aged 18+, take a look at Modelpocket.com for an example of the kind of thing TS-WebCreations were able to achieve. In just 3 months, with minimal advertising, Modelpocket‘s already drummed up well in excess of 1,000 members and growing each & every day.

Whether you have an idea for a social network to provide a fun-based community, or if for instance you own a car-sales company and wish to gather a community of car lovers- social networking really is a step in the right direction!

What are the costs?

• Pricing for a social networking site starts from just £500 depending on your requirements.

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