Jennifer Laycock

Jennifer Laycock

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Getting into social media as a way to engage your customers and learn more about them? Heard of del.icio.us and Stumble Upon? What about Simpy, Tagtooga and Dogear? Maybe you've played with Feedblitz but have never heard of Blogburst or Blip. Think Dodgeball was a game you played in school? Perhaps you'd plan to swim in a Pooln? Or maybe Fotogopo sounds like nothing more than a tongue twister.

If so, spend some time playing on the Web 2.0 Top 1000 List. You might find a fantastic new resource that lets you hook up with your customers in a whole new way. The list breaks sites down into dozens of categories.

Here's just a small sampling:

  • Audio
  • Blogging
  • Bookmarking
  • eCommerce
  • Email
  • Filesharing
  • Images
  • Jobs
  • Knowledge
  • Mapping
  • News

Be prepared to spend some serious time surfing through the list. Not only are there 1000 options, but they'll all take a little time to dig into. I'd suggest scanning trying to check out one or two new sites a day if you want to tackle the list. Only a portion of them will have any relevance to your business, but if you find one that's a perfect fit, it could pay off handsomely.






About the Author

Jennifer Laycock is the Editor of Search Engine Guide, an educational web site aimed at translating the search marketing world into something that small business owners can understand. Jennifer specializes in common sense search engine marketing, viral marketing and customer outreach via social media and blogs. A former search marketing consultant and in-house trainer, Jennifer’s clients have included companies like Verizon, American Greetings and Highlights for Children. Her primary clients now are a little girl named Elnora and a little boy named Emmitt.

Jennifer Laycock is the Editor of Search Engine Guide, an educational web site aimed at translating the search marketing world into something that small business owners can understand. Jennifer specializes in common sense search engine marketing, viral marketing and customer outreach via social media and blogs. A former search marketing consultant and in-house trainer, Jennifer’s clients have included companies like Verizon, American Greetings and Highlights for Children. Her primary clients now are a little girl named Elnora and a little boy named Emmitt.