Social networking is incredibly popular so why not jump on the band wagon and have your own website. There are social networking scripts that can help you to easily set up your own networking site. Phpfox is one such script that seems to be very popular, so how good is it?

Phpfox is an easy to use social networking script that will allow you to create your very own social networking website in your own niche. Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are just three of the very popular networking sites and since these have gained popularity there are many more sites popping up all over the place. Many internet marketers are discovering how profitable these websites can be.

How can owning a social networking site benefit you?

Firstly, because you have members on your site they will communicate with one another and each time they write something on your networking site they are adding content. So this is a website where you don't have to worry too much about adding content to it because your members do it for you.

Although you will need to promote your site to some degree, your members will do a lot of promotion for you. As your members invite their friends to join, then those friends invite more friends to join, and so on, your website will grow quite fast.

Lastly, most of the research is done for you by your members. When members fill out their profiles they are giving you all the information you need for your market research.

The Phpfox script has a number of options that will allow you all the necessary functions of a great social networking site. When you are looking for a social networking script you should do your research and read reviews from other webmasters, developers and programmers. Reading reviews from people who have already used the script will give you an idea of whether it is any good and how easy or difficult it is to use.

Phpfox have a great forum where you can meet other members who will help you out if you do run into any problems with the script. Software programs that come with forums are great as it isn't unheard of to have some problem with installing a script. With a forum you will get a lot of help from people that are using the script themselves and know what they are doing.

There are many social networking scripts that are quite difficult to install and manage but phpfox is one of the easier scripts and still gives all the functionality that you need. There are three basic steps to setting up your website with this social networking script.

1. Create a database,

2. Upload the script files and chmod them according to the instructions,

3. Go to the installation page and enter your information. You will need to enter your database name, username and password. Then you just run the script and the installation file will do the rest.

There is also the option of having someone install the phpfox script for you. The phpfox company offer a service for a small fee to do the installation for you. Then once it is installed you can log in to the admin area and choose your template.

Phpfox is a great choice for a social networking script if you would like to set up your own community online. There are other options and you should do your research, but phpfox is definitely one to consider.