Were you aware that you can profit with social network websites? These sites are incredibly popular and are a great tool for any online or offline business. Firstly, you need to understand what social network websites are and how you can use them to your advantage. Social networking sites, like Facebook, are designed to bring people together, allow people to connect online, and allow people to meet new people.

People all over the world are using social networking sites to meet new friends, to connect with people they have lost touch with and to connect with friends or family that live close or live on the other side of the world. These sites are an amazing opportunity to keep in touch with family, friends or colleagues. You can find old school mates, sports mates or work mates that you haven't seen for such a long time. You can chat live online, send messages, share photos, share videos and more. There are many social network websites, many are general sites and many are niche related. There are social networking sites for business, dating, investing, music, art and many more.

If you enjoy connecting with people then social networking sites will be beneficial for you. The other reason to use these sites is to promote your business. You can connect with many potential customers by looking at their profiles and their interests to see if they share an interest in your business niche.

Sites like Facebook and MySpace allow you to upload photos, videos and music as well as creating groups and networks. It is simple to create a group based around the niche of your business and invite people to join. People can also find your group when they search for your niche and will join. This is an amazing way to build a community of potential customers for your business. Then there are niche social network websites that focus specifically on one niche so the community is already based around a niche. If your business falls into a niche social networking site then you can join and you will instantly have a targeted audience.

When you join a social network site you need to join in the conversations and communicate with other members. You don't want to join and start spamming the site or you will soon get banned. When you build up good relationships with the community members, those members are more likely to look at your profile and they will see the link to your business website.

Although social network websites were created for the purpose of networking on a social basis, they are a very effective way to build a business. You can find social networking sites that are specific to religion, languages, age groups, interests and many more characteristics. The business possibilities are endless with the large number of social networking sites available.

Not only are there many social network websites currently available but there are many more being created every day. In fact, you could even create your own networking site if you chose to. If your business is about books, art, dogs, weight loss, media or any other niche, there is more than likely a social networking site to suit that niche. Then of course there are the big, popular sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube that have millions of visitors every day. The possibilities for your business are only limited by your imagination when you are using social network websites for promotion.