How Social Sites Make Money

HOW We turn to social media services to stay connected more and more each day. But even with hordes of devoted followers, how do these social sites manage to turn a profit? SOCIAL SITES MAKE MONEY Here's a quick look at which revenue streams help major social networking companies go from social service to successful business. ADS - WEB APPS - O PAYING CUSTOMERS - MOBILE APPS - AFFILIATES - O SU twitter BuzzFeeD Scvngr foursquare facebook. yelp You Tube Google Ophotobucket SVPPLY gr SOUNDCLOUD xanga vimeo flickr dribbble Spotify * reddit classmates.com okcupid Linked in CouchSurfing Meetup tumblr. Etsy According to CrunchBase.com, there are more than 2,000 social networks today. SOCIAL SITE STATISTICS ONLY A TOTAL OF ONLY 7* 77* 10 Derive Significant Revenue From Ads Have Diverse Are Pursuing New Revenue Channels Revenue Channels MARKETING AGENCIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA % THAT PLAN TO SPEND MORE ON SOCIAL 71* 77* IN 2012 IN 2013 89* 37* SEE 2013 AS THE YEAR SOCIAL 'BREAKS THROUGH' SEE EXPERIMENTATION AS A PERMANENT PART OF SOCIAL While the ad-based revenue stream is very saturated, there is still an incredible amount of growth expected. As social media sites gather and refine information about consumers, opportunities to increase profits will flourish. ontir Brought to you by: USBundles.com Sources: Pivotcon, TechCrunch, Mashable, CNet HOW We turn to social media services to stay connected more and more each day. But even with hordes of devoted followers, how do these social sites manage to turn a profit? SOCIAL SITES MAKE MONEY Here's a quick look at which revenue streams help major social networking companies go from social service to successful business. ADS - WEB APPS - O PAYING CUSTOMERS - MOBILE APPS - AFFILIATES - O SU twitter BuzzFeeD Scvngr foursquare facebook. yelp You Tube Google Ophotobucket SVPPLY gr SOUNDCLOUD xanga vimeo flickr dribbble Spotify * reddit classmates.com okcupid Linked in CouchSurfing Meetup tumblr. Etsy According to CrunchBase.com, there are more than 2,000 social networks today. SOCIAL SITE STATISTICS ONLY A TOTAL OF ONLY 7* 77* 10 Derive Significant Revenue From Ads Have Diverse Are Pursuing New Revenue Channels Revenue Channels MARKETING AGENCIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA % THAT PLAN TO SPEND MORE ON SOCIAL 71* 77* IN 2012 IN 2013 89* 37* SEE 2013 AS THE YEAR SOCIAL 'BREAKS THROUGH' SEE EXPERIMENTATION AS A PERMANENT PART OF SOCIAL While the ad-based revenue stream is very saturated, there is still an incredible amount of growth expected. As social media sites gather and refine information about consumers, opportunities to increase profits will flourish. ontir Brought to you by: USBundles.com Sources: Pivotcon, TechCrunch, Mashable, CNet HOW We turn to social media services to stay connected more and more each day. But even with hordes of devoted followers, how do these social sites manage to turn a profit? SOCIAL SITES MAKE MONEY Here's a quick look at which revenue streams help major social networking companies go from social service to successful business. ADS - WEB APPS - O PAYING CUSTOMERS - MOBILE APPS - AFFILIATES - O SU twitter BuzzFeeD Scvngr foursquare facebook. yelp You Tube Google Ophotobucket SVPPLY gr SOUNDCLOUD xanga vimeo flickr dribbble Spotify * reddit classmates.com okcupid Linked in CouchSurfing Meetup tumblr. Etsy According to CrunchBase.com, there are more than 2,000 social networks today. SOCIAL SITE STATISTICS ONLY A TOTAL OF ONLY 7* 77* 10 Derive Significant Revenue From Ads Have Diverse Are Pursuing New Revenue Channels Revenue Channels MARKETING AGENCIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA % THAT PLAN TO SPEND MORE ON SOCIAL 71* 77* IN 2012 IN 2013 89* 37* SEE 2013 AS THE YEAR SOCIAL 'BREAKS THROUGH' SEE EXPERIMENTATION AS A PERMANENT PART OF SOCIAL While the ad-based revenue stream is very saturated, there is still an incredible amount of growth expected. As social media sites gather and refine information about consumers, opportunities to increase profits will flourish. ontir Brought to you by: USBundles.com Sources: Pivotcon, TechCrunch, Mashable, CNet HOW We turn to social media services to stay connected more and more each day. But even with hordes of devoted followers, how do these social sites manage to turn a profit? SOCIAL SITES MAKE MONEY Here's a quick look at which revenue streams help major social networking companies go from social service to successful business. ADS - WEB APPS - O PAYING CUSTOMERS - MOBILE APPS - AFFILIATES - O SU twitter BuzzFeeD Scvngr foursquare facebook. yelp You Tube Google Ophotobucket SVPPLY gr SOUNDCLOUD xanga vimeo flickr dribbble Spotify * reddit classmates.com okcupid Linked in CouchSurfing Meetup tumblr. Etsy According to CrunchBase.com, there are more than 2,000 social networks today. SOCIAL SITE STATISTICS ONLY A TOTAL OF ONLY 7* 77* 10 Derive Significant Revenue From Ads Have Diverse Are Pursuing New Revenue Channels Revenue Channels MARKETING AGENCIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA % THAT PLAN TO SPEND MORE ON SOCIAL 71* 77* IN 2012 IN 2013 89* 37* SEE 2013 AS THE YEAR SOCIAL 'BREAKS THROUGH' SEE EXPERIMENTATION AS A PERMANENT PART OF SOCIAL While the ad-based revenue stream is very saturated, there is still an incredible amount of growth expected. As social media sites gather and refine information about consumers, opportunities to increase profits will flourish. ontir Brought to you by: USBundles.com Sources: Pivotcon, TechCrunch, Mashable, CNet HOW We turn to social media services to stay connected more and more each day. But even with hordes of devoted followers, how do these social sites manage to turn a profit? SOCIAL SITES MAKE MONEY Here's a quick look at which revenue streams help major social networking companies go from social service to successful business. ADS - WEB APPS - O PAYING CUSTOMERS - MOBILE APPS - AFFILIATES - O SU twitter BuzzFeeD Scvngr foursquare facebook. yelp You Tube Google Ophotobucket SVPPLY gr SOUNDCLOUD xanga vimeo flickr dribbble Spotify * reddit classmates.com okcupid Linked in CouchSurfing Meetup tumblr. Etsy According to CrunchBase.com, there are more than 2,000 social networks today. SOCIAL SITE STATISTICS ONLY A TOTAL OF ONLY 7* 77* 10 Derive Significant Revenue From Ads Have Diverse Are Pursuing New Revenue Channels Revenue Channels MARKETING AGENCIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA % THAT PLAN TO SPEND MORE ON SOCIAL 71* 77* IN 2012 IN 2013 89* 37* SEE 2013 AS THE YEAR SOCIAL 'BREAKS THROUGH' SEE EXPERIMENTATION AS A PERMANENT PART OF SOCIAL While the ad-based revenue stream is very saturated, there is still an incredible amount of growth expected. As social media sites gather and refine information about consumers, opportunities to increase profits will flourish. ontir Brought to you by: USBundles.com Sources: Pivotcon, TechCrunch, Mashable, CNet HOW We turn to social media services to stay connected more and more each day. But even with hordes of devoted followers, how do these social sites manage to turn a profit? SOCIAL SITES MAKE MONEY Here's a quick look at which revenue streams help major social networking companies go from social service to successful business. ADS - WEB APPS - O PAYING CUSTOMERS - MOBILE APPS - AFFILIATES - O SU twitter BuzzFeeD Scvngr foursquare facebook. yelp You Tube Google Ophotobucket SVPPLY gr SOUNDCLOUD xanga vimeo flickr dribbble Spotify * reddit classmates.com okcupid Linked in CouchSurfing Meetup tumblr. Etsy According to CrunchBase.com, there are more than 2,000 social networks today. SOCIAL SITE STATISTICS ONLY A TOTAL OF ONLY 7* 77* 10 Derive Significant Revenue From Ads Have Diverse Are Pursuing New Revenue Channels Revenue Channels MARKETING AGENCIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA % THAT PLAN TO SPEND MORE ON SOCIAL 71* 77* IN 2012 IN 2013 89* 37* SEE 2013 AS THE YEAR SOCIAL 'BREAKS THROUGH' SEE EXPERIMENTATION AS A PERMANENT PART OF SOCIAL While the ad-based revenue stream is very saturated, there is still an incredible amount of growth expected. As social media sites gather and refine information about consumers, opportunities to increase profits will flourish. ontir Brought to you by: USBundles.com Sources: Pivotcon, TechCrunch, Mashable, CNet