it is not the quantity that matters it is the quality. also how much time do you have to spend on the computer each day. No one has enough hours in a day or week for that matter to be a member of too many Sites.

Answered by bjantiques at Oct 27, 2010 05:07 PM

Hi Cheryl, i agree with bjantiques. I used to belong to alot of social networks, it becomes an impossible task to keep up with all your contacts. I cut that down to three, APSense being my top one where i spend most my time, seeing that i can do everything i need to do right here. That may differ from person to person, you must find the community you connect with the best.

Answered by dawie76 at Oct 27, 2010 05:28 PM

I agree with Dawie, no more than three active ones. I have several others I drop by, but to really get the benefit you need to be active.

Answered by oldbuddy at Oct 27, 2010 08:50 PM

Hi Cosmic I've been working social networks for several years. I started with Yahoo groups, through Ryze, DirectMatches, and the current ones; Apsense, Tobri, Sweeva, etc. Apsense has every feature I can think of, all free. Upgrading enhances the quantity of features. One from some time ago also was free, but very limited. I stop in at each of several every couple of days. I actively work Apsense and Sweeva. I am picking up a third to actively work. Keep in mind that time spent in social networking is time taken from somewhere else. I also do traffic and am learning to blog. I'm also actively working a new one to me, TEAM building. Are you online full-time or part-time? That also makes a difference. Do you have an income goal?

Answered by alamoshopper at Oct 27, 2010 09:02 PM

All of the answers provided have merit. There is another issue to consider and that is what it is you are trying to do. If you do the social networks just to be social then by all means go nuts. If on the other hand you are using social networks for business purposes, such as to develop a "downline", a group of followers for an opportunity or to develop ties to nurture a business relationship with, you should develop a plan and work it like a business plan. For example, on a piece of paper, lol as if people still use that, in a word document develop a generic profile of yourself. Write everything you can about yourself. Then after you have dome that, take excerpts and create a generic business profile. Finally, create a generic social type profile. Now when you join a social network you have a ready made profile you can upload instantly. If you have one main website try to include it in all your profiles so you develop backlinks. After you have done this set up a blog. If you do not have a website you can get a free blog from either blogger.com or wordpress.com In your blog use one of your ready made profiles. Now whenever you get the inkling you can visit one or more of your social networks, read some post and interact. Use the little tools made available like the one right here above labeled bookmark. The beauty of these "apps" is that you can write an article, comments, or post a blog on one place and using that it will post it to all the social networks you belong to. So you see, it depends on your purposes. I hope this helped you, rethinking this has sure helped me. Now excuse me while I use the little app to spread this throughout my "network".

Answered by gilbertocintron at Oct 27, 2010 09:49 PM

I would have to say this is as individual as each of us is. Personally, I have not reached that decision, as things are ever-changing.

Answered by pearson6 at Oct 28, 2010 12:00 AM

In order to establish oneself online I would say maybe three, personally I use Swom, Apsense and IM Faceplate. I belong to some others but these are my main focus. What is nice is that I see familiar faces on all three and it's cool.

Answered by caroljbs at Oct 28, 2010 12:37 AM

It is very difficult to handle more than 3 or 4, but some people do more... Do what your comfortable with and remember quality content is what matters!

Answered by xangette at Oct 28, 2010 08:26 AM

I think it doesnt really matter some of the people u know might be on all of them i like to be updated so i would have to say it doesnt matter

Answered by princessa200145 at Oct 28, 2010 02:16 PM

I'm glad that Dawie said 3, because that's the conclusion I've reached recently. I believe the sites' features should complete each other. I'm at Kooiii. Some people will say that I'm biased since I'm an admin there. But I was a very active member before that. Kooiii's future as a world class search engine is for me the right place to be. And all the other concepts about Kooiii are too numerous to describe. IMfaceplate is IMHO the best place for someone to see in one look what kind of marketer you are and what you promote. I kept my favorite for last, you guessed it : ApSense. There's no words to describe how awesome ApSense is, for building relationships, for building credibility, to fight spam and actually be helped by the owners and admins, and of course the many many ways to promote.

Answered by phmoisan at Oct 28, 2010 02:25 PM

@gilbertocintron, that's an awesome answer. I've always wondered where to draw the line between building relationships and selling my stuff. You've given me food for thought. I don't like sites where you get points just by posting "hi" 300 times a day. I copied your answer for future reference. Thanks a lot !

Answered by phmoisan at Oct 28, 2010 02:40 PM

None at all... you can be sucessful without being on any social network

Answered by synbitz at Oct 28, 2010 05:59 PM

It is not a question of how many but the more important thing is how much time do you have but again what is the point of having too many while you can do with just a couple network so as to concentrate and interact to the fullest and gain good result..

Answered by kkinabalu at Oct 29, 2010 05:13 AM

Yes i agree that it depends on the quality. and if you have lots of social network for sure you can't visit them regularly.

Answered by malouisa at Oct 29, 2010 07:28 AM

i would have to say about 3 sites is the most i can keep up with , any more than that and im not giving as much time as i should to them .

Answered by vidkid at Oct 29, 2010 12:05 PM

You are 100% correct bjhantiques. It is not the quantity but the quality that is important. It also depends on the time you have to spend on social sites. I am doing three at the moment and it takes all of my spare time to keep up with them due to my busy schedule. I would suggest you start with three and join more as time permits. I am fairly new here but plan to spend as much time as possible learning about this great site!

Answered by allowedtoroam at Oct 29, 2010 03:45 PM

yes agree with the first comment. its not quantity its quality that your looking for. only do as much as you can handle. you'll end up with the best results.

Answered by globaltechfirm at Oct 30, 2010 03:53 PM

I'm currently a member of 6 or7 social networking sites... 3 for me is the limit of my time, in terms of being effective and active enough to make the network beneficial.. I actually rate each network by it;s over-all effectiveness... Apsense is looking like the one to watch... Swom is great also...

Answered by grgryosborne at Oct 30, 2010 08:10 PM