How to build your own contemporary Social Network? - Halkwinds

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How to build your own contemporary Social Network?

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A Basic But Billion Question, What Is A Social
Network?

• To put it simply, it means connecting to your
  friends, family, colleagues, customers, or
  clients through internet-based social media
  sites. It consists of people that share similar
  interests like yours.Building a social network
  online can also mean gaining an audience for a
  social purpose, a business purpose, or both.The
  most common networking sites include platforms
  like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn,
  Pinterest, etc.Despite the never-ending
  competition, Facebook still holds the first
  position with over two billion users. It remains
  the largest and most popular platform.

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How To Build A Contemporary Social Networking
Platform?
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Since the creation of Facebook, the social media
industry has been booming. The popular networking
platforms provide users with everything they
want, including dating, job hunting, professional
communication, online shopping, and whatnot.In
today's world when everything is happening
digitally, people definitely need these
resources.But before understanding the complex
yet the remunerative process of developing your
own social networking site let's understand it's
types and features.
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• Types of social networking sites
• Social Networks
• Educational Platforms
• Scientific and Academic Communities
• Entertaining Websites
• Professional Platforms
• Corporate Resources
• Information Websites
• Dating resources

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All of these different networking sites have
varied target audiences and a different
purpose.For example, Entertainment can be found
on social networking sites like Instagram but
entertainment media is solely made to provide you
with quality entertainment content.
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Must-Have Features

• A good quality site should consider the following
  features in order to be user friendly
• Easy onboarding
• Creation of Profile
• Allowing users to easily find people, groups,
  brands or communities
• Allowing the user to add or follow the people
  they like, to be able to read the content they
  are interested in
• Chat options, allowing to send or receive a
  message
• Push notifications
• File transfer
• Analytical tools to keep track of the performance
  of their business

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Phases Of Development
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Ideation

• Big projects start from an idea. It must have
  value and be unique and must stand out among
  other similar projects. You should have unique
  features, promotion actions, pleasant bonuses,
  loyalty programs, and similar specialties to
  fascinate the visitors and attract more
  business.You should also decide beforehand, a
  lot of things like the category/type of social
  networking site it fits in and how and what you
  should name it so that it steals the show and so
  on.

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Research

• Google can be your strong starting point to
  collect and analyze the demographics and
  psychographics of a variety of people. Online
  research might be time-consuming but its
  reliable and simple.Another way is to prepare a
  demo version of your social media that you can
  test on real people. This process will involve
  arranging test users, preparing various interview
  questions, and providing testing equipment. This
  can be time-consuming and costly.

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The Choice Of Networking Services Technology

• You can either choose to build a site from
  scratch or you can choose to take the easier road
  of choosing from the templates.Facebook is
  based on React and Twitter rides on Ruby Rails.
  There are other javascript frameworks like
  Angular JS and VueJS, that you can explore to
  base your new social network on.If you aim to
  achieve maximum results, the road not taken is
  always the best. While you choose to make your
  websites with your unique ideas, you make a
  better choice for long-run success.

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Social Network Design

• How to design a social network that will be
  user-friendly and functional?Design plays a big
  role. It should not be flashy or dull. We suggest
  you keep it minimal and simple. The reason behind
  this is that the users want to feel connected and
  you cannot make them feel so by making the
  website all about you.One thing that most of
  the popular networking apps have in common is a
  user-oriented design and ease of use. In
  addition, the first page should have a
  call-to-action, so you can get more signed up
  users.

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Social Network Web Development

• We've reached a crucial point now, for all of
  this process was about, the site development.
  This step deals with the type of technology to be
  used for making the site. They can be divided
  into two types ready to customize and deploy CMS
  and frameworks.And again, you may consider the
  necessity to hire a professional team with
  all-round experience for a reliable development,
  capable of scaling as users grow.

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Testing

• After the completion of the development, it is
  necessary to check the social network. You have
  to make sure everything works as it should and
  that, there are no bugs in the code, failures
  when the resource is running, etc.We recommend
  you to hire a professional team if you are not
  willing to witness any unpleasant surprises in
  the future.

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Commissioning

• Were not done yet. If testing says that design
  and code are ready to deploy then we bring the
  database and APIs to life.
• There are a number of hosting platforms to choose
  from according to the specifics of your project.
  This step is related to future scaling options of
  your social network.
• After your project has been launched, it's time
  to load and configure it before it goes out.
• Run your analytic tool configuration, and you are
  ready for one last final testing!

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Monetization

• If youre considering options to develop a social
  network website, youre definitely planning to
  make money on your platform. It's time to combine
  your passion with earning money.
• The most common way to monetize is to advertise
  on your platform. It can be either context
  advertisements or banners
• Affiliate marketing consists of collaboration
  with companies and influencers via affiliate
  programs
• Selling products - physical or digital
• Providing freelance services
• Event organization with fees

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Marketing

• Aggressive marketing is essential while breaking
  into a saturated and established market. Announce
  your platform and gradually increase the number
  of visitors as it is very important to conduct
  active advertising campaigns.In order to expand
  your target audience, your social media marketing
  strategy should be original and well-thought-out.

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Now That You Have A Platform How Do You Build A
Community
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Have you ever thought of building your own social
network? If the answer is yes, then youre in the
right place.Earlier networking looked like -
attending functions, shaking hands, talking about
your interests and swapping business cards.
Today, we do much more of our networking online,
and not everyone really knows how to go about
this. So, in the spirit of breaking through, here
are few secrets everyone should know about
building a social network.
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Be A Pro-Active Part Of A Community

• Enter the virtual world by getting yourself
  established on popular sites such as Facebook,
  Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, Tumblr,
  Reddit, YouTube, and Flickr etc. There are many
  such online communities that you can actively be
  involved in. For a head start, ask your pals or
  colleagues what social media they use.

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Do Your Homework

• By homework, we mean Research. The Internet is a
  blessing when it comes to information. There are
  a lot of available resources out there where you
  can gather and analyze psychographics,
  demographics, and behavioral habits of large
  masses of people. This research will help you
  find your target audience that has interests
  similar to yours.Find message boards or online
  communities that focus on one of your interests
  and add them freely.

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Be Vocal

• Once you find a network that suits you and your
  target audience, take time to comment, discuss or
  give polite opinions on the posts, blogs or
  articles they share.Start posting and sharing
  your views and knowledge that you have. This will
  get your audience's attention that you exist and
  also they will get to know who you are and what
  your interests and opinions are by your active
  participation.You can also read comments or
  posts of people having similar interests and can
  get to know them by sending an e-mail or a
  message or build a relationship by endorsing
  their business.

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Present Yourself Smartly

• Be active on the sites you choose! Actively stay
  connected through comments, e-mails, or by
  sharing a comment, photo, or article that
  interests you and that you think may interest
  others. Suggest ways that you can work together
  that will be of benefit to both of you and don't
  make yourself look like you're trying to sell
  them something.

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Invite People To Connect Online, In An Offline Way

• Throw parties, attend weddings, funerals and
  parties that you are invited to.Attend summits,
  festivals, conferences, expositions, and fairs
  and actively participate by things like
  introducing yourself and asking questions at the
  panels.

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Work Your Network

• Once you have successfully built your online
  community, try to stay as connected as possible
  by helping people if they need help and similarly
  you can also openly ask for help. For instance,
  if you are looking for a job, post about it
  freely, forward your resume and talk to people
  about their networks.

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Social networks are the most promising direction
among startups. Developing one of your own is a
process that yields long-term and sustaining
profits.The number of active users on Facebook
is decreasing. People are constantly looking for
alternative solutions and are ready to try new
platforms.We are one of the finest in the
industry when it comes to delivering very
intricate and featured packed solutions for our
clients. Our recent success was a social network
targeted and tailored for European and North
American audiences.Get in touch with us if
youre looking to build the next Facebook. )
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TLDR

• Research and ideate
• Identify a disruptive element to stand out
• Find development partners who can help you build
  a social media app
• Define scope and allocate resources
• Zero in of tech stack
• Get the development going
• As youre ready to launch deploy marketing in
  full force
• Get the word out
• Build a community, start with your own people
• See it grow

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