duminică, 10 august 2014

Social Media Marketing: Get Attention And Grow

By Roger Bacon


If you don't know what social media marketing is, your first step should be to spend some time on Facebook and Twitter. Once you understand what these sites are all about, you can begin the journey to getting your business in line with them. This is going to be very important for your business if you want to expand in the future.

If using social media, let all current customers know. Many social media sites will alert all of the follower's connections that they have begun following a new company or person. This form of advertising is free and accessible to a broad range of people. It is also more valuable than ordinary advertising since it's a referral.

Always remain positive when marketing via social media. People like to be around others and things that make them feel good. Bad mouthing others or making negative statements can lead to others viewing your product or service negatively. Be sure to keep this in mind on your personal page as well if you have one.

Think about creating a guest blog on your site where you let a popular niche blogger come in and write. Consider doing something similar on another site. Either way, readership will increase. Be sure that part of the guest blogging contract involves the blog owner linking back to your own site. You should allow all guest bloggers to post their own links on your blog as well. The other blogger's readers are probably going to come and check you out.

You have to be patient when trying to build a social media presence. It is extremely unlikely that you will have thousands of followers on your first days. Though not entirely unheard of, you probably cannot produce a viral posting right away. Provide good content, frequently update your page and interact with your visitors and in good time you will gain a substantial following.

Connect your blog to Linkedin by putting a share button at the top of the page. Because of its nature, Linkedin has users who are generally people with influence who have higher incomes, meaning plenty of potential customers with money to spend on your products and services. With more than 100 million people using Linkedin, it is a great opportunity using social media to market your business without spending a dime.

Think about creating a guest blog on your site where you let a popular niche blogger come in and write. Consider doing something similar on another site. Either way, you can generate more traffic. When you use guest blogging as a technique, make sure you also link back also to your site. On the same token, allow your own guest bloggers the same courtesy. You will likely get more visits to your blog and your site doing this.

If you are using social media, be patient. People must trust you and your business. Relax and try to gain the trust of one person at a time. Soon you will have many followers and new customers.

Having your business set up online with social media is becoming an essential for all businesses. If you haven't done it already, this article has shown you how you can become part of this online world. Your business can see a lot of increase in interest and sales just by using this one marketing trick.




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