Be Smart About Social Media Marketing. Start With These Tips

Posted by Hadraj Youssef On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 0 Comments
By Gary Pettit


You can effectively make contacts and strengthen professional relationships by using social media marketing techniques. By starting now, you can make the most out of this opportunity while it is still new. This article has some tips to make social media work for you.

Use lists as much as possible. People love lists because they are easy to read and easy to pass on to their friends. When you produce blogs or articles with lists, those who find the information you provide useful are more likely to pass the link onto others via Facebook, Twitter, or another social networking site.

Make sure your blog is always kept up to date with useful info. If you blog is interesting and helpful, followers will be more likely to continue reading it. Also post any other important news, such as new locations, special closing, change in hours, etc. - don't forget to add them to your blog.

Twitter allows you to set your account so that any blog posts will be tweeted automatically. You may also choose a few bloggers that can post high-quality content and updates that include links to their written posts. They will enjoy the exposure, and the followers of your posts will enjoy the great content you provide.

YouTube has a huge and active user base and you need to be involved in it for successful social media marketing. Posting videos is a great way to get users involved, but you also have to be involved in the larger community as a whole. Posting comments and talking about other videos related to your industry will attract new users to your profile.

You should find different ways to interact with customers on a personal, as well as professional, level. Leave them comments on their Facebook status or blog post if you feel that this is appropriate. This does not mean jumping in on a personal exchange, but it should be aimed at issues that are relevant to your product or service.

It is imperative that you proofread anything before you add it to your Facebook page, or post it through Twitter. Your work needs to be professional--it can't be full of typos and should be written in standard English instead of "netspeak." A modest amount of abbreviation may be necessary when it comes to Twitter, but exercise some restraint. Make sure your content is concise but attractive.

Use the questions and answer feature of LinkedIn. LinkedIn's Q&A works like a large discussion forum: look up questions related to your products or industry and write useful answers to them. You could also post a link to one of your articles if you do not have time to write something.

Hold an online contest or sweepstakes with appealing prizes and use social media to let people know about it. People love getting something for free and will quickly sign-up, follow or friend you to get a shot at winning. Make sure you let everyone know who won. This will give you more advertising, and will make you look more credible.

It is actually shown that the majority of readers will check out your material during business hours on weekdays! Everyone gets a few moments to slack off at work, take advantage of this knowledge. You can use software to schedule when a post will appear so you can update your status when your readers are online.

Social media marketing is an opportunity that many businesses are still failing to exploit. Stay ahead of your competition by using the tips that you've just learned to successfully market your business on social sites.




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