Social media is today’s version of the gossip chain. In the old days, one neighbor with too much time on her hands called another neighbor with too much time on her hands, and before you could blink, the whole town knew what everyone else was up to. Now, all of the people with no spare time on their hands are in on the chain too, because the Internet offers fast and easy communication options. And these people could be talking about your business, if you’d just get in on the chain.
Take an inventory of your friends and acquaintances. Who uses Facebook 24/7? Who blogs and visits other blogs? Who Twitters all the time? Who emails you with a YouTube video every day? All of that social media use could be advertising your business, as soon as you get started.
There are many successful ways for a company to use social media. Here are just a few popular ideas:
1. Make a Facebook page. It’s free way, gives you an online presence, and gets people interested in your website, starting that all-important conversion process. All your fans will post a link to your fan page on their personal wall, their friends will see the posted link, and you didn’t even have to try to advertise.
2. Use Twitter. You can post quick messages to capture someone’s interest and direct them to your site. You can make a brief advertisement, post product reviews, and tell interesting stories about what your service has done for your customers. Catch the reader’s interest in the “first chapter,” and they might read the whole “book” – your website.
3. Post videos on YouTube. These videos can be anything related to your business. Make a commercial. Show real-life footage of a product user. Interview customers. Show a funny video that has something to do with your product. A particular video might not be designed as an advertisement, but it can catch someone’s interest.
With just a click of the mouse, social media can spotlight your business. Once you’ve captured someone’s interest, follow up in a timely way. Check your sites frequently for questions to answer and complaints to resolve. People want two results from social media: the quick solutions of the Internet combined with building old-fashioned trust in your business. Use social media to boost your business. You know how important networking is to your company. Don’t miss the huge potential in networking online.
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