Saturday, February 22, 2014

What Are The Benefits Of Using Facebook Marketing?

By Estrella Plahs


Lots of people use Facebook as a means of passing the time. But, when used for marketing purposes, Facebook can be used a great way to spend your time. Tons of people are on Facebook every day. If you are able to reach out to those people then the results will be amazing. Learn how below.

All content on your site should be easy to Like and Share on Facebook. It should also appear in shortened form with a link on your Facebook wall. If people are able to share your content with their followers, you'll find that your reach begins to expand exponentially, and so will your profits. Facebook Offers is a great tool for running contests or giving away free products through your website. Set up your offer and switch it to Promoted Post via your Wall. You can promote it outside your fan base if you feel it is a great offer.

If you're having trouble gaining followers, you can offer a sweepstakes in return for their "Like". Just place the sweepstakes in a tab on your company's page and have them fill it out with their email address, specifying that only those who Like your page will be eligible for the contest.

Never rely on anyone else's advice as to when the best time for updating your page is. While a non-profit may find people are more charitable on the weekend, that doesn't mean your customers aren't actually checking out your page at work. Do your own research to figure out when you should be posting.

If you do not have time in the day to maintain a Facebook page, you should get someone else to do it. People will notice if your messages become to brief and start to lack substance. It is perfectly acceptable to have someone else run the page while you work on other aspects of the business.

Share other content from other platforms on your Facebook page. Does your business have a website? A blog? A YouTube channel? Any time you upload new content related to your business, make sure it shows up on your Facebook Page as well. People are much more likely to be visiting Facebook the day you upload a new video than they are to be visiting your business's YouTube channel.

Cross-promote your Facebook page among the other social media sites in which you are active. Social media is much more than just Facebook, so make sure those on other networks are aware of your presence on the other social media networks. They may not realize that there's a big conversation going on where they can get more involved!

Make listening your main thing. This life lesson is really important on Facebook too. People don't want to be talked at. They want to be talked to. That means hearing them and responding based off of the conversation. The better listener you are on Facebook, the more fans that you'll make.

Turn your Facebook experience into a rewarding and profitable one instead of a pointless waste of time. Understand that Facebook is an incredible marketing tool that you can utilize. You will accomplish incredible things if you take what you have learned and use it.




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