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Using Social Networking to Boost Your Business
| Guest post by: Rita Cartwright |
Article Overview: If you are starting a new business, using social networking is a great way to boost your business. Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter are the best known social networks to advertise your business. Majority of society are using social networking to influence potential clients to look at their business sites. Social networking is the new “black” in keeping in touch with the people around the world.
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Using Social Networking to Boost Your Business
If you are starting a new business, using social networking is a great way to boost your business. Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter are the best known social networks to advertise your business.
Majority of society are using social networking to influence potential clients to look at their business sites. When using social networks like Facebook, it's best to make a Facebook profile page (personal page) and then make a Facebook Page (fan page). The Facebook Page is a page that promotes your business and you can see how many people "like" what you are offering. You can control it just like a regular Facebook profile page by making status updates, and friends will be added when they "like" your fan page. It's the new "black" in keeping in touch with the people around the world. What's great about Facebook pages is they are FREE versus paying for a Facebook Ad. Facebook ads are pages where you are charged a certain fee each time someone visits your site (pay per click). When starting out, this is the type of page you do not want to rush into. You might want to save your money for other important business matters that may come up in the future. However, it is a marketing strategy you want to consider once your business is up and running
To start a Facebook page, you must already have a Facebook account. Log in and go to the quick start guide for a step by step process to creating a Facebook page.
The other social networks like MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn are also easy to set up and you can design them based upon your business. Keep your personal life separate from your business. It's advisable to have separate accounts for business and personal. You don't want to be judged based upon your personal life. In addition, constantly check to see who is commenting and visiting your site. You will want to respond to some of the comments that are left on your page. Visitors like to know that you are paying attention to what they have to say.
Consistently post a new stat about your business several times a day. A lot of people use the above-mentioned social networks; so, it's a way of being a few steps ahead. You never know who might visit your site at the result of you regularly posting something new about your business.
Using social networking to boost your business is one of the most efficient ways to spread your business offerings to the world.
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About the Author: Rita Cartwright RSS for Rita's articles - Visit Rita's website After Rita earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing, she was hired and trained by Sears to be a Sales Manager. She soon discovered retail sales was not for her. So, Rita decided to become an entrepreneur offering virtual assistant services. Since 2002, she has provided word processing services and other virtual assistant services to entrepreneurs and small business owners. During the past eight years, Rita has used various Internet marketing strategies to market her online business and discovered that she has a passion for Internet marketing. As a result, she decided to focus on offering Internet marketing services and recently, decided to change her business name to RJ's Internet Marketing Services in order to reflect the niche service offerings. Rita enjoys being an entrepreneur, as well as working with other entrepreneurs, especially, business and life coaches. She admires how they transform people's businesses and/or lives by helping them to become successful. Today, Rita is glad she didn't receive any job offers 10 years ago. She has been more successful at searching for clients as opposed to searching for employers. Click here to visit Rita's website   Working with a Virtual Assist |
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Re: How can a social networking site make serious money?
- Hi There,
It is quite interesting, that some Social Networking do produce an income. I think testimonials are always a benefit to share. See one below:
This Social Network has changed my life! Every night is a Friday night and everyday is a Saturday!! Because of it, I have been able to leave the workforce 10 years early.It has given me back my life.
Many of us would like to retire early. I am sure there are many more. The point is of focusing with great determination. The ongoing challenge is to stay focussed and not be sidetracked into a newer scheme or so. Also I have read, during this financial turmoil, more people turn to Social Networking for various reasons.
Marketing 2012
- I am interested in what works for you in 2012, Social Networking, Search Engine traffic, Blogs, Articles, Forums, what?
This is a quote from a 2009 Topic "Twitter, Social Networking, What is your Method?
From my experience, social networking traffic (Twitter included) also converts at a far lower rate than search engine traffic. Evan
Is this still true, or do you use something that gives us better returns and conversions
Re: Marketing 2012
- [quote="drdony":2y0daolc]I am interested in what works for you in 2012, Social Networking, Search Engine traffic, Blogs, Articles, Forums, what?
This is a quote from a 2009 Topic "Twitter, Social Networking, What is your Method?
From my experience, social networking traffic (Twitter included) also converts at a far lower rate than search engine traffic. Evan
Is this still true, or do you use something that gives us better returns and conversions[/quote:2y0daolc]
Great question Don! I'll create a video reply!
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- some more tips to drive traffic to blog or to promote a blog.
Squidoo Lens Creation
Hub Pages Creation
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syndication
blog commenting (other blogs)
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Re: UPDATES: New Campaign! New Layout! New Ideas!
- GT - thanks for the FYI - I'm not sure if we'll put a link back. Something to consider though!
Trent - the new category is "Social Network and Media" which was put in to compliment the Online Businesses category that currently exists.
Overall the new categories are:
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These came as a result of Ringo doing research on other forums and thinking about what could be improved on ours to give a better experience for everyone. I hope you enjoy them! David, I'm looking forward to reading your Brag / Rant!
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