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| Social media for business |
Using Social media is the cheapest way to promote your business and keep customers chatting about your business. Here are some quick and easy tips for using some of the most popular social networking sites — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, and LinkedIn — to help you promoting your business.
Facebook
Set up a business page on Facebook and post special offers to all those who Like your page. And frequently ask questions to your customers about what they like and dislike about your company’s offerings.
Twitter
Use Twitter to tweet interesting things about your business or products and provide a link to that product page on your site. Send out short tips via Twitter on how to use your services or products.
YouTube
Create a YouTube channel for your online business and regularly add fun and useful videos and then encourage customers to view and share your videos with others.
Launch a video contest: Ask customers to create short videos of how they use your product or service.
LinkedIn
Create a LinkedIn profile and add links to your website; update your profile with new links, product reviews, books, or articles that you're reading, or other information so that this information appears to all the people in your network. And make sure that you join LinkedIn groups that may be popular with many of your customers and frequently post questions or comments related to the products or services you offer
Google+
Create circles in your personal Google+ profile that are set up specifically for your customers, your vendors, and others interested in your brand.
Post interesting content to your customers and other business-related circles and encourage feedback or comments on the content.
Considering these kinds of social networks to promote your business will also help your company to save money because promotion through social networks is very cheap. read more
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