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10 Social Media Tips
As business owners venture in to the scary world of managing their own Social Media campaigns, many are doing so blindly. A little bit of education goes a long way and we suggest following these 10 Social Media Marketing Tips to help you get started. There are endless ways to drive traffic to a website, increase brand awareness around the web, and engage with potential clients through Social Media Marketing. The ability to reach people in real time and target a relevant audience has never been easier.
10. Serve the community
Don't always be looking to serve yourself and your business, provide your followers with something that helps them that may not necessarily help you. Becoming a resource is the greatest step you can take to becoming trusted within your community. Spend time researching the other areas that your target market are interested in and provide helpful links and information.
9. Pass traffic to your website
From everywhere possible! Your main social Media Marketing goal should be passing traffic to your website. Remember that your own website is still your greatest sales tool. It has all your information and has the ability to keep people interested. Link from all YouTube videos, Flickr photos, business profiles, and anywhere else you can possibly imagine.
8. Use tools
There are a ton of third party tools for Social Networking websites, use them. They will help you stay organized and save time. Some of my favorites are:
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7. Find niche networks within your industry
There are Social Networks popping up everywhere. Many are specifically targeted to a particular niche. Find Social Networks within your niche and use them. The traffic may not be as high as Facebook and Twitter, but you can easily become a leader within smaller Networks.
6. Write, write, write
Set up a blog. Write until you can't write anymore. Hire a writer. Do something, anything to keep your content fresh and your readers interested. Don't just write for your blog, submit articles to sites like Squidoo, Associated Content, InfoBarrel, and HubPages.
5. Promote everywhere
Once you have finished writing, promote it everywhere. Pass traffic through all of your Social Networking accounts, submit your articles to Digg, Reddit, Mixx, etc. Promote everything you do on every single avenue possible. You never know which site could make your article a hit. Whether you get a ton of Retweets, hit the front page of Digg, or get lot's of Stumbles... if you're writing something of value, it will catch on somewhere.