Nowadays, with the popularity of social media, it is no wonder why businesses are using Facebook to market their services or products. But, in order for this method to be effective, you need to know how to use it properly. The following article will teach you everything you need to know about Facebook marketing.
Update your Facebook page regularly. Do not hesitate to post a new update every morning if you find that your subscribers check Facebook at least once a day. If your subscribers are not likely to check Facebook very often, share a weekly update to avoid flooding them with too many updates.
Consider surfing Facebook as your company instead of yourself. When you’re on your page, you have the opportunity to check out Facebook as the page itself. Do this and like pages which you think have a similar fan base, and then comment on those pages as well to get your name out to an expanded audience.
Facebook marketing involves making sure your page is memorable to users. Add colors and pictures to your page. This will attract more users.
Add Facebook sharing buttons on your website. Most blog platforms will automatically integrate these elements but you can easily find the code needed to add these buttons by visiting your Facebook settings. These buttons are a great way to encourage your readers to share your content while reminding them about your Facebook campaign.
Offer a reward for someone liking your page. Having a lot of likes brings attention to your page. Think about a good reward to offer when someone likes your page. Whether it is an individual gift or the chance to go into a draw, it will create excitement. If they want the item you’re giving away, they won’t mind subscribing to your page.
Connect your Twitter account to your Facebook page. This will help you streamline your posts to both social media accounts. When you post on Twitter, your post is also posted simultaneously on your Facebook page as well. This saves you the time and effort of signing onto both sites to make one post.
Use photos in every Facebook update that you do. People love looking at photos on Facebook. The more visual a post is, the better chance it has of actually becoming a bit viral. So don’t let any opportunity to get visual pass you by, even if your trying to get a post out quickly. Take the time to make it visually great.
When you post something, one of your intentions should be to elicit responses from your community. Therefore, think about each post and figure out how to phrase things so that people will want to comment on what you have to say. Explicitly asking for opinions is one of the best ways to do this.
Add pictures to your profile page. People love pictures and it really is true that a picture is worth a thousand words. When your fans can see what you have to offer, your customers with your products or services, or what you stand for, they will feel more of a connection to your company.
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.
If you blog, Facebook can help you get the word out when you put up new content. Simply write up a post and direct people to visit it. Fans may forget to check your blog regularly, and a reminder when new content is up could be just what they need to take a look at it.
Be creative in your Facebook posting. People hang out on Facebook because it’s fun and often very creative. If your posts tend to be pretty boring and announcement oriented, then your missing what makes Facebook so great! It’ll be tough to gather fans with this type of posting. Instead, get your creative juices flowing and come up with quality posts.
Do not place any images on the cover of your page that are not good quality and/or are not relevant to your business. You may see a nice picture that you think people will love, but it won’t make any sense to post it if it has nothing to do with what you are selling.
Vary the timing of your posts to see when you get the most likes or comments. For instance, a lot of people are on social media sites late at night, after ten. Your post may get more visibility if it goes up then. And, if you don’t want to be doing work related tasks that late at night, you can always take advantage of the scheduling feature that Facebook offers and write the post during the day.
Create contests on your facebook page that get people involved and interested in your product or service. For instance, you could have users posts videos of themselves using one of your products. After the contest is over, then you can pick out the winner.
So, you have at last finished your Facebook page that highlights all the great features of your unique brand. Even if you have created a fantastic page, you will not be successful if people aren’t aware of your existence. To generate traffic to your page, current marketing campaign, or latest product take advantage of Facebook Ads and Sponsored Stories.
Visitors should be able to identify the theme of your Facebook page right away. Choose a profile picture and a cover page related to your theme and write a short but efficient description of your brand on your profile page. This is very important if your brand is not recognizable yet.
As the beginning of this piece discussed, social media has become increasing popular, which makes it a great tool to market one’s products or services. However, it does take some knowledge to ensure you are using this marketing properly. By using the tips above, Facebook marketing will prove to be your best friend!