Promoting Your Business on Facebook
Social networking sites are one of the most recent and powerful marketing tools for businesses today. As Facebook has the largest network of users, it would be foolish to ignore its potential.
Promoting your business on Facebook is not at all difficult. Not only is it relatively quick to set up an account, it’s also free. Do you really want to miss out on the opportunity to market your products and services with free advertising?
When you first set up your business page on Facebook, use your company name. This will make sure your page is optimized for the major search engines. The platform for businesses is now called “pages.” Once you’ve activated the page, it’s just a case of promoting your business. On Facebook, like many other social media sites, the process of showing potential customers what you’re all about is as simple as creating a brief description of your products or services. Then you can add any images that are relevant to your business. This is great for product images or a portfolio of work, for example.
On your main page, links can be added to connect users to your business website, blog, or literally anywhere on the internet that will help users find out more about your business. Any link that makes their experience of your Facebook page more interesting, entertaining, or informative is more likely to make them a fan, return to your page in the future, and even promote your page to their friends and associates. As well as providing links on this page, you should link to your Facebook page from your main website and other relevant platforms.
If you’re serious about promoting your business on Facebook, you must be willing to spend some time updating the page from time to time. Try to visit your page at least once a week to post new information about your business, advertise special offers, and respond to any feedback you’ve received. In the news section, Facebook can inform all your page members of new information that appears on your page. Anything that makes potential customers aware of new products, services, or special offers can be included on the “wall” section of your page.
Using this huge platform, you can still be selective about promoting your business. On Facebook, it’s relatively simple to target your primary audience. The first step is to simply invite people to join your page. Start with family, friends, and business associates, and then think about who your ideal customer would be. Once you’ve decided, you need to target the necessary people and organizations that could benefit your business in the long run. They may be members of a Facebook group that is somehow related to your business, or a separate blog could have potential customers. When you come across “useful” members, invite some of them to join your page by leaving links.
The trick to successfully promoting your business on Facebook is to explore as many avenues as possible. There are so many extra features to discover as you experience Facebook. For example, instead of only having one business page, it’s a good idea to form a community page and group page based around your business to expand your potential audience. You can also create relatively cheap Facebook ads that are only seen by your target audience.
Facebook, like other social media sites, enables companies to present a more “human” side to people. But it will only work for your business if you try to stay connected with the audience you are reaching out to. Join the online community with enthusiasm and it could be lucrative to your business in the long run. Just remember not to push your business too much – there’s a fine line between being helpful and being annoying. If you do it well, Facebook is a great way to gain new customers, keep present customers updated, and market new business products and offers. With a simple and free marketing tool at your fingertips, can you afford to ignore it?