| What is marketing on Facebook all about? What sort of opportunities are available there? What can one expect to gain once a campaign is complete? The truth is that the sky is the limit, and only your knowledge will hold you back. Read this article to learn all you can before you begin. If you do not have time in the day to maintain a Facebook page, you should get someone else to do it. People will notice if your messages become to brief and start to lack substance. It is perfectly acceptable to have someone else run the page while you work on other aspects of the business. Use images wherever you can on your Facebook page and posts. This is a very visual social media platform, much more so than Twitter or LinkedIn. Perhaps only Pinterest is more visual in nature. Because of this, to get the most value out of your Facebook marketing, you need to have an image strategy. It'll help you succeed. There is nothing wrong with posting links to content on your website from Facebook. People think that Facebook fans want to stay on Facebook all day - this is a myth. In fact, they're quite happy to visit your site as long as you offer them something of interest, so give it a try. People absolutely love pictures, so use them! Whether it be a fun infographic on how your product can save them time and/or money, or shots of your customers using the products themselves, a picture says a thousand words. Use the photos to create interactive posts, such as "can you guess what this is?" Let's get real - everyone loves to get free stuff! This is one of the most surefire ways to market on Facebook if you want a huge audience to see your campaign. To target customers, give away your own product so you know that those who receive it are those who would actually use it. Do not forget to run your postings through spell check if you have any concerns about the way they are written. You do not want people to be treated to content that is full of errors. Even if these mistakes are minor, many people will be turned off and they may unsubscribe. Don't think of your fans as numbers. That's a big no-no in Facebook marketing. You aren't collecting numbers, you are building brand champions. You are creating a community of people who love your company or brand. Treat them with the respect that they are due. These people can make a difference for your company. Try using a call-to-action graphic to convert visitors to your page into followers of your page. This will encourage people to "like" your page in order to receive some discount or content. When people come to your page, all they see is "like our page for more info", then after they like the page, they can see the content. When your campaigns are failing, you may question what went wrong, but it's often a lack of education which holds you back. Thankfully, you read this article and now have a thorough understanding of how to market correctly on Facebook. This means that your next campaign should be a profitable one. |
