Social Media for Business: Choose YOUR Best Platform!
Using social media for business?
Uncertain where to focus your efforts?
When you’ve got a limited budget and staff (like $0 and 1 person 😉 ), you need to plan wisely.
Social media planning starts with where to be social.
This infographic from Salesforce will help you pick the right social platform to grow your sales!
Via Salesforce
How to Choose the Best Social Media Site for Your Business
With nearly 2 billion monthly visitors, Facebook is by far the largest social networking site.
That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best for business.
People are on Facebook primarily to connect with friends and family. Facebook knows this, and has said that business page posts that aren’t being shared by fans will be at a distinct disadvantage for getting organic reach.
Facebook does offer some incredibly targeted advertising opportunities, so if you can spend on advertising, you can succeed on Facebook.
More on Facebook:
Facebook for Small Business: Are You Wasting Your Time?
How to Create Facebook Content Fans Love to Share (a must!)
How Facebook Marketing is Changing in 2016 [infographic]
Twitter is the second most popular social networking site with 310,000,000 monthly visitors.
Twitter thrives on topical and timely conversations. The tweet stream moves fast. Tweet up to once per hour to increase your visibility.
Images help you stand out on Twitter:
Use Twitter Images and Double Your Engagement!
How to Schedule Tweets with Images in 5 Minutes a Week
With 100,000,000 monthly visitors and a long “shelf life” for Pins, Pinterest is a major player in driving blog traffic.
If you blog, can create visual content, and/or market to women, you really should make use of Pinterest!
More help with Pinterest:
How to Get Followers on Pinterest: 5 Easy Steps for Newbies
11 Steps to Rock Your Pinterest Strategy! Infographic
How to Pump Up Your Pinterest Revenue: Infographic
Instagram recently reached 500,00,000 monthly visitors. I’ve found Instagram to be the easiest site to gain traction on.
Hashtags rule on IG! Be sure to get my FREE hashtag guide. You’ll find it in this post:
How to Use Hashtags on Instagram for Explosive Growth
The four above are my best platforms. Check the infographic for advice on:
- YouTube
- Meerkat
- Periscope
- Snapchat
- Vimeo
- Vine
For more infographics on selecting social media sites:
What Social Media Sites Are Best for Business? Infographic
Social Media Sites: Which Is Best For You? [infographic]
I’ve got so much more coming on this topic, including an amazing 2017 Social Media Planner! Stay tuned… subscribe below. Use this button if you’d like the 2 free guides.
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I hope this info has helped you choose the best social media for business!
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