jeudi 27 février 2014

Useful Advice For Getting More Likes On Facebook

By Mollie Burton


Many business owners use social media effectively to promote their products and services. One of the major advantages of these services is they provide free advertising, and help to keep your brand visible. A crucial aspect of tapping into the power of social media is harnessing the 'like' - getting more likes on Facebook means appearing to be both popular and trusted, and this in turn attracts more customers and/or clients. Here is how to increase the number of thumbs up your business profile receives.

It may seem obvious, but ensuring that your business' profile is complete is important for ensuring that it is liked. If you give useful information about your product or services, and you include a gallery of appealing images, subscribers will have a reason to keep returning to the page.

Start-ups are often at a disadvantage, since more established brands are immediately recognizable. Make full use of your professional and personal contacts - ask others to like your profile and like theirs in return. It is simple to request that people subscribe to your page, and if they do their networks will also be made aware of your business.

Businesses that receive a substantial amount of traffic to their websites may increase likes by incorporating social plug-ins. Previous or new customers or clients can like your page via a button on the landing page, or if you operate a web store they can like individual products and share links on Facebook - a great way to spread awareness of your offerings.

An additional way to gain likes for your profile at no cost is to conduct a contest - people from all walks of life love to receive free things. You can run a competition whereby the person whose share receives the most likes will win a prize, or the conditions of the competition can be different. Just make sure that you keep in line with Facebook's requirements for promotions.

It is wise to publish engaging, upbeat content to your page. A flood of posts that are only tangentially relevant might cause people to unlike your page. A mix of fun, humorous updates relevant to your business and concise news updates should be effective.

Besides ensuring that all the material on your profile captures the viewer's interest, you must also keep your feed active. Providing subscribers with at least one daily update is crucial if you want your page to remain visible in their feeds.

Although setting up a business profile is free, Facebook also offers advertising services that are worth incorporating into your marketing strategy. Thanks to the platform's stores of information, you can easily target your ads towards users who are similar to your existing customers or clients. An appealing ad will ensure more clicks.

A substantial part of boosting your social media presence is interpreting and acting on the response to the information you post. Examine which posts are met with the greatest enthusiasm, and modify your social media marketing strategy accordingly. Over time, it becomes easier to determine what to post in order to grab the attention of subscribers and elicit shares. This will expand your visibility on the platform.




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