Is Social Media Good for Business?

According to Mick Griffin, the Chief Revenue Officer of Brand24, it doesn't matter if your business is a solopreneur or a small company owner. It is essential to be open to social media. It isn't just about generating leads, but it's about building trust.

Even small businesses should be aware that potential customers will look online to learn more about them. It's good to show potential customers that you care about the long-term, even if your followers are only 100 or you have ten Twitter tweets. You need to mainstream social media.

Social media allows customers to take control. This is one of the best aspects of it. The days of big-budget TV, radio, and newspaper advertising are gone. The buyers now have the power, and you must go where they are.

In the past, guessing was the only way to target or market to an audience. With social media, you have much more data and can segment your audience. You can, for example, publish an advertisement for 38-42 year-olds who earn a certain amount of income and live in a specific geographic area.

It is possible to target only those people who may be interested in your product. If you wonder when is the most appropriate time to create a brand account on social networking, this might be the right time.



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roysinOnline Premium
Very good advice again Lil :-). I love the emphasis on the importance of being present and diligent in responding to people who engage with you on your social channels.
That is also the reason that anyone shouldn't spread themselves too thin and do several social media platforms at once but build authority on one of them at a time if you are a solopreneur.

I have made that error and has not achieved the growth on social media as I wanted because I have been spreading myself too thin on way too many platforms.

Now I mainly focus FB and Instagram which is working fine.

Social media is for a reason "social" and as such the real human touch is needed for people to be interested in what you offer.

Roy
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Aussiemuso Premium Plus
Absolutely Roy. I tried the scattergun approach when I first started and you just run around a lot and get nowhere.

I focused on Pinterest first and once that was running I added more. I also use Blog2Social to schedule all my posts to go out to FB, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, and Twitter.

Lily
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roysinOnline Premium
Pinterest is a great starting point. I use Social Post Magic for my scheduling.

Are you satisfied with Blog2Social?

Roy
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Aussiemuso Premium Plus
Very satisfied Roy and it saves me a mass of time. I schedule my posts up to a month in advance.

Lily
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roysinOnline Premium
That is great! I do the same thing with Social Post Magic. They don´t have Pinterest support yet, but it is in the pipeline.

Roy
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Aussiemuso Premium Plus
Awesome Roy.
They sound terrific I will check them out. Thanks.

Lily 😁🎶
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MYJones Premium
Well done, Lily. I appreciate the helpful information :-)
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Aussiemuso Premium Plus
You are welcome Margaret.

Lily
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Zoopie Premium
Very nice Lily
Stephen
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Aussiemuso Premium Plus
Thank you Stephen.

Lily
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RCanty Premium Plus
Lily, great information and pointers on social media!

Canty
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Aussiemuso Premium Plus
Thanks Canty.
Lily 😁🎶
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BrendaMZ Premium Plus
I find it hard to deal with social media. Best to work with a few platforms that gain traction. Every marketers need to choose what works best for them. Great tutorial. I learned something new from this training. As always, geez, where do you find the time to do all this? It’s amazing what training content you have given us value.
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Aussiemuso Premium Plus
I'm so pleased that you found a few new tips, Brenda.
My days are a little full. Lol

Lily
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