Archive for the ‘Social Media Optimization’ Category

Twitter as a website promotion tool

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Twitter Blog BirdsTwitter has become one of the most popular and widely used social networking website. It is not one of the regular social networking websites; where you need to create individual profile so that you can communicate with people, twitter allows you to create your own page where in you can post anything that you want. These posts are confined with a word limit of 140 characters, which makes these posts even more interesting. A lot of celebrities use twitter these days because of the fact that it is very secure and hence they can post anything that they want.

Twitter has grown 600times over the last year because of the fact that it is easy to use and very secure this is the reason many companies have created twitter account, as usually very little information is given out on the twitter and also you can control what you post on your twitter page. Twitter has an inbuilt tool called twitter search which you can use so as to search your competitors and check where do they stand what kind of responses are the getting and use the information to your advantage. The best part about twitter is that you can even follow your competitors and get to know their latest updates, in this way you will always know what the other person is doing.

So all this was about basic twitter usage, so how can you actually use twitter to promote a website or a product. If you just start and jump on the money making part you will not be able to succeed in twitter verse, you need to make relationships first. Introduce your company at the right time. Make a twitter page and create it in such a way that it looks human and not some robot talking about a particular company. These are just a few things that you can use, so as to promote your webpage, however there many other ways that you might discover once you start using twitter.  So make sure that you promote your business in such a way that the other person does not feel that you are trying to be pushy. There are many PHP scripts and java scripts available that one can add to the source code of your website which helps in bringing vital traffic to your website. Everyday new techniques are being introduced that you can use to promote your website over the internet.

Social media marketing as your marketing platform

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Social media marketing as your marketing platform social media marketing 300x282Social media marketing is growing by the day, not just because that these websites are accessible to all, but another major reason being the fact that social media does not differentiate between small and big companies. Traditionally when one was supposed to promote a particular product, a huge amount of money was involved in ad campaigns on TV and printed media.

The times have changed and so has the way of promoting products, though promoting a product is still done through TV, newspapers etc. However the latest way of promoting any product or website is to do is through social media. Social media websites are reachable to everyone across to all age groups and hence this is a way of appealing to the masses. There are various ways of promoting a product using social media. You can use different social networking websites, create individual pages and then communicate with your audiences using these pages.

There are so many social networking websites that you can use for the promotion of your product, for example, Facebook, twitter, MySpace etc. The best part about theses websites is that there is no communication barrier between people and company heads, they can directly voice their opinions on the company pages and it becomes more of an interactive forum than just a company page. Anyone be it a small company or a huge one can create these pages and no investment is required ,hence everyone is on the same level , all you need is to spend some time on these websites and you will be able to see the results for yourself.

How can LinkedIn benefit your business

Friday, March 26th, 2010

How can LinkedIn benefit your business linkedinLinkedIn is not just another social networking website. It is the only website that allows you connect with people professionally. It is not a usually networking site where you can connect with your friends and family and see what they are up to, however this website in some way helps you built a professional reputation over the internet.

This is a website where you can create your account and this is more of a professional account where you can enter all the details about your professional background, your achievement and your accomplishments. The number of users on the website is growing on a daily basis; this website was created around 6 years ago, keeping in mind all the professionals who face trouble finding and connecting with people. The number of users on this website is increasing by the minute. There are many employers registered on this website and you can use this website to look for future work prospects.

Once you are registered with LinkedIn you can build up your own friend list and network, the connections in LinkedIn are known as Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 connections. You can start with connecting with people on leave one and then keep on increasing the levels of interaction.

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Make networking work for you

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Social Networking Image Networking is important for  any business, networking  helps you meet new people  and even the ones that you  have lost touch with.  Networking is usually  underestimated; it should  rather be considered as a  marketing prospect.  Marketing includes  publicizing your products  by press releases,  advertising or even by creating websites. However if you have a huge network it can be used to send the word out about your product, as grapevine is still the best way of marketing your product. Moreover meeting people always helps in building better relations.

There are many social events held on daily basis, but when you pick an even make sure that you choose the one where you will actually get to meet people that would be helpful, else it would just turn out to be a waste of time. Any event that you go to, start with talking to people that you already know like, friends and family. Once you start communicating with people you know you can always mix up with the friends and family and this just helps you increase the network. Whenever you are going to a business party or any event, make sure that you always carry your business card with, so that you can hand them over to potential clients and buyers, this is a good way of marketing your business.

If you are representing your organization make sure that you communicate well, as you are portraying an image your organization and you do not want bad first impressions. Another thing that you should keep in mind is to make sure that you do not sound too needy, because even if someone is paying attention they will probably loose interest in the conservation. One on one conservations are always better than group discussions, when you go to business meeting or an official party, always try to capture phone numbers or business cards and then try to fix up an individual meetings with them. This will allow you to have a more focused conservation with clients or prospect buyers.

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What to do when people are talking about your brand on the web

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

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A brand’s online persona is the first impression for potential leads or clients, which counts for a lot in cyber space. Study after study demonstrates that web surfers have notoriously short attention spans. Failure to capture someone’s attention, or worse, if pegged with a negative association off the bat, odds are you won’t get a second chance to make your case. For this reason it is vital that you keep a positive online reputation intact.

The first step is to monitor your brand all over the internet. Make sure you find out about everything that is being said about your brand. First things first, you need to monitor all the keywords that are associated with your brand. This can be your brands, products, brand abbreviations, company director, public relations officer, also common misspelling of all of these variables.

Second step is to monitor your online reputation on a wide range of two-way internet mediums. This will be social networks, blogs, groups, forums, social media sites, consumer websites, and maybe most importantly on SERP’s. Use to RSS feeds to track these comment mediums with ease.

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How to use social media in small business

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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Social Media in small businesses is becoming more common, many are aware of the potential benefits that can be developed. Many are still lagging behind as the recent survey by Citibank has portrayed (Reuters, 2009). 86% of small businesses in the US (under 100 employees) do not use social networking sites or do not find them useful in generating business leads or to expand business, can you believe that?! I sure can.

Small businesses that use social media correctly will be using it as a relationship marketing tool rather than a point of sale tool. To do this, it does take a considered effort and time to start creating the social networks that your business can benefit from. As within the physical world networks and relationships take time develop. Small businesses need to make time or hire SMO professionals to develop social media strategies that suit their business.

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