Top 5 Social Media Platforms Your Business Should Use

TOP 5 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FOR YOUR BUSINESS in (with reasons and tips on why you should use them) 1.5 BILLION #1 f ACTIVE USERS AAAK* (Since March 2013) DESKTOP FACEBOOK www.facebook.com IT ALL STARTS MOBILE WITH A FACEBOOK PAGE Spending money on advertising is optional however, adverts do help you reach the right target market on Facebook. Facebook Business Page is free to create. UPDATE DAILY Make sure you update your page daily to ensure your fans know that you are active. Create a Page Promote Page Did you know that the average Facebook user Like · Comment · Share 37 Q6 has 130 friends? LIKE AND SHARE! Encourage your fans to like, comment and share your posts because when they do, this activity will show up on their News Feed Ticker, which can be seen by friends of your fans! ALWAYS RESPOND! Remember that behind every comment is a real person. Take time to respond to every single comment, even the negative ones. Ignoring negative comments or hateful comeback can damage your brand. Kill negativity with kindness. #2 BEHIND THE SCENES MOBILE Instagram is all about showing things in a visual way. Take your fans to see a sneak preview! INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com INTEGRATION MADE FREE PROMO? RIDICULOUSLY EASY YES PLEASE! With just a click of a button, you can share what you just took on Instagram straight to your Facebook Business Page, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. No excuses not to update your Twitter anymore! Take advantage of promoting your products for FREE! Take photos, then Insta-away. It is much more effective to share a photo than it is to share a link. SHARE Facebook Twitter RUN CONTESTS Email Tumblr Occasionally run Instagram photo competitions relating to your business. Trust me, it works wonders. People naturally like to win freebies. 00 Flickr V foursquare 200 MILLION USERS # 3 (Active Since February 2013) DESKTOP TWITTER Compose new Tweet... www.twitter.com моBILE MAKE IT A HABIT Y Get into a routine of tweeting. Check all of your interactions and make sure you reply to every tweet! Retweet interesting and useful tweets from other people to your followers. FOLLOW ME Follow people from the same industry to see what trends they are tweeting about. Don't forget to follow people back when they follow you. OH SWEET HASHTAGS In Twitter world, hashtags are used before a relevant keyword or phrase to make it easier | for people to search. Start using them! | #HashtagsForTheWin #ButDontOverDolt PEOPLE WHO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU #4 in ARE MORE THAN LIKELY TO SEE YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE Your LinkedIn profile is basically your online resume that everyone can view. Be professional with the things that you post on there. DESKTOP LINKEDIN POST YOUR BLOG www.linkedin.com MOBILE You blog? Good. Post your blog link on your Linkedin. Join related groups to your business and discussions where you can get other people's honest opinions and feedback. CONNECT WITH PEOPLE Linkedin is about connections. Connect with in DID YOU KNOW? at least five new people weekly. Join groups and discussions related to your business. Don't forget to ask for recommendations from people you know. THERE ARE 238 MILLION LINKEDIN USERS #5 Pin 70 MILLION USERS PINTEREST Pinterest is one of the fastest growing Social Media MOBILE www.pinterest.com Google (P) PIN, PIN AWAY! KEYWORDS FOR SEO Pinterest is basically an online scrapbook. You can pin as much as you want and put them into specific categories. Use the same keyword strategies when naming board titles, as well as descriptions. This increases the chances of people finding you and your business. FOLLOW AND REPIN PIN IT TO WIN IT In real life, it's creepy to follow people but in Social Media, it's recommended. FollowI boards with similar interests as you and watch them follow you back or even better, repin your post! Pinterest is excellent to run competitions. Search "Contests on Pinterest" to see awesome examples of pin it to win it! This infographic is brought to you by: CoDesignStudio Reni Florentina | Social Media Strategist at GCDS O reniflorentina y @reniflorentina More Than Just Web Design www.geds.com.au Background from Subtlepatterns.com | Icons from Martz90 (Deviant Art) and Iconfinder.com