In this article we hope to discuss about how can, Social Media build your online presence.
Social media is a big part of today’s digital world. Businesses can no longer ignore it’s lure and just survive with a website and a corporate profile. To be in the game, you need to have a strong presence on social media that can tell who you are and the values you can bring. You need to be on social media platforms that your target audience is spending time on and it’s essential that they can find you so you can build customer loyalty and retention.
With so many social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok and countless online marketing tactics, it can be challenging to build an online presence that sets you aparat. Here are some ways to get you started:
Have a strong social media marketing strategy
One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a business when it comes to digital engagement is to use social media without a strategy in place. Make sure you get your social media, audience engagement plans, and content plans aligned with your marketing goals. Be clear to yourself about why you want your business to engage online and if you can’t connect it to important business metrics like generating leads, then it’s futile to have a social media presence at all.
Choose the right platforms for you
Choosing the right platform is an equally important decision. You have to make sure that you don’t overwhelm yourself by trying to be successful on every social media platform there is. If you’re in the business industry, then Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter may be best for you. If you have an eCommerce business or you are an artist, then a more visual platform like Instagram and TikTok may be more suited.
According to an article published by Avanti Group, knowing where your target audience spends the majority of their time is a good place to start when developing appropriate social media platforms for your business.
If you are unsure where to start, focus on Facebook and Instagram first as they are the most used platforms in the world.
Get active with trends, challenges, and hashtags
We’ve all seen trending hashtags and challenges on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter and how businesses use them to endorse their products. It’s a great opportunity to join a global conversation, a good way to introduce yourself to new customers, and a chance to showcase your business’s personality.
Consider using specific, popular hashtags and challenges to introduce yourself to a particular target audience, and be cautious when making up hashtags or using the wrong ones.
Interact with your audience
Having a social media presence is more than just being present. Don’t be a faceless profile interacting with an anonymous crowd of people. The whole reason why social media was created was to connect and create relationships with people, and the same goes for businesses too. Responding positively to comments, answering messages, and encouraging conversation are all ways to let your audience know who you are.
If you have really connected with your audience, your social media engagement will start to rise and your audience will feel you are more than just a business and, in the end, will be more likely to engage with you.
Connect – don’t sell
When using social media for your business, remember that people do not like being sold to. People don’t use social media to constantly see constant selling and endorsing; they use these channels to learn, get entertained, and to be inspired. If the only thing you do is marketing and selling to your audience, they will soon lose interest in you.
An excellent way to kickstart the growth of your social media presence and brand community is to focus on helping and connecting over selling. A winning social media strategy is based on respectful and supportive two-way relationships with a genuine value exchange.
Don’t be afraid of paying
Social media is not the totally free channel it once was. While there’s still a lot that can be done without paying, new algorithms and business features call out clearly for businesses to consider ads. Facebook ads, TikTok ads and Instagram ads are all channels for you to consider growing your audience and gaining more exposure.
It’s not only ads that need your attention. Looking at the recent success of influencer marketing and the popularity of Instagram and TikTok influencers, paid relationships among social movers are becoming more and more common. Influencer marketing on platforms like Instagram and TikTok can get word of your business out to a much wider audience and influencers are making big strides in making a business popular so make sure you give that avenue a try as well.
Using social media is a great way to increase your online presence. Make sure you don’t only use social media as a branding tool but to effectively stand out from your competitors and keep your customers engaged and interested.
