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Gain more customers with Social Media Networking
Social Media what?
Social
Media Networks are the latest and greatest way to drive traffic to your website
whilst providing free (yep, free) exposure to potential customers.
It
may sound bizarre to use social networks to your advantage in business but they allow you to get your message
across, and to the right people. You may have a fantastic offer, but what if
no one knows about it?
Remember word of mouth?
Building
a reputation is the most rewarding and profitable exercise you will
undertake, and building your online profile shows potential, and existing
customers that you are a forward thinking business, beating your rivals to that
first contact by instantly telling them about new offers, news and industry
developments.
Where can I sign up for free?
There
are a number of social networks that provide a wealth of features, the ones we
like are:
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Facebook - Create a page for your business and invite people to become "fans". Sign up for free at www.facebook.com.
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Twitter - Driven by one simple question: "What are you doing?". Let people see the personal side of your company and post news and offers instantly to your followers. Sign up for free at www.twitter.com.
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LinkedIn – A network of professionals spanning every industry imaginable. It's like attending a networking event every day, without the suit. Sign up for free at www.linkedin.com.
What next?
Click here
to register your interest in one of our FREE Social Media workshops and
download your free guide on how you can reach thousands of new
customers with Social Networking.
Mark wrote this...
Mark is a director at The Design Loft; a marketing studio delivering design, web solutions, SEO, PPC, print, photography and digital marketing directly to SMEs and as white label products to marketing agencies and design houses, all from a base near Sheffield, England. He has consulted and worked on projects for the NHS, UK Ministry of Defence, Barclays PLC, JCB and many more as an experienced web designer, online marketer, IT trainer and casual geek. On top of that he has an affinity for his iPhone and his Mac and loves designing and building pretty websites. He is also a huge advocate of the .NET CMS mojoPortal and is one of the UK's leading mojoPortal skin / mojoPortal theme designers. He has a dog called Pete and is the frontman and bassist for Green Ball Flyers. He also dislikes coconut. Alot.
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