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2. Top 5 tips for
beginners to grow
business through
Social Media

3. The current trend is social networking;
both the big and small companies are
already into it. The best part, the
independent consultants are also using
it in order to do business. Not only it
increases brand awareness, it also helps
the business to attract the right kind
customers who will be loyal.

4. The next step for the businesses is to
start social networking and blogging.
This communication channel helps the
businesses to communicate with
people who would like to be informed
about the daily activities and also share
common interests.

5. Basically, you need the social media to
increase the visibility of your company
website and also increase the result of
search engine of your website. Here are
some tips in order to grow your
business and get a bigger pay off from
social media platforms.

6. Constantly share information
and experience
Social blogging is not about business
concepts and ideas, but about sharing
your experiences with your customers.
Sharing unique experiences and
opportunities, it not only hooks your
readers but also attracts their circle of
friends and followers.

7. You can announce about an upcoming
event on Facebook and re-tweet it with
some exciting photos or link to your
website. Tumblr is another good
platform to share photos, texts, videos,
sideshows, links and other posts.

8. You blog must be the center
for information
Your content must be available only
from your blog, just share the link on
various social media blogs. This ensures
that you have control as to what you
want to say with your social media
platforms.

9. In case, there are some restrictions by a
social media site like Facebook as to
how your content is being accessed,
then you can promote your blog on
other social media sites.

10. Give importance to feedback
and interactions
Your customers can directly give you
feedback on your social media page.
Make sure you include a call to action
page on it so that you can help the
customers when they have any doubts
about your product.

11. Make sure you encourage them to
share tips and personal experiences
with you on your product. The most
critical thing is to make sure there is
someone to respond as soon as there
are any comments or else they would
consider you do not respect them. This
will also encourage them to write more
to you.

12. Let your blog become the expert
The main idea behind maintaining a
blog is to provide an expert information
point when people search for your
product on the web. The discussions
should have solutions for problems that
people often look out for. The simplest
way is to answer the questions via
twitter.

13. Be fresh in your approach
People on Facebook are not very used
to one line updates like those on
Twitter. So, try to mix up your updates
using a video or photos. Keep your
postings regular so that your customers
can get correct information of the
product. In case your want to repeat
any update, all you have to do is to
reword it and update it.

14. Before writing a blog or sending an
update, think and analyze what
message and value you want to put
forth. Your loyal customers will be your
best cheerleaders. Make them a part of
your growth and success and give them
opportunities to support the business.