The internet has forever changed the way the people shop and conduct business. Even experienced marketing professionals need help navigating the pitfalls of internet marketing. Integrating the marketing techniques with modern technology is essential for every business. With the appropriate skills, both companies and individuals will be able to create successful internet marketing techniques.
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your digital storefront extends to social media marketing sites like Facebook and Twitter, and it’s time to start capitalizing on it. If your company still doesn’t have a Twitter account or a Facebook fan page, it’s time to get with the program and bring yourself up to speed (or risk falling behind your competition).
When you start your business, many things have to be taken into account. Amongst the tons of seemingly more important things, you might question the need for using Facebook. Often people end up feeling that it is too trivial a task and can be accomplished at anytime. Here are some reasons why you should have your presence on a social networking giant like Facebook and take it very seriously:
Many people feel that simply having a page or a group on Facebook is enough to help their company. It cannot be further from the truth. In fact, if you are not going to use it properly, then it can be more disadvantageous than not being on Facebook.
Make sure that you do not leave your page or group after a few days. It reduces participation and gives your business a bad name. Do not spam through your pages, it is the simplest way to lose customers. Make sure that your fans and members are rewarded for being there. You could give them free coupons via Facebook or something similar.
Facebook has really changed the way people go about promoting their business. With so many people with varied interests available on a single platform, there is something for everyone. All you need to do is find the right target audience and then market your business to them.
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If you have an opinion that online networking venues such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter were just for fun, think again you may be wrong. They are essential platforms for building your business’s reputation.
Internet users are connecting, communicating and engaging via Social Media platforms. They are members of online communities. It is important for you to belong to the same communities as your niche market.
Social media is increasingly used by businesses to promote products and serve customers on another level never before imagined. While today, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are the most popular networks for growing a brand, Pinterest is slowly but surely becoming a force that can no longer be ignored.
The more visually interesting and appealing your content is, the betters. Because of that, a lot of business owners might think their industry is not cut out for the Pinterest audience, but with the right approach, any type of company can gain followers, boost brand exposure, and increase sales through the social sharing platform.
we take the essential steps to give you the optimum exposure in this online media.
Creating a Facebook fan page is an amazing way to promote your business, build awareness for a cause, gather support for your band, or to advertise in a number of other ways. If you’d like to create a Facebook fan page, Shire Social Media offers this acceleration to your business by providing customized Facebook fan pages. These pages are another form of your website and can have almost all or even more features that you have on your website.
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Some Some distinguished features of Facebook fan pages are:
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Your digital storefront isn’t limited to just your website. Your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all represent your company in the eyes Internet browsers and buyers. In fact, some may even say that your business’ Google results (relevant, irrelevant, positive and negative) all constitute parts of your digital storefront.
People expect businesses to have Facebook and Twitter accounts, and they expect to be able to use them to get in touch with company representatives, if necessary. If you don’t have social networking profiles set up for your company, you look less legitimate.
Social media marketing is a must-have for businesses, but it’s also just the tip of the iceberg. Having website content that drives sales, a solid SEO strategy and products that consumers actually want to buy are all important pieces of the web PR puzzle, too.
It’s a social world out there, with customers turning to social media such as Facebook and Twitter to research potential purchases.
For a smart business, an engaging social media presence can raise their company profile and encourage traffic and sales. A well thought out social media strategy marries well with a good E-commerce site, forging connections with buyers. Offers, competitions and other shareable content can be used to grab attention and encourage visits to your E-commerce store.
A good E-commerce strategy that adds excellent customer service and a dynamic social media presence into the mix can spell higher traffic and better sales for your business.
At the very least, social media marketing will help drive traffic to your site and increase brand awareness. That’s a huge part of web PR in and of itself, and is an outcome anyone would be happy with. Have questions about how to get started? Contact us, and we’ll help get you started on the right path.
Website Design, Hosting, SEO, Social Media & E-Mail Marketing … “Dear Ray, Just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for the hard work and dedication. Thanks for all of your help, and all that you have done to help us. Ray you’ve done a great job in putting the website together for us.
Thank you Shire Social Media guys for your ongoing support with our amazing website.
“I love the red font, the whole site looks great. Seriously, I love it. I don’t know what else to say except that it’s awesome.”
Ok this all makes wonderful sense, I am so glad that you’re able to talk in dum dum speak to us who don’t really GET the behind the scenes stuff for the web sites. You realise you are the only web designer I have worked with that has done this? Watching, researching, tweaking, changing, and then describing the whole process in a way that is understandable?
Ray, the whole thing (website) exceeds my expectations of what I initially visualized. Thanks!
Ray, I wanted to send you a quick note. I just noticed our new site is up and running. THANK YOU to both yourself and Sam for all of your work. The new site looks great. We are very pleased with the end result. Sam was outstanding to work with! We are off to our trade show in California tomorrow and very appreciative that you expedited this project for us so we can show it off. Thanks again!
I just wanted to share with you that I just approved our first online fundraiser and to thank you so much for all of your help to make this happen. Reading David’s story just made all of the work worth it. Wanted to share with all of you because it never would have happened without your dedication and willingness to make it great!
“WOW!!! That was FAST! I was expecting Monday at the earliest! How about a raving testimonial to your customer service!!!!!!!! An ABOVE & BEYOND award to Virtual-tech.”
This website makes my job so much easier and fun to do and you all are the reason for that. Yes, I’m getting more calls!
“Good morning Ray. I just wanted to send you a short note to say thank you for all of your and Sam’s help in creating a website for us at De Frenza Salon Gymea that actually works!! Since I have come to you with my concerns, needs, and desires for a website that is user friendly, easy to navigate, and productive; you have not only met my needs but have gone beyond. Thank you. The website looks great with its design and coordination of our logos, pictures, products, and services. It definitely is user friendly, easy to navigate, and most of all informative for the client and for all of us at De Frenza Salon. We get many hits, and enquiries weekly because of your hard work in the areas of design, marketing, social media, face book and your consistency in keeping my website within the top of the larger search engines. Thanks for all of your help, and all that you have done to help me keep my business where I desire to be. To be a business that is client friendly, constantly in front of my clients and the public, while remaining efficient, easy to work with, simple to communicate with, and meeting my client’s needs. I appreciate you and Sam, and Shire Social Media for helping create for me, a very important sales tool. It has helped me to become more efficient in my sales and my client service. my client service remains a constant foundation and reliable part of my business. You have helped us at De Frenza Salon to remain reliable to our clients, because we have been able to rely on you at Shire Social Media. It is a joy and a pleasure to be working with you, and most of all being local.”
Ray is a very knowledgeable business person who is also an excellent instructor. This was the most beneficial business class I have every taken!
Ray, you and Sam are doing a phenomenal job on our Web site. We couldn’t be happier! We had a good year and already booking into next year. Everyone loves the site – “it’s so easy to use” is the response.
