Assured Social Media

In the previous issue of Facebook For Business, you learned the best way to set up a business Fan Page from Facebook. Today, we will discuss about the ways you can get Facebook users to like your page.

Before actually doing something to get more ‘Like’ clicks, you should first know the primary problem when making your Fan Page as noticeable as possible. The major issue in using a Fan Page is the awareness of the Facebook users.

To be able to do this, the company must find other autos by which the URL address can be seen. You can try tapping into your employees and other contacts. Mention the launch of your Facebook Fan Page by sending ezines. If you’re a big company, then you can easily get a few hundred Likes within the company right away.

Many firms even make it compulsory for their personnel to include the Facebook account in their e-mail signature. This way, personal and professional contacts will be just a click away from the account. The company can also tap other web vehicles such as their official website, their Twitter and LinkedIn account and even through SEO articles and press releases.

All in all, the impact of social media management is incredible when played right. One should never stop trying to build awareness for their account. Simply put, Facebook needs unique visitors for your website to flourish.

Now that you know this, let’s move on to the difficult but not impossible task of getting as much ‘Likes’ as possible when using Facebook for Business. Getting Likes on Facebook is a confirmation of a company’s popularity. It tells how your business is very much visible online. The number of ‘Likes’ a Fan Page has dictates how powerful it is in reaching more prospective customers. You can get more ‘Likes’ by using your page proactively. It should give out frequent updates, upload photos that will entice potential customers and use applications that help share its promos and sales.

If you need help in doing this, then tap a group in your company to serve as moderators. Make HR or Marketing the primary group in charge. If however, you’re running a small business with a limited amount of employees or if you’re running it yourself, consider outsourcing the task and use applications like Hootsuite which sends out updates on a regular basis.

It can be daunting at first to try to achieve many ‘likes’ but remember that it can be much easier if you stay organized and consistent. The standards in using Facebook differ from one company to another. You can post more or less frequently compared to another business but one thing that should always stand is this: Professionalism when posting any content.

Treat the Facebook account like you would a newsletter and your clients the primary audience. Post updates that are always benefit-driven but not full of hype. A lot of fluff will ruin your reliability online. Credible news such as photos from seminars, featured employees of the month, helpful links from close affiliates and etc.

Furthermore, effective Facebook marketing means that you should make use of incentives, promos and other activities then advertise them exclusively on the site. By doing this, customers are easily led to the account and you will garner positive associations from it. Realize that word-of-mouth is still the best form of advertising despite the powers of social media. That is why it’s important to take good care of your present customers as this will determine your level of “share-ability”.

Check out our next issue. We will go over the ways on how to use promotions, prize draws and give-aways to gain more Facebook Fans.

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