The Ins And Outs Of Facebook Marketing

You've probably noticed that almost every business has a Facebook page nowadays. If yours doesn't, you're missing out! Smart business owners know that they can reach millions of people via Facebook that you would never even meet otherwise. Join the Internet revolution with these tips about how to market your business on Facebook.

If you're having trouble gaining followers, you can offer a sweepstakes in return for their "Like". Just place the sweepstakes in a tab on your company's page and have them fill it out with their email address, specifying that only those who Like your page will be eligible for the contest.

TIP! If you're using tabs as part of your marketing campaign, make sure the most important tabs are at the front of the list. Under your tabs is a link marked "Edit", you can click that and then reorder the tabs, placing your most important tabs, such as Promotions, at the front.

Connect your Facebook page with others who are willing to help spread the word for you. If you want to get the ideal results from using Facebook, the key is to have an insane number of people that Like your page. If you have someone on your side, it can be easy to achieve this.

Keep your page creative and different from other pages. This can be done by creating a more colorful page and adding things like lots of photos. Most users on Facebook are visual. Make custom tabs on your Facebook page.

You will automatically have a few tabs set up for you when you first create your page, but it is possible to get creative and add in a few of your own. For instance, think about including a tab that has links to information that you find valuable.

TIP! Giving stuff away is a very effective marketing strategy. Provide a freebie to those who sign up for a mailing list or even just to click "Like".

Connect your Twitter account to your Facebook page. This will help you streamline your posts to both social media accounts. When you post on Twitter, your post is also posted simultaneously on your Facebook page as well. This saves you the time and effort of signing onto both sites to make one post.

Always respond to comments as well as posts that are posted on your Facebook wall. When someone shows interest in your business, take time out to speak with them, Facebook posts can often be similar to phone calls in which case you would respond as well as answer any questions.

Try using a call-to-action graphic to convert visitors to your page into followers of your page. This will encourage people to "like" your page in order to receive some discount or content. When people come to your page, all they see is "like our page for more info", then after they like the page, they can see the content.

TIP! Do not leave any sections of your Facebook page blank if you are looking to market your business. Many people neglect to put all of their info and this can cost a lot in the long run.

Get your subscribers to interact with you by asking some questions. You could for instance ask people to share a funny anecdote with you or to give their opinion on a certain topic. This is a great way to get your subscribers to interact with you and with each other.

Be communicative. When someone makes an effort to write you a question or even to just say something positive about your company, make sure you respond. It helps to create good will, and it says a lot about you as a business owner.

New customers and potential customers will be impressed with how responsive you are. Share pictures on Facebook. Keep in mind that your subscribers check Facebook to see updates shared by their friends. If your subscribers have a lot of friends on Facebook, your updates might not be easy to notice. Getting their attention will be a lot easier if you share pictures rather than text updates.

Now that you've read this article, there's absolutely no reason for you to put off creating your Facebook page. As you've seen, Facebook isn't only essential to your marketing plan; it's also easy to get started with. So don't procrastinate; get online before your competitors grab all of your business.