Monday, August 15, 2011

How to make money from facebook

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When Mark Zuckerberg turned his little college project into a worldwide phenomenon, he opened a lot of doors for internet entrepreneurs. Facebook marketing is more and more the go to strategy for businesses looking to interact with more customers and ultimately to increases revenues and profits. Statistics tell us that the average Facebook user is connected to at least 60 pages, events and groups. And considering that there are more than 500 million Facebook users all over the world, think about how many potential customers your business could reach. Facebook's Ads System allows business owners to formally advertise their products and services.


Statistics also tell us that people are three to five times more likely to buy your product if their friends recommend it. It works somewhat like a chain reaction – once you've reached a particular group of people, each person in that group will tell their friends about it, and so on. Keep in mind that Facebook isn't just for kids – according to statistics, more than 30% of Facebook users are over 35 years of age, and the numbers are increasing. Compared to Google, Facebook ad clicks are relatively cheap.Warning! Facebook can be addictive! You may need to exert a considerable amount of self control. Avoiding Facebook however because you think it could be too time consuming means missing out on great opportunities offered by Facebook marketing. If you've successfully created a Facebook fan page, make sure you update it regularly and make it look appealing for potential customers. Remember, Facebook marketing works only when you invest the time to make it work. SUMMARY:  Because Facebook is able to transcend geographical and cultural barriers, it's a good way to advertise products and services. Everyday, more and more business owners are joining the Facebook  Marketing bandwagon because of the massive success many businesses are having.

Facebook marketing for your bussiness

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Creating a Facebook fan page as a Facebook Marketing tool is something that more and more businesses are cottoning on to. Here are a few pointers on what to do to get your fan page to work hard for you.Information and Content One of the most common mistakes businesses make is thinking that their potential customers are visual creatures who are just looking at pictures or videos and can be enticed with glitzy landing pages. But what people are actually looking for is relevance and credibility. Visitors to your page are likely to interact with you and your product or service and stay longer on the page when there's plenty of great information about the business and lots of really good and relevant content for clients to consume. Depending on what type of industry you're in, the information in your Fan Page can be as formal or informal as you like. This can be corporate or creative, concise or playful, long or short. Just make sure that everything placed there is not only factual but likely to be really interesting to your customer. As an added step, you can also make your Fan Page as keyword rich as possible so Google and other search engine can easily find your page. Choose A Great NameKeywords are an important part of Facebook Marketing. When you are choosing a name for your Facebook fan page, try to use keywords in the page title. There is nothing to stop you from using your company name followed by a descriptor. For instance, if you have a company name such as ABC Painting, you could name your fan page, ABC Painting and Decorating Gold Coast.Or if, for instance, your business name is already taken, then add a descriptive term in your Facebook name to differentiate it. For example, if Beef & Beans is already taken, then add a geographical location such as Alabama's Beef & Beans or Beef & Beans Alabama. Choose your name carefully. Once set up you can never change it. BacklinksWhenever you have the opportunity to use your Facebook URL, take it. There are several outside sites where you can place your URL. You can place it in your company's email signatures or in the employees' email signature. You can also place it in your official website or on other social networking site accounts. Create a blog, and add keyword-rich articles so that they can be easily searched by search engines. For maximum effect link your blog to your Facebook Fan PageWithin Facebook, you can tag related companies or contacts in a link, photo or post. This way, those potential customers who are looking for related sites can easily check you out through another Facebook site or through a competitor's site even.