7 Social Media Tips That Will Bring A Boatload of Traffic

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Read this post by Larry Brauner and set your marketing agenda. Find out what it is you want to accomplish. Are you seeking product longevity or brand longevity. There is a difference.8 Reasons Why You Might NOT Be Promoting Yourself Enough
Pick the social media that is suitable for your business. If its Facebook, then use the groups and Fan Page feature to market and brand yourself. Branding yourself is more important that promoting your products and services. People buy from people, not from institutions or companies. In the world of social networking success, you must establish yourself as a real person that your readers can identify with.
Bookmark your posts. Submit your blog posts to Digg, Delicious, Yahoo! Buzz Up and more. If you’re using Wordpress there are many social bookmarking plugins that are available to you. Make sure you utilize them. Doing this exposes your content to a wider audience than just friends on Facebook or Twitter.
Use your web analytics program to determine where your traffic is coming from. You can also discover what posts are favorites among your readers this way. Maximize this information by creating new blog posts in that niche and by uncovering new readers.
When using Twitter, be human. People want two way communication not just random links and verbiage without interaction. Keep in mind you’re using ’social’ media, and being social means communicating, interacting and engaging.
If you use Fan Pages on Facebook, ask your fans what they like about your product. Get their feedback in order to improve your product or service and to manage your brand.
Know who your audience is. If your product or niche is mommy bloggers, then search for mommy bloggers and speak to that audience. Think of online communication the way you would if you were seeking an audience offline—look for those who would benefit from your product or service and then go after them!

Part of getting traffic to your site is knowing who you are targeting to. Take some time to focus on the types of readers you want. Spending a little time doing the little things will amount to big results later on.

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