Saturday, March 01, 2008

facebook marketing tactics

By: Yomi A

Facebook is quite possibly the best site for networking personally and professionally. It boasts over 83 million members and growing some millions more every month. There are many social media websites to choose from but none can give you the all around professional and personal experiences like Facebook can.

In this article I will discuss some helpful tips to build your network of friends and business associates. The first thing would be to comment on other peoples profiles. If you have business associates who use facebook or are a fan of an individual who has a profile setup on Facebook, comment on it. Let them know you were stopping by to say hello. Offer some good advice if you know them well. Ask them about their weekend. If you don't know the person your commenting on, just say hi and that you enjoyed reading about them in their profile.

Create and list your events if you are launching a new service or starting a new business. Let everyone in your profile know by inviting them to the event and RSVP'ing if they are going to attend. This is a nice way of getting the word out about your new product, service or business.

Sending virtual gifts to your friends or associates is one way to build a good relationship and trust. You can choose from hundreds of 3rd party applications like greeting cards, bouquet flowers, and more.

Stay in touch with your Facebook friends with some cool apps. There a lot of applications built just for Facebook like games, music, movie trivia, and more. A lot of the applications allow you to invite friends to play along or you can communicate through the application. This is good tactic to keep building your relationship with your friends and associates.

Start building your business image on Facebook by creating a community. Share information, helpful tips, offer feedback, provide resources, offer valuable information to your group to establish your credibility and expertise. This is the best way to stay connected to a group of people who share similar interests like you. Its also the best way to acquire potential customers for your products or services.

Facebook is a great place to introduce yourself to a ton of new people who may also become customers and/or clients. Just keep one thing in mind: don't get too carried away and spend all your time there. Facebook is a tool, part of your marketing strategy. Use the tips above, use them wisely and have a little fun at the same time. Facebook can be a great tool and should be part of your online marketing strategy. Use the tips I just gave you to introduce yourself to a ton of new individuals. These individuals just may become a potential customer, client, or long lasting friend.

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Yomi A is a freelance home business writer for Facebook Blaster Pro. Facebook Blaster Pro offers a demo Facebook Blasterfacebook friend adder to web users looking to automate friend requests, send comments,wall poster, and pokes in Facebook.

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