sbrn: how to use facebook for business
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Small Business Resource Network, Southwest Florida, July 2012A short introduction on business related aspect of a Facebook presence for small business owners.TRANSCRIPT
“How to use Facebook for Business?”
"Birgit Pauli-Haack, July 2012
Business Reasons to Be on Facebook1. Inbound Marketing activity to increase Traffic
on your website 2. Connect with customer and future customers
on their terms (where your target audience hangs out)
3. Create share-able content for your cheerleaders/strategic partners/members of your business network on social networks
4. Use FB advertising for target audience5. Get found in FB searches
Demographic
Total: 457,480 Facebook users in Ft. MyersGraphic: Birgit Pauli-Haack, Relevanza, Inc.
Facebook Profile and Pages Profile sychnronous follow back, Subscription = public posts for subscribers, no
follow backPage = Like, no follow back.
Recommendation: Set-up a profile for you personallyEnable public SubscriptionSet-up Business Brand Page= Best of both worlds
Top Strategies Highlighting basic info about your business, Sharing photos and videos, Having conversations with customers, Providing customer support, and Holding contests and giveaways.
Notes
Post w/ call to action “Like this” if agree, comment use questions.
Fans see your post in their newsfeeds, among the ones from their friends & other pages.
70% of fans never return to a company’s page. They get all their information from your post that appear in their feed.
Increase Exposure by Commenting on other company’s pages.
Sharing Links on Facebook
Test your own website for Rich Snippet compatibility
Rich SnippetsTwitter auto-
posts to Facebook, w/ Rich Snippet
When you comment, leave a link and it shows “Rich Snippet Preview”
Stats – Reach Organic vs. Viral
A Facebook PostFL Tweetup:
330 LikesSeaTweetup509 Likes
A Facebook Post
A Facebook Post
Original Post
Facebook Page
A different Site: Facebook Stats
Facebook “EdgeRank” Facebook's SecretSauce (tm) Relevance Meter Algorithm to gauge Relevance of friends & brands
posts, to determine bubbling up in other newsfeeds
Average EdgeRank is determined by Engagement of your content through Like & Comments Especially Shared content. Build Affinity with your audience, therefore increasing
your Reach onto their news feeds. The more people engage, the more of your post
they’ll see. Don't for get 90/10/1 rule, though.
Promote your Facebook PagePut FB like buttons on all other online
communication. Blog posts Other web pages Email newsletter
Add Facebook Widget to websiteBuy Facebook Ads.
Traffic to Web site
Connet & Meet Online
My Personal Profile Company Profile
Email w/ ideas and questions [email protected]
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My Facebook Profile
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