Growing With Social Media

With its ever growing prowess and dominance it is very clear that social media is the future of online traffic. Only last week, a new Twitter record was broken following legendary sprinter Usain Bolt's 200m win; prompting  over 80,000 Tweets per minute… the numbers speak for themselves and as popularity of such sites continues to grow; Google will continue to use such social triggers as a means to determine online ranking.

We have spent a long time arguing the importance of social media marketing and frankly we don't plan on stopping. Social sites are now crucial to today's success and can and will make all the difference in the online marketing strategies of businesses big and small.

Small businesses around the country are renowned for shrugging of growth efforts and simply 'making do' with what they have but in today's ever competitive market and in an economy that has yet to see substantial improvement; it is of great importance that businesses, whatever size they may be, market themselves as much as possible. Now it is easy for us to sit here and attempt to drum into you, the importance of marketing your small business so why don't we show you just what is available?

Here are our top social media tips that can help your business not only help improve your Google rankings but help you reach your customers all on your own…

• Twitter Hash tags are a great way to get yourself noticed even if you don't have those millions of followers. By using relevant hash tags; users will become notified of your tweet in related searches, immediately giving you a place in the Twitter search and helping you to potentially reach an abundance of people.
• YouTube is a great way to get noticed, particularly as Google now gives immense prominence to vide searches. Notice a popular video doing the rounds? Why not write a blog post about it and include the video link? It will give you a great boost.
• Promotion is the key to success so why not do everything in your power to do just that? By writing PR to promote anything from an profile to a blog post you can get find a place in Google news and get the right backlinks at a far faster pace.

These are just a few tips that can help your small business make the most of social media and utilise the success that it brings. By taking the right action, you can ensure to maximise your reach and your online traffic without waiting around.

Are you making the most of social media?