3.21.2012

Social Media Marketing - How to Start Properly

By Michaael Brotovic


Social media marketing isn't really that mysterious; if you take the time to learn the basics, you can achieve quite a bit in a short time. The social media marketing guidelines we'll be sharing in this article can help you make a productive start in this exciting new field.

There are so many great sites out there that provide much better social "love" than Reddit and Digg; it's time to explore your options. Your content will be better served by facing lower competition on other sites. While you won't experience the massive waves of traffic these sites promise their top rated content you'll have a more realistic chance of reaping some of the rewards for your hard work with the smaller sites. Going against the massive flow of competition on sites like Digg means you're more likely to see no results at all for your efforts because there's just so much competition.

Build your own brand and become an identity people can recognize. Take your time and build your brand slowly over time - this is how social media marketing works best. It takes time to become a recognizable social media presence but it is necessary to spend that time if you want to be successful. Keep in mind that the brand you create needs to resonate with your target audience in order to be truly effective.

Promote Appropriate Content: Keep in mind that not all content is appropriate for social media, even if you've got high quality content up, it may fail to give you the kind of results you want. So, what type of content will be effective when it comes to social media? Anything that contains a juicy piece of news, has a little humor or controversy or something that is a list people are curious about.

You have to promote and create interesting content if you want to succeed with social media marketing. You will be wasting your time if you are trying to promote content that is not interesting to other people, so you have to make sure you are focusing your efforts on the right type of content. Due to a more targeted audience, the only time you can ignore this approach is when you are working with social media sites that are highly targeted to specific niches but only as long as you are focusing on relevant subjects. Keep in mind that you shouldn't get involved with social media until you've identified your objectives. Ask yourself whether you want to get more traffic out of it, build backlinks, create your own brand or just effectively communicate with your target audience -whatever it is, have a plan and a strong purpose.




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