Could you use a boost in sales?  Social media can help.  Here’s a simple seven step plan for using social media to get more sales.  It will expand your presence on the internet and attract new customers to your website or blog.  Enjoy and prosper.
With Warmest Regards,
Al Hanzal
1.  Create a personal business brand centered on one specific customer benefit.  This can be a simple statement that expresses the heart of your brand, how it makes your customer’s life better and what makes you different from your competition.
2. Â Go where your customers are at. Â Go to the social media sites where your ideal customers are found. Â Go there first to listen, engage, share and help others with your expertise.
3.  Become an industry expert.  Gather good content, write about it, provide resources, tell stories, share videos, ask questions, or do a survey.  Make your website/blog a resource for information about your industry.  It’s only one more step until they see your business as a solution to their problems.
4.  Set up a Twitter account.  Why Twitter?  Because it is fast, it’s popular and everything is done in real time.  There are always people on Twitter that are talking about your industry.  Listen, engage, respond, ask questions and share good information.
5. Â Develop social media relationships with the key leaders in your industry. Social media sites make it easy to connect with industry influencers. Â By your association with them you can piggyback on their credibility for your business.
6.  Give free stuff.  Give away information, free e-books, tips, demo’s or free samples.  These free gifts generate awareness, loyalty and spreads word of mouth comments about your business.
Could you use a boost in sales?  Social media can help.  Here’s a simple seven step plan for using social media to get more sales.  It will expand your presence on the internet and attract new customers to your website or blog.  Enjoy and prosper.
With Warmest Regards,
Al Hanzal
1.  Create a personal business brand centered on one specific customer benefit.  This can be a simple statement that expresses the heart of your brand, how it makes your customer’s life better and what makes you different from your competition.
2. Â Go where your customers are at. Â Go to the social media sites where your ideal customers are found. Â Go there first to listen, engage, share and help others with your expertise.
3.  Become an industry expert.  Gather good content, write about it, provide resources, tell stories, share videos, ask questions, or do a survey.  Make your website/blog a resource for information about your industry.  It’s only one more step until they see your business as a solution to their problems.
4.  Set up a Twitter account.  Why Twitter?  Because it is fast, it’s popular and everything is done in real time.  There are always people on Twitter that are talking about your industry.  Listen, engage, respond, ask questions and share good information.
5. Â Develop social media relationships with the key leaders in your industry. Social media sites make it easy to connect with industry influencers. Â By your association with them you can piggyback on their credibility for your business.
6.  Give free stuff.  Give away information, free e-books, tips, demo’s or free samples.  These free gifts generate awareness, loyalty and spreads word of mouth comments about your business.
Could you use a boost in sales?  Social media can help.  Here’s a simple seven step plan for using social media to get more sales.  It will expand your presence on the internet and attract new customers to your website or blog.  Enjoy and prosper.
With Warmest Regards,
Al Hanzal
1.  Create a personal business brand centered on one specific customer benefit.  This can be a simple statement that expresses the heart of your brand, how it makes your customer’s life better and what makes you different from your competition.
2. Â Go where your customers are at. Â Go to the social media sites where your ideal customers are found. Â Go there first to listen, engage, share and help others with your expertise.
3.  Become an industry expert.  Gather good content, write about it, provide resources, tell stories, share videos, ask questions, or do a survey.  Make your website/blog a resource for information about your industry.  It’s only one more step until they see your business as a solution to their problems.
4.  Set up a Twitter account.  Why Twitter?  Because it is fast, it’s popular and everything is done in real time.  There are always people on Twitter that are talking about your industry.  Listen, engage, respond, ask questions and share good information.
5. Â Develop social media relationships with the key leaders in your industry. Social media sites make it easy to connect with industry influencers. Â By your association with them you can piggyback on their credibility for your business.
6.  Give free stuff.  Give away information, free e-books, tips, demo’s or free samples.  These free gifts generate awareness, loyalty and spreads word of mouth comments about your business.
7. Â Make a commitment. It takes time, energy and participation to use social media sites. Â If you cannot do it yourself, hire someone skilled in social media processing.
Conclusion
This plan isn’t expensive.  You don’t need to hire a sales force or take out expensive ad.  You do it from your own computer.  Implement this plan in your own business to get a boost in your sales!
PS
If you are looking for more information or help with your social media marketing, check out www.successfulinternettools.com
Could you use a boost in sales?  Social media can help.  Here’s a simple seven step plan for using social media to get more sales.  It will expand your presence on the internet and attract new customers to your website or blog.  Enjoy and prosper.   
1.  Create a personal business brand centered on one specific customer benefit. This can be a simple statement that expresses the heart of your brand, how it makes your customer’s life better and what makes you different from your competition.
2. Â Go where your customers are at. Go to the social media sites where your ideal customers are found. Â Go there first to listen, engage, share and help others with your expertise.
3.  Become an industry expert. Gather good content, write about it, provide resources, tell stories, share videos, ask questions, or do a survey.  Make your website/blog a resource for information about your industry.  It’s only one more step until they see your business as a solution to their problems.
4.  Set up a Twitter account. Why Twitter?  Because it is fast, it’s popular and everything is done in real time.  There are always people on Twitter that are talking about your industry.  Listen, engage, respond, ask questions and share good information.
5. Â Develop social media relationships with the key leaders in your industry. Social media sites make it easy to connect with industry influencers. Â By your association with them you can piggyback on their credibility for your business.
6.  Give free stuff. Give away information, free e-books, tips, demo’s or free samples.  These free gifts generate awareness, loyalty and spreads word of mouth comments about your business.
7. Â Make a commitment. It takes time, energy and participation to use social media sites. Â If you cannot do it yourself, hire someone skilled in social media processing.
Conclusion
This plan isn’t expensive.  You don’t need to hire a sales force or take out expensive ad.  You do it from your own computer.  Implement this plan in your own business to get a boost in your sales!
PS
If you are looking for more information or help with your social media marketing, check out my other articles on the Social Media Marketing Tab above.
