4 Tips to Drive Traffic Through Social Media

By now we are (or should be) aware that Social Media is a great way to drive business. However, you may not know that these social media venues have unique attributes that can help you hone in on the exact person you want to push your product toward. Make sure you reach your target market with these four tips.

Link content back to your own site. It goes without saying but this is a common mistake. All info put out from your page should have a link back to your site. You never know when someone might find it interesting and want to see what else you have to offer.

Add a URL to the status description if possible. Linking the update  to the article directly or to a related story not only makes it easier for the reader to access, but it also makes you the go to source for anyone looking for news worthy content.

Use keyword rich descriptions (Hashtags). This makes it easier for sites like twitter and Facebook to deliver your content to those who are interested or those who are investing their time into related content. Facebook and Twitter compile massive amounts of data on every user and sell it to major corporations…You might as well cash in too!

Try and relate content to popular or trending topics. This puts your content out on a national/global field. Anyone searching or reading updates related to that topic will see your update! Use caution (or common sense) when doing this. Recently some major corporations have dropped the ball when they tried to relate their products to disasters that were “trending” on twitter.