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1. Presents

2. Virtual Assistant & Social Media Marketing A Great Duo for Business Success

3. “Social media essentially is a category of online media where people are talking, participating, sharing, networking, and bookmarking online.

4. Most social media services encourage discussion, feedback, voting, comments, and sharing of information from all interested parties.” ~ Ron Jones

5. As Virtual Assistants and Web Professionals,

6. when we talk about social media marketing, our job is not only to drive traffic to the site that we optimize

7. but to also encourage visitors to visit the site frequently.

8. The main concept of social media marketing is to optimize the site

9. in order to gain popularity and visibility in social media searches.

10. Social media marketing helps the client’s company increase brand awareness.

11. It’s also a great tool for the company to know the needs of their customers.

12. It’s a simple way to respond and discuss about the customer’s concern

13. thus getting them closer to the company.

14. Social media is an inexpensive way to advertise a client’s business.

15. And using the internet is the best way to let people know about their business.

16. Here are the different kinds of social media platforms that Virtual Assistants use in SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING:

17. Social Bookmarking

18. It’s a social media platform wherein a Virtual Assistant can post blog articles and other content

19. that relate to the client’s business to a site that organizes and manages bookmarks.

20. SOCIAL BOOKMARKING is an effective method to market the client’s business in a viral manner.

21. It increases the number of visitors to the client’s business site which translates to sales growth and higher ROI..

22. Social Networks

23. Another platform used by Virtual Assistants is SOCIAL NETWORKING.

24. They are using this to build trust and authority on a selected niche.

25. As of today, this has been one of the major factors in search engine ranking.

26. Social networking sites like FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, TWITTER and LINKEDIN are the most popular sites for social media marketing.

27. FORUM

28. Another social medial marketing platform used by Virtual Assistants are FORUMS.

29. Joining forums can help increase site traffic, build links and build relationships.

30. It is vital to have a clear understanding of the topic before getting into a thread.

31. Appearing as an expert in the chosen niche helps build trust towards the brand.

32. Knowing the proper online forum and identifying which is related to your brand is beneficial in getting a hold of your target customers.

33. To summarize it all, A well planned Social Media Marketing Strategy is a sure way to improve your business branding

34. and will boost-up your website ranking in major search engines.

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