19. how to: Optimize Facebook Posts for Sharing
Ideal image ratio: 1.91:1
Ideal image size: 1200 x 630 px
*Proper image size optimization means
the photo will appear larger in the news
feed
Alt Option: Post image and then add
link
22. reaching out to professional
affiliations & communities
Professional Organizations
Email Lists
Google Groups
LinkedIn Groups
Meetup Groups
Friends with Large Relevant Followings
People are more likely to get excited about something if YOU are excited about it.
Show honest, genuine enthusiasm for your product or brand.
clearly explain your brand/product
address why it’s important
give people a reason to get excited about it
offer a frame of reference
google.com/trends shows you what topics, people, issues etc. are trending - in real time. work these issues (where relevant) into your social media and blog content to maximize your reach + improve SEO
____ Use your Facebook About page to direct people to different areas of your website.
____ Add links to your Facebook milestones.
____ Add links in your Facebook photo descriptions.
____ Optimize your personal Facebook profile to link out to your fan page within your occupation section.
____ Boost your most engaging Facebook posts that link back to your site
____ Add your website link to your profile.
____ Use short, provocative tweets with web links.
____ RT when your site link is used in someone else’s tweet.
____ Want a RT? Ask for them.
____ Ask questions & use link in the same tweet.
____ Tweet title + link for all new blogs posted to your site.
go to shit
connect with people at events (IRL)
connect with those people on LinkedIn and Twitter & follow up on what you discussed
____ Yelp
____ Foursquare
____ Google+ / Google Places
____ Chamber of Commerce
____ Yellow Pages
____ Yahoo Local
____ Manta
____ LinkedIn Business Page
____ Other Social Media Platforms relevant to your industry
Some other Social Media Platforms that might be relevant to your industry:
Reddit
Pinterest
Polyvore
Wanelo
Instagram
Vine
Tumblr
Flickr
Myspace
ask.fm
Quora
*the important thing to remember is to be where your audience is, and not to waste time on tools that don’t give you results.
article and pitch submissions
*examples in resource guide
prweb
prlog
*list within resource guide
become an authority
generally, people are googling for things they want to buy; with facebook, people are logged on to hang out and be social; so your clicks are less likely to translate to sales.
however, facebook ads have a much higher targetting potential than google ads; so you can target people based not just on geographic location and what they are looking for but also age, interest level, and even relationship status and gender identity
don’t get complacent - there’s still work to do. everyone is ADD and you’ve got to keep them interested.
in general: compelling content, sharable graphics and information, humorous, timely, newsworthy content...
people are more likely to pay attention to messages that aren’t like the rest of the content in their news feed
(referral credits, fun sharable content, contests and promotions etc.)
more specifically for your brand - if you want to know what engages your audience, you have to pay attention to what they are engaging with, and, if the data doesn’t give you the answers then just ASK them.
want your audience to know, love, appreciate and never forget you?
then you’ve got to give that to them, too.
your site should include: call to action / email collection
way to get data/info from audience
looks good / works good/ set up for SEO
contact page
clearly says what you do
save yourself money and heartache in the long run and use wordpress (checklist and verbal)