I love pocket guide. It’s concise and, well, fits well in my pocket – perfect for carrying around. This blog post is about a social media pocket guide for small business owners; it’s not a physical pocket guide, though… but I can assure you that in a short 5 minutes you will know how to use social media better than 80 percent of your small business peers.
To take a glimpse on how this social media guide can help you gain social media “mastery” let’s check out some intriguing facts which may interest you.
Well, did you know that…
- …business websites gain 185% increase in traffic when their Facebook page reaches 1,000 likes?
- …71 percent of social media users will buy from businesses they are connected with?
- …57 percent of businesses generated customers via LinkedIn?
- …the best times for you to share on Pinterest are at 2PM – 4PM and 8PM to 1AM?
I, a regular social media user for business purpose, don’t know about those stats, and I’m sure many of you will be as intrigued as me. Well, those are just some stats which you will find in this pocket guide.
This guide is pretty straightforward: In a form of infographic, you will access an exceptional summary on the state of social media for small business purposes; the all-that-matter stats, hand-picked to aid you getting started in social media in the right way.
And we know that, using swimming as a parable, learning a bit about how to swim – or at least on how to keep yourself afloat – is better than jump into the water without knowing how to swim at all.
Without further adieu, here’s your pocket guide – just keep it or share it – it’s yours.
More resources
Can’t get enough of social media? Here are some more resources on using social media for small business:
Implementing A Small Business Social Media Strategy
In this comprehensive series Investopedia will review the various social media platforms, and explain how to implement a small business social media strategy.
Social Media Marketing, News and Tools for Business
The home to everything social media for business people on Entrepreneur.com.
Small Business Social Media Case Studies
HubSpot hosts this useful one-hour webinar with a topic of Small Business Guide to Social Media Marketing.
The Small Business Guide to Social Media
If you run your own business, this Sage UK’s PDF guide to social media will help you get started, find followers and engage your audience.
Social Media Automation: A Beginner’s Guide for Small Business Owners
Adam Stetzer explains that small businesses should recognize that these secondary benefits are critical and to automate as much as possible to keep costs down. Lower expectations, and start slow.
If you have any other resources to share, please do so in the comment section below…
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