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Monitoring Social Media Use Can Improve Employee Productivity

October 15th, 2011 No comments

Organisations can improve employee performance by governing how they use social media websites.

The almost unstoppable growth of social media through new websites and technologies has presented businesses with new challenges over the past decade especially in relation to employee conduct and performance.

An increasing number of employers have been forced to take disciplinary action against workers over something they have posted online about either their bosses or colleagues, which has then damaged workplace morale and productivity.

There has also been a growing concern that some employee’s performance levels are deteriorating because they are spending too much time on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter when they should be working.

Some employers are also worried about confidential information related to their business such as salaries and future plans being posted online for their staff and competitors to see.

Businesses can protect themselves against the actions of their employees by developing policies regarding social media use as part of a more modern approach to human resources.

A definitive social media policy about what is deemed appropriate use will have to be regularly assessed and updated in order to guard an organisation against any potential legal issues which may arise.

If an employer is particular concerned that their workforce is abusing social media they may want to restrict their use to be able only to contact clients instead of friends and colleagues.

A blanket ban on social media is unlikely to be effective because the channel is becoming an increasingly popular way to contact customers, clients and even employers.

It is vital that organisations have some form of corporate media presence on social networking sites so imposing a ban on their employees could hurt their online reputation.

Employers should responsibly to encourage social media use for work-related activities such as increasing brand awareness through an enhanced online presence, online marketing and recruitment.

Performance improvement consulting professionals can help and organisation increase employee productivity by enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of business processes.

It is easy to blame employees when an organisation experiences low productivity levels but the real problem may exacerbated by how their business processes are designed.

Leading management consultants can use cutting-edge thinking and methodologies to help an organisation to radically transform its processes by redesigning them so they operate more efficiently.

If you are looking for process improvement, it is important to contact management consultants immediately in order to eliminate waste and inefficiencies.

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Effective Blog Design

October 5th, 2011 No comments

Why does your company have a blog? Is it because that’s what a social media guru or pushy online marketer told you to do, set one up? Is it because you genuinely have a really good time in your office and you want to share pictures, videos and fun editorial your staff develops with your readers? Is it because someone in your office is constantly reading cutting-edge news that he/she believes other people would benefit from? Or maybe you’re using your blog to educate readers on aspects of your industry and what you do in a regularly updated and informal way.

Whatever the reason, a company blog has the potential to generate a lot of traffic to a website and build trust and interest amongst readers/potential clients. It is therefore worth designing it in a way that will draw people’s attention to its most important parts, and to where they can easily find what they’re looking for. Web agency Headscape’s founder, Paul Boag makes a few suggestions as to how to achieve this.

1. New User Guides: Keep new blog visitors on your site as long as possible by providing them with the exact information they need. Create a guide that speaks to your readers needs. If, for instance, you are a web design agency you might create A Guide for Getting the Most Out of Your Web Presence. You could then list a few types of clients and lead them to relevant information within your website, i.e. “Are you a small business in need of a website?”; “Are you an online retailer in need of an ecommerce platform?”; “Are you looking to optimise your website?” Readers will appreciate being lead step-by-step through a process that feels foreign to them. Moreover, the information and solutions you’re providing them with are your own.

2. Highlighting Feature Posts: Typically the homepage of a blog is a chronological list of its most recent posts. Why not amend this to include most popular posts or older posts that deserve being featured again? Recent posts aren’t necessarily the ones you’ll want your readers to be focusing all of their attention on, with a slight design adjustment you can decide what is emphasised. Moreover, it is well worth including a ‘popular posts’ section within your sidebar.

3. Related Posts Plugins: Related posts might be the most common way of encouraging users to explore your archive. By embedding this plugin into your blog structure, you are increasing the chances of readers staying on your site longer and engaging with your content more.

Clearly, having an effective blog requires more than a strong content strategy. When it comes to the web, it’s important not to leave readers to their own devices, if you want results, you’ll have to help lead them to where you want them to go.

Adaptive Consultancy is a London-based digital agency specialising in web development, design, ecommerce and internet marketing. Services include SEO, paid search, email and social media marketing. More on web design and marketing visit http://www.adaptiveconsultancy.com/website-design

Myth Busting – Internet Marketing Beginners Beware!

October 3rd, 2011 No comments

Attention Internet marketing beginners – many of you have fallen for myths! Yep, that’s what I said, myths! Many Internet marketing beginners have fallen for untruths, stretching the truth, exaggerations, telling stories; no matter what you call it, a myth by any other name is still a myth. Let’s take a closer look at some these myths and see if we can sift through to the truth.

Myth: It’s easy. You can make lots of money fast with little effort.

Nope. Sorry, there is no easy button. Nothing to push for instant success, no business in a box. Set it up and voila! Instant riches! You are not going to get rich quick. It just doesn’t happen that way. “If you build it they will come” only happens in the movies for Kevin Costner. That movie was called Field Of Dreams not Field Of Internet Marketing Beginners Dreams! Bummer, huh?

Fact: There is no easy button. Building a successful online business takes work and dedication and persistence. It’s not easy. It takes time to get traffic to your blog or website, to build a list of prospects, to build a relationship with them and turn them into buyers and it takes time to build a reputation in your niche. Now you have a better understanding of why they call it “building” a business.

Myth: You either have it or you don’t – not just anyone can do this.

While it does take a person with an entrepreneurial spirit, who sees the big picture and never quits; if you have that, everything else can be learned. No one is born with an innate sense of Internet marketing skills. We all started out as Internet marketing beginners. We acquire the skills we need to become successful along the way. The World Wide Web (www.) has only been around since 1989, so the internet is relatively new. We are making the rules as we go. Cool, huh?

Fact: Anyone can learn how to build an online business. With the right attitude and some fortitude you can too. There is a wealth of information online to help you learn how to get started and how to start creating income.

Myth: You must be on the cutting edge of technology to be successful online.

So you think you have to be a computer geek to even think about starting a business on the internet? Only technology savvy brainiacks have any chance of getting a website up and running. And if you have to hire someone to do it for you it will costs thousands up front and lots more money to keep it updated and maintained. Internet marketing beginners must need the operating capitol of Bill Gates to get started online these days!

Fact: You can be a technophobe and you can get started online for under $50.00! No really. It doesn’t take boat loads of cash or an unlimited line of credit to get started. You just have to get started. With WordPress.org and a little guidance you can learn to build your own blog pretty easily. If you are one of those total technophobes you can have someone else do it for you on the cheap! You can have a very basic blog set up for about $50.00 or you can have it done up fancy with a custom header and design with all the bells and whistles for under $200.00.

Myth: Internet marketing beginners must have a brand new concept or product that no one has ever thought of before in order to get started.

I am going to make this short and sweet. NO YOU DON’T – YOU JUST HAVE TO GET STARTED! OK, mayber that wasn’t so sweet. Sorry I yelled, but I see so many smart talented Internet marketing beginners over think this one to death and never get started at all and that makes me crazy! Most of the time the fresh concept or new product comes after you get your feet wet and understand the process of it all. Internet marketing is like nothing you have ever done before. That’s what makes it so exciting! Once you learn the ropes and figure out this all works, there will be plenty of time for your creativity to go wild. You just have to dive in and get your feet wet first.

Fact: You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Just make the commitment to get started and find a good mentor that you resonate with and learn as you go.

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Proven Online Business Opportunities – My Top 4 Personal Favorites

September 25th, 2011 No comments

By L Palmer

Believe it or not, making a full time income from working online isn’t really as tough as you might think. Nor will it take you as long as you might think either.

However, the fear of failure or the fear of being ridiculed by their friends, family or co-workers is enough to stop most people from even trying. But that still leaves the question hanging in the air “Are there any proven online business opportunities that aren’t just outright scams?”

The good news is, there is so; so many ways to make money online folks that this article would turn into a 300-page eBook just cover half of them. So what I’m going to do here is give you a run down on my Top 4 Favorite Internet Based Business Opportunities that have a proven track record in generating a full time income, at the very least, for you:

1. Affiliate Marketing

The best way to explain this is that you’ll be acting as a middleman or woman between buyer and seller. You find a product manufactured by another company that you think would sell well online.

You then create a website around that product or range of products. If a web visitor buys the product through your affiliate link you get paid a commission. There are thousands upon thousands of companies looking for people just like you to promote their products through your website or blog – everything from garden furniture and kids toys to web site hosting and telephone services.

2. Create Infomation Products

An info product is basically a digital product or eBook that you create and then sell online. The topic of the eBook will be a huge deciding factor in how successful the product is – info products on making money online and losing weight are particularly popular for example.

The neat thing about info product marketing is that you don’t even need to write it yourself. Nope. You can come up with the idea and hire somebody to ghost write the eBook for you but you retain all rights to the finished product.

One of the most popular info product vendors is Clickbank and a lot of the products listed there were ghost written for that purpose. Plus the other nice thing about info products is that you create them once and then sell them over and over again.

3. Sell Your Services

When you’re first getting started online you might not really be sure where to start and if that’s you then don’t worry. A great way to see how easily you can earn money online is to offer your services for hire to other Internet marketers.

If you can write reasonably well you could offer an article marketing service. Or if you know a bit about search engine optimization you could help clients build backlinks to their sites.

Or maybe you’ve got a real movie star type of voice that people would love as their voiceover for their videos. Or maybe you’re really good at creating short promotional videos? Look at what skills you already have and make the most of those – there’s always a demand for people who are simply willing to work hard.

4. Drop Shipping

This is one that doesn’t get mentioned that often anymore but is still an extremely profitable business model. With drop shipping you use a drop shipping directory to locate a company who manufactures a product you want to sell online – they could be based anywhere in the world.

But instead of promoting the product as an affiliate you’re actually going to sell it directly to the customers yourself. But here’s the cool part – you don’t actually do any of the shipping yourself! Instead the manufacturer gets the order from you and ships the product directly to the customer for you. Again there are thousands of companies with millions of products to sell this way.

And those are just my personal favorite online business opportunities – there are plenty more to choose from. All you need to do is decide which model suits you best, do your research and go for it.

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Online Home Business: How A Mentor Can Ensure Your Success.

September 23rd, 2011 No comments

By Brad Tomkins

Get Skilled Up! When you are learning about how to become successful at something new, whether it is making money online, windsurfing or anything else, you need to learn new skills. You can’t apply your skills in fishing to windsurfing but you could apply some skills learned through skateboarding. In the same way, when you are learning to make money online you can’t necessarily transfer your entire current skill set from your current job into your new online business but you could apply some of your existing web and computer skills to help you get a head start. With that in mind, we need to accept that we are going to need to take the time, with an open and enquiring mind, to learn some new skills and a new body of specialist knowledge.

Einstein said that the definition of insanity is to “do the same thing again and again and expect different results”. So it is when you are starting out. If you are going to be successful online you must not be hostile to the new ideas, techniques and concepts that you will be exposed to.

Are You Ready? Another old saying states that “When the student is ready, the teacher will arrive”. As a newbie you must be ready to seek and accept the wisdom of those that have been there and done it before you. With that said, bear in mind that there are many charlatans out there promoting poor opportunities who just want to take your money and give nothing in return. Choose your mentors and teachers carefully. Are you ready to leave your comfort zone? The comfort zone is where you can quite happily (or miserably) carry on doing what you have always done and get the same results (good or bad) that you always got. In order to develop as a business person and a human being (I hope that you are both) then you need to push yourself to achieve more than you have before. You need to be seeking out new ideas and opportunities and be willing to fail as you learn. Don’t be afraid to fail your way to success.

How To Choose The Right Mentor For You. It should be obvious by now but you may not realise that with such a lot to be learned when you enter any money-making opportunity you have to make sure that you find a great way to learn it quickly and effectively. There are many people out there offering an overnight success scheme but I would recommend that you steer clear of these alleged opportunities which are more likely to be scams than genuine opportunities. If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is. Find an individual or a company that you can trust, who has been there and done it if you want to increase your personal chances of success.

Take A Helping Hand. Almost everyone who is successful online today had to have a helping hand from someone in the very beginning. Every mentor has a mentor. Nobody just instinctively knew the best ways to make money online when they came into the world. These things have been learned and developed over time by many people before you so don’t miss out on the chance to learn the lessons of the past and implement them to ensure your future success. The internet is still relatively young and there are still an incredible number of opportunities out there on the web for people to make money.

In this article you learned about the essential attitudes that you must develop in order to be successful online and how to select a good mentor and training programme.

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Small Business Internet Marketing Tips

September 23rd, 2011 No comments

Since the rise of the digital age, it has become a well-establish truth that others will judge and examine us based on both our internet presence and digital personas. Everything that gets posted online, be it personal or professional information, can be accessed by virtually anyone. The impressions that come as a result of that, be they positive or negative, have an impact on your image and your integrity. This is especially important to remember when you are trying to expand your small business.

We create our online presence not just through the materials we release on the web, but based on the feedback we receive as well. The way in which we adapt to this feedback is crucial. If you want your business to have a positive online presence, it is vital you not only build a strong, consistently growing online identity, but that you respond and adapt to the feedback you receive. One of the most efficient ways of doing so is through effective internet marketing strategies.

Creating an online presence that draws consumers in, attracts them, and keeps them interested is about more than just creating a functional website. This is an incredibly competitive market, so it’s imperative you hit the world wide web with everything you’ve got. Luckily, small business internet marketing can easily and efficiently be outsourced to work toward your business’ benefit. An internet marketing agency can create a well rounded series of plans to promote your business’ products and services so that you receive the audience you’ve been targeting all along.

Through website design, search engine optimization, social media, web-published press releases, and more, your business will have more credibility and clout online. In order to efficiently establish yourself in search engine rankings, you need the perfect blend of seamless web design and promotional fortitude.

You can break these down into the vital components: the approachability of your website and blog, the effectiveness of your social influence, how you interact with your target audience, and your company image and representation. First, consider your website and the inter-connected blog site. Is the content fresh? Well managed sites will pique the reader’s interest and will provide information that a consumer would want to know.

Then consider the design and appearance of your website. It should be easy to navigate and should have distinct and alluring branding. One of the leading causes of failing businesses is an inefficient, visually unappealing web site. Never underestimate the power of a beautiful homepage. Next is your social influence. Use social networking sites to create and build a rapport with clients. Sites like Twitter and Facebook aren’t just for sharing photos with your friends; they offer a simple avenue for exposing clients to your latest news while simultaneously giving those clients a way to offer you feedback to build upon.

Online marketing companies want to help. They take your concerns to heart so that an appropriate set of marketing plans can be started in your favor. By hiring an internet marketing company you are guaranteed high quality promotion from the top to bottom, a style of promotion virtually required for any small business to succeed in today’s market.

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How To Be Successful At Affiliate Internet Marketing

September 21st, 2011 No comments

Over the last couple of decades, new opportunities have been presented to people from all over the world allowing them to work without having to leave home, thanks to the Internet. While there are many opportunities, there are some much more attractive than others, which come with internet marketing. Below, discover important tips on how to be successful at affiliate internet marketing.

The first thing that any online entrepreneur needs to understand is that things change extremely quickly in the cyber world and that means that they must be prepared to continually research and stay on top of these changes. Failure to do so could result in devastating results with income being drastically reduced. A good tip is to find a quality forum where others gather to discuss changes and help each other through them.

Find authority websites where you can establish a trust with the writers so that if they suggest a product, it may be worth your while to invest in it. However, the bottom line is that everyone is trying to make a living from their site and you should be cautious with all your purchases because you could end up spending a lot more money then you should be.

That said, a successful affiliate Internet marketer will always be on the lookout for the newest or latest product to hit the shelves toward the digital world. Finding it early on will put you ahead of others and give you the opportunity to reach more buyers and potentially make more sales, which is the name of the game.

Be careful when choosing products so as not to waste your time. They must be exceptional and worthy, delivering what they promise and there must be consumer interest or what is commonly called a hungry crowd. No matter how good the product may be, if there is no consumer interest, there will be very limited sales. That will directly translate into wasting precious time on marketing a product where there is little potential.

Of course, the methods you use to reach out to the public are of extreme importance as well. There are numerous ways to do so, some with no cost to you and others with costs involved. Taking the free approach there is article marketing where you should be writing articles and distributing them to article directories.

The paid approaches include but are not limited to Adwords or paying advertising space on another website. With regards to the Adwords, the marketer will have to bid on certain words or key phrases to draw the attention of anyone looking for similar keywords and phrases on search engines.

With regards to paying other webmasters for advertising space on their websites, it all depends on how popular that website is. If it has a lot of traffic, be prepared to pay more for this space. Consider it similar to television advertising, it is quite inexpensive very late at night, regardless of which channel but it is very expensive during peak viewing hours.

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Find Success With The Right Internet Marketing Plan

September 18th, 2011 No comments

Copyright © 2011 Joe Maldonado

You can significantly increase your chances of success by devising and implementing a good internet marketing plan. The internet has become so vital to the success of a business, as virtually everyone goes online now for everything. In order to bring any business into the future, a website is absolutely necessary. You will no doubt have to use some form of internet marketing, regardless of what products or services your business offers.

Any business owner knows how important it is to plan ahead for success in the future. A business plan is especially important when it comes to internet marketing. You have to do some careful research and planning before you even take your first step toward an internet marketing plan. You have to make sure that you have determined exactly who your target market is and what is going to be the best way for you to reach them effectively. This requires the use of just the right advertising practices for your specific products or services.

You cannot have an effective strategy unless you are aware of your target market. From the start, your target audience will be exactly what will guide you in determining the direction of your business. Aside from the creation of your product or service, the determination of your target market will be the most important thing that you do. You can never have success in any kind of business unless you know exactly who it is that you are attempting to reach. The next step will be finding out who your biggest competition is. You will not be able to successfully beat out your competition until you know exactly how to set yourself apart from them in some way. Take the time to learn from your competitors, and use what you learn to become better than them in any way that you can.

Of course you are going to need to use some highly competitive advertising in order to effectively reach your target audience. Your ads need to be impeccably written and designed so that your business can stand out in the crowd. A big part of your success will come from creating brand recognition. Through creating a unique identity for your business, your customers will easily be able to find a way to identify with you. The idea is to get people to feel a connection with your business, and you can best do this through effectively establishing brand recognition. Your internet marketing campaign relies on the creativity of your branding. Unless you have established some kind of recognition for the name of your business, you are simply going to get lost in the shuffle. Every website that you have should contain a creative and eye-catching logo. It is the same whether you have a website, blog or even when you market through social media. Plus, you have to keep all elements of your page’s designs similar to one another.

Overall, any business is going to require a successful internet marketing plan, so the sooner you begin devising your plan, the better.

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How To Start An Internet Business

September 18th, 2011 No comments

Copyright © 2011 Patric Chan

A lot of people doing online marketing dream of being an independent business owner. No doubt, this is achievable . However, there are certain factors you have to consider

These things will affect your overall business. If you genuinely wish to be your own boss and make a killing on the internet instead of living paycheck by paycheck, take a look at these tips.

Create your own website – This should be the first thing you do. You can buy your own domain name through domain name registrars. You should get hosting as well. Paid hosting is better than free hosting because of the support that they provide.

Your website must be designed to suit a niche market that you want to market your products or services in. If you want to sell in the Yoga niche, don’t make your website look like something for a gaming niche.

Use advancement in technology – Online tools are really important to automate your business and free up your time as much as possible. Online tools that you must have in your business include autoresponders, shopping carts, keyword tools for your niche research as well as other tools essential for creating your products or services.

Begin implementing your online tactics – Once all things have been put in place , you need to begin the process of promoting your products on the Internet. Keep in mind that your niche marketing strategies should be tailored for your market.

You can write articles, eBooks, provide video or audio files that can be distributed to search engines and other website directories. This way, your products are promoted easily as you are making use of the power of the Internet to spread the word about your business.

Always add value – Understand that you need to create products and services that are of high quality and add value to your customer’s life. This is how you can create irresistible offers that people will likely buy.

However, this may never happen if you are not attracting the right customers to come to your website.

Always build a list – Your website must always have an optin mechanism to capture the email address of prospects so that you are able to sell to them any time. When people optin to your list, they have already shown interest in what you have to offer so they will be more receptive to any promotions you send them.

Customer support – It is also recommended to have customer support. If in the event there are any errors or your customers have enquiries about your product, you will know about it. You can handle the support yourself, but if it starts to take up too much of your time, you can hire someone to handle the support.

Remember that it is not always fun and games. You also have to work hard to keep ahead of the competition. However, once your business has been established and it is doing well, you can kick back a little and enjoy yourself as a business owner.

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5 Amazing Tips For Successful Facebook Ads

September 17th, 2011 No comments

Facebook ads are one of the most popular and inexpensive ways to promote a small business online. According to research from BIA/Kelsey LCM, 48 percent of SMBs (small and medium businesses) are using Facebook for advertising or promoting their business. Forty percent said they have a Facebook page just for their business.

1. Know Your Goals and Plan Around Them

The first step is understanding what you want accomplish. Some goals could include looking to build awareness of your company or brand, and driving traffic to your web site. Promoting a specific event or generating sales are other common goals.

To build awareness and grow your fan base (getting people to “Like” your page), there are standard marketplace ads. The ads point to your Facebook Page and allow users to “like” your page, using the Like link right in the ad. You also could try a “Page Like” sponsored story, where the ad shows friends who have liked your Page.

You can even target people who are friends with people who already “like” your Page, which creates a social context, that makes people much more likely to remember the ad’s content.

When you want to promote a particular post from your page, such as a special offer or important news, you can also use “Page Post” sponsored stories to convert your post into a News Feed item.

Sponsored Stories is one of Facebook’s newest marketing tool which promotes word-of-mouth recommendations about your business that are happening in the News Feed. You can sponsor stories about people checking in to your business or “liking” your Page.

Measure success by social media metrics. Click-through rate (CTR) is an important metric to track, but since the average CTR for Facebook ads is only about 0.05%, which is half the industry standard of 0.1%. Instead set goals to increase in comments, Likes, impressions and active users. Facebook has hundreds of reports you can use to analyze results, make use of them for maximum results.

2. Targeting with Your Ads

When placing your Facebook ad, the form makes it very easy to select the demographic profile of your target audience. It has the added feature of the ability to target very specific audiences. Here, less is more.

Better results are achieved by having less very targeted people, rather than having large numbers of people who are not interested. Gaining smaller but very specific target audiences, even at the risk of reducing the size of your audience, can be more effective.

Let’s say you want to promote an event at your business. It would be more effective to target people who are already fans of your page, who may be more likely to respond to a a local offer. Besides targeting people by location, you may want to also use names of popular local businesses, colleges and clubs into the ad manager to find the people that don’t put their city and zip code in their profiles.

3. Choose Text and Images That Grab Attention

When designing your ad, you have up to 135 characters, but some of the most effective ads don’t use the whole character limit. Use small and concise ads that speaks directly to the audience you will reach. Special offers or unique features that differentiate you from the competition, are also effective. Facebook suggests using your company name in the ad title or somewhere in the body of the ad. A simple line can be the biggest draw. It can be in the form of asking a question or making a bold or odd statement. Remember to include something that encourages users to click on your ad and explains to the user exactly what you expect them to do when they reach your landing page.

An image that will draw a person’s attention to your ad is recommended. Logos in this case, may not be the best way to go. Since the photos are small, use something unusual or a face shot of people. Smiling women tend to generate a high click rate. Experts recommend trying natural photos with colors that contrast with the blue color scheme of Facebook, such as red, yellow and orange.

4. Use and Measure Multiple Ads

Create multiple versions of your ad and test them to see which ad gets the best response. Once an ad has been created, you have the option to “Create a Similar Ad”, via the Facebook interface, and put in a new picture or text.

Experts recommend creating four different ads for the same campaign. Run each ad for a day or two and then check your ad statistics on Facebook to see which did best. You can then create a new ad that is similar to your ad that performed the best, with a few minor changes to see if it improves the ad’s performance. Since these ads rotate constantly, keep changing the ads so that your specific target audience doesn’t get disinterested.

Also, take top-performing ads and create new ad groups with related ad copy and pictures. This will lower your costs because your ad group has a higher CTR (Click Through Rate).

Facebook has hundreds of reports available, and it is wise to make use of them.

5. Be Ready To Get the Most Out of Your Traffic

Keep your Facebook Wall fresh and updated. Stale content, like the last Wall update was weeks or months ago, will make people lose interest. Give them a reward for visiting so they keep coming back.

Most people don’t click through to your Facebook page; they click ‘like’ right in the ad. Have fresh status updates or special offers or events available that follow up on the content in your ads, and get people to keep coming back.

The click you get is not the end result, it’s the beginning of presenting your campaign to your audience. When someone likes your page, you now have their consent to talk and update them over and over. Boundless opportunities can result by keeping them interested with fresh content, special offers, coupons and events, on an ongoing basis.